Top surnames from the 1881 census in Eckington, Worcestershire

Eckington is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Worcestershire

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
ROBERTS355.185213.78
TAYLOR192.81484.40
JONES192.81482.49
SMITH162.37041.68
CULL131.9259386.90
COOPER131.92597.92
MITCHELL131.92599.49
RUSSELL131.925915.78
MOORE121.77788.89
LEWIS121.77786.76
DAVIS111.62967.42
NASH111.629635.35
LOXLEY101.4815806.45
MEREDITH101.481573.31
WELCH101.481542.12
GARDENER101.481582.58
COOK101.48157.46
BERWICK91.3333330.88
HANCOX91.3333175.10
FIRKINS91.33331,525.42
DAY91.333314.16
VERNON81.185272.01
ALLARD81.1852337.55
WHITE81.18523.69
GLOVER71.037024.32
HOLMES71.03708.52
EMMS60.8889235.29
DOBBS60.8889131.58
NICHOLLS60.888917.02
PRICE60.88895.08
WEAVER60.888934.17
HALLING60.88891,000.00
PASSEY60.8889413.79
THORNTON60.888917.68
HAWKER60.8889116.05
GLANVILLE50.7407180.51
HOLLAND50.740710.41
EVERITT50.740788.34
DEE50.7407216.45
REECE50.740784.75
PERKS50.740771.12
MARTIN50.74073.01
RICKETTS50.740776.34
WEDGEWOOD50.7407806.45
SLATER50.740712.23
VINER40.5926182.65
MILES40.592610.04
KEY40.592642.96
ISMAY40.5926571.43
POWELL40.59264.75

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FIRKINS1,525.4291.3333
HALLING1,000.0060.8889
LOXLEY806.45101.4815
WEDGEWOOD806.4550.7407
ISMAY571.4340.5926
PASSEY413.7960.8889
CULL386.90131.9259
ALLARD337.5581.1852
BERWICK330.8891.3333
COLLY277.7810.1481
GODARD270.2710.1481
EMMS235.2960.8889
BOLDING217.3910.1481
DEE216.4550.7407
VINER182.6540.5926
GLANVILLE180.5150.7407
HANCOX175.1091.3333
DOBBS131.5860.8889
HAWKER116.0560.8889
ALBERT96.1510.1481
EVERITT88.3450.7407
REECE84.7550.7407
GARDENER82.58101.4815
ABLE78.7410.1481
RICKETTS76.3450.7407
MEREDITH73.31101.4815
VERNON72.0181.1852
PERKS71.1250.7407
MURREY54.6410.1481
SPRAGG52.3610.1481
PEART52.0820.2963
PHELPS44.7830.4444
PANTER43.6710.1481
KEY42.9640.5926
BAYLIS42.3730.4444
WELCH42.12101.4815
PHIPPS40.0440.5926
MOWBRAY35.5910.1481
NASH35.35111.6296
TROTMAN35.2110.1481
WEAVER34.1760.8889
NEW33.8420.2963
HOLDER33.0830.4444
HAMPTON28.1430.4444
HOY25.7710.1481
GLOVER24.3271.0370
RIPLEY22.4210.1481
STOKER21.8310.1481
PARISH19.2120.2963
THORNTON17.6860.8889

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called FIRKINS in Eckington 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 1.3333 in Eckington means that 1.3333% of the people in Eckington on census day were called FIRKINS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FIRKINS 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 FIRKINS 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 FIRKINS 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 FIRKINS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,525.42 in Eckington means that you are 1,525.42 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FIRKINS in Eckington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Eckington in 1881

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

ABLE (1)  ALBERT (1)  ALLARD (8)  AMERY (2)  AMPLET (1)  ANDREWS (1)  APPERLEY (1)  APPELBEE (7)  ARCHER (2)  ASHWIN (8)  BARNES (1)  BARTLETT (1)  BERWICK (9)  BASEVI (1)  BAYLISS (1)  BAYLIS (3)  BEARD (3)  BOLDING (1)  BOWEN (1)  BOWNES (1)  BRADLEY (3)  BROMAGE (6)  BROTHERIDGE (1)  BROWNE (2)  CARELESS (1)  CHAMBERLAIN (1)  COLLY (1)  COOK (10)  COOPER (13)  COPE (1)  COTTRELL (1)  CUBBERLEY (4)  CULL (13)  DAVIS (11)  DAY (9)  DEE (5)  DIAPER (22)  DOBBS (6)  DRINKWATER (1)  DRIVER (1)  EMMES (1)  EMMS (6)  EVANS (2)  EVERISS (1)  EVERITT (5)  FARLEY (1)  FIRKINS (9)  FORD (3)  FOWLER (3)  FRANKLIN (1)  FRYER (1)  GARDENER (10)  GIBBS (1)  GITTUS (1)  GLANVILLE (5)  GLOVER (7)  GODARD (1)  GREEN (1)  GRIFFITHS (1)  HALLING (6)  HAMPTON (3)  HANCOX (9)  HARRIS (3)  HAWKER (6)  HINETT (14)  HOLDER (3)  HOLLAND (5)  HOLMES (7)  HOWELL (3)  HOY (1)  HUNT (1)  ISMAY (4)  JAMES (3)  JEYNES (4)  JEYNS (1)  JELF (2)  JENNENS (6)  JONES (19)  KEY (4)  KNIGHT (1)  LEE (1)  LEONARD (1)  LEWIS (12)  LAIGHT (1)  LONG (1)  LOXLEY (10)  MENCE (9)  MARTIN (5)  MEAKINS (4)  MEREDITH (10)  MILES (4)  MITCHELL (13)  MOORE (12)  MOWBREY (3)  MOWBRAY (1)  MURREY (1)  MUSTOW (3)  NASH (11)  NEW (2)  NEWMAN (2)  NICHOLLS (6)  NICHOLSON (1)  PASSEY (6)  PANTER (1)  PEACEY (2)  PALMER (1)  PANTING (5)  PARISH (2)  PEART (2)  PERKS (5)  PHELPS (3)  PHIPPS (4)  POWELL (4)  PRICE (6)  PROCTOR (2)  REECE (5)  REEVES (2)  RICKETTS (5)  RIPLEY (1)  ROBERTS (35)  RUSSELL (13)  SIMONS (1)  SHILTON (6)  SLATER (5)  SMITH (16)  SMITHIN (4)  SPRAGG (1)  STEPHENS (4)  STOKER (1)  TAYLOR (19)  THOMAS (2)  THORNTON (6)  TROTMAN (1)  TROUTON (2)  TURBILL (1)  TURNER (2)  VERNON (8)  VINER (4)  WALL (3)  WALTERS (1)  WATSON (3)  WATTS (1)  WEAVER (6)  WEDGEWOOD (5)  WELCH (10)  WHEATLEY (1)  WHEELER (4)  WHITE (8)  YOUNG (2)