Top surnames from the 1881 census in Webheath, Worcestershire

Webheath is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Worcestershire

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SEALEY233.38241,031.39
GRIFFIN142.058843.75
HARRIS131.91187.52
MARTIN131.91187.76
JAMES121.76478.98
FARR121.7647118.81
HOLMES111.617613.28
DAVIS111.61767.36
HEMMING111.6176182.72
GREEN101.47065.22
WHEELER101.470624.35
SIMON101.4706223.71
WARD101.47066.73
EVANS91.32353.03
ANDREWS91.323513.81
BROWNING91.323565.03
SHIPMAN91.3235357.14
ALLCOCK91.3235122.62
RICHARDS81.17657.79
CANNING81.1765165.63
SOUTHWELL81.1765187.79
KINGS81.1765606.06
COTTERELL81.1765277.78
JOHNSON81.17653.50
DAVIES81.17652.31
STANLEY71.029426.78
BRYAN71.029441.47
HAINES71.029444.44
IRESON71.0294507.25
HUGHES71.02943.67
HAWKINS71.029414.22
HUMPHRIES60.882439.16
WEAVER60.882433.92
DAW60.8824127.39
FOWKES60.8824295.57
SAUNDERS60.88249.62
RYDER60.882450.98
CHAMBERS60.882415.52
EAMES60.8824128.48
HARMAN60.882459.11
HANDS60.882487.98
HEMING60.8824750.00
WOODBRIDGE60.8824211.27
WHITE50.73532.29
TWIGG50.7353105.04
KNIGHT50.73535.97
ROBINSON50.73532.31
SPIRES50.7353359.71
FRYER50.735339.62
STYLER50.73531,250.00

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DUEL1,666.6710.1471
HANSLEY1,666.6730.4412
STYLER1,250.0050.7353
SEALEY1,031.39233.3824
HEMING750.0060.8824
KINGS606.0681.1765
GOODLET526.3220.2941
IRESON507.2571.0294
DUGGINS491.8030.4412
EVETTS370.3720.2941
SPIRES359.7150.7353
SHIPMAN357.1491.3235
FOWKES295.5760.8824
COTTERELL277.7881.1765
SIMON223.71101.4706
WOODBRIDGE211.2760.8824
SOUTHWELL187.7981.1765
HEMMING182.72111.6176
BUBB169.4930.4412
CANNING165.6381.1765
EAMES128.4860.8824
DAW127.3960.8824
MOGG125.0020.2941
ALLCOCK122.6291.3235
FARR118.81121.7647
TWIGG105.0450.7353
HARTLE97.0910.1471
HANDS87.9860.8824
JOINER82.6420.2941
BOTT74.7740.5882
BROWNING65.0391.3235
HICK63.0920.2941
PRITCHETT61.7310.1471
HARMAN59.1160.8824
READING57.0330.4412
RYDER50.9860.8824
COURT46.2440.5882
HAINES44.4471.0294
GRIFFIN43.75142.0588
BRYAN41.4771.0294
FRYER39.6250.7353
HUMPHRIES39.1660.8824
RALPH38.6540.5882
POOL38.0730.4412
HAWKES36.4640.5882
SHIRLEY35.9720.2941
HARTWELL35.7110.1471
WEAVER33.9260.8824
DICKS30.1210.1471
BALLARD29.4130.4412

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called DUEL in Webheath at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 0.1471 in Webheath means that 0.1471% of the people in Webheath on census day were called DUEL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DUEL in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called DUEL as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called DUEL here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called DUEL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,666.67 in Webheath means that you are 1,666.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DUEL in Webheath than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Webheath in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ABBOTT (4)  ALLBUTT (2)  ALLCOCK (9)  ANDREWS (9)  BUBB (3)  BALLARD (3)  BARTEBY (1)  BARTLAM (7)  BARTLETT (1)  BATE (2)  BENNETT (1)  BOTT (4)  BROWN (1)  BROWNING (9)  BRYAN (7)  BUFFREY (2)  BUNEGAR (1)  BOUCHER (1)  BUTLER (1)  CANNING (8)  CHAMBERS (6)  CHARMAN (10)  CLARKE (3)  COOKE (2)  COTTERELL (8)  COURT (4)  DAVIES (8)  DAVIS (11)  DAW (6)  DUEL (1)  DICKS (1)  DUGGINS (3)  EAMES (6)  EVANS (9)  EVETTS (2)  FARR (12)  FISHER (2)  FLETCHER (2)  FOWKES (6)  FRENCH (1)  FRYER (5)  GARDNER (3)  GIBB (2)  GIBBS (1)  GOODLET (2)  GOUGH (1)  GREEN (10)  GRIFFIN (14)  GRIFFITHS (2)  HALLARD (9)  HANDS (6)  HANSLEY (3)  HARDING (1)  HARMAN (6)  HARRIS (13)  HARRISON (4)  HARTLE (1)  HARTWELL (1)  HAUGHTEY (3)  HAWKES (4)  HAWKINS (7)  HAINES (7)  HAYNES (2)  HELLEM (1)  HEMMING (11)  HEMING (6)  HENCHER (3)  HICK (2)  HILL (5)  HOLMES (11)  HOUGHTON (3)  HOWARD (4)  HUGHES (7)  HUMPHRIES (6)  HUNT (4)  ENGLISH (2)  IRESON (7)  JAMES (12)  JOHNSON (8)  JOINER (2)  KINGS (8)  KING (1)  KNIGHT (5)  LADBURY (2)  LACON (2)  LEE (4)  LEA (3)  LEWIS (1)  LEWES (1)  LIDZZIE (1)  LEYSTER (1)  MARTIN (13)  MASON (1)  MAYEONARD (13)  MERRY (1)  MILLWARD (2)  MOGG (2)  MOORE (1)  ONION (4)  PAYNE (2)  PINFIELD (6)  PERKINS (4)  PERKS (2)  PERRY (3)  PETTIFER (6)  POOLE (5)  POOL (3)  PRENTICE (1)  PRITCHETT (1)  READING (3)  RICHARDS (8)  RYDER (6)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBINSON (5)  ROBSON (1)  RALPH (4)  SAUNDERS (6)  SEALEY (23)  SEARILL (8)  SHIPMAN (9)  SHIRLEY (2)  SHRIMPTON (1)  SIMON (10)  SIMMONS (2)  SINGLES (1)  SMOUT (7)  SNOREY (2)  SOUTHWELL (8)  SPENCER (2)  SPIRES (5)  STANLEY (7)  STAUMBY (1)  STYLER (5)  SWAN (1)  TOLLEY (1)  TURNER (3)  TWIGG (5)  TWINBURY (2)  TWINBREE (5)  VEAL (1)  WARD (10)  WEAVER (6)  WELLS (1)  WEYHAM (8)  WHATELEY (1)  WHEELER (10)  WHITE (5)  WIGGOTT (1)  WILKES (3)  WILLIAMS (1)  WOODBRIDGE (6)  YATEMAN (2)  YATES (2)