1881 census place

Avebury surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Avebury, Wiltshire 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

41 surnames are listed for Avebury, Wiltshire, covering 290 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Chivers, with 37 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Avebury

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	Chivers	37	5.10%	578.13x
2	Goddard	33	4.55%	113.05x
3	Ash	21	2.89%	175.15x
4	Foard	18	2.48%	2812.50x
5	Deacon	17	2.34%	137.88x
6	Pierce	17	2.34%	159.33x
7	Robbinson	16	2.20%	5714.29x
8	Shipway	9	1.24%	671.64x
9	Titcombe	8	1.10%	963.86x
10	Cowdrey	7	0.960%	1093.75x
11	Murkin	7	0.960%	1555.56x
12	Pinniger	7	0.960%	1794.87x
13	Caswell	6	0.830%	170.45x
14	Goddin	6	0.830%	2400.00x
15	Kemm	6	0.830%	4000.00x
16	Kempton	6	0.830%	287.08x
17	Prictor	6	0.830%	5000.00x
18	Fishlock	5	0.690%	458.72x
19	Maslin	5	0.690%	324.68x
20	Pinchin	5	0.690%	505.05x
21	Tilly	5	0.690%	225.23x
22	Neate	4	0.550%	199.01x
23	Sloper	4	0.550%	305.34x
24	Tibble	4	0.550%	540.54x
25	Woolcott	4	0.550%	400.00x
26	Moulding	3	0.410%	171.43x
27	Wentworth	3	0.410%	218.98x
28	Annetts	2	0.280%	202.02x
29	Beechey	2	0.280%	215.05x
30	Nutley	2	0.280%	190.48x
31	Reaves	2	0.280%	333.33x
32	Rebbeck	2	0.280%	512.82x
33	Swanborough	2	0.280%	800.00x
34	Titcomb	2	0.280%	253.16x
35	Akerman	1	0.140%	95.24x
36	Cowderoy	1	0.140%	500.00x
37	Fairfield	1	0.140%	112.36x
38	Fogwell	1	0.140%	434.78x
39	Freeth	1	0.140%	64.10x
40	Indge	1	0.140%	588.24x
41	Rasey	1	0.140%	476.19x