Top surnames from the 1881 census in High Roothing, Essex

High Roothing 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
REEVE357.8300334.93
ROLPH255.59281,515.15
HAYDEN235.1454659.03
SMITH224.92173.49
BACON194.2506169.19
SHARP194.250651.01
LODGE184.0268221.40
WARD163.579416.39
YOUNG153.355715.62
STAINES132.9083526.32
BARNARD132.9083117.12
OWERS122.68461,212.12
BRAZIER112.4609262.53
WOOD112.46097.72
EASTER92.0134500.00
FEWELL81.78972,352.94
COOTE81.7897363.64
WATERMAN81.7897230.55
DACE71.56601,627.91
STONE71.566021.67
STOCK71.5660125.90
GRAY71.566010.97
WILSON61.34232.92
WITHAM61.3423335.20
NEVIL51.11863,571.43
HARRINGTON40.894947.17
CRABB40.894986.21
FLACK40.8949126.98
ABRAHAM30.671168.03
GUNN30.671127.40
SALMON30.671129.44
FRANCIES30.67111,153.85
BUSH30.671127.17
BOYTON30.6711566.04
DOWSETT30.6711147.06
MORRELL30.671171.43
PITTS20.447443.57
BARRICK20.4474555.56
LITTLE20.44749.46
CROZIER20.447495.24
GROVE20.447438.24
FARNSWORTH20.4474107.53
SWEETING20.4474111.73
OWEN20.44743.77
COLLYER20.447472.20
REEVES20.447410.92
KEEBLE20.447465.15
WARREN20.44746.69
STONES10.223718.80
NIGHTINGALE10.223713.28

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
NEVIL0.454473571.4286
FEWELL0.454472352.9412
DACE0.454471627.9070
ROLPH0.454471515.1515
OWERS0.454471212.1212
FRANCIES0.454471153.8462
HAYDEN0.45447659.0258
BOYTON0.45447566.0377
BARRICK0.45447555.5556
STAINES0.45447526.3158
EASTER0.45447500.0000
COOTE0.45447363.6364
WITHAM0.45447335.1955
REEVE0.45447334.9282
BRAZIER0.45447262.5298
WATERMAN0.45447230.5476
LODGE0.45447221.4022
BACON0.45447169.1897
DOWSETT0.45447147.0588
FLACK0.45447126.9841
STOCK0.45447125.8993
BARNARD0.45447117.1171
SWEETING0.45447111.7318
FARNSWORTH0.45447107.5269
CROZIER0.4544795.2381
CRABB0.4544786.2069
COLLYER0.4544772.2022
MORRELL0.4544771.4286
ABRAHAM0.4544768.0272
KEEBLE0.4544765.1466
GANDY0.4544755.5556
SHARP0.4544751.0067
HARRINGTON0.4544747.1698
PITTS0.4544743.5730
GROVE0.4544738.2409
SALMON0.4544729.4406
GUNN0.4544727.3973
BUSH0.4544727.1739
HOLGATE0.4544726.9542
EVERITT0.4544726.6667
STONE0.4544721.6651
BUTTON0.4544718.8679
STONES0.4544718.7970
WARD0.4544716.3850
YOUNG0.4544715.6201
NIGHTINGALE0.4544713.2802
BROUGHTON0.4544711.9904
GRAY0.4544710.9683
REEVES0.4544710.9230
LITTLE0.454479.4607

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 447 people called NEVIL in High Roothing 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 3571.4286 in High Roothing means that 3571.4286% of the people in High Roothing on census day were called NEVIL.

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

All the surnames recorded in High Roothing in 1881

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

ABRAHAM (3)  ATRIDGE (7)  BACON (19)  BARNARD (13)  BARRICK (2)  BOOSEY (2)  BOYTON (3)  BRAZIER (11)  BROUGHTON (1)  BUSH (3)  BOWTELL (9)  BUTTON (1)  COLLYER (2)  COOTE (8)  COX (1)  CRABB (4)  CHROUCHMAN (1)  CROZIER (2)  DACE (7)  DOWSETT (3)  EASTER (9)  EVERITT (1)  FARNSWORTH (2)  FEWELL (8)  FLACK (4)  FRANCIES (3)  GANDY (1)  GOODAY (2)  GRAY (7)  GROVE (2)  GUNN (3)  HARRINGTON (4)  HARRIS (1)  HARTGSOVE (1)  HAYDEN (23)  HOLGATE (1)  JOHNSON (1)  KEEBLE (2)  LEE (1)  LINSELL (3)  LITTLE (2)  LODGE (18)  MARKBY (1)  MARSH (1)  MAXWELL (1)  MORRELL (3)  NEVIL (5)  NIGHTINGALE (1)  OWEN (2)  OWERS (12)  PAVITT (2)  PITTS (2)  PORTER (1)  REEVE (35)  REEVES (2)  ROLPH (25)  SALMON (3)  SHARP (19)  SMITH (22)  STAINES (13)  STOCK (7)  STONE (7)  STONES (1)  SWEETING (2)  TANNAR (8)  THURLEY (5)  TINWORTH (1)  UNWIN (1)  WARD (16)  WARREN (2)  WATERMAN (8)  WITHAM (6)  WILSON (6)  WOOD (11)  YOUNG (15)