1881 census county

Glamorgan surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Glamorgan in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

9,488 surnames are listed for Glamorgan, covering 455,631 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Robins, with 137 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Glamorgan

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
301	Robins	137	0.030%	1.27x
302	Edward	136	0.030%	2.88x
303	Jennings	136	0.030%	0.53x
304	Page	136	0.030%	0.33x
305	Quick	136	0.030%	2.39x
306	Wall	136	0.030%	0.76x
307	Alexander	135	0.030%	0.50x
308	Burke	135	0.030%	0.90x
309	Gill	135	0.030%	0.38x
310	Guy	135	0.030%	1.21x
311	Gwynne	135	0.030%	10.58x
312	Rice	135	0.030%	0.85x
313	Barnes	134	0.030%	0.22x
314	Hale	133	0.030%	0.73x
315	Sheppard	133	0.030%	0.75x
316	Simpson	133	0.030%	0.15x
317	Casey	132	0.030%	1.76x
318	Robert	132	0.030%	5.31x
319	Weeks	132	0.030%	1.21x
320	Beavan	130	0.030%	6.54x
321	Beddoe	130	0.030%	14.44x
322	Edmonds	130	0.030%	1.34x
323	Jeremiah	130	0.030%	22.25x
324	Pope	130	0.030%	0.74x
325	Floyd	129	0.030%	2.67x
326	Wiltshire	128	0.030%	1.89x
327	Winter	128	0.030%	0.71x
328	Jordan	127	0.030%	0.57x
329	Lang	126	0.020%	1.11x
330	Coombs	125	0.020%	1.45x
331	Drew	125	0.020%	0.93x
332	Hutchings	125	0.020%	1.31x
333	Jewell	125	0.020%	2.34x
334	Kent	125	0.020%	0.58x
335	Moss	125	0.020%	0.40x
336	Nichols	125	0.020%	0.75x
337	Woods	125	0.020%	0.39x
338	Coughlin	124	0.020%	14.69x
339	Sheen	123	0.020%	3.62x
340	Wilcox	122	0.020%	1.27x
341	Anderson	121	0.020%	0.12x
342	Stephen	121	0.020%	1.36x
343	Gardner	120	0.020%	0.35x
344	Jacob	120	0.020%	3.03x
345	Kemp	120	0.020%	0.43x
346	Morley	120	0.020%	0.59x
347	Pugsley	120	0.020%	7.66x
348	Callaghan	119	0.020%	2.07x
349	Parfitt	119	0.020%	3.20x
350	Simons	119	0.020%	1.77x
351	Gammon	118	0.020%	4.31x
352	Reardon	116	0.020%	5.21x
353	Hodge	114	0.020%	0.89x
354	Newton	114	0.020%	0.29x
355	Randall	114	0.020%	0.72x
356	Brewer	113	0.020%	0.84x
357	Christopher	113	0.020%	3.78x
358	Pratt	113	0.020%	0.39x
359	Cotter	112	0.020%	5.81x
360	Hutchins	112	0.020%	2.18x
361	Merchant	111	0.020%	3.24x
362	Norris	111	0.020%	0.51x
363	Garrett	110	0.020%	0.95x
364	Probert	110	0.020%	2.74x
365	Simmons	110	0.020%	0.53x
366	Gower	109	0.020%	2.04x
367	Wallace	109	0.020%	0.31x
368	Evan	108	0.020%	18.59x
369	Groves	108	0.020%	0.76x
370	Emanuel	107	0.020%	10.96x
371	Rose	107	0.020%	0.28x
372	Picton	106	0.020%	6.12x
373	Welch	106	0.020%	0.59x
374	Woodward	106	0.020%	0.42x
375	Hitchings	105	0.020%	6.68x
376	Sweet	105	0.020%	2.29x
377	Burnell	104	0.020%	3.41x
378	Gething	104	0.020%	12.65x
379	Prothero	104	0.020%	11.47x
380	Yorath	104	0.020%	42.83x
381	Bale	103	0.020%	2.69x
382	Cronin	103	0.020%	5.62x
383	Huxtable	103	0.020%	4.64x
384	Robertson	103	0.020%	0.12x
385	Farr	102	0.020%	1.35x
386	Potter	102	0.020%	0.31x
387	Roper	102	0.020%	0.96x
388	Sheehan	102	0.020%	8.18x
389	Blackmore	101	0.020%	1.38x
390	Gwyn	101	0.020%	24.27x
391	Manning	101	0.020%	0.62x
392	Wills	101	0.020%	0.66x
393	Frances	100	0.020%	3.12x
394	Gay	100	0.020%	1.48x
395	Heard	100	0.020%	1.85x
396	Kennedy	100	0.020%	0.33x
397	Millward	100	0.020%	1.75x
398	Deere	99	0.020%	35.98x
399	Lambert	99	0.020%	0.36x
400	Richardson	99	0.020%	0.11x