Top surnames from the 1881 census in Asby, Westmorland

Asby is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Westmorland

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
JACKSON306.048421.64
HORN265.2419230.70
WILSON193.83068.34
FOTHERGILL183.6290633.80
MOUNSEY183.62901,267.61
TAYLOR132.62104.10
WHARTON112.2177158.27
RICHARDSON112.217713.03
CLEASBY102.01611,851.85
ATKINSON91.814518.63
STEADMAN91.8145295.08
HUTCHINSON81.612928.39
KIPLING81.6129677.97
BRATHWAITE81.61298,888.89
RUDD71.411389.51
METCALF71.411369.72
ELLWOOD71.4113254.55
SALKELD71.4113625.00
EWBANK71.41131,129.03
LAMB71.411326.76
SOWERBY61.2097224.72
STEPHENSON61.209721.15
SMITH61.20970.86
HALL61.20974.11
BRUNSKILL51.0081434.78
HARNESS51.0081819.67
KAY40.806515.52
SLINGER40.8065266.67
GREGSON40.806558.31
CANNON40.806544.54
WALKER40.80652.41
HENDERSON40.80657.42
BAINBRIDGE30.604843.04
NELSON30.604812.48
CARLSON30.60481,578.95
THWAITES30.6048101.35
HODGKINSON30.604835.21
BARKER30.60484.62
PARKER30.60483.18
CARTER30.60483.60
SAUL30.6048118.58
HARKER30.604857.47
WILKINSON30.60483.96
ARMSTRONG30.60487.91
METCALFE20.403217.65
STEWARDSON20.4032377.36
JOHNSTON20.40325.00
LANCASTER20.403216.22
GUY20.403218.42
ALLAN10.20163.21

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRATHWAITE8,888.8981.6129
CLEASBY1,851.85102.0161
CARLSON1,578.9530.6048
MOUNSEY1,267.61183.6290
EWBANK1,129.0371.4113
HARNESS819.6751.0081
KIPLING677.9781.6129
FOTHERGILL633.80183.6290
SALKELD625.0071.4113
BRUNSKILL434.7851.0081
STEWARDSON377.3620.4032
STEADMAN295.0891.8145
SLINGER266.6740.8065
ELLWOOD254.5571.4113
CLEMENCE232.5610.2016
HORN230.70265.2419
SOWERBY224.7261.2097
WHARTON158.27112.2177
SAUL118.5830.6048
KERSEY105.2610.2016
THWAITES101.3530.6048
RUDD89.5171.4113
BAINS81.3010.2016
MORLAND71.9410.2016
METCALF69.7271.4113
BROGDEN60.9810.2016
GREGSON58.3140.8065
HARKER57.4730.6048
MEDCALF51.8110.2016
CANNON44.5440.8065
BAINBRIDGE43.0430.6048
CARLTON39.2210.2016
ERRINGTON36.2310.2016
GOLD35.4610.2016
HODGKINSON35.2130.6048
HUTCHINSON28.3981.6129
LAMB26.7671.4113
RIGG23.9810.2016
TELFORD22.8810.2016
JACKSON21.64306.0484
STEPHENSON21.1561.2097
NICHOL18.7310.2016
ATKINSON18.6391.8145
GUY18.4220.4032
METCALFE17.6520.4032
LANCASTER16.2220.4032
KAY15.5240.8065
HOLLIDAY15.3810.2016
SAYER15.3810.2016
RICHARDSON13.03112.2177

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called BRATHWAITE in Asby 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 1.6129 in Asby means that 1.6129% of the people in Asby on census day were called BRATHWAITE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRATHWAITE 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 BRATHWAITE 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 BRATHWAITE 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 BRATHWAITE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,888.89 in Asby means that you are 8,888.89 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRATHWAITE in Asby than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Asby in 1881

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

AIREY (3)  AIRAY (1)  ALLAN (1)  ARMSTRONG (3)  ATKINSON (9)  BAINS (1)  BAINBRIDGE (3)  BARKER (3)  BIRTLE (1)  BLACK (1)  BOOTH (1)  BOUSFIELD (3)  BOWMAN (1)  BRATHWAITE (8)  BROGDEN (1)  BRUNSKILL (5)  BURNOP (4)  CAMPBELL (1)  CANNON (4)  CARLSON (3)  CARTER (3)  CARLTON (1)  CHEESEBOROUGH (1)  CLARK (1)  CLEASBY (10)  CLEMENCE (1)  CLEMMET (7)  DICKINSON (1)  ELLWOOD (7)  ERRINGTON (1)  EWBANK (7)  FAIRER (34)  FAWCETT (1)  FOTHERGILL (18)  GARGET (2)  GADDAS (4)  GOLD (1)  GREEN (1)  GREGSON (4)  GUY (2)  HALE (1)  HALL (6)  HOLLIDAY (1)  HARKER (3)  HARNESS (5)  HEACON (2)  HENDERSON (4)  HILL (1)  HODGKINSON (3)  HORN (26)  HUGGINSON (5)  HUTCHINSON (8)  IDLE (9)  JACKSON (30)  JOHNSTON (2)  KAY (4)  KERSEY (1)  KINDLEYSIDE (1)  KIPING (2)  KIPLING (8)  LAMB (7)  LANCASTER (2)  LAWSON (1)  LIGHTBURN (1)  LITTLEFAIR (13)  LUNHAM (6)  MALLISON (1)  MC UNE (4)  MEDCALF (1)  METCALF (7)  METCALFE (2)  MORLAND (1)  MOUNSEY (18)  NELSON (3)  NICHOL (1)  PARKER (3)  PARKIN (1)  PENRITH (2)  POTTER (1)  RICHARDSON (11)  RIGG (1)  ROBINSON (1)  RUDD (7)  SALKELD (7)  SAUL (3)  SAWERS (5)  SAWYER (1)  SAYER (1)  SEWELL (1)  SLINGER (4)  SMITH (6)  SOWERBY (6)  STEADMAN (9)  STEPHENSON (6)  STEWARDSON (2)  TAYLOR (13)  TELFORD (1)  TENGATE (1)  THWAITES (3)  TOTHERGILL (7)  WALKER (4)  WALMSLEY (1)  WHARTON (11)  WHEYMSS (1)  WILKINSON (3)  WILSON (19)