1881 census place

Cheddar surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cheddar, 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

117 surnames are listed for Cheddar, Somerset, covering 863 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Pavey, with 62 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cheddar

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	Pavey	62	2.62%	612.65x
2	Jefferies	48	2.03%	183.21x
3	Reeves	38	1.61%	39.21x
4	Star	33	1.39%	1625.62x
5	Ham	29	1.23%	163.20x
6	Lukins	27	1.14%	1914.89x
7	Binning	21	0.890%	628.74x
8	Card	21	0.890%	151.41x
9	Weeks	20	0.850%	39.49x
10	Durbin	19	0.800%	426.01x
11	Gilling	18	0.760%	432.69x
12	Heale	17	0.720%	298.25x
13	Isgar	17	0.720%	1531.53x
14	Masters	17	0.720%	38.79x
15	Spratt	17	0.720%	129.18x
16	Brice	16	0.680%	81.97x
17	Heal	16	0.680%	127.09x
18	Hewlett	15	0.630%	101.56x
19	Sargent	15	0.630%	41.16x
20	Stock	15	0.630%	50.95x
21	Tyley	14	0.590%	1076.92x
22	Branch	13	0.550%	107.44x
23	Dibble	12	0.510%	176.21x
24	Dove	12	0.510%	44.35x
25	Rossiter	12	0.510%	80.54x
26	Standfield	12	0.510%	851.06x
27	Alsop	11	0.460%	104.27x
28	Hallet	11	0.460%	385.96x
29	Bessant	9	0.380%	190.27x
30	Gold	9	0.380%	66.86x
31	Merrick	9	0.380%	51.28x
32	Row	9	0.380%	73.95x
33	Treasure	9	0.380%	263.16x
34	Vowles	9	0.380%	79.16x
35	Banwell	8	0.340%	228.57x
36	Salvage	8	0.340%	318.73x
37	Burrington	7	0.300%	777.78x
38	Churches	7	0.300%	445.86x
39	Durston	7	0.300%	157.66x
40	Filer	7	0.300%	143.15x
41	Venn	7	0.300%	65.18x
42	Banbury	6	0.250%	106.57x
43	Bryne	6	0.250%	160.43x
44	Dare	6	0.250%	58.71x
45	Hembury	6	0.250%	681.82x
46	Hickes	6	0.250%	594.06x
47	Hollier	6	0.250%	128.21x
48	Budgett	5	0.210%	467.29x
49	Crees	5	0.210%	138.12x
50	Hardwidge	5	0.210%	431.03x
51	Jinnings	5	0.210%	2777.78x
52	Wride	5	0.210%	202.43x
53	Bagg	4	0.170%	96.85x
54	Beacham	4	0.170%	60.61x
55	Handcock	4	0.170%	72.86x
56	Hanger	4	0.170%	167.36x
57	Neads	4	0.170%	396.04x
58	Parslow	4	0.170%	78.28x
59	Selvey	4	0.170%	294.12x
60	Tutton	4	0.170%	87.91x
61	Allford	3	0.130%	180.72x
62	Baley	3	0.130%	136.99x
63	Beadon	3	0.130%	238.10x
64	Bisgrove	3	0.130%	241.94x
65	Caseley	3	0.130%	154.64x
66	Chinnick	3	0.130%	666.67x
67	Gummer	3	0.130%	105.63x
68	Hardacre	3	0.130%	53.48x
69	Keel	3	0.130%	64.10x
70	Rowden	3	0.130%	52.82x
71	Barkla	2	0.080%	714.29x
72	Berkeley	2	0.080%	115.61x
73	Boyt	2	0.080%	93.90x
74	Durban	2	0.080%	121.95x
75	Parsloe	2	0.080%	133.33x
76	Peddle	2	0.080%	109.89x
77	Perriam	2	0.080%	136.99x
78	Pople	2	0.080%	41.07x
79	Shepstone	2	0.080%	145.99x
80	Timewell	2	0.080%	149.25x
81	Addicott	1	0.040%	30.67x
82	Aggett	1	0.040%	36.23x
83	Athay	1	0.040%	303.03x
84	Benjafield	1	0.040%	82.64x
85	Besley	1	0.040%	28.74x
86	Blampied	1	0.040%	33.22x
87	Brayley	1	0.040%	39.37x
88	Brome	1	0.040%	250.00x
89	Cleves	1	0.040%	196.08x
90	Cockrane	1	0.040%	38.61x
91	Cotterall	1	0.040%	62.11x
92	Ducket	1	0.040%	82.64x
93	Fairbrass	1	0.040%	42.55x
94	Flook	1	0.040%	19.38x
95	Gad	1	0.040%	227.27x
96	Hillard	1	0.040%	28.25x
97	Kenn	1	0.040%	112.36x
98	Kidwell	1	0.040%	74.07x
99	Lease	1	0.040%	212.77x
100	Linham	1	0.040%	91.74x