Top surnames from the 1881 census in Killington, Westmorland

Killington 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
MASON124.838735.98
WALLER124.8387192.00
RICHARDSON114.435526.05
BRACKEN114.43552,682.93
KENDAL104.03231,030.93
AMES93.6290526.32
FISHER83.225827.56
PAISLEY83.22581,454.55
YOUNG72.822613.14
GOTT72.8226654.21
ASKEW72.8226250.00
TYSON52.0161154.80
STRICKLAND52.0161252.53
NELSON41.612933.31
SLATER41.612926.65
SCHOFIELD41.612929.76
CAMPBELL41.61299.53
JAMES41.61298.21
PARK31.209739.01
MITCHELL31.20975.96
GIBSON31.20979.97
KENDALL20.806537.45
ATKINSON20.80658.28
YEATES20.8065145.99
EDMONDSON20.806569.69
BAINBRIDGE10.403228.65
PEARSON10.40323.47
GUNN10.403216.47
GARDNER10.40325.94
MEDCALF10.4032103.09
CLARK10.40321.34
BOWMAN10.403215.43
HOWARD10.40324.11
TODD10.40327.92
SLACK10.403225.58
BAINES10.403221.05
HAMSON10.4032256.41
METCALF10.403219.92
LEIGHTON10.403237.45
SEWARD10.403273.53

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRACKEN2,682.93114.4355
PAISLEY1,454.5583.2258
KENDAL1,030.93104.0323
GOTT654.2172.8226
AMES526.3293.6290
HAMSON256.4110.4032
STRICKLAND252.5352.0161
ASKEW250.0072.8226
WALLER192.00124.8387
TYSON154.8052.0161
YEATES145.9920.8065
MEDCALF103.0910.4032
SEWARD73.5310.4032
EDMONDSON69.6920.8065
PARK39.0131.2097
LEIGHTON37.4510.4032
KENDALL37.4520.8065
MASON35.98124.8387
NELSON33.3141.6129
SCHOFIELD29.7641.6129
BAINBRIDGE28.6510.4032
FISHER27.5683.2258
SLATER26.6541.6129
RICHARDSON26.05114.4355
SLACK25.5810.4032
BAINES21.0510.4032
METCALF19.9210.4032
GUNN16.4710.4032
BOWMAN15.4310.4032
YOUNG13.1472.8226
GIBSON9.9731.2097
CAMPBELL9.5341.6129
ATKINSON8.2820.8065
JAMES8.2141.6129
TODD7.9210.4032
MITCHELL5.9631.2097
GARDNER5.9410.4032
HOWARD4.1110.4032
PEARSON3.4710.4032
CLARK1.3410.4032

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 11 people called BRACKEN in Killington 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 4.4355 in Killington means that 4.4355% of the people in Killington on census day were called BRACKEN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRACKEN 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 BRACKEN 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 BRACKEN 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 BRACKEN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,682.93 in Killington means that you are 2,682.93 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRACKEN in Killington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Killington in 1881

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

ARMITSTEAD (17)  ASKEW (7)  ATKINSON (2)  BAINES (1)  BAINBRIDGE (1)  BIRTLE (1)  BOWMAN (1)  BRACKEN (11)  CAMPBELL (4)  CAMBALL (1)  CLARK (1)  CROWHURST (1)  AMES (9)  EDMONDSON (2)  FISHER (8)  FLEEMING (4)  GARDNER (1)  GIBSON (3)  GOTT (7)  GREENBANK (9)  GUNN (1)  HAMSON (1)  HOWARD (1)  JAMES (4)  KENDAL (10)  KENDALL (2)  LEIGHTON (1)  MASON (12)  MACHELL (7)  MC VAY (1)  METCALF (1)  MEDCALF (1)  MITCHELL (3)  MOHEALY (8)  MORPHETT (8)  NELSON (4)  PAISLEY (8)  PARK (3)  PARRATT (1)  PEARSON (1)  ROWLANDSON (8)  RICHARDSON (11)  RIDDING (4)  SCHOFIELD (4)  SEWARD (1)  SLACK (1)  SLATER (4)  STRICKLAND (5)  TODD (1)  TYSON (5)  WALLER (12)  WHITTFIELD (1)  WILLAN (3)  WOOF (10)  YEATES (2)  YOUNG (7)