1881 census place

Brompton Regis surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Brompton Regis, Somerset 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

28 surnames are listed for Brompton Regis, Somerset, covering 163 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is How, with 32 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Brompton Regis

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	How	32	6.25%	958.08x
2	Purchase	11	2.15%	625.00x
3	Sydenham	11	2.15%	1028.04x
4	Pearse	10	1.95%	183.49x
5	Tarr	10	1.95%	534.76x
6	Takle	9	1.76%	9000.00x
7	Tout	9	1.76%	1046.51x
8	Ridler	8	1.56%	629.92x
9	Broadribb	6	1.17%	3750.00x
10	Govier	6	1.17%	600.00x
11	Hepper	6	1.17%	1578.95x
12	Hookins	6	1.17%	4000.00x
13	Tudball	6	1.17%	1764.71x
14	Vellacott	6	1.17%	3000.00x
15	Wensley	6	1.17%	659.34x
16	Forgan	4	0.780%	784.31x
17	Herniman	3	0.590%	1200.00x
18	Catford	2	0.390%	909.09x
19	Quartley	2	0.390%	1052.63x
20	Vesey	2	0.390%	465.12x
21	Bindon	1	0.200%	196.08x
22	Coast	1	0.200%	333.33x
23	Couling	1	0.200%	172.41x
24	Evett	1	0.200%	277.78x
25	Lyddon	1	0.200%	178.57x
26	Lydon	1	0.200%	232.56x
27	Takel	1	0.200%	1250.00x
28	Yeandle	1	0.200%	344.83x