Top surnames from the 1881 census in Colchester All Sts, Essex

Colchester All Sts is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Essex

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
SMITH122.66671.89
BEDWELL112.4444628.57
HOWARD102.222222.64
MILLS102.222217.14
ROUND92.0000218.45
HARDING81.777824.56
GRIFFIN81.777837.79
HEMMING71.5556175.88
LAWRENCE71.555623.96
GOLDING61.333375.66
JOHNSON61.33333.97
RAYNER61.333353.48
WATTS61.333315.90
GREENHILL51.1111257.73
HICKS51.111126.54
SHELDRICK51.1111555.56
LITTELL51.11117,142.86
SCOTT51.11114.39
LEE51.11116.80
GREEN51.11113.95
ENSOR51.1111500.00
LAMBERT51.111120.36
HOWE51.111128.30
SANDFORD51.1111156.25
POPPLEWELL40.8889272.11
TURNER40.88893.19
BROOM40.888972.07
TAYLOR40.88891.39
FIELD40.888917.87
PORTER40.888911.84
GOODY40.8889307.69
WESTON40.888921.80
GOODING30.666778.74
POTTER30.666710.28
BROWN30.66671.01
RADCLIFFE30.666757.36
MORGAN30.66673.35
BROUGHTON30.666735.76
COOPER30.66672.74
MARTIN30.66672.71
BOWEN30.666716.12
BANKS20.44448.67
WEST20.44444.62
CONSTABLE20.444440.16
EVANS20.44441.02
CLARK20.44441.48
JOHNSTONE20.44449.83
READ20.44446.89
BROOKS20.44444.55
SHARMAN20.444432.26

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LITTELL0.454507142.8571
BONNIE0.454502000.0000
HUMPREY0.45450714.2857
BEDWELL0.45450628.5714
SHELDRICK0.45450555.5556
KNOPP0.45450526.3158
ENSOR0.45450500.0000
DUELL0.45450357.1429
GOODY0.45450307.6923
POPPLEWELL0.45450272.1088
BEDINGFIELD0.45450263.1579
GREENHILL0.45450257.7320
SEABORN0.45450232.5581
LEASON0.45450222.2222
ROUND0.45450218.4466
HEMMING0.45450175.8794
SANDFORD0.45450156.2500
BYLES0.45450128.2051
BURLING0.45450120.4819
SATCHELL0.4545098.0392
PINKERTON0.4545090.0901
FOWLE0.4545090.0901
PINNER0.4545089.2857
FREELAND0.4545084.0336
PARMENTER0.4545083.3333
TAYLER0.4545080.6452
GINN0.4545080.6452
FINCHAM0.4545079.3651
HAMES0.4545078.7402
GOODING0.4545078.7402
GROSE0.4545077.5194
GOLDING0.4545075.6620
BROOM0.4545072.0721
OFFORD0.4545070.4225
NEVILL0.4545060.9756
RADCLIFFE0.4545057.3614
PEACHEY0.4545055.2486
RAYNER0.4545053.4759
EVES0.4545053.1915
KILNER0.4545053.1915
CANHAM0.4545050.0000
QUINTON0.4545047.8469
DOE0.4545046.5116
FORMAN0.4545043.1034
WASS0.4545040.9836
CONSTABLE0.4545040.1606
GRIFFIN0.4545037.7893
BROUGHTON0.4545035.7569
MERCHANT0.4545033.0033
KEEBLE0.4545032.3625

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 450 people called LITTELL in Colchester All Sts 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 7142.8571 in Colchester All Sts means that 7142.8571% of the people in Colchester All Sts on census day were called LITTELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LITTELL 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 LITTELL 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 LITTELL 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 LITTELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.45 in Colchester All Sts means that you are 0.45 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LITTELL in Colchester All Sts than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Colchester All Sts in 1881

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

ABBWHITO (1)  APPLEBY (1)  BACON (1)  BAKER (1)  BANKS (2)  BAYSHAM (3)  BEDINGFIELD (1)  BEDWELL (11)  BYLES (1)  BIRTLEY (3)  BISHOP (1)  BLACKWELL (1)  BLOYS (2)  BLUMNER (1)  BOUHAM (1)  BOWEN (3)  BROOKS (2)  BROOM (4)  BROUGHTON (3)  BROWN (3)  BONNIE (1)  BURLING (1)  BURRELL (1)  CANHAM (1)  CHAPMAN (2)  CHOPPING (9)  CLARK (2)  CLERKE (1)  CLARKE (1)  CLAY (1)  CONSTABLE (2)  COOPER (3)  CULLINGFORD (7)  CUMMING (1)  DEANE (1)  DENNISS (8)  DUELL (1)  DOVE (1)  DOE (1)  DUNNET (1)  DURRANT (1)  EVES (1)  ELLIOTT (1)  EMERY (1)  ENSOR (5)  EVANS (2)  EVERITT (1)  FAIRHEAD (1)  FARROW (1)  FENN (1)  FIELD (4)  FINCHAM (1)  FISHER (1)  FITCH (1)  FORMAN (1)  FOWLE (1)  FREELAND (1)  FROST (1)  GARRETT (1)  GEX (1)  GINN (1)  CLOOK (1)  GODFREY (2)  GOLDING (6)  GOODING (3)  GOODY (4)  GOSTLING (1)  GREEN (5)  GREENHILL (5)  GRIGGS (1)  GRIFFIN (8)  GROSE (1)  GUNTON (1)  HAMES (1)  HARDING (8)  HARRINGTON (1)  HEMMING (7)  HENSLOW (2)  HICKS (5)  HOLLOCKS (1)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HOLMES (1)  HOWARD (10)  HOWE (5)  HUDSON (1)  HUMPREY (1)  IND (4)  JOHNSON (6)  JOHNSTONE (2)  JONES (1)  KEBLE (1)  KEEBLE (1)  KEMP (1)  KENDALL (1)  KILNER (1)  KING (1)  KIRBY (2)  LAMB (1)  LAMBERT (5)  LAST (1)  LAWRENCE (7)  LEECH (1)  LEE (5)  LEASON (1)  LEWIS (1)  LIGHTING (1)  LINDSELL (1)  LITTELL (5)  LISSIMORE (7)  LUCKING (7)  MERCHANT (1)  MARTIN (3)  MC KENNY (2)  MILLS (10)  MORGAN (3)  MURPHY (1)  NEALE (1)  NEVILL (1)  NEWMAN (1)  NOAKES (1)  KNOPP (1)  NOBLE (1)  OFFORD (1)  PAGE (1)  PARMENTER (1)  PATRICK (1)  PEACHEY (1)  PEARTREE (1)  PERRY (1)  PHILLIPS (1)  PICKESS (1)  PINKERTON (1)  PINNER (1)  POPPLEWELL (4)  PORTER (4)  POTTER (3)  QUINTON (1)  RADCLIFFE (3)  RAVEN (1)  RAYMENT (1)  RAYNER (6)  RICKWORD (9)  READ (2)  REYNOLDS (1)  ROONEY (1)  ROUND (9)  SADLER (1)  SAGE (1)  SAMUEL (1)  SANDFORD (5)  SATCHELL (1)  SCOTT (5)  SEABORN (1)  SHARMAN (2)  SHELDRICK (5)  SHEPHERD (1)  SINCE (1)  SIZZEY (5)  SMITH (12)  SPRINGETT (3)  STRANGE (1)  STOPES (3)  TABRUM (4)  TAYLOR (4)  TAYLER (2)  TOKELY (1)  TORDELL (1)  TURNER (4)  WALKER (1)  WALLER (1)  WOLTON (5)  WARNER (1)  WASS (1)  WATERS (1)  WATTS (6)  WAYLEN (2)  WEBB (1)  WESTBROOM (5)  WEST (2)  WESTON (4)  WHEELER (1)  WHITE (1)  WILLIS (1)  WINTER (1)  WOODMAN (1)  WRIGHT (2)