1881 census place

Downton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Downton, Wiltshire 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

155 surnames are listed for Downton, Wiltshire, covering 1,808 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Cleave, with 4 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Downton

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	Cleave	4	0.120%	40.65x
102	Hannan	4	0.120%	37.21x
103	Herington	4	0.120%	317.46x
104	Hookey	4	0.120%	108.40x
105	Plumley	4	0.120%	82.64x
106	Applin	3	0.090%	83.80x
107	Biddlecomb	3	0.090%	322.58x
108	Brigg	3	0.090%	56.29x
109	Gauntlett	3	0.090%	47.39x
110	Hayler	3	0.090%	54.25x
111	Kiley	3	0.090%	250.00x
112	Mannings	3	0.090%	109.89x
113	Roff	3	0.090%	53.00x
114	Slavin	3	0.090%	133.93x
115	Southey	3	0.090%	46.80x
116	Alley	2	0.060%	43.57x
117	Biddlecombe	2	0.060%	34.31x
118	Comely	2	0.060%	127.39x
119	Cordery	2	0.060%	24.66x
120	Cozier	2	0.060%	454.55x
121	Forden	2	0.060%	170.94x
122	Furnell	2	0.060%	34.66x
123	Kenchington	2	0.060%	134.23x
124	Lambourn	2	0.060%	39.60x
125	Luffman	2	0.060%	53.48x
126	Maton	2	0.060%	47.39x
127	Mursell	2	0.060%	116.28x
128	Polton	2	0.060%	172.41x
129	Spearing	2	0.060%	30.82x
130	Bayler	1	0.030%	217.39x
131	Blanford	1	0.030%	84.03x
132	Bracher	1	0.030%	20.53x
133	Brenton	1	0.030%	14.47x
134	Caird	1	0.030%	14.53x
135	Colborn	1	0.030%	42.55x
136	Coomb	1	0.030%	80.00x
137	Dibsdall	1	0.030%	129.87x
138	Dymott	1	0.030%	36.36x
139	Elderton	1	0.030%	36.50x
140	Frizzle	1	0.030%	123.46x
141	Heel	1	0.030%	45.87x
142	Horsell	1	0.030%	45.87x
143	Joinson	1	0.030%	39.53x
144	Lanning	1	0.030%	23.04x
145	Poor	1	0.030%	37.59x
146	Rann	1	0.030%	27.70x
147	Sanctuary	1	0.030%	153.85x
148	Sergant	1	0.030%	48.08x
149	Shelby	1	0.030%	109.89x
150	Shott	1	0.030%	51.81x
151	Sillence	1	0.030%	29.50x
152	Stevans	1	0.030%	64.94x
153	Terrill	1	0.030%	33.44x
154	Titford	1	0.030%	103.09x
155	Wilkens	1	0.030%	104.17x