Top surnames from the 1881 census in Durweston, Dorset

Durweston 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
BEST205.3191197.43
HARVEY164.255339.86
GRAY143.723426.08
COOK133.457417.41
BURT133.4574145.58
HAYWARD112.925568.62
HARDY102.659644.41
HYDE92.393677.79
CROSS92.393634.78
STONE82.127729.43
RAPSON82.12771,025.64
RAYMOND82.1277368.66
LEGG82.1277128.82
SHUTE71.8617463.58
MYLES71.8617397.73
GIFFORD71.8617214.07
HAINE71.86171,320.75
WRIGHT71.86175.80
JAMES71.86179.48
LANE61.595723.16
WAREHAM61.5957285.71
STREET61.595768.34
ADAMS51.32989.02
RUSSELL51.329810.89
BARTLETT51.329830.36
GODWIN51.3298102.67
GREEN51.32984.72
RICKMAN51.3298675.68
WILLOUGHBY51.3298152.91
RAWLES51.32981,219.51
PRINCE41.063847.06
JOHNSON41.06383.17
SHEPPARD41.063830.72
REILY41.06381,142.86
KEATS41.0638487.80
READ30.797912.38
FOOT30.797980.43
KIMBER30.797983.80
HISCOCK30.7979108.70
YOUNG20.53192.48
RICHARDS20.53193.52
MALTON20.5319416.67
JEANS20.5319158.73
WALLS20.531944.25
READER20.531961.54
BALL10.26603.22
HALL10.26600.90
COLLINS10.26601.85
BURGE10.266036.76
BOOTH10.26602.70

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HAINE0.383761320.7547
RAWLES0.383761219.5122
REILY0.383761142.8571
RAPSON0.383761025.6410
RICKMAN0.38376675.6757
KEATS0.38376487.8049
SHUTE0.38376463.5762
MALTON0.38376416.6667
MYLES0.38376397.7273
RAYMOND0.38376368.6636
WAREHAM0.38376285.7143
GILLMORE0.38376277.7778
RYMAN0.38376222.2222
GIFFORD0.38376214.0673
BEST0.38376197.4334
HUMBER0.38376163.9344
JEANS0.38376158.7302
WILLOUGHBY0.38376152.9052
BURT0.38376145.5767
PORTMAN0.38376144.9275
LEGG0.38376128.8245
HISCOCK0.38376108.6957
ADLAM0.38376103.0928
GODWIN0.38376102.6694
KIMBER0.3837683.7989
FOOT0.3837680.4290
HYDE0.3837677.7874
HAYWARD0.3837668.6213
STREET0.3837668.3371
BRANT0.3837665.3595
DENNETT0.3837661.7284
READER0.3837661.5385
PRINCE0.3837647.0588
HARDY0.3837644.4050
WALLS0.3837644.2478
LUFF0.3837641.3223
HARVEY0.3837639.8605
BURGE0.3837636.7647
PIGGOTT0.3837636.6300
LOFTHOUSE0.3837635.7143
CROSS0.3837634.7759
SHEPPARD0.3837630.7220
BARTLETT0.3837630.3582
STONE0.3837629.4334
HANDS0.3837626.5252
GRAY0.3837626.0805
LANE0.3837623.1571
BURDEN0.3837620.7900
COLLETT0.3837620.7469
MAJOR0.3837619.7239

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 376 people called HAINE in Durweston 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 1320.7547 in Durweston means that 1320.7547% of the people in Durweston on census day were called HAINE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HAINE 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 HAINE 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 HAINE 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 HAINE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.38 in Durweston means that you are 0.38 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HAINE in Durweston than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Durweston in 1881

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

ABBOTTS (5)  ADAMS (5)  ADLEM (5)  ADLAM (1)  ARNOLD (1)  BALL (1)  BARKER (1)  BARTLETT (5)  BEAMENT (1)  BELBIN (5)  BENNETT (1)  BEST (20)  BOOTH (1)  BURDEN (1)  BRANT (1)  BURGE (1)  BURT (13)  CATTAN (1)  COLLETT (1)  COLLINS (1)  COOK (13)  CROSS (9)  CUTTAR (1)  DEMON (1)  DENNETT (1)  DOMONEY (2)  DOUCH (1)  DRAKE (1)  FOOT (3)  FRANKLIN (1)  FREAK (9)  FREEMAN (1)  GIFFORD (7)  GILLMORE (1)  GODWIN (5)  GRAY (14)  GREEN (5)  HALL (1)  HANDS (1)  HARDY (10)  HARVEY (16)  HAINE (7)  HAYWARD (11)  HIGGINS (1)  HISCOCK (3)  HORDER (1)  HUMBER (1)  HYDE (9)  JAMES (7)  JEANS (2)  JOHNSON (4)  KEATS (4)  KIMBER (3)  LANE (6)  LEGG (8)  LOFTHOUSE (1)  LUFF (1)  MAIDMENT (1)  MAJOR (1)  MARTIN (1)  MELMOTH (1)  MYLES (7)  MOORE (1)  MALTON (2)  PIGGOTT (1)  PORTMAN (1)  PRINCE (4)  PRIOR (1)  RAWLES (5)  RAYMOND (8)  READER (2)  READ (3)  RICHARDS (2)  RICKMAN (5)  RILEY (1)  REILY (4)  RAPSON (8)  RUSSELL (5)  RYMAN (1)  SAMWAYS (1)  SHEPPARD (4)  SHUTE (7)  SIMPSON (1)  STONE (8)  STREET (6)  SWYER (4)  UPWARD (15)  WALLS (2)  WAREHAM (6)  WILLOUGHBY (5)  WRIGHT (7)  YOUNG (2)