1881 census place

Birch surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Birch, Essex 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 Birch, Essex, covering 293 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Goody, with 22 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Birch

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	Goody	22	2.33%	808.82x
2	Everitt	21	2.22%	265.15x
3	Sheldrick	20	2.12%	1058.20x
4	Bumby	16	1.69%	1975.31x
5	Whybrow	15	1.59%	815.22x
6	Polley	14	1.48%	562.25x
7	Lappage	12	1.27%	2142.86x
8	Partner	12	1.27%	1643.84x
9	Hayhoe	11	1.16%	1122.45x
10	Norfolk	11	1.16%	421.46x
11	Fairhead	10	1.06%	558.66x
12	Seabrook	10	1.06%	215.05x
13	Auger	9	0.950%	526.32x
14	Juniper	9	0.950%	502.79x
15	Wadley	9	0.950%	491.80x
16	Sach	8	0.850%	666.67x
17	Digby	7	0.740%	142.86x
18	Burrells	6	0.630%	1714.29x
19	Faircloth	6	0.630%	588.24x
20	Nice	6	0.630%	269.06x
21	Thorrington	6	0.630%	1875.00x
22	Braybrook	5	0.530%	274.73x
23	Gooday	5	0.530%	781.25x
24	Wire	5	0.530%	892.86x
25	Blomfield	4	0.420%	174.67x
26	Fairs	4	0.420%	322.58x
27	Hutley	4	0.420%	300.75x
28	Cansdale	3	0.320%	517.24x
29	Cranfield	3	0.320%	129.31x
30	Garrad	3	0.320%	186.34x
31	Emily	2	0.210%	1333.33x
32	Gibling	2	0.210%	465.12x
33	Playle	2	0.210%	125.00x
34	Polly	2	0.210%	281.69x
35	Royce	2	0.210%	121.95x
36	Rusher	2	0.210%	571.43x
37	Bewers	1	0.110%	454.55x
38	Bindley	1	0.110%	135.14x
39	Hyam	1	0.110%	67.11x
40	Micklefield	1	0.110%	370.37x
41	Roofe	1	0.110%	250.00x