Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Middleton In, Northumberland

South Middleton In is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Northumberland

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
STEVENSON816.3265232.56
JOBSON714.28572,413.79
HARDY510.2041170.65
STEWART510.204165.19
BAIRD48.1633380.95
DAVIDSON48.163397.09
SMITH36.12244.34
TAIT24.0816138.89
FORD12.040820.96
YOUNGER12.0408370.37
ORD12.0408312.50
JEFFREY12.0408109.89
JOHNSTON12.040825.32
CURRY12.0408142.86
RIDDLE12.0408243.90

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
JOBSON0.05492413.7931
BAIRD0.0549380.9524
YOUNGER0.0549370.3704
ORD0.0549312.5000
RIDDLE0.0549243.9024
STEVENSON0.0549232.5581
HARDY0.0549170.6485
CURRY0.0549142.8571
TAIT0.0549138.8889
JEFFREY0.0549109.8901
DAVIDSON0.054997.0874
STEWART0.054965.1890
JOHNSTON0.054925.3165
FORD0.054920.9644
SMITH0.05494.3359

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 49 people called JOBSON in South Middleton In 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 2413.7931 in South Middleton In means that 2413.7931% of the people in South Middleton In on census day were called JOBSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called JOBSON 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 JOBSON 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 JOBSON 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 JOBSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.05 in South Middleton In means that you are 0.05 times as likely to find someone with the surname of JOBSON in South Middleton In than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Middleton In in 1881

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

BAIRD (4)  CURRY (1)  DAVIDSON (4)  FORD (1)  GILRIE (4)  HARDY (5)  JEFFREY (1)  JOBSON (7)  JOHNSTON (1)  ORD (1)  RIDDLE (1)  SMITH (3)  STEVENSON (8)  STEWART (5)  TAIT (2)  YOUNGER (1)