Top surnames in Pilton from the 1881 British Census

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
TYLER	7	13.2075	448.7179
TAYLOR	7	13.2075	20.6551
CLIFFE	5	9.4340	1515.1515
PRETTY	5	9.4340	2631.5789
ROSE	4	7.5472	101.7812
STOKES	2	3.7736	89.2857
BARFIELD	2	3.7736	1818.1818
PAGE	2	3.7736	47.1698
NEWBERRY	1	1.8868	454.5455
HEALEY	1	1.8868	114.9425

Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
PRETTY	53	2631.5789	0.0530
BARFIELD	53	1818.1818	0.0530
CHARITY	53	1666.6667	0.0530
CLIFFE	53	1515.1515	0.0530
NEWBERRY	53	454.5455	0.0530
TYLER	53	448.7179	0.0530
KNAPP	53	277.7778	0.0530
NOON	53	263.1579	0.0530
SEATON	53	222.2222	0.0530
CLOSE	53	217.3913	0.0530

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called TAYLOR in Pilton 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 13.2075 in Pilton means that 13.2075% of the people in Pilton on census day were called TAYLOR.
The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TAYLOR 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 TAYLOR 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 TAYLOR 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 TAYLOR here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 20.6551 in Pilton means that you are 20.6551 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TAYLOR in Pilton than you would be in the whole of the UK.