Top surnames from the 1881 census in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset

Lytchett Matravers 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
BURBAGE294.19082,612.61
CRUMPLER273.90176,750.00
BARNES243.468228.81
CHRISTOPHER213.0347515.97
MEADEN182.60121,621.62
SELBY172.4566205.81
HARRIS172.45669.67
BARTLETT162.312152.81
BUDDEN152.1676561.80
BLANEY142.02311,007.19
HALL131.87866.39
SHORT121.734144.40
PARSONS121.734122.83
ROSE121.734123.38
HOLLOWAY111.589651.89
MYLES111.5896339.51
YOUNG111.58967.40
JAMES101.44517.36
ABBOT91.3006275.23
CARTER91.30067.75
SMALL91.300651.25
KNIGHT81.15619.38
RICKETTS81.1561119.23
HOUSE81.156188.89
OSMOND81.1561256.41
MILLER81.15616.46
PHILLIPS71.01165.65
DURRANT71.011664.64
LEGG71.011661.30
ORCHARD71.011695.24
HALLETT71.011682.26
GUY60.867139.60
GOVER60.8671337.08
BROWN60.86711.32
SINGLETON60.867143.86
BUTT60.867167.19
TAYLOR60.86711.36
DOLMAN60.8671202.02
SEALEY60.8671264.32
SPINNEY60.86711,714.29
SKINNER50.722514.24
MARSH50.722510.13
OXFORD50.7225209.21
COBB50.722550.81
HALLADAY50.72251,250.00
WELLMAN50.7225318.47
BALLAM50.7225714.29
GRAY50.72255.06
FOOKS40.5780360.36
AMES40.578084.03

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SWYERS0.6969210000.0000
CRUMPLER0.696926750.0000
BURBAGE0.696922612.6126
SPINNEY0.696921714.2857
MEADEN0.696921621.6216
BON0.696921250.0000
HALLADAY0.696921250.0000
BLANEY0.696921007.1942
BALLAM0.69692714.2857
BUDDEN0.69692561.7978
CHRISTOPHER0.69692515.9705
FLORANCE0.69692476.1905
SHANE0.69692461.5385
CAKE0.69692416.6667
FOOKS0.69692360.3604
MYLES0.69692339.5062
GOVER0.69692337.0787
WELLMAN0.69692318.4713
KERLEY0.69692314.9606
ABBOT0.69692275.2294
SEALEY0.69692264.3172
OSMOND0.69692256.4103
OXFORD0.69692209.2050
SELBY0.69692205.8111
DOLMAN0.69692202.0202
GALLOP0.69692181.8182
RICKETTS0.69692119.2250
BRINTON0.69692119.0476
ORCHARD0.6969295.2381
HOUSE0.6969288.8889
PLOWMAN0.6969284.7458
AMES0.6969284.0336
HIBBS0.6969283.3333
HALLETT0.6969282.2562
HATCHER0.6969273.8916
HARTWELL0.6969270.1754
BUTT0.6969267.1892
DURRANT0.6969264.6353
LEGG0.6969261.2960
PADDOCK0.6969256.4972
FURBER0.6969256.4972
BARTLETT0.6969252.8053
HOLLOWAY0.6969251.8868
SMALL0.6969251.2528
COBB0.6969250.8130
MAYES0.6969244.9775
BOWRING0.6969244.8430
SHORT0.6969244.3951
SINGLETON0.6969243.8596
FOOT0.6969243.7318

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 692 people called SWYERS in Lytchett Matravers 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 10000.0000 in Lytchett Matravers means that 10000.0000% of the people in Lytchett Matravers on census day were called SWYERS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SWYERS 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 SWYERS 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 SWYERS 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 SWYERS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.69 in Lytchett Matravers means that you are 0.69 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SWYERS in Lytchett Matravers than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Lytchett Matravers in 1881

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

ABBOT (9)  ABBOTT (4)  ELDERTON (2)  ALLEN (2)  ASH (2)  ATKINSON (3)  BAKER (4)  BALLAM (5)  BARNES (24)  BARRETT (1)  BARTLETT (16)  BEATER (4)  BENNETT (1)  BEASANT (1)  BLANEY (14)  BON (1)  BUDDEN (15)  BOWRING (1)  BOX (1)  BRIDLE (1)  BRIDGE (1)  BRINTON (1)  BROWN (6)  BRYANT (4)  BURBAGE (29)  BURGE (2)  BARROW (2)  BUTT (6)  CAKE (3)  CARPENTER (2)  CARTER (9)  CHRISTOPHER (21)  CLARKE (1)  CLENCH (6)  COBB (5)  COOPMAN (3)  CRUMPLER (27)  KERLEY (4)  DASHWOOD (1)  DAW (1)  DEAN (2)  DERRICK (1)  DERRYMAN (1)  DOLMAN (6)  DOWDAN (1)  DURRANT (7)  AMES (4)  EATON (1)  EDWARDS (1)  EYERS (2)  FANCY (3)  FISHER (1)  FLORANCE (2)  FLOWER (1)  FOOT (3)  FOWLER (2)  FOOKS (4)  FRAMPTON (1)  FURBER (1)  GALLOP (4)  GERITT (1)  GERRARD (3)  GILES (1)  GOATMAN (4)  GOVER (6)  GRAY (5)  GREGORY (1)  GUY (6)  HALL (13)  HALLETT (7)  HALLADAY (5)  HARRIS (17)  HARTWELL (2)  HARVEY (1)  HATCHER (3)  HEATH (2)  HIBBS (2)  HISCOCK (1)  HOLLOWAY (11)  HOPKINS (3)  HOUSE (8)  JAMES (10)  JOHNSON (1)  JONES (2)  JOYCE (2)  KENDALL (2)  KENT (1)  KING (1)  KNIGHT (8)  LANGDOWN (9)  LEGG (7)  LONGDOWN (1)  LOVELL (2)  MABER (1)  MEADEN (18)  MARSH (5)  MAYES (3)  MYLES (11)  MILLER (8)  MOORES (2)  ORCHARD (7)  OSMOND (8)  OXFORD (5)  PADDOCK (1)  PARSONS (12)  PHILLIPS (7)  PLOWMAN (3)  PRIOR (3)  PROUDLY (7)  RABBETS (4)  REES (1)  READ (2)  RICKETTS (8)  RICKETS (3)  ROBBINS (1)  ROGERS (4)  ROLLES (1)  ROSE (12)  ROE (1)  SAWBRIDGE (6)  SEALEY (6)  SELBY (17)  SHANE (3)  CHERRETT (4)  SHORT (12)  SIMMONDS (1)  SIMS (1)  SINGLETON (6)  SKINNER (5)  SMALL (9)  SMITH (4)  SPINNEY (6)  STICKLAND (1)  SWEETAPPLE (2)  SWYERS (1)  TALBOT (2)  TAYLOR (6)  THORN (1)  TIZZARD (1)  WAREHAM (1)  WHITE (1)  WELLMAN (5)  WILLS (1)  YOUNG (11)