Top surnames from the 1881 census in Paglesham, Essex

Paglesham 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
SMITH326.22574.41
WISEMAN152.9183212.46
BARNES152.918324.24
SEWELL152.9183137.99
KEMP132.529245.60
TAYLOR112.14013.35
WOOD101.94556.11
FLETCHER101.945517.04
SUMMERS101.945569.40
HILLS91.751063.34
SIMS91.751058.40
HARRIS91.75106.89
CHAMBERLAIN91.751064.38
ROBINSON91.75105.49
STAINES91.7510316.90
COLLYER81.5564251.57
PYE81.5564104.03
NEWMAN81.556420.93
CLARKE71.36196.72
WOOLF71.3619409.36
SAMMS71.36193,888.89
BYFORD71.3619301.72
OVERALL71.3619654.21
HUTLEY71.3619958.90
DEEKS71.3619426.83
CASS71.3619192.31
HALL61.16733.97
KEYES61.16731,090.91
STAINS61.16731,621.62
GREEN61.16734.15
BANKS61.167322.76
WHITMAN50.9728480.77
RICE50.972831.33
HINES50.9728114.16
CRANFIELD50.9728396.83
MILLER40.77824.35
SPURGEON40.7782243.90
MEAD40.778233.39
MURRELL40.7782109.29
WHITWELL40.7782263.16
HUGHES40.77822.78
RILEY40.77829.84
PAYNE30.58376.49
BROWNING30.583728.68
HOCKETT30.58371,500.00
SPARROW30.583746.08
BLOOMFIELD30.583745.94
WOLFE30.5837111.94
STEVENS20.38913.73
ALEXANDER20.38917.35

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SAMMS0.515143888.8889
STAINS0.515141621.6216
HOCKETT0.515141500.0000
KEYES0.515141090.9091
HUTLEY0.51514958.9041
OVERALL0.51514654.2056
WHITMAN0.51514480.7692
DEEKS0.51514426.8293
WOOLF0.51514409.3567
CRANFIELD0.51514396.8254
STAINES0.51514316.9014
BYFORD0.51514301.7241
WHITWELL0.51514263.1579
COLLYER0.51514251.5723
SPURGEON0.51514243.9024
HYMAS0.51514232.5581
WISEMAN0.51514212.4646
CASS0.51514192.3077
SEWELL0.51514137.9945
LEMAN0.51514126.5823
HINES0.51514114.1553
WOLFE0.51514111.9403
MURRELL0.51514109.2896
GANT0.51514108.1081
SHEAD0.51514107.5269
PYE0.51514104.0312
PETTITT0.5151472.7273
SUMMERS0.5151469.3963
CHAMBERLAIN0.5151464.3777
HILLS0.5151463.3357
SIMS0.5151458.4036
SPARROW0.5151446.0829
BLOOMFIELD0.5151445.9418
KEMP0.5151445.5980
DOLMAN0.5151445.4545
MEAD0.5151433.3890
PRENTICE0.5151433.0579
RICE0.5151431.3283
BROWNING0.5151428.6807
FELTON0.5151428.2486
BARNES0.5151424.2444
BOWLES0.5151423.7812
RAVEN0.5151423.2019
BANKS0.5151422.7618
JEFFREY0.5151421.0526
NEWMAN0.5151420.9314
RAMSEY0.5151417.9211
WILLSON0.5151417.3310
FLETCHER0.5151417.0416
PRIOR0.5151416.8067

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 514 people called SAMMS in Paglesham 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 3888.8889 in Paglesham means that 3888.8889% of the people in Paglesham on census day were called SAMMS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SAMMS 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 SAMMS 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 SAMMS 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 SAMMS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.51 in Paglesham means that you are 0.51 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SAMMS in Paglesham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Paglesham in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (2)  ARDLEY (3)  BANKS (6)  BARNES (15)  BAXTER (1)  BLOOMFIELD (3)  BOUSFIELD (3)  BOWEN (1)  BOWLES (2)  BROWN (2)  BROWNING (3)  BUG (1)  BURLES (2)  BURROWS (1)  BYFORD (7)  CARTER (1)  CASS (7)  CHAMBERLAIN (9)  CHAMBERLANE (1)  CLARKE (7)  COCKBOURNE (1)  COLLYER (8)  COOK (1)  COTTIS (1)  CRANFIELD (5)  CUTHBIRT (2)  DEEKS (7)  DOLMAN (1)  FELTON (1)  FLETCHER (10)  FREEMAN (1)  FORSDICK (3)  GATHERCOLE (6)  GANT (2)  GEORDON (1)  GREEN (6)  HALL (6)  HARDY (1)  HARRIS (9)  HILLS (9)  HINES (5)  HOCKETT (3)  HUGHES (4)  HUTLEY (7)  HYMAS (1)  JEFFREY (2)  KEABLE (9)  KEMP (13)  KETTLEY (2)  KEYES (6)  KING (1)  KITTLEY (1)  LEMAN (1)  LESWELL (1)  LEAVETT (4)  LODGE (1)  MARSH (1)  MEAD (4)  MILLER (4)  MURRELL (4)  NEALE (1)  NEWMAN (8)  OVERALL (7)  PAYNE (3)  PETTITT (2)  POTTON (29)  PRENTICE (2)  PRIOR (2)  PYE (8)  QUY (16)  RAMSEY (1)  RAVEN (1)  RASIN (4)  RAISON (2)  REDGEWELL (1)  READ (1)  RICE (5)  RILEY (4)  ROBINSON (9)  RYLEIGH (1)  SAMMS (7)  SCALY (1)  SEWELL (15)  SHEAD (1)  SHUTTLEWOOD (5)  SIMS (9)  SMITH (32)  SPARROW (3)  SPURGEON (4)  STAINES (9)  STAINS (6)  STEVENS (2)  STOOKES (1)  SUMMERS (10)  TOTHAM (1)  TAYLOR (11)  TOSWELL (1)  TROWLEY (1)  TURNER (1)  WHITE (1)  WHITAMS (5)  WHITAM (3)  WHITWELL (4)  WHITMAN (5)  WILLSON (1)  WISEMAN (15)  WOLFE (3)  WOOLF (7)  WOOD (10)  WYATT (1)