Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Middle, Worcestershire

North Middle 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
HEMING248.66437,272.73
BAYLISS165.7762457.14
WAKEFIELD165.7762322.58
COOK155.415227.26
BALLARD124.3321288.46
MOORE113.971119.86
HARRIS113.971115.63
SMITH113.97112.81
HARRISON103.610116.26
JONES103.61013.19
ROSE82.888138.95
BROOKES82.8881122.89
WHEELER82.888147.85
TOMBS62.1661431.65
BLAKEMAN51.8051617.28
MOOR51.8051128.87
KILBY41.4440256.41
OSBORNE41.444030.26
HARTLE41.4440952.38
OSBORN41.444069.44
HEYWOOD41.444072.60
COTTRILL31.0830545.45
DAVIS31.08304.93
WORMINGTON20.72201,666.67
GOULD20.722019.98
TOMLINSON20.722015.66
FARMAN20.7220384.62
WARD20.72203.31
MALIN20.7220217.39
PITCHER10.361046.51
WATERS10.36108.98
HOPKINS10.36106.00
CANNING10.361050.76
BEST10.361013.40
WILSON10.36100.79
HILL10.36101.42
RAWLINS10.361062.11
HANDS10.361035.97
JACQUES10.361042.55
CLARK10.36101.20

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HEMING7,272.73248.6643
WORMINGTON1,666.6720.7220
HARTLE952.3841.4440
BLAKEMAN617.2851.8051
COTTRILL545.4531.0830
BAYLISS457.14165.7762
TOMBS431.6562.1661
FARMAN384.6220.7220
WAKEFIELD322.58165.7762
BALLARD288.46124.3321
KILBY256.4141.4440
MALIN217.3920.7220
MOOR128.8751.8051
BROOKES122.8982.8881
HEYWOOD72.6041.4440
OSBORN69.4441.4440
RAWLINS62.1110.3610
CANNING50.7610.3610
WHEELER47.8582.8881
PITCHER46.5110.3610
JACQUES42.5510.3610
ROSE38.9582.8881
HANDS35.9710.3610
OSBORNE30.2641.4440
COOK27.26155.4152
GOULD19.9820.7220
MOORE19.86113.9711
HARRISON16.26103.6101
TOMLINSON15.6620.7220
HARRIS15.63113.9711
BEST13.4010.3610
WATERS8.9810.3610
HOPKINS6.0010.3610
DAVIS4.9331.0830
WARD3.3120.7220
JONES3.19103.6101
SMITH2.81113.9711
HILL1.4210.3610
CLARK1.2010.3610
WILSON0.7910.3610

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 24 people called HEMING in North Middle 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 8.6643 in North Middle means that 8.6643% of the people in North Middle on census day were called HEMING.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HEMING 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 HEMING 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 HEMING 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 HEMING here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,272.73 in North Middle means that you are 7,272.73 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HEMING in North Middle than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in North Middle in 1881

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

ALLCHURCH (7)  BALLARD (12)  BAYLISS (16)  BEST (1)  BLAKEMAN (5)  BOTHERIDGE (2)  BROOKES (8)  CANNING (1)  CARELESS (2)  CHESTERTON (1)  CLARK (1)  COCKBILL (1)  COOK (15)  COTTRILL (3)  DAVIS (3)  FARMAN (2)  GOULD (2)  HANDS (1)  HARRIS (11)  HARRISON (10)  HARTLE (4)  HEMING (24)  HENUNY (1)  HERNONG (1)  HEYWOOD (4)  HILL (1)  HOPKINS (1)  JACQUES (1)  JONES (10)  KILBY (4)  LIDSEY (5)  MALIN (2)  MOOR (5)  MOORE (11)  OSBORN (4)  OSBORNE (4)  PITCHER (1)  RIMELL (4)  ROSE (8)  RAWLINS (1)  SHEPPEY (5)  SMITH (11)  THORNETT (10)  TIDMARSH (12)  TOMBS (6)  TOMLINSON (2)  VARENDER (1)  WAKEFIELD (16)  WARD (2)  WATERS (1)  WHEELER (8)  WILSON (1)  WORMINGTON (2)