Top surnames from the 1881 census in Buckland Newton, Dorset

Buckland Newton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Dorset

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
BECK384.4341189.62
RUSSELL283.267226.76
DURRANT232.6838171.51
WARREN212.450436.65
LOCK202.333781.97
PAULEY182.10041,914.89
CURTISS171.98371,307.69
WATTS161.867022.27
BATTEN151.7503189.63
YEATMAN151.75031,162.79
FOOT151.7503176.68
MITCHELL141.63368.05
MULLETT141.6336522.39
KINGSBURY141.6336721.65
FOX111.283513.82
TAYLOR111.28352.01
MAJOR101.166986.51
THORNE101.166955.34
PATIENCE101.1669625.00
SPICER91.050278.06
SYMES91.0502142.41
DOMINY91.05021,875.00
NEW91.0502119.84
SANSOM91.0502155.71
LEGG91.050263.60
HOUSE80.933571.75
WHITE80.93352.90
HOLFORD80.9335290.91
LANNING80.9335727.27
SIBLEY80.9335115.94
YOUNG80.93354.35
FORSEY80.9335869.57
DRAKE80.933532.04
MEECH70.8168395.48
LOVELL70.816839.04
ROSSITER70.8168129.63
MILLS70.81686.30
FOLLETT70.8168355.33
SMART70.816817.94
NEWTON70.816810.66
RIGGS60.7001209.79
WARR60.7001122.95
GALPIN60.7001304.57
GILES60.700118.37
BENNETT60.70014.26
GALE50.583419.47
GIBBS50.583411.88
FOSSEY50.5834347.22
OLD50.5834143.68
CHURCHILL50.583449.16

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
PAULEY0.868571914.8936
DOMINY0.868571875.0000
CURTISS0.868571307.6923
YEATMAN0.868571162.7907
MANS0.86857869.5652
FORSEY0.86857869.5652
LANNING0.86857727.2727
KINGSBURY0.86857721.6495
SPRAKE0.86857641.0256
PATIENCE0.86857625.0000
CROOM0.86857600.0000
MULLETT0.86857522.3881
MEECH0.86857395.4802
FOLLETT0.86857355.3299
FOSSEY0.86857347.2222
GALPIN0.86857304.5685
HOLFORD0.86857290.9091
DOWNTON0.86857248.4472
KINGMAN0.86857217.3913
RIGGS0.86857209.7902
WELLMAN0.86857205.1282
BATTEN0.86857189.6334
BECK0.86857189.6208
PERRIS0.86857178.5714
GUPPY0.86857176.9912
FOOT0.86857176.6784
DURRANT0.86857171.5138
RACKHAM0.86857170.9402
SHERRY0.86857166.1130
SANSOM0.86857155.7093
PLATER0.86857153.8462
OLD0.86857143.6782
SYMES0.86857142.4051
JEANS0.86857138.8889
RIDOUT0.86857131.5789
ROSSITER0.86857129.6296
WARR0.86857122.9508
NEW0.86857119.8402
SIBLEY0.86857115.9420
BOOTS0.86857113.6364
DART0.86857100.5025
MOGG0.8685799.0099
LOVELACE0.8685795.2381
ROLES0.8685792.5926
TROWBRIDGE0.8685787.7193
MAJOR0.8685786.5052
RENDELL0.8685783.5655
LOCK0.8685781.9672
HATCHER0.8685779.5229
GILLINGHAM0.8685778.1250

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 857 people called PAULEY in Buckland Newton 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 1914.8936 in Buckland Newton means that 1914.8936% of the people in Buckland Newton on census day were called PAULEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called PAULEY 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 PAULEY 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 PAULEY 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 PAULEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.86 in Buckland Newton means that you are 0.86 times as likely to find someone with the surname of PAULEY in Buckland Newton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Buckland Newton in 1881

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

BACKHOLE (1)  BAILY (1)  BAKER (3)  BARTLETT (2)  BATTEN (15)  BECK (38)  BEER (1)  BENNETT (6)  BEST (2)  BURCH (1)  BISHOP (2)  BOOTS (1)  BOWRING (2)  BRIDLE (3)  BRIGHT (1)  BROWN (3)  BURGESS (1)  BURSTON (1)  CANN (1)  CHALDECOTT (1)  CHUBB (1)  CHURCHILL (5)  CLARKSON (2)  COLE (1)  COUSINS (1)  CROAD (10)  CROCKER (3)  CROOM (3)  CROSS (3)  CURTIS (3)  CURTISS (17)  DAMEN (5)  DART (4)  DAVIDGE (1)  DAVIS (4)  DIBBIN (11)  DOMINY (9)  DOWNTON (4)  DRAKE (8)  DUNNING (2)  DURRANT (23)  DIMENT (7)  FENCOAT (1)  FIMEMSON (?) (1)  FOLLETT (7)  FOOT (15)  FOOTE (2)  FORSEY (8)  FOSSEY (5)  FOX (11)  FRAMPTON (1)  FRY (1)  GALE (5)  GIBBS (5)  GILES (6)  GILLINGHAM (3)  GALPIN (6)  GLADWIN (2)  GOODING (1)  GOULDSON (3)  GRAY (3)  GREENSLADE (5)  GROVES (1)  GUPPY (4)  GUY (2)  GUYATT (6)  HOLFORD (8)  HALLETT (2)  HANSFORD (1)  HARWOOD (4)  HATCHER (4)  HAINES (1)  HELEMS (1)  HENSFORD OR RENSFORD (4)  HELLIER (11)  HILLIER (1)  HODGKINS (2)  HOLLAND (5)  HOPKINS (2)  HOUNSELL (4)  HOUSE (8)  HUXTER (1)  ISAACS (1)  JEANS (4)  JONES (1)  KELLEWAY (?) (2)  KELLEWAY (2)  KENT (2)  KINGMAN (2)  KINGSBURY (14)  LAMBERT (4)  LANNING (8)  LEGG (9)  LEMON (4)  LOCK (20)  LOCKE (1)  LONGMAN (2)  LOVELACE (1)  LOVELL (7)  MAJOR (10)  MANS (2)  MARCH (4)  MARSH (1)  MASTERS (4)  MATTHEWS (1)  MEANING (1)  MEECH (7)  MILLS (7)  MITCHELL (14)  MOGG (2)  MULLETT (14)  NAPIER (3)  NASH (1)  NEW (9)  NEWBERRY (1)  NEWTON (7)  NOAKE (5)  OLD (5)  OLDING (1)  PERRIS (2)  PARK (1)  PARSONS (1)  PATIENCE (10)  PAULEY (18)  PAINE (1)  PIERCE (1)  PERKS (1)  PARRY (1)  PEWKESBURY (1)  PLATER (2)  RACKHAM (4)  RENDELL (3)  RAVENHILL (2)  RIDOUT (4)  RIGGS (6)  RIVERS (1)  ROBERTS (1)  ROSSITER (7)  ROLES (1)  RUSSELL (28)  RYALL (11)  SAMSON (1)  SAMWAYS (16)  SANSOM (9)  SAUNDERS (2)  SHERRY (5)  SHORE (1)  SIBLEY (8)  SYMES (9)  SMART (7)  SOUTHGATE (1)  SPICER (9)  SPRAKE (5)  TAYLOR (11)  THORN (4)  THORNE (10)  TIMSON (1)  TOMPKINS (4)  TROWBRIDGE (2)  VALIE (1)  VINCENT (2)  WARR (6)  WARREN (21)  WATTS (16)  WHITE (8)  WELLMAN (4)  WILLIAMS (4)  WILLSON (1)  YEATMAN (15)  YOUNG (8)