1881 census place

Ashwell surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ashwell, Hertfordshire 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

72 surnames are listed for Ashwell, Hertfordshire, covering 920 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Waldock, with 98 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ashwell

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	Waldock	98	6.20%	3712.12x
2	Worboys	65	4.11%	2407.41x
3	Bryant	38	2.40%	56.25x
4	Huffer	36	2.28%	3185.84x
5	Covington	32	2.02%	1576.35x
6	Pack	30	1.90%	404.31x
7	Gentle	29	1.83%	556.62x
8	Pickett	28	1.77%	220.30x
9	Strickland	26	1.64%	206.19x
10	Winter	25	1.58%	44.59x
11	Harradine	23	1.45%	1040.72x
12	Goodchild	22	1.39%	143.14x
13	Christy	19	1.20%	568.86x
14	Westerman	19	1.20%	366.80x
15	Haylock	18	1.14%	417.63x
16	Picking	18	1.14%	1200.00x
17	Burr	17	1.08%	133.75x
18	Gillett	17	1.08%	101.86x
19	Westrope	17	1.08%	2125.00x
20	Bonfield	15	0.950%	515.46x
21	Briant	15	0.950%	348.03x
22	Adkins	14	0.890%	136.05x
23	Baily	14	0.890%	140.00x
24	Wake	14	0.890%	109.98x
25	Chalkley	13	0.820%	265.85x
26	Squires	13	0.820%	58.06x
27	Hollingsworth	12	0.760%	114.72x
28	Skerman	12	0.760%	6000.00x
29	Wilmott	11	0.700%	205.22x
30	Goss	10	0.630%	72.62x
31	Hankin	9	0.570%	185.57x
32	Malyan	9	0.570%	2195.12x
33	Merry	9	0.570%	76.21x
34	Walkden	9	0.570%	126.40x
35	Albon	8	0.510%	388.35x
36	Baulk	8	0.510%	1702.13x
37	Bonnett	8	0.510%	200.50x
38	Dover	8	0.510%	112.36x
39	Pettengell	8	0.510%	2000.00x
40	Sole	8	0.510%	218.58x
41	Flitton	7	0.440%	518.52x
42	Swinson	7	0.440%	460.53x
43	Tott	7	0.440%	1206.90x
44	Worland	7	0.440%	843.37x
45	Canfield	6	0.380%	329.67x
46	Dellar	6	0.380%	306.12x
47	Oyston	6	0.380%	461.54x
48	Winters	6	0.380%	89.55x
49	Barritt	5	0.320%	121.07x
50	Harridine	5	0.320%	1315.79x
51	Hyder	5	0.320%	301.20x
52	Kitchiner	5	0.320%	892.86x
53	Pinner	5	0.320%	127.55x
54	Withey	4	0.250%	100.25x
55	Albone	3	0.190%	214.29x
56	Clemens	3	0.190%	93.75x
57	Eversden	3	0.190%	697.67x
58	Lawman	3	0.190%	193.55x
59	Reavell	3	0.190%	588.24x
60	Sansbury	3	0.190%	508.47x
61	Desborough	2	0.130%	62.11x
62	Hoye	2	0.130%	178.57x
63	Jeeves	2	0.130%	67.80x
64	Oatley	2	0.130%	102.04x
65	Seaby	2	0.130%	253.16x
66	Backer	1	0.060%	111.11x
67	Bouskill	1	0.060%	212.77x
68	Cheesewright	1	0.060%	119.05x
69	Chuck	1	0.060%	107.53x
70	Gilland	1	0.060%	181.82x
71	Haye	1	0.060%	111.11x
72	Newel	1	0.060%	294.12x