1881 census place

Alton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Alton, Hampshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

245 surnames are listed for Alton, Hampshire, covering 1,747 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Knight, with 104 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Alton

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Knight	104	2.30%	18.69x
2	Andrews	74	1.64%	17.11x
3	Trimmer	39	0.860%	437.71x
4	Warner	35	0.780%	21.27x
5	Bone	31	0.690%	37.06x
6	Christmas	31	0.690%	127.36x
7	Finden	31	0.690%	2012.99x
8	Stacey	30	0.660%	29.61x
9	Beagley	28	0.620%	370.86x
10	Corps	28	0.620%	547.95x
11	Holloway	26	0.580%	18.81x
12	Carpenter	25	0.550%	16.15x
13	Gates	24	0.530%	34.34x
14	Spiers	24	0.530%	64.60x
15	Ames	20	0.440%	64.37x
16	Hockley	19	0.420%	78.06x
17	Merrett	18	0.400%	65.31x
18	Poulter	18	0.400%	53.64x
19	Tull	18	0.400%	165.59x
20	Benwell	17	0.380%	257.97x
21	Osgood	17	0.380%	296.17x
22	Pink	17	0.380%	57.20x
23	Winkworth	17	0.380%	183.78x
24	Vince	16	0.350%	58.59x
25	Manger	15	0.330%	271.25x
26	Marlow	15	0.330%	28.30x
27	Paine	15	0.330%	24.14x
28	Withers	15	0.330%	20.27x
29	Binsted	14	0.310%	927.15x
30	Booker	14	0.310%	25.89x
31	Chalcraft	14	0.310%	310.42x
32	Doe	14	0.310%	64.84x
33	Earl	14	0.310%	23.72x
34	Whitear	14	0.310%	380.43x
35	Wiltshire	14	0.310%	23.25x
36	Munday	13	0.290%	24.62x
37	Reading	13	0.290%	37.25x
38	Brambley	12	0.270%	731.71x
39	Clement	12	0.270%	26.40x
40	Clinker	12	0.270%	789.47x
41	Kinge	12	0.270%	497.93x
42	Lush	12	0.270%	66.26x
43	Murrant	12	0.270%	662.98x
44	Tomlin	12	0.270%	29.73x
45	Trimming	12	0.270%	731.71x
46	Ventham	12	0.270%	355.03x
47	Bridgen	11	0.240%	235.55x
48	Browse	11	0.240%	345.91x
49	Crispin	11	0.240%	112.47x
50	Elles	11	0.240%	359.48x
51	Pickett	11	0.240%	30.33x
52	Poore	11	0.240%	131.74x
53	Smithers	11	0.240%	45.08x
54	Crowley	10	0.220%	34.36x
55	Goodger	10	0.220%	111.86x
56	Hankin	10	0.220%	72.20x
57	Newport	10	0.220%	43.54x
58	Varndell	10	0.220%	254.45x
59	Gillian	9	0.200%	569.62x
60	Gunner	9	0.200%	60.77x
61	Pearman	9	0.200%	41.65x
62	Tune	9	0.200%	158.73x
63	Wateridge	9	0.200%	633.80x
64	Chase	8	0.180%	31.73x
65	Dicker	8	0.180%	45.25x
66	Farthing	8	0.180%	33.64x
67	Fosbury	8	0.180%	740.74x
68	Newland	8	0.180%	29.60x
69	Ruffell	8	0.180%	89.09x
70	Ruffle	8	0.180%	113.15x
71	Silver	8	0.180%	30.97x
72	Steven	8	0.180%	23.40x
73	Tovey	8	0.180%	30.25x
74	Wort	8	0.180%	103.09x
75	Bank	7	0.160%	162.41x
76	Brier	7	0.160%	93.46x
77	Cranstone	7	0.160%	247.35x
78	Meaton	7	0.160%	437.50x
79	Mussell	7	0.160%	113.82x
80	Peskett	7	0.160%	117.85x
81	Pond	7	0.160%	31.99x
82	Row	7	0.160%	30.16x
83	Sherfield	7	0.160%	1060.61x
84	Stoodley	7	0.160%	123.89x
85	Vidler	7	0.160%	51.55x
86	Wyeth	7	0.160%	101.60x
87	Beadman	6	0.130%	272.73x
88	Caesar	6	0.130%	199.34x
89	Core	6	0.130%	93.90x
90	Dowdle	6	0.130%	255.32x
91	Gatehouse	6	0.130%	59.94x
92	Gostelow	6	0.130%	331.49x
93	Jubb	6	0.130%	26.56x
94	Knivett	6	0.130%	571.43x
95	Larmer	6	0.130%	526.32x
96	Lasham	6	0.130%	346.82x
97	Loe	6	0.130%	188.09x
98	Raffle	6	0.130%	288.46x
99	Tigg	6	0.130%	319.15x
100	Barnsley	5	0.110%	28.23x