1881 Census » Glamorgan / Morgannwg » Bishopston Higher

Bishopston Higher

Top surnames in Bishopston Higher from the 1881 British Census

Top surnames by total occurrences

SurnameTotalFrequencyIndex
REES188.8670101.9253
JONES188.86707.8292
MORRIS188.867039.8318
JAMES136.403932.6060
PUGH136.4039167.5258
RICHARDS115.418735.8774
GREENING115.4187973.4513
SAMBROOK115.41872619.0476
EDWARDS104.926117.6741
THOMAS104.926111.9374

Top surnames by population index

SurnameTotalFrequencyIndex
SERGENT2032857.14290.2030
SAMBROOK2032619.04760.2030
JOSLYN2031250.00000.2030
GREENING203973.45130.2030
GRILLS203476.19050.2030
BEES203312.50000.2030
HINDS203285.71430.2030
PUGH203167.52580.2030
LLEWELLYN203135.13510.2030
REES203101.92530.2030

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  • The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 18 people called JONES in Bishopston Higher 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 8.8670 in Bishopston Higher means that 8.8670% of the people in Bishopston Higher on census day were called JONES.
  • The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called JONES 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 JONES a if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. If the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someoen called JONES here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and if 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 JONES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7.8292 in Bishopston Higher means that you are 7.8292 times as likely to find someone with the surname of JONES in Bishopston Higher than you would be in the whole of the UK.