1881 census place

Chard surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Chard, 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

310 surnames are listed for Chard, Somerset, covering 2,792 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Larcombe, with 102 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Chard

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	Larcombe	102	1.79%	571.11x
2	Hawker	60	1.05%	137.58x
3	Long	60	1.05%	16.24x
4	Hayball	57	1.00%	1298.41x
5	Aplin	49	0.860%	310.72x
6	Chick	40	0.700%	128.00x
7	Cornelius	38	0.670%	229.89x
8	Diment	35	0.610%	405.56x
9	Peadon	35	0.610%	1428.57x
10	Bragg	34	0.600%	72.96x
11	England	34	0.600%	28.97x
12	Hoskins	33	0.580%	59.40x
13	Spiller	33	0.580%	101.88x
14	Harbour	32	0.560%	217.39x
15	Trott	30	0.530%	80.15x
16	Webber	30	0.530%	17.24x
17	Broom	28	0.490%	39.87x
18	Hutchings	27	0.470%	25.22x
19	Hodge	26	0.460%	18.11x
20	Gillard	25	0.440%	50.47x
21	Guppy	25	0.440%	166.22x
22	Woodland	25	0.440%	86.48x
23	Dunster	24	0.420%	156.56x
24	Hallett	24	0.420%	34.24x
25	Beviss	23	0.400%	2371.13x
26	Denning	22	0.390%	100.69x
27	House	22	0.390%	29.68x
28	Huish	22	0.390%	255.22x
29	Bevis	21	0.370%	106.65x
30	Bowditch	21	0.370%	147.99x
31	Brewer	21	0.370%	13.90x
32	Chubb	21	0.370%	66.39x
33	Down	21	0.370%	30.70x
34	Fooks	21	0.370%	229.51x
35	Keetch	21	0.370%	945.95x
36	Love	21	0.370%	15.55x
37	Manning	21	0.370%	11.60x
38	Boyland	20	0.350%	393.70x
39	Elswood	20	0.350%	1369.86x
40	Hussey	20	0.350%	34.83x
41	Hecks	18	0.320%	1607.14x
42	Stoodley	18	0.320%	252.45x
43	Symes	18	0.320%	42.88x
44	Tutcher	18	0.320%	1040.46x
45	Broughton	17	0.300%	16.00x
46	Channing	17	0.300%	152.33x
47	Galpin	17	0.300%	129.77x
48	Hodder	17	0.300%	61.02x
49	Cuff	16	0.280%	72.04x
50	Notley	16	0.280%	150.80x
51	Passmore	16	0.280%	48.05x
52	Studley	16	0.280%	194.65x
53	Facey	15	0.260%	135.50x
54	Gawler	15	0.260%	380.71x
55	Grimster	15	0.260%	1063.83x
56	Pavey	15	0.260%	61.58x
57	Pidgeon	15	0.260%	79.20x
58	Sparks	15	0.260%	17.42x
59	Willmott	15	0.260%	42.02x
60	Beasley	14	0.250%	22.68x
61	Beer	14	0.250%	15.36x
62	Crouch	14	0.250%	18.33x
63	Genge	14	0.250%	260.22x
64	Heather	14	0.250%	46.27x
65	Macey	14	0.250%	44.67x
66	Wellman	14	0.250%	108.28x
67	Curwood	13	0.230%	329.95x
68	Follett	13	0.230%	99.46x
69	Land	13	0.230%	31.66x
70	Manley	13	0.230%	20.38x
71	Sibley	13	0.230%	28.33x
72	Sweetland	13	0.230%	178.08x
73	Case	12	0.210%	21.09x
74	Dolling	12	0.210%	150.94x
75	Hockey	12	0.210%	69.16x
76	Parris	12	0.210%	78.95x
77	Saint	12	0.210%	68.89x
78	Willey	12	0.210%	23.38x
79	Bale	11	0.190%	25.69x
80	Bart	11	0.190%	321.64x
81	Benjafield	11	0.190%	378.01x
82	Betty	11	0.190%	157.59x
83	Board	11	0.190%	52.01x
84	Buller	11	0.190%	59.14x
85	Chard	11	0.190%	34.18x
86	Dowell	11	0.190%	38.56x
87	Forward	11	0.190%	68.92x
88	Pinney	11	0.190%	138.36x
89	Scriven	11	0.190%	38.38x
90	Vickery	11	0.190%	26.62x
91	Bowyer	10	0.180%	16.10x
92	Holley	10	0.180%	47.66x
93	Langdon	10	0.180%	22.58x
94	Shiner	10	0.180%	156.49x
95	Snook	10	0.180%	24.87x
96	Tongue	10	0.180%	52.47x
97	Warry	10	0.180%	158.48x
98	Bear	9	0.160%	59.60x
99	Culverwell	9	0.160%	95.64x
100	Daw	9	0.160%	22.80x