1881 census place

Cottenham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire 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

108 surnames are listed for Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, covering 1,181 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Moore, with 109 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cottenham

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	Moore	109	4.43%	22.17x
2	Graves	61	2.48%	163.58x
3	Norman	49	1.99%	43.00x
4	Maskell	43	1.75%	248.70x
5	Pauley	43	1.75%	1598.51x
6	Gifford	41	1.67%	191.77x
7	Sanderson	35	1.42%	34.45x
8	Piggott	33	1.34%	184.67x
9	Savidge	32	1.30%	990.71x
10	Few	30	1.22%	536.67x
11	Badcock	28	1.14%	198.72x
12	Gautrey	28	1.14%	4912.28x
13	Burkett	24	0.980%	483.87x
14	Cundell	24	0.980%	1137.44x
15	Rayment	24	0.980%	219.38x
16	Kimpton	23	0.940%	344.31x
17	Spackman	21	0.850%	291.67x
18	Chivers	20	0.810%	92.21x
19	Peck	20	0.810%	48.12x
20	Ivatt	19	0.770%	2435.90x
21	Male	19	0.770%	129.08x
22	Rowell	19	0.770%	88.50x
23	Granger	17	0.690%	67.59x
24	Moule	17	0.690%	199.77x
25	Worland	17	0.690%	1307.69x
26	Emmerson	15	0.610%	61.78x
27	Easy	13	0.530%	492.42x
28	Christmas	12	0.490%	90.50x
29	Papworth	12	0.490%	125.52x
30	Benison	11	0.450%	887.10x
31	Fishpool	11	0.450%	940.17x
32	Hopkin	11	0.450%	57.83x
33	Leader	11	0.450%	98.48x
34	Wayman	11	0.450%	170.02x
35	Ely	10	0.410%	77.34x
36	Lack	10	0.410%	119.33x
37	Munsey	9	0.370%	647.48x
38	Prime	9	0.370%	93.26x
39	Thoday	9	0.370%	687.02x
40	Doggett	8	0.330%	125.98x
41	Gilby	8	0.330%	87.34x
42	Nottage	8	0.330%	163.27x
43	Stallan	8	0.330%	1126.76x
44	Camps	7	0.280%	264.15x
45	Fromant	7	0.280%	736.84x
46	Simkin	7	0.280%	135.66x
47	Upchurch	7	0.280%	260.22x
48	Firbank	6	0.240%	363.64x
49	Gentle	6	0.240%	74.07x
50	Golden	6	0.240%	57.97x
51	Hatley	6	0.240%	180.18x
52	Hornett	6	0.240%	279.07x
53	Ingle	6	0.240%	59.76x
54	Leete	6	0.240%	331.49x
55	Murfitt	6	0.240%	196.72x
56	Sheldrick	6	0.240%	121.95x
57	Vials	6	0.240%	560.75x
58	Ainger	5	0.200%	177.31x
59	Kidman	5	0.200%	101.01x
60	Pierson	5	0.200%	95.79x
61	Punt	5	0.200%	196.08x
62	Carrier	4	0.160%	100.76x
63	Ding	4	0.160%	285.71x
64	Gilbey	4	0.160%	67.80x
65	Goodliffe	4	0.160%	126.18x
66	Negus	4	0.160%	57.06x
67	Sarjeant	4	0.160%	189.57x
68	Southcott	4	0.160%	94.34x
69	Stearn	4	0.160%	78.28x
70	Leet	3	0.120%	258.62x
71	Richings	3	0.120%	73.17x
72	Abbs	2	0.080%	46.19x
73	Bicheno	2	0.080%	666.67x
74	Biden	2	0.080%	170.94x
75	Bruff	2	0.080%	246.91x
76	Campkin	2	0.080%	88.89x
77	Froment	2	0.080%	476.19x
78	Furbank	2	0.080%	224.72x
79	Holdgate	2	0.080%	103.09x
80	Housden	2	0.080%	36.56x
81	Kester	2	0.080%	200.00x
82	Morling	2	0.080%	78.74x
83	Rhoades	2	0.080%	50.38x
84	Rhoads	2	0.080%	327.87x
85	Rignall	2	0.080%	170.94x
86	Waits	2	0.080%	153.85x
87	Whittlesey	2	0.080%	333.33x
88	Amy	1	0.040%	23.87x
89	Arber	1	0.040%	46.30x
90	Aves	1	0.040%	24.10x
91	Bonus	1	0.040%	125.00x
92	Buttress	1	0.040%	29.76x
93	Coatman	1	0.040%	161.29x
94	Cornall	1	0.040%	28.09x
95	Croxon	1	0.040%	50.51x
96	Fetherstone	1	0.040%	161.29x
97	Gotobed	1	0.040%	35.46x
98	Huber	1	0.040%	158.73x
99	Lambourn	1	0.040%	27.25x
100	Nibbs	1	0.040%	96.15x