1881 census place

Great Gaddesden surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire 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

44 surnames are listed for Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, covering 378 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Potton, with 40 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Great Gaddesden

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	Potton	40	4.24%	3418.80x
2	Batchelor	36	3.82%	225.14x
3	Halsey	29	3.08%	714.29x
4	Rance	22	2.33%	626.78x
5	Flitton	20	2.12%	2500.00x
6	Ivory	20	2.12%	1010.10x
7	Cheshire	17	1.80%	234.16x
8	Hawes	17	1.80%	146.17x
9	Gurney	16	1.70%	162.93x
10	Lewin	13	1.38%	171.05x
11	Chennells	11	1.17%	2444.44x
12	Janes	11	1.17%	181.52x
13	Lovett	10	1.06%	116.01x
14	Ginger	9	0.950%	520.23x
15	Liberty	9	0.950%	2571.43x
16	Purton	8	0.850%	551.72x
17	Raggett	8	0.850%	683.76x
18	Brandon	7	0.740%	146.14x
19	Hoar	7	0.740%	180.41x
20	Gooden	6	0.640%	560.75x
21	Grooms	6	0.640%	3333.33x
22	Folkes	5	0.530%	370.37x
23	Waterston	5	0.530%	364.96x
24	Birchmore	4	0.420%	816.33x
25	Blacknell	4	0.420%	1111.11x
26	Danes	4	0.420%	275.86x
27	Gravestock	4	0.420%	425.53x
28	Aris	3	0.320%	234.38x
29	Dwight	3	0.320%	333.33x
30	Latchford	3	0.320%	205.48x
31	Preen	3	0.320%	303.03x
32	Brightman	2	0.210%	88.89x
33	Caffyn	2	0.210%	357.14x
34	Gotobed	2	0.210%	185.19x
35	Oakins	2	0.210%	2222.22x
36	Shouler	2	0.210%	487.80x
37	Bandy	1	0.110%	78.13x
38	Bierton	1	0.110%	357.14x
39	Curnick	1	0.110%	217.39x
40	Dagley	1	0.110%	120.48x
41	Pattle	1	0.110%	181.82x
42	Perton	1	0.110%	909.09x
43	Seear	1	0.110%	400.00x
44	Thake	1	0.110%	77.52x