Top surnames from the 1881 census in Berkshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH3,5651.62571.15
BROWN1,6740.76341.16
TAYLOR1,4460.65941.03
WHITE1,3080.59651.86
COX1,2280.56003.70
WHEELER1,0480.47797.92
ALLEN1,0270.46832.48
KING9510.43371.99
JONES9380.42780.38
HARRIS9270.42271.66
WEBB9220.42053.10
BUTLER9040.41224.23
GREEN8790.40081.42
CARTER8560.39042.33
JOHNSON8420.38401.14
DAVIS8400.38311.74
HUNT7930.36162.72
CLARK7730.35251.17
TURNER7560.34481.24
COOPER7430.33881.39
HAWKINS7360.33564.64
WILLIAMS6890.31420.44
MARTIN6860.31281.27
COOK6820.31101.57
COLLINS6600.30102.10
BELCHER6470.295024.50
FISHER6370.29052.48
GODDARD6240.28467.08
MAY6150.28054.41
DAY6080.27732.95
LAWRENCE5970.27224.19
STEVENS5960.27182.60
PALMER5920.27002.29
HALL5810.26500.90
WELLS5780.26363.17
PEARCE5770.26312.86
WATTS5480.24992.98
CLARKE5420.24721.22
POCOCK5280.240822.86
MARSHALL5170.23581.41
EVANS4970.22660.52
HILL4970.22660.89
BAKER4920.22441.02
GILES4860.22165.82
PARKER4820.21981.16
WALKER4820.21980.66
EDWARDS4800.21890.79
WEST4660.21252.21
BAILEY4560.20791.38
PRIOR4540.20708.94

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FLITTER115.05640.0292
HATTO88.38550.0251
ALDWORTH73.951240.0565
PAINTON67.82720.0328
NAILER63.34640.0292
JOSEY61.66790.0360
LYFORD59.431140.0520
MILDENHALL59.031020.0465
HALFACRE49.17810.0369
HERMON48.08940.0429
FULKER45.671030.0470
COPAS43.33590.0269
BUCKNER43.29580.0264
MATTINGLEY41.37630.0287
BOWSHER40.20930.0424
SWADLING40.11740.0337
ROSIER39.231640.0748
SPANSWICK36.97720.0328
POUNDS33.60920.0420
ALBURY33.59600.0274
MULFORD31.10740.0337
LUKER29.601660.0757
QUELCH29.481090.0497
HAMBLIN29.432920.1332
PEMBROKE29.27600.0274
LIDDIARD28.631440.0657
STEPTOE27.731070.0488
WESTALL26.951330.0607
NORTHWAY26.82540.0246
TITCOMB26.73640.0292
BRANT26.282340.1067
KEEP25.692050.0935
BOSLEY25.641320.0602
ALLAWAY25.23990.0451
BLAY25.12960.0438
RICHENS24.871060.0483
TULL24.811310.0597
RACKLEY24.71570.0260
LOVEJOY24.531180.0538
BELCHER24.506470.2950
TITCHENER23.73570.0260
EGGLETON23.692050.0935
POCOCK22.865280.2408
PRATER22.36560.0255
BLISSETT22.35720.0328
HERRIDGE21.681340.0611
WOODLEY20.934090.1865
LAMBOURNE20.791210.0552
ILLSLEY20.55820.0374
CHESTERMAN20.08760.0347

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 64 people called FLITTER in Berkshire 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 0.0292 in Berkshire means that 0.0292% of the people in Berkshire on census day were called FLITTER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FLITTER 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 FLITTER 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 FLITTER 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 FLITTER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 115.05 in Berkshire means that you are 115.05 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FLITTER in Berkshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Berkshire comprises 188 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Abingdon St Helen 6411 KING DORN
Abingdon St Nicholas 610 COX PASTOR
Aldermaston 538 NASH HOOPES
Aldworth 273 HUNT SHURMAN
Appleford 345 HERBERT ALLDER
Appleton 574 WEBB BANNETT
Arborfield 270 BRANT NUTLEY
Ardington 383 WILKINS ROBEY
Ashampstead 345 JOHNSON BRING
Ashbury 684 TAYLOR DABNEY
Aston Tirrold 311 JONES HOSKYNS
Aston Upthorpe 168 COLIN COLIN
Avington 98 ALDER CREARY
Balking 169 READE MACPHAIL
Barkham 220 HUTT ROSSELL
Basildon 659 PAGE DENNIE
Beech Hill 280 WHEELER FRITTER
Beedon 323 BUTLER RAYER
Beenham 530 BURGESS ALSBURY
Besselsleigh 105 WHITE FLOREY
Binfield 1683 LOADER PROVINS
Bisham 703 HEATH SPINDLE
Blewbury 750 ALDRIDGE BUSHY
Bourton 284 LAWRENCE ROMANS
Boxford 569 DAVIS STREAT
Bradfield 1161 HAMBLIN HAMBLIN
Bray 6443 SMITH NORSEWORTHY
Brightwaltham 429 PAINTER STREAM
Brightwell 618 EGGLETON STATES
Brimpton 427 MARSHALL BAUGHAM
Buckland 723 WHITING THROCKMORTON
Bucklebury 1142 GREEN FRAKLIN
Burghfield 1297 DORE PEACY
Buscot 371 GOODENOUGH HIETT
Catmore 86 BARRETT STREAM
Chaddleworth 412 BAILEY DOSS
Charlton 253 SEYMOUR CHAINEY
Charney 222 BALLARD WOODBRIDGE
Chieveley 1165 SMITH FLITTER
Childrey 516 LEGGE NOONEY
Chilton 276 PRIOR HATTO
Chilton Foliat 563 DOBSON COTE
Cholsey 1735 SMITH BARCUS
Clewer 8983 SMITH HELLMUTH
Coleshill 311 ARCHER PINEGAR
Compton 631 BROWN PONTIN
Compton Beauchamp 120 HART TITCHENER
Cookham 6836 SMITH GRISWELL
Culham 4 CLINCH CLINCH
Cumnor 1011 FLOYD LAMBORN
Denchworth 227 ALDER ALDER
Didcot 373 DAWSON SPILLERS
Draycot Moor 226 THATCHER MOTON
Drayton 622 JONES MARBLEY
Earley 3653 SMITH MAYARD
East Challow 30 MAYO CUE
East Garston 462 WOOLDRIDGE FALKER
East Hagbourn 525 TAYLOR LARENCE
East Hendred 815 ROBERTS STOLER
East Ilsley 579 RUMBLE RUMBLE
East Lockinge 330 PRIOR MULFORD
East Shefford 115 WILDER WILDER
East Swallowfield 312 BARKER MURRAH
East West Challow 569 BARNETT MILDENHALL
East West Hagbourn 740 SLADE NAPPER
East West Hanney 862 HIGGS HALWOOD
Easthampstead 1175 COTTERELL ANDRAS
Eaton Hastings 133 HINCH HINCH
Enborne 411 CLARK SOPP
Englefield 389 COX BEINE
Farnborough 187 HAWKINS MERCY
Fawley 229 AYERS TILTON
Fernham 205 HAINES HIBBARD
Finchampstead 665 MASON MEARING
Frilsham 208 TOMS PAULINE
Fyfield 337 HUDSON STATE
Garford 342 FOX ALDWORTH
Goosey 161 BELCHER WENMAN
Grazeley 17 PHILIPS DOUGAL
Great Coxwell 282 BELCHER DANCY
Great Faringdon 3151 KING COCKRUM
Greenham 1094 ALLEN COPAS
Grove 557 CLARK BURSON
Hampstead Marshall 249 HALL TALMAGE
Hampstead Norris 1378 SMITH PUMMEL
Harwell 810 TALBOT SNUGGS
Hatford 132 HITCHMAN ELDRIGE
Hinton Waldrist 289 DAY NETT
Hungerford 2966 SMITH LAMBORNE
Hurley 1140 YOUNG SPINDLE
Hurst 2870 WHITE PLANCE
Inkpen 692 MAY JOSEY
Kingston Bagpuize 252 LUKER LUKER
Kingston Lisle 338 RICHENS SORREL
Kintbury 1694 CULLEY BRAXTON
Lambourn 2173 LITTLE SENEY
Leckhampstead 311 TAYLOR BROKS
Letcombe Bassett 221 TYLER SAVARY
Letcombe Regis 423 STANLEY SHOEMAN
Little Coxwell 250 HAWKINS WILLOUGBY
Little Wittenham 112 BELCHER DANDRIDGE
Long Wittenham 562 BELCHER WINKFIELD
Longcot 392 THATCHER BRANAN
Longworth 596 PAINTON PAINTON
Lyford 133 WHEELER DORMER
Marcham 787 STIMPSON CURLES
Midgham 300 HAWKINS TRILLO
Milton 410 DENTON BOSLEY
Mortimer 1050 BAREFOOT BAREFOOT
Moulsford 170 ANGELL BARKUS
New Windsor 7372 SMITH MALSCH
Newbury 7024 SMITH BOTSFORD
North Hincksey 243 LEWIS FENIMORE
North Moreton 325 STICKLEY STICKLEY
Old Windsor 2538 SMITH FRANCILLON
Padworth 269 HAWKINS DEVONISH
Pangbourn 740 ALLEN COVENTRY
Peasemore 302 BOLTON STREAM
Purley 188 POCOCK JOSEY
Pusey 117 FULLER FLOREY
Radley 550 HOOK AGLE
Reading St Giles 21514 SMITH SHACKLEFORD
Reading St Lawrence 4691 SMITH SHACKELFORD
Reading St Mary 17564 SMITH JOSEY
Remenham 618 TAYLOR SANES
Ruscombe 375 GOODSON GILKERSON
Sandhurst 4247 GODDARD MCCARRON
Sandleford 34 BUTLER WEDDERBURN
Seacourt 20 IRELAND CAPLE
Shalbourn 822 ROLFE HENNESS
Shaw Cum Donnington 703 EGLETON EGLETON
Shellingford 258 PILL DUPRE
Shinfield 1290 HARRINGTON GIOVANINI
Shottesbrook 158 BIRD HUSE
Shrivenham 1086 KNAPP TITCOMB
Sonning 2421 SMITH CEASER
Sotwell 196 BATTEN HAMMANS
South Hinksey 956 SAWYER SPEAKS
South Moreton 328 WARWICK WINNEY
Sparsholt 440 HICKS HEARNS
Speen 3588 SMITH BOTSFORD
Stanford Dingley 138 MILLSON MILLSON
Stanford In Vale 871 NORTON HEATER
Steventon 924 BEDWELL TRULOCK
Streatley 648 GREEN FEILDS
Sulham 145 WAITE WILDER
Sulhamstead Abbots 302 WOOLFORD BIDELL
Sulhamstead Banister 256 NEW HERRIAGE
Sunninghill 3042 TURNER CRITCHER
Sunningwell 325 WHEELER CUDD
Sutton Courtney 905 WHITEHEAD DARTER
Sutton Wick 351 DENTON FRUIN
Thatcham 3379 HAINES HIMMONS
Tidmarsh 190 PARSONS KEW
Tilehurst 4430 SMITH BROCKS
Tubney 165 BROUGHTON PAINTON
Uffington 568 WHEELER MILDENHALL
Ufton Nervet 315 JOHNSON BULLARD
Upton 415 BUTLER RINGS
Wallingford All Hallows 167 BEAUMONT LUCKETT
Wallingford Castle 23 HEDGES VEASEY
Wallingford St Leonard 1021 FREEMAN WITHERELL
Wallingford St Mary Le 1240 JENKINS STATES
Wallingford St Peter 466 COPE GRAGG
Waltham St Lawrence 858 ALDRIDGE KELLMAN
Wantage 3496 BELCHER HEATER
Warfield 1991 BOWYER DRYE
Wargrave 1884 SMITH BAREFIELD
Wasing 80 BLAKE HORST
Welford 943 BROWN PERRIS
West Hendred 355 MULFORD HATTO
West Ilsley 377 WELCH FERRISS
West Lockinge 80 SMITH PROVIS
West Shefford 485 BROWN HEATER
West Swallowfield 1040 ALLEN RYMES
West Woodhay 116 RASEY RASEY
Whitchurch 902 SMITH WAYMON
White Waltham 821 JOHNSON GILDING
Windsor Castle 198 HOWE DELORME
Winkfield 3639 SMITH FERARD
Winterbourne 341 COOK STEVERSON
Wokefield 137 APPLETON PHILPOTTS
Wokingham 5005 SMITH FRANKUM
Woolhampton 494 TAYLOR NIGHTENGALE
Woolstone 201 TITCOMB TITCOMB
Wootton 369 PHIPPS LEMMINGS
Wytham 198 HASTINGS SLICER
Yattendon 309 ALLUM KNIFE