Top surnames from the 1881 census in Maulden, Bedfordshire

Maulden is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Bedfordshire

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
SHARP564.271551.26
SMITH554.19532.97
RICHARDSON544.119024.20
BRIGHTMAN362.74601,150.16
ROBINSON352.66978.37
COLE342.593428.47
DANIELS322.440977.71
NORTHWOOD312.36461,250.00
BROWN312.36463.59
TAYLOR282.13583.34
STANFORD282.1358256.88
KING261.98329.10
SUMMERFIELD251.9069294.12
JOY201.5256181.32
FISHER201.525613.03
KEECH191.4493685.92
KIRBY181.373036.19
FRENCH171.296726.56
HILL171.29675.09
WEBB161.22049.00
PALMER151.14429.71
MANN141.067920.27
WHEELER130.991616.42
COBURN120.9153483.87
UPTON110.839144.04
PEAT110.8391105.16
YOUNG110.83913.91
WHITEMAN110.8391130.02
ODELL110.8391114.70
SIBLEY110.8391104.17
HARRIS100.76283.00
ARNOLD100.762814.15
WALTON100.762810.84
BILLINGHAM100.7628125.79
HIGGINS100.762815.09
WILDMAN90.6865112.36
BASS90.686560.69
CLARK90.68652.28
NEWMAN90.68659.23
FARMER90.686521.97
PEDDER90.6865195.23
SQUIRE80.610251.48
CARTER70.53393.18
IZARD70.5339619.47
LOW70.533925.20
NORMAN70.533911.52
GREENWOOD70.53396.88
DUNN60.45775.50
HUCKLE60.4577144.23
COLEMAN60.45779.18

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
NORTHWOOD1.311,3111250.0000
BRIGHTMAN1.311,3111150.1597
KEECH1.311,311685.9206
IZARD1.311,311619.4690
LOGSDON1.311,311571.4286
COBURN1.311,311483.8710
WILMER1.311,311390.6250
SUMMERFIELD1.311,311294.1176
STANFORD1.311,311256.8807
WHITEMORE1.311,311253.1646
GAYLOR1.311,311205.1282
PEDDER1.311,311195.2278
JOY1.311,311181.3237
PETTET1.311,311166.6667
LOCKEY1.311,311160.7717
HUCKLE1.311,311144.2308
WHITEMAN1.311,311130.0236
IZZARD1.311,311127.5510
BILLINGHAM1.311,311125.7862
ODELL1.311,311114.7028
WILDMAN1.311,311112.3596
PEAT1.311,311105.1625
SIBLEY1.311,311104.1667
PARRISH1.311,31187.3362
MOSSMAN1.311,31185.1064
DANIELS1.311,31177.7076
SPURR1.311,31172.9927
MONEY1.311,31163.7755
CARDWELL1.311,31163.3914
BASS1.311,31160.6878
HILLYARD1.311,31159.8802
SQUIRE1.311,31151.4801
SHARP1.311,31151.2586
GIDDINGS1.311,31150.2513
DORRINGTON1.311,31148.4262
WOODHAM1.311,31145.4545
UPTON1.311,31144.0352
NEWBURY1.311,31137.5940
GARRARD1.311,31136.4964
KIRBY1.311,31136.1882
BUTT1.311,31135.4820
BILLINGTON1.311,31135.1124
PARSON1.311,31134.0136
HICKSON1.311,31133.1492
EMERSON1.311,31133.0396
CHANCE1.311,31132.9489
MUNDAY1.311,31132.5945
WILTSHIRE1.311,31128.5878
COLE1.311,31128.4686
FRENCH1.311,31126.5584

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,311 people called NORTHWOOD in Maulden 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 1250.0000 in Maulden means that 1250.0000% of the people in Maulden on census day were called NORTHWOOD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called NORTHWOOD 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 NORTHWOOD 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 NORTHWOOD 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 NORTHWOOD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.31 in Maulden means that you are 1.31 times as likely to find someone with the surname of NORTHWOOD in Maulden than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Maulden in 1881

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

ANSELL (3)  APPLEBY (1)  ARNOLD (10)  ASHTON (1)  ATKINS (4)  BAILLON (2)  BARKSFIELD (3)  BARNART (2)  BASS (9)  BATCHELOR (5)  BENDEE (19)  BILLINGHAM (10)  BILLINGTON (5)  BLACKABEY (1)  BOXFORD (12)  BRAYBROOKS (4)  BRIGHTMAN (36)  BROWN (31)  BURGOINE (23)  BURROWS (1)  BUTT (6)  CAPON (1)  CARDWELL (4)  CARTER (7)  CAVE (4)  CHANCE (2)  CHAPMAN (4)  CLARK (9)  COBBE (5)  COBURN (12)  COLE (34)  COLEMAN (6)  COOK (2)  COX (4)  DANIELS (32)  DENNIS (3)  DENNIES (1)  DORRINGTON (2)  DOWDESWELL (8)  DUNN (6)  EMERSON (3)  EMERTON (1)  FARMER (9)  FACON (2)  FAWCITT (4)  FISHER (20)  FLINT (3)  FRASER (1)  FRENCH (17)  GARNER (4)  GAYLOR (4)  GARRARD (2)  GIDDINGS (3)  GOODHALL (5)  GREENWOOD (7)  GUDGIN (2)  HALLWORTH (8)  HALSEY (1)  HANNUELL (3)  HARRIS (10)  HAWES (2)  HICKSON (3)  HIGGINS (10)  HILL (17)  HILLYARD (2)  HORN (1)  HUCKLE (6)  INSKIP (15)  IZZARD (5)  IZARD (7)  JEVES (1)  JONES (1)  JOY (20)  KEECH (19)  KERCH (1)  KING (26)  KIRBY (18)  KNGSTON (1)  LANGLEY (3)  LOCKEY (5)  LOGSDON (2)  LOW (7)  MALEY (1)  MANN (14)  MILLARD (2)  MONEY (5)  MOORE (3)  MORGAN (1)  MOSSMAN (2)  MUNDAY (5)  NEWBURY (3)  NEWMAN (9)  NORMAN (7)  NORTHWOOD (31)  ODEE (5)  ODELL (11)  OLIVER (1)  PALMER (15)  PARRISH (4)  PARKINSON (1)  PARRIOT (1)  PARSON (2)  PEACOCK (2)  PEAT (11)  PEDDER (9)  PETTET (2)  PLATT (1)  PLUMER (1)  POTTER (1)  PURSER (1)  RANDALL (1)  REGAN (3)  READ (4)  RICHARDSON (54)  ROBERTS (4)  ROBINSON (35)  ROE (2)  SHOTBOLT (25)  SHARP (56)  SIBLEY (11)  SIMPSON (2)  SINFIELD (50)  SMITH (55)  SPENCER (2)  SPURR (4)  SQUIRE (8)  STANBRIDGE (12)  STANFORD (28)  STOKES (5)  STREET (5)  SUMMERFIELD (25)  SWAFFIELD (4)  SWANNELL (2)  TALL (1)  TAYLOR (28)  THOMPSON (1)  UPTON (11)  WALLACE (1)  WALTON (10)  WARD (1)  WEBB (16)  WHEELER (13)  WHITE (1)  WHITEMORE (2)  WHITEMAN (11)  WILDMAN (9)  WHILEMAN (5)  WILMER (5)  WILTSHIRE (5)  WOODCRAFT (5)  WOODHAM (2)  WOODING (1)  WOODWARD (5)  WRIGHT (4)  YOUNG (11)