Top surnames from the 1881 census in Preston Under Soar, Yorkshire

Preston Under Soar is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Yorkshire

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
ROBINSON4011.049734.66
SIDDALL205.5249754.72
BURNETT195.2486189.81
HORN174.6961206.56
WILLIS174.696188.31
EMMETT133.5912429.04
JONES113.03872.68
BUSHBY92.4862633.80
DENT92.4862130.43
LONSDALE82.2099266.67
BARBER71.933732.12
MILLER51.38127.72
SHEARER51.3812107.53
BLADES51.3812243.90
METCALFE41.105048.37
WHALEY41.1050327.87
ANDREW41.105034.87
COLLIER41.105033.06
STANGER41.1050439.56
MOODY41.105042.33
STOREY41.105043.48
PLACE41.1050210.53
HARKER41.1050104.99
WRIGHT30.82872.58
BOLTON30.828719.24
HESLOP30.828796.77
OMAN30.8287697.67
DIXON30.82877.56
WALKER30.82872.48
MIDDLEMISS30.8287348.84
ARMSTRONG30.828710.84
MAKEPEACE20.5525196.08
HORNE20.552525.38
CLARKSON20.552520.83
ROBISON20.5525246.91
THOMPSON20.55251.84
COOK10.27621.39
AINSLEY10.276299.01
STEWART10.27621.77
HILL10.27621.08
PINKERTON10.2762112.36
CHAPLES10.27623,333.33
SMITH10.27620.20
HALL10.27620.94
PEACOCK10.27627.75
WILDER10.2762108.70
LAMBERT10.27625.06
SELLAR10.2762116.28
MOSS10.27624.48
BARNARD10.276211.12

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CHAPLES3,333.3310.2762
SIDDALL754.72205.5249
WIGGAN714.2910.2762
OMAN697.6730.8287
BUSHBY633.8092.4862
STANGER439.5641.1050
EMMETT429.04133.5912
MIDDLEMISS348.8430.8287
WHALEY327.8741.1050
LONSDALE266.6782.2099
LIMBERT250.0010.2762
ROBISON246.9120.5525
BLADES243.9051.3812
PLACE210.5341.1050
HORN206.56174.6961
MAKEPEACE196.0820.5525
BURNETT189.81195.2486
ROUTH188.6810.2762
DENT130.4392.4862
SELLAR116.2810.2762
PINKERTON112.3610.2762
WILDER108.7010.2762
SHEARER107.5351.3812
HARKER104.9941.1050
AINSLEY99.0110.2762
HESLOP96.7730.8287
WILLIS88.31174.6961
METCALFE48.3741.1050
STOREY43.4841.1050
MOODY42.3341.1050
RIPLEY41.8410.2762
ANDREW34.8741.1050
ROBINSON34.664011.0497
SPINK34.2510.2762
COLLIER33.0641.1050
BARBER32.1271.9337
MITCHEL28.2510.2762
CROWE27.7010.2762
TASKER25.9710.2762
HORNE25.3820.5525
HORNBY24.2710.2762
EYRE23.0410.2762
GUTHRIE21.9310.2762
CLARKSON20.8320.5525
ALDERSON19.9210.2762
BOLTON19.2430.8287
PERCIVAL17.6410.2762
HORNER14.5110.2762
METCALF13.6410.2762
KENDALL12.8410.2762

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called CHAPLES in Preston Under Soar 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 0.2762 in Preston Under Soar means that 0.2762% of the people in Preston Under Soar on census day were called CHAPLES.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CHAPLES 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 CHAPLES 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 CHAPLES 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 CHAPLES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,333.33 in Preston Under Soar means that you are 3,333.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CHAPLES in Preston Under Soar than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Preston Under Soar in 1881

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

AINSLEY (1)  AIREY (10)  ALDERSON (1)  ANDREW (4)  ARMSTRONG (3)  BARBER (7)  BARNARD (1)  BIRTWHISTLE (7)  BLADES (5)  BLAIR (1)  BLENKIRON (6)  BOLTON (3)  BURNETT (19)  BUSHBY (9)  CANTRILL (3)  CAVEN (1)  CHAPLES (1)  CLARKSON (2)  CLEMINSON (1)  COLLIER (4)  COOK (1)  CRADOCK (7)  CRAWFORD (1)  CROWE (1)  DENT (9)  DIXON (3)  DRUCE (2)  EMMETT (13)  EYRE (1)  GUTHRIE (1)  HALL (1)  HARKER (4)  HESLOP (3)  HILL (1)  HODGON (2)  HODGSON (1)  HALLIS (1)  HORN (17)  HORNE (2)  HORNBY (1)  HORNER (1)  JONES (11)  KENDALL (1)  KILDEN (6)  LAMBERT (1)  LIMBERT (1)  LONSDALE (8)  MAKEPEACE (2)  MAY (1)  METCALFE (4)  METCALF (1)  MIDDLEMISS (3)  MILLER (5)  MITCHEL (1)  MOODY (4)  MOSS (1)  NAYLOR (1)  OMAN (3)  PEACOCK (1)  PEARSON (1)  PERCIVAL (1)  PINKERTON (1)  PLACE (4)  RAYNAR (3)  RICHARDSON (1)  RIELE (1)  RIPLEY (1)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBINSON (40)  ROBISON (2)  ROUTH (1)  RUMSON (7)  SELLAR (1)  SHEARER (5)  SIDDALL (20)  SMITH (1)  SPINK (1)  STANGER (4)  STEWART (1)  STOREY (4)  STRAFFEN (4)  TASKER (1)  THISTLEWHAITE (5)  THOMPSON (2)  WALKER (3)  WHALEY (4)  WOMERSLEY (1)  WHITEHOUSE (1)  WIGGAN (1)  WILDER (1)  WILLIS (17)  WILSON (1)  WRIGHT (3)