Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Bromwich, Worcestershire

West Bromwich 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
HADLEY244.0472297.40
ALLEN172.866815.18
TAYLOR172.86684.48
HARRIS152.52959.95
COOPER132.19229.01
HARVEY132.192220.53
WATERHOUSE132.1922143.81
JONES111.85501.64
ROBERTS91.51774.03
LOWE91.517720.25
HICKMAN91.517790.18
LANE91.517722.02
BEARDS91.51771,343.28
BAGNALL91.5177176.82
THOMPSON81.34914.50
EDGLEY81.3491851.06
PERKS81.3491129.66
JACKSON71.18044.22
JOHNSON71.18043.51
SHIPTON71.1804285.71
CARTER71.18047.03
SLATER71.180419.50
GRIFFITHS61.01186.18
UPTON61.011853.10
BIRD61.011813.24
MEES61.0118769.23
HOLDEN61.011818.47
GROSVENOR61.0118454.55
HAMER61.011854.05
PULLEN61.011876.82
GRIGG61.0118154.64
LEE61.01186.19
FISHER50.84327.20
WESTBURY50.8432310.56
HASKINS50.8432301.20
GOODE50.843265.19
NEWMAN50.843211.34
DAVIS50.84323.84
BELLAMY50.843257.80
POLE50.8432271.74
PEACH50.843278.00
RUSSELL50.84326.91
BRINTON50.8432694.44
ROSE50.843211.37
ADAMS50.84325.72
MORGAN50.84324.24
BILL50.8432236.97
HAYNES50.843223.63
CARR50.843211.69
ADAM40.674539.25

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BEARDS1,343.2891.5177
EDGLEY851.0681.3491
MEES769.2361.0118
BRINTON694.4450.8432
GROSVENOR454.5561.0118
WESTBURY310.5650.8432
HASKINS301.2050.8432
HADLEY297.40244.0472
SHIPTON285.7171.1804
TUNKS277.7810.1686
POLE271.7450.8432
BILL236.9750.8432
WHELDON202.0220.3373
BAGNALL176.8291.5177
YORKE158.7330.5059
GRIGG154.6461.0118
WATERHOUSE143.81132.1922
PERKS129.6681.3491
NICKLESS125.0010.1686
SKIDMORE91.7440.6745
HICKMAN90.1891.5177
PEACH78.0050.8432
PULLEN76.8261.0118
SURMAN75.1910.1686
BEACH70.8040.6745
HANCOX66.3730.5059
GOODE65.1950.8432
BELLAMY57.8050.8432
HEMMING57.1430.5059
ROUND55.2530.5059
FRANKS54.1340.6745
HAMER54.0561.0118
UPTON53.1061.0118
SHERWOOD52.9140.6745
PRIEST51.5540.6745
FAIRCLOUGH48.4730.5059
GROVE43.2330.5059
HINKS41.4910.1686
CORNWALL39.5310.1686
ADAM39.2540.6745
BROWNING33.1440.6745
ASHLEY30.2430.5059
JEFFRIES26.8820.3373
WHITEHOUSE25.9240.6745
CHAPPLE24.8810.1686
HAYNES23.6350.8432
MORETON22.5210.1686
LANE22.0291.5177
HOLLOWAY22.0140.6745
HARVEY20.53132.1922

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called BEARDS in West Bromwich 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 1.5177 in West Bromwich means that 1.5177% of the people in West Bromwich on census day were called BEARDS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BEARDS 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 BEARDS 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 BEARDS 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 BEARDS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,343.28 in West Bromwich means that you are 1,343.28 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BEARDS in West Bromwich than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Bromwich in 1881

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

EBBETTS (1)  ADAM (4)  ADAMS (5)  ALLEN (17)  ALLSOP (1)  ANDREWS (4)  ASHLEY (3)  BAGNALL (9)  BAKER (4)  BEARDS (9)  BEACH (4)  BELLAMY (5)  BENNETT (1)  BILL (5)  BIRD (6)  BLAKE (2)  BRINTON (5)  BROWNING (4)  CARR (5)  CARTER (7)  CHAPPLE (1)  COLLINS (3)  COOPER (13)  CORNWALL (1)  COTTERILL (2)  COX (3)  DAVIS (5)  DEARNE (1)  DEBOU (8)  DINGLEY (1)  EBORNE (8)  EDGLEY (8)  ELLISON (1)  FAIRCLOUGH (3)  FANTOM (7)  FISHER (5)  FRANKS (4)  GOODE (5)  GOODFELLOW (1)  GREEN (4)  GRIGG (6)  GRIFFITHS (6)  GROSVENOR (6)  GROVE (3)  HACKWOOD (6)  HADLEY (24)  HALL (1)  HAMER (6)  HANCOX (3)  HARRIS (15)  HARVEY (13)  HASKINS (5)  HAYNES (5)  HALEY (1)  HEBBERTS (4)  HEMMING (3)  HICKMAN (9)  HINKS (1)  HOBBARD (1)  HODGETTS (2)  HOLDEN (6)  HOLLAND (2)  HOLLOWAY (4)  HUNT (3)  JACKSON (7)  JEFFRIES (2)  JOHNSON (7)  JONES (11)  KINCHIN (3)  LANE (9)  LAWSON (2)  LEE (6)  LEWIS (3)  LOWE (9)  MAGUIRE (1)  MERRIS (4)  MEES (6)  MORGAN (5)  MORETON (1)  NEWMAN (5)  NICKLESS (1)  PARKES (1)  PARKER (1)  PARTRIDGE (3)  PEACH (5)  PERKS (8)  PEVERELL (1)  PHILLIPS (1)  POLE (5)  PRIEST (4)  PULLEN (6)  RAY (1)  ROBERTS (9)  ROSS (3)  ROSE (5)  ROUND (3)  RUSSELL (5)  SANDERS (4)  SHERWOOD (4)  SHIPTON (7)  SHILCOCK (7)  CIVILL (4)  SKETT (10)  SKIDMORE (4)  SLATER (7)  SMITH (1)  STYLES (1)  SURMAN (1)  TAYLOR (17)  THOMPSON (8)  TELLET (1)  TUNKS (1)  UPTON (6)  WASALL (7)  WATERHOUSE (13)  WEBB (1)  WESTBURY (5)  WHELDON (2)  WHITE (1)  WHITEHOUSE (4)  WILKINS (3)  WINCOTT (6)  WRIGHT (2)  YORKE (3)