1881 census place

Ashton On Mersey surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ashton On Mersey, Cheshire 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

156 surnames are listed for Ashton On Mersey, Cheshire, covering 917 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Royle, with 42 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ashton On Mersey

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	Royle	42	1.26%	95.76x
2	Derbyshire	39	1.17%	112.20x
3	Kelsall	33	0.990%	196.66x
4	Hayman	32	0.960%	125.84x
5	Brundrett	26	0.780%	762.46x
6	Whitelegg	26	0.780%	712.33x
7	Renshaw	25	0.750%	79.26x
8	Aldred	22	0.660%	76.84x
9	Hamnett	22	0.660%	422.26x
10	Midwinter	21	0.630%	423.39x
11	Hodcroft	18	0.540%	2117.65x
12	Cookson	17	0.510%	43.25x
13	Millett	17	0.510%	128.40x
14	Penny	15	0.450%	25.28x
15	Oakes	14	0.420%	29.00x
16	Brownhill	13	0.390%	111.30x
17	Crighton	13	0.390%	98.19x
18	Higson	13	0.390%	60.98x
19	Tyers	13	0.390%	121.61x
20	Worrall	13	0.390%	30.67x
21	Coppock	12	0.360%	172.17x
22	Budge	11	0.330%	64.71x
23	Aldcroft	10	0.300%	225.23x
24	Kinder	10	0.300%	71.48x
25	Abercrombie	9	0.270%	153.32x
26	Coulter	9	0.270%	53.76x
27	Hannam	9	0.270%	88.15x
28	Ollerenshaw	9	0.270%	114.21x
29	Pitman	9	0.270%	29.58x
30	Alcroft	8	0.240%	701.75x
31	Carswell	8	0.240%	65.63x
32	Moate	8	0.240%	322.58x
33	Peers	8	0.240%	41.13x
34	Adshead	7	0.210%	48.24x
35	Gilson	7	0.210%	67.70x
36	Gresty	7	0.210%	85.78x
37	Randle	7	0.210%	25.06x
38	Wallworth	7	0.210%	223.64x
39	Ashbrook	6	0.180%	196.08x
40	Aughton	6	0.180%	215.83x
41	Blain	6	0.180%	51.81x
42	Boote	6	0.180%	114.50x
43	Bowling	6	0.180%	48.74x
44	Bradburn	6	0.180%	45.18x
45	Covell	6	0.180%	112.36x
46	Falkner	6	0.180%	52.91x
47	Goodier	6	0.180%	50.34x
48	Hudon	6	0.180%	2222.22x
49	Marsland	6	0.180%	30.88x
50	Rowbotham	6	0.180%	36.70x
51	Ryde	6	0.180%	202.70x
52	Southward	6	0.180%	85.96x
53	Tonge	6	0.180%	28.26x
54	Bellhouse	5	0.150%	140.06x
55	Bracegirdle	5	0.150%	59.17x
56	Bryer	5	0.150%	124.38x
57	Danson	5	0.150%	67.11x
58	Druce	5	0.150%	58.00x
59	Popplewell	5	0.150%	45.79x
60	Randles	5	0.150%	66.40x
61	Royles	5	0.150%	259.07x
62	Skerratt	5	0.150%	165.56x
63	Blakemore	4	0.120%	28.11x
64	Bossom	4	0.120%	205.13x
65	Brick	4	0.120%	88.11x
66	Burgen	4	0.120%	239.52x
67	Colthorpe	4	0.120%	347.83x
68	Courtis	4	0.120%	172.41x
69	Dobbins	4	0.120%	66.56x
70	Edminson	4	0.120%	392.16x
71	Fielden	4	0.120%	20.58x
72	Higginbotham	4	0.120%	46.46x
73	Kilvert	4	0.120%	238.10x
74	Press	4	0.120%	41.62x
75	Pryse	4	0.120%	223.46x
76	Roache	4	0.120%	193.24x
77	Rooker	4	0.120%	128.21x
78	Shorrocks	4	0.120%	91.12x
79	Tennison	4	0.120%	243.90x
80	Timperly	4	0.120%	357.14x
81	Birkenhead	3	0.090%	123.97x
82	Blenkhorn	3	0.090%	163.04x
83	Bonsall	3	0.090%	48.54x
84	Greenough	3	0.090%	35.63x
85	Hammon	3	0.090%	82.64x
86	Hever	3	0.090%	517.24x
87	Heyworth	3	0.090%	19.52x
88	Irlam	3	0.090%	63.56x
89	Longshaw	3	0.090%	51.55x
90	Shiers	3	0.090%	121.95x
91	Stavert	3	0.090%	201.34x
92	Wolfendale	3	0.090%	111.52x
93	Allonby	2	0.060%	100.00x
94	Beetham	2	0.060%	36.10x
95	Calderbank	2	0.060%	26.49x
96	Chisnall	2	0.060%	33.67x
97	Cockshoot	2	0.060%	125.00x
98	Crickett	2	0.060%	253.16x
99	Druett	2	0.060%	256.41x
100	Hannett	2	0.060%	243.90x