Top surnames from the 1881 census in Shillingford St George, Devon

Shillingford St George is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Devon

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
LEAR1622.53523,902.44
ISAAC79.8592786.52
MILLER68.450747.24
BRADFORD45.6338289.86
LOVELL45.6338268.46
SAVILLE45.6338625.00
HOOK22.8169190.48
GILL11.408519.92
RODGERS11.408551.55
GIFFORD11.4085161.29
WEBBER11.408546.08
RICH11.4085112.36
DAVEY11.408534.25
PAUL11.408556.18

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LEAR0.07713902.4390
ISAAC0.0771786.5169
SAVILLE0.0771625.0000
BRADFORD0.0771289.8551
LOVELL0.0771268.4564
HOOK0.0771190.4762
GIFFORD0.0771161.2903
RICH0.0771112.3596
PAUL0.077156.1798
RODGERS0.077151.5464
MILLER0.077147.2441
WEBBER0.077146.0829
DAVEY0.077134.2466
GILL0.077119.9203

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 71 people called LEAR in Shillingford St George 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 3902.4390 in Shillingford St George means that 3902.4390% of the people in Shillingford St George on census day were called LEAR.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LEAR 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 LEAR 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 LEAR 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 LEAR here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.07 in Shillingford St George means that you are 0.07 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LEAR in Shillingford St George than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Shillingford St George in 1881

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

BRADFORD (4)  DAVEY (1)  GIFFORD (1)  GILL (1)  HELLIER (1)  HOOK (2)  ISAAC (7)  LEAR (16)  LAVERS (10)  LOVELL (4)  MILLER (6)  NEX (3)  PAUL (1)  PROWER (2)  RICH (1)  RODGERS (1)  SAVILLE (4)  WEBBER (1)  WEDLAKE (5)