Top surnames from the 1881 census in Helpstone, Northamptonshire

Helpstone is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Northamptonshire

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
DOLBY456.32911,698.11
CROWSON344.78202,222.22
LILLEY243.3755243.65
BLOODWORTH223.09421,833.33
BOWRING202.8129873.36
CLARE192.6723184.65
WOOD172.39107.50
CHAPMAN162.250415.84
WRIGHT162.25047.01
CLUFF152.10972,941.18
FRISBY141.9691456.03
MARTIN141.96917.99
BEAN131.8284141.30
BROWN121.68782.56
CURTIS101.406524.78
ROSE101.406518.96
LEMON101.4065193.80
STEWART91.26588.09
ABBOTT81.125225.51
HOUSDEN81.1252506.33
GESS81.12525,714.29
GARNER81.125235.60
HILL70.98453.87
DONSON70.98451,794.87
AVERY70.984558.68
SNOW70.984572.77
BRYAN70.984539.66
NICHOLLS70.984518.85
SHARPE70.984533.40
TYLER60.843928.59
BROOM60.843968.42
WHEELER60.843913.98
PEARCE60.84399.19
GREEN60.84393.00
KETTLE50.703280.39
MOULD50.703282.10
GOODACRE50.7032219.30
CHAMBERS50.703212.37
GREGORY50.703210.02
SMITH50.70320.50
KING50.70323.23
WHITEHEAD50.703210.41
STIMSON50.7032267.38
DICKINS40.5626153.26
PATRICK40.562628.23
LEE40.56263.44
WOOTTON40.562661.92
WARD40.56262.58
VICKERS40.562621.92
ROBERTS40.56261.50

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GESS0.717115714.2857
NEVERSON0.717115000.0000
CLUFF0.717112941.1765
CROWSON0.717112222.2222
BLOODWORTH0.717111833.3333
DONSON0.717111794.8718
DOLBY0.717111698.1132
BOWRING0.71711873.3624
HOSTLER0.71711638.2979
HOUSDEN0.71711506.3291
FRISBY0.71711456.0261
TYLOR0.71711281.6901
STIMSON0.71711267.3797
MOULDS0.71711243.9024
LILLEY0.71711243.6548
COSTEN0.71711222.2222
GOODACRE0.71711219.2982
LEMON0.71711193.7984
CLARE0.71711184.6453
WOOTTEN0.71711178.5714
WALDING0.71711175.4386
NOTTINGHAM0.71711157.0681
DICKINS0.71711153.2567
BEAN0.71711141.3043
CLOW0.71711139.5349
CHARITY0.71711120.4819
PRIDMORE0.71711101.5228
MOULD0.7171182.1018
KETTLE0.7171180.3859
TOMBLIN0.7171177.5194
SNOW0.7171172.7651
BROOM0.7171168.4151
CLOSE0.7171164.5161
GOODFELLOW0.7171163.6943
WOOTTON0.7171161.9195
AVERY0.7171158.6756
EXTON0.7171142.0168
BRYAN0.7171139.6601
MURDOCK0.7171138.9105
GARNER0.7171135.6030
BURMAN0.7171135.3357
SHARPE0.7171133.3969
FRANK0.7171133.3333
LOMAS0.7171130.4414
VINE0.7171130.2572
TYLER0.7171128.5850
PATRICK0.7171128.2287
ABBOTT0.7171125.5102
PELL0.7171125.0627
CURTIS0.7171124.7831

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 711 people called GESS in Helpstone 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 5714.2857 in Helpstone means that 5714.2857% of the people in Helpstone on census day were called GESS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GESS 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 GESS 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 GESS 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 GESS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.71 in Helpstone means that you are 0.71 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GESS in Helpstone than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Helpstone in 1881

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

ABBOTT (8)  EBBUT (5)  ANDREWS (1)  AVERY (7)  BAIN (1)  BARNES (1)  BATTRAM (2)  BEAN (13)  BELLARS (7)  BLOODWORTH (22)  BOWRING (20)  BOWREY (4)  BROOM (6)  BROWN (12)  BRYAN (7)  BURBADGE (1)  BURMAN (1)  CAMPBELL (1)  CHADBUN (3)  CHAMBERS (5)  CHAPMAN (16)  CHARITY (1)  CLARE (19)  CLARKE (3)  CLOSE (4)  CLUFF (15)  CLOW (3)  COLE (3)  COOK (3)  COSTEN (1)  COATEN (4)  CROWSON (34)  CULPIN (3)  CURTIS (10)  DALE (1)  DARWOOD (1)  DAVIS (1)  DICKINS (4)  DOLBY (45)  DONSON (7)  DOUGHTY (2)  DOWNING (1)  DRING (1)  DRURY (1)  EASTICK (5)  ELLIS (1)  EVRY (1)  EXTON (1)  FISHER (3)  FLEMING (2)  FRANK (1)  FRISBY (14)  GARNER (8)  GEFS (2)  GILBERT (2)  GODFREY (3)  GOODACRE (5)  GOODFELLOW (4)  GORDON (1)  GRAHAM (3)  GREEN (6)  GREGORY (5)  GRUMMITT (6)  HALES (1)  HEEDY (11)  HENSON (2)  HIGGINS (1)  HILL (7)  HODGES (1)  HOLDING (1)  HOLMES (1)  HOSLTER (3)  HOSTLER (3)  HOUSDON (2)  HOUSDEN (8)  HUGHES (1)  GESS (8)  JOHNSON (2)  NEAN (1)  KETTLE (5)  KING (5)  LAMBERD (1)  LARGE (1)  LARRATT (1)  LEE (4)  LEMON (10)  LILLEY (24)  LILLY (1)  LOMAS (4)  LYON (1)  MARTIN (14)  MILES (1)  MOULD (5)  MOULDS (3)  MOLD (1)  MURDOCK (1)  NEVERSON (1)  NICHOLLS (7)  NIDD (1)  NOTTINGHAM (3)  PATRICK (4)  PEARCE (6)  PELL (1)  POTTER (2)  PORTER (3)  PRIDMORE (2)  QUINERY (?) (7)  REEVE (3)  ROBERTS (4)  ROSE (10)  SHARPE (7)  SIMPSON (1)  SHELTON (2)  SMITH (5)  SNOW (7)  STEEL (2)  STEPHENSON (2)  STEWART (9)  STIMSON (5)  STOKES (4)  TAYLOR (2)  TOMBLIN (1)  TOWNSEN (14)  TURNER (1)  TYLOR (2)  TYLER (6)  VICKERS (4)  VINE (2)  WALDING (1)  WARD (4)  WEBB (1)  WESTON (2)  WHEELER (6)  WHITEHEAD (5)  WILLIAMSON (1)  WOOD (17)  WOODWARD (2)  WOOTTON (4)  WOOTTEN (3)  WRIGHT (16)  YOEMAN (1)