1881 census place

Congleton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Congleton, Cheshire 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

443 surnames are listed for Congleton, Cheshire, covering 5,928 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Berisford, with 16 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Congleton

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
101	Berisford	16	0.140%	161.62x
102	Kinsey	16	0.140%	21.93x
103	Knapper	16	0.140%	123.27x
104	Ray	16	0.140%	7.26x
105	Redfern	16	0.140%	10.31x
106	Skerratt	16	0.140%	158.73x
107	Slack	16	0.140%	9.12x
108	Stockton	16	0.140%	23.65x
109	Whitter	16	0.140%	194.65x
110	Wootton	16	0.140%	15.82x
111	Ashley	15	0.130%	8.05x
112	Broad	15	0.130%	10.59x
113	Challinor	15	0.130%	38.22x
114	Gallimore	15	0.130%	42.48x
115	Henshall	15	0.130%	27.75x
116	Jepson	15	0.130%	13.76x
117	Joynson	15	0.130%	58.09x
118	Machin	15	0.130%	13.44x
119	Simms	15	0.130%	11.83x
120	Thorley	15	0.130%	20.71x
121	Tilley	15	0.130%	10.25x
122	Eardley	14	0.130%	33.42x
123	Lockett	14	0.130%	17.30x
124	Ollier	14	0.130%	111.38x
125	Pass	14	0.130%	25.74x
126	Ridgway	14	0.130%	13.70x
127	Salt	14	0.130%	8.46x
128	Sheldon	14	0.130%	8.26x
129	Carney	13	0.120%	12.90x
130	Cawley	13	0.120%	22.03x
131	Chatwin	13	0.120%	51.30x
132	Chell	13	0.120%	52.23x
133	Dooley	13	0.120%	18.93x
134	Egerton	13	0.120%	23.75x
135	Gaunt	13	0.120%	11.85x
136	Gent	13	0.120%	13.59x
137	Hankinson	13	0.120%	35.51x
138	Sharratt	13	0.120%	37.65x
139	Sproson	13	0.120%	201.86x
140	Yoxall	13	0.120%	71.90x
141	Brennan	12	0.110%	10.31x
142	Brentnall	12	0.110%	58.54x
143	Farrall	12	0.110%	54.40x
144	Gater	12	0.110%	41.94x
145	Goodhall	12	0.110%	35.48x
146	Hammersley	12	0.110%	34.24x
147	Lacy	12	0.110%	16.52x
148	Lindop	12	0.110%	46.21x
149	Mcgarry	12	0.110%	237.15x
150	Orme	12	0.110%	12.90x
151	Bradwell	11	0.100%	48.08x
152	Brereton	11	0.100%	23.73x
153	Clowes	11	0.100%	17.76x
154	Madden	11	0.100%	11.42x
155	Proudlove	11	0.100%	69.58x
156	Shrigley	11	0.100%	152.35x
157	Skelland	11	0.100%	268.95x
158	Tatton	11	0.100%	37.96x
159	Wallworth	11	0.100%	105.26x
160	Allcock	10	0.090%	8.31x
161	Bebbington	10	0.090%	20.26x
162	Bickerton	10	0.090%	21.42x
163	Birks	10	0.090%	13.54x
164	Bloor	10	0.090%	16.26x
165	Boston	10	0.090%	19.59x
166	Cartlidge	10	0.090%	31.18x
167	Clarson	10	0.090%	244.50x
168	Dykes	10	0.090%	13.05x
169	Faram	10	0.090%	268.82x
170	Jervis	10	0.090%	11.68x
171	Myatt	10	0.090%	18.85x
172	Pyne	10	0.090%	23.66x
173	Roylance	10	0.090%	64.31x
174	Simon	10	0.090%	13.64x
175	Starkey	10	0.090%	9.05x
176	Swindles	10	0.090%	99.21x
177	Baddaley	9	0.080%	232.56x
178	Birchenough	9	0.080%	47.52x
179	Bratby	9	0.080%	133.73x
180	Burslem	9	0.080%	107.02x
181	Carless	9	0.080%	30.43x
182	Colclough	9	0.080%	17.76x
183	Delves	9	0.080%	45.29x
184	Dolman	9	0.080%	18.84x
185	Farroll	9	0.080%	215.83x
186	Gannon	9	0.080%	18.66x
187	Hilditch	9	0.080%	27.97x
188	Kettle	9	0.080%	9.23x
189	Mayer	9	0.080%	14.06x
190	Moorwood	9	0.080%	340.91x
191	Reade	9	0.080%	26.88x
192	Shallcross	9	0.080%	45.90x
193	Solly	9	0.080%	44.71x
194	Trueman	9	0.080%	11.74x
195	Warrington	9	0.080%	9.85x
196	Blease	8	0.070%	35.67x
197	Caulfield	8	0.070%	41.43x
198	Cherrey	8	0.070%	467.84x
199	Copestick	8	0.070%	154.74x
200	Curly	8	0.070%	123.65x