Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Witham, Lincolnshire

North Witham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Lincolnshire

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
BRIGGS156.3025116.01
MORRISS104.2017689.66
SHIELDS93.7815244.57
CARGILL93.7815957.45
THORPE83.361385.02
SMITH83.36132.38
PORTER72.941239.19
DENNIS62.521085.23
CHAMBERLAIN52.100877.16
HIBBITT52.10082,380.95
SCOTT52.10088.30
DICKINSON41.680739.37
GIBSON41.680713.85
WILKINSON41.680711.01
WAKEFIELD41.680793.90
EXTON41.6807500.00
MUSSON31.2605254.24
ARMSTRONG31.260516.49
COOK31.26056.35
ROBINSON31.26053.95
BLACKFORD31.2605348.84
NEWCOMBE31.2605178.57
BARBER31.260520.94
COOPER31.26055.18
YOUNG31.26055.87
TOWNSEND31.260529.67
SIMPSON20.84034.80
MARSHALL20.84035.01
WARD20.84033.85
KETTLE20.840396.15
BEECHAM20.8403312.50
STEEL20.840320.62
JESSOP20.840370.67
HEMMING20.840394.79
MARSON20.8403185.19
WHITE20.84032.61
BURROWS20.840319.19
KIRK20.840319.42
EWEN20.8403198.02
ORR10.420224.94
BENTLEY10.42029.93
JARVIS10.42029.36
THOMPSON10.42021.40
HARE10.420227.25
MAY10.42026.60
WOODS10.42026.66
GOODACRE10.4202131.58
ROYCE10.4202243.90
PEARSON10.42023.62
TINKLER10.420297.09

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HIBBITT0.242382380.9524
CARGILL0.24238957.4468
MORRISS0.24238689.6552
EXTON0.24238500.0000
BLACKFORD0.24238348.8372
BEECHAM0.24238312.5000
CHANTRY0.24238294.1176
MUSSON0.24238254.2373
SHIELDS0.24238244.5652
ROYCE0.24238243.9024
DOUBLEDAY0.24238200.0000
EWEN0.24238198.0198
MARSON0.24238185.1852
NEWCOMBE0.24238178.5714
DUNSMORE0.24238163.9344
GLENN0.24238133.3333
GOODACRE0.24238131.5789
BRIGGS0.24238116.0093
TINKLER0.2423897.0874
KETTLE0.2423896.1538
HEMMING0.2423894.7867
WAKEFIELD0.2423893.8967
DENNIS0.2423885.2273
THORPE0.2423885.0159
CHAMBERLAIN0.2423877.1605
JESSOP0.2423870.6714
GRICE0.2423840.8163
DICKINSON0.2423839.3701
PORTER0.2423839.1937
TOWNSEND0.2423829.6736
HARE0.2423827.2480
ORR0.2423824.9377
PATRICK0.2423821.0970
BARBER0.2423820.9351
STEEL0.2423820.6186
KIRK0.2423819.4175
BURROWS0.2423819.1939
ARMSTRONG0.2423816.4926
GIBSON0.2423813.8456
NICHOLS0.2423812.9032
WILKINSON0.2423811.0132
BENTLEY0.242389.9305
JARVIS0.242389.3633
LORD0.242389.1158
SCOTT0.242388.3029
MIDDLETON0.242388.0064
CHAMBERS0.242387.3910
WOODS0.242386.6622
MAY0.242386.6007
COOK0.242386.3465

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 238 people called HIBBITT in North Witham 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 2380.9524 in North Witham means that 2380.9524% of the people in North Witham on census day were called HIBBITT.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HIBBITT 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 HIBBITT 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 HIBBITT 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 HIBBITT here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.24 in North Witham means that you are 0.24 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HIBBITT in North Witham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in North Witham in 1881

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

ARMSTRONG (3)  BARBER (3)  BEECHAM (2)  BENTLEY (1)  BLACKFORD (3)  BRANSTON (1)  BRIGGS (15)  BULLIMORE (8)  BURROWS (2)  CARGILL (9)  CHAMBERLAIN (5)  CHAMBERS (1)  CHANTRY (1)  CLAPTON (1)  COOK (3)  COOPER (3)  CULPIN (1)  DENNIS (6)  DICKINSON (4)  DOUBLEDAY (1)  DUNSMORE (1)  DURANCE (1)  EWEN (2)  EXTON (4)  GIBSON (4)  GILL (1)  GLENN (1)  GOLLINGS (5)  GOODACRE (1)  GRICE (1)  HALL (1)  HARE (1)  HEMMING (2)  HIBBITT (5)  HOLNEY (1)  JARVIS (1)  JESSOP (2)  KETTLE (2)  KIRK (2)  LORD (1)  LOUND (3)  MAPLETOFT (11)  MARSHALL (2)  MARSON (2)  MASON (1)  MAY (1)  MIDDLETON (1)  MORRISS (10)  MUSSON (3)  NEWCOMBE (3)  NICHOLS (1)  ORR (1)  PATRICK (1)  PEARSON (1)  PORTER (7)  ROBINSON (3)  ROYCE (1)  SCOTT (5)  SENESCALL (9)  SEAMOUR (1)  SHIELDS (9)  SIMPSON (2)  SMITH (8)  STEEL (2)  STRUTT (4)  TARN (1)  THOMPSON (1)  THORPE (8)  TINKLER (1)  TOWNSEND (3)  WAKEFIELD (4)  WARD (2)  WELBOURN (1)  WHITE (2)  WILKINSON (4)  WILDBORE (3)  WOODS (1)  YOUNG (3)