1881 census place

Burnham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Burnham, 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

206 surnames are listed for Burnham, Somerset, covering 1,242 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Dyer, with 51 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Burnham

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	Dyer	51	1.42%	36.73x
2	Puddy	45	1.26%	1079.14x
3	Coombes	35	0.980%	91.31x
4	Butt	24	0.670%	51.90x
5	Pople	24	0.670%	325.64x
6	Arney	23	0.640%	744.34x
7	Emery	22	0.610%	28.10x
8	Woodman	22	0.610%	55.56x
9	Coombs	21	0.590%	34.65x
10	Daunton	20	0.560%	1639.34x
11	Board	17	0.470%	127.72x
12	Counsell	17	0.470%	190.58x
13	Hembry	17	0.470%	1478.26x
14	Coggan	14	0.390%	232.56x
15	Luke	14	0.390%	40.13x
16	Pitts	14	0.390%	38.07x
17	Popham	14	0.390%	169.49x
18	Pugsley	14	0.390%	126.81x
19	Collyer	13	0.360%	58.61x
20	Leaker	13	0.360%	517.93x
21	Rodd	13	0.360%	231.73x
22	Clapp	12	0.330%	89.96x
23	Court	12	0.330%	26.32x
24	Crandon	12	0.330%	759.49x
25	Randell	12	0.330%	53.64x
26	Sweet	12	0.330%	37.09x
27	Haggett	11	0.310%	205.61x
28	Merriott	11	0.310%	561.22x
29	Porch	11	0.310%	345.91x
30	Press	11	0.310%	106.49x
31	Way	11	0.310%	27.83x
32	Wynn	11	0.310%	35.39x
33	Yard	11	0.310%	256.41x
34	Caple	10	0.280%	241.55x
35	Durston	10	0.280%	148.59x
36	Gillard	10	0.280%	32.08x
37	Larcombe	10	0.280%	88.97x
38	Pavey	10	0.280%	65.23x
39	Ridout	10	0.280%	78.49x
40	Washer	10	0.280%	260.42x
41	Banwell	9	0.250%	169.81x
42	Burling	9	0.250%	136.16x
43	Came	9	0.250%	548.78x
44	Caswell	9	0.250%	51.78x
45	Farthing	9	0.250%	47.64x
46	Germon	9	0.250%	882.35x
47	Luxon	9	0.250%	339.62x
48	Patey	9	0.250%	112.08x
49	Slocombe	9	0.250%	78.40x
50	Toomer	9	0.250%	159.86x
51	Witcombe	9	0.250%	141.51x
52	Andow	8	0.220%	571.43x
53	Bodger	8	0.220%	154.74x
54	Bonny	8	0.220%	129.03x
55	Dowden	8	0.220%	102.04x
56	Facey	8	0.220%	114.78x
57	Francombe	8	0.220%	286.74x
58	Hamblin	8	0.220%	49.32x
59	Leader	8	0.220%	49.14x
60	Bawden	7	0.200%	38.95x
61	Boult	7	0.200%	118.04x
62	Brabner	7	0.200%	496.45x
63	Carp	7	0.200%	546.88x
64	Denner	7	0.200%	225.81x
65	Fear	7	0.200%	44.03x
66	Iley	7	0.200%	174.56x
67	Mulford	7	0.200%	179.95x
68	Peirce	7	0.200%	57.90x
69	Riggs	7	0.200%	58.58x
70	Trivett	7	0.200%	164.32x
71	Avent	6	0.170%	182.93x
72	Bellringer	6	0.170%	186.34x
73	Binning	6	0.170%	118.58x
74	Bodman	6	0.170%	114.29x
75	Denby	6	0.170%	40.27x
76	Hulbert	6	0.170%	30.49x
77	Keats	6	0.170%	76.34x
78	Kellaway	6	0.170%	78.02x
79	Kirton	6	0.170%	36.67x
80	Lancastle	6	0.170%	1176.47x
81	Lott	6	0.170%	43.38x
82	Mockridge	6	0.170%	192.93x
83	Newick	6	0.170%	352.94x
84	Prevost	6	0.170%	526.32x
85	Sperring	6	0.170%	105.45x
86	Tarr	6	0.170%	45.94x
87	Vowles	6	0.170%	34.82x
88	Bradbeer	5	0.140%	163.40x
89	Cantrill	5	0.140%	102.88x
90	Cheney	5	0.140%	45.41x
91	Clatworthy	5	0.140%	56.43x
92	Goodridge	5	0.140%	41.81x
93	Granville	5	0.140%	96.15x
94	Latcham	5	0.140%	277.78x
95	Luson	5	0.140%	757.58x
96	Robert	5	0.140%	28.52x
97	Sercombe	5	0.140%	93.28x
98	Tidball	5	0.140%	171.23x
99	Wide	5	0.140%	324.68x
100	Amesbury	4	0.110%	179.37x