1881 census place

Berkhampstead surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Berkhampstead, 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

257 surnames are listed for Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, covering 1,793 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Waterton, with 58 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Berkhampstead

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	Waterton	58	1.28%	856.72x
2	Pocock	50	1.10%	104.84x
3	Rance	45	0.990%	266.75x
4	Norris	43	0.950%	22.11x
5	Bedford	37	0.820%	34.44x
6	Norwood	35	0.770%	190.84x
7	Foskett	31	0.680%	292.18x
8	Redding	30	0.660%	157.40x
9	Tarbox	29	0.640%	1198.35x
10	Timson	28	0.620%	198.58x
11	Tompkins	24	0.530%	61.41x
12	Flint	23	0.510%	28.32x
13	Geary	22	0.490%	62.15x
14	Gudgin	22	0.490%	769.23x
15	Newell	22	0.490%	30.76x
16	Sear	22	0.490%	129.79x
17	Mead	21	0.460%	19.90x
18	Noah	21	0.460%	836.65x
19	Cannon	20	0.440%	24.40x
20	Duncombe	20	0.440%	175.90x
21	East	20	0.440%	28.41x
22	Winfield	20	0.440%	53.18x
23	Dwight	19	0.420%	437.79x
24	Sills	19	0.420%	133.61x
25	Curl	18	0.400%	204.55x
26	Batchelor	17	0.380%	22.14x
27	Dolling	17	0.380%	268.99x
28	Grace	17	0.380%	28.04x
29	Halsey	17	0.380%	87.31x
30	Holliday	17	0.380%	28.64x
31	Meek	17	0.380%	32.30x
32	Mothersole	17	0.380%	348.36x
33	Pitkin	17	0.380%	389.02x
34	Weedon	17	0.380%	80.72x
35	Dell	16	0.350%	60.29x
36	Gates	16	0.350%	22.82x
37	Gravestock	16	0.350%	356.35x
38	Potton	16	0.350%	284.70x
39	Hadaway	15	0.330%	282.49x
40	Holliman	14	0.310%	633.48x
41	Honour	14	0.310%	194.44x
42	Bunker	12	0.270%	65.83x
43	Lines	12	0.270%	24.98x
44	Brackley	11	0.240%	141.03x
45	Chennells	11	0.240%	504.59x
46	Chilton	11	0.240%	30.24x
47	Dealey	11	0.240%	410.45x
48	Burnham	10	0.220%	35.92x
49	Horwood	10	0.220%	46.58x
50	Richbell	10	0.220%	680.27x
51	Riddle	10	0.220%	26.62x
52	Conisbee	9	0.200%	633.80x
53	Goodyear	9	0.200%	37.55x
54	Goss	9	0.200%	22.83x
55	Marriot	9	0.200%	115.38x
56	Putman	9	0.200%	112.50x
57	Ripon	9	0.200%	900.00x
58	Rolph	9	0.200%	53.99x
59	Stapleton	9	0.200%	19.80x
60	Weeden	9	0.200%	96.36x
61	Wesley	9	0.200%	51.05x
62	Bartrum	8	0.180%	197.53x
63	Chaney	8	0.180%	84.57x
64	Collyer	8	0.180%	28.56x
65	Darnell	8	0.180%	61.92x
66	Garment	8	0.180%	490.80x
67	Harrowell	8	0.180%	333.33x
68	Land	8	0.180%	24.51x
69	Loosley	8	0.180%	250.78x
70	Margrave	8	0.180%	459.77x
71	Meagher	8	0.180%	297.40x
72	Philbey	8	0.180%	465.12x
73	Seabrook	8	0.180%	35.91x
74	Abbey	7	0.150%	42.09x
75	Bartram	7	0.150%	31.22x
76	Bignell	7	0.150%	38.44x
77	Brinkman	7	0.150%	321.10x
78	Clack	7	0.150%	38.89x
79	Coxhill	7	0.150%	251.80x
80	Delderfield	7	0.150%	288.07x
81	Dockerill	7	0.150%	202.31x
82	Frowd	7	0.150%	416.67x
83	Girdlestone	7	0.150%	125.90x
84	Heading	7	0.150%	231.79x
85	Ludlow	7	0.150%	29.59x
86	Marcham	7	0.150%	128.21x
87	Mardle	7	0.150%	225.08x
88	Presland	7	0.150%	120.69x
89	Birtchnell	6	0.130%	845.07x
90	Blyde	6	0.130%	285.71x
91	Capel	6	0.130%	44.74x
92	Castledine	6	0.130%	77.52x
93	Coulter	6	0.130%	26.40x
94	Elbourne	6	0.130%	384.62x
95	Final	6	0.130%	582.52x
96	Ginger	6	0.130%	72.20x
97	Kempster	6	0.130%	37.83x
98	Kingham	6	0.130%	36.52x
99	Laughton	6	0.130%	27.26x
100	Linge	6	0.130%	342.86x