1881 census place

Halesowen surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Halesowen, Worcestershire 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

113 surnames are listed for Halesowen, Worcestershire, covering 1,450 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hackett, with 211 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Halesowen

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	Hackett	211	6.30%	534.85x
2	Rudge	85	2.54%	323.56x
3	Rose	56	1.67%	22.55x
4	Hadley	51	1.52%	111.89x
5	Basterfield	46	1.37%	2446.81x
6	Coley	39	1.16%	196.08x
7	Grove	35	1.05%	89.35x
8	Partridge	34	1.02%	38.86x
9	Shilvock	31	0.930%	1834.32x
10	Brettle	28	0.840%	804.60x
11	Hodgkins	28	0.840%	186.05x
12	Tildesley	28	0.840%	561.12x
13	Siviter	26	0.780%	807.45x
14	Edmonds	24	0.720%	37.51x
15	Glaze	23	0.690%	582.28x
16	Granger	23	0.690%	67.15x
17	Parkes	20	0.600%	29.16x
18	Brittain	19	0.570%	73.42x
19	Harrold	19	0.570%	125.74x
20	Higgs	19	0.570%	31.12x
21	Hipkiss	18	0.540%	276.92x
22	Hodgetts	18	0.540%	115.38x
23	Sherrett	18	0.540%	1428.57x
24	Tether	18	0.540%	918.37x
25	Corbett	17	0.510%	25.91x
26	Haycock	17	0.510%	90.62x
27	Bayliss	15	0.450%	35.40x
28	Florence	15	0.450%	226.93x
29	Homer	15	0.450%	58.85x
30	Nock	14	0.420%	94.53x
31	Timmins	14	0.420%	51.97x
32	Etheridge	13	0.390%	65.26x
33	Priest	13	0.390%	29.65x
34	Westwood	13	0.390%	23.14x
35	Beach	12	0.360%	37.64x
36	Clift	12	0.360%	65.50x
37	Hingley	12	0.360%	154.64x
38	Willetts	12	0.360%	64.03x
39	Chatwin	11	0.330%	144.36x
40	Bissell	10	0.300%	100.60x
41	Holliss	10	0.300%	694.44x
42	Melley	10	0.300%	840.34x
43	Moseley	10	0.300%	32.72x
44	Somers	10	0.300%	88.18x
45	Craddock	8	0.240%	28.40x
46	Greenhall	8	0.240%	312.50x
47	Hickton	8	0.240%	257.23x
48	Round	8	0.240%	26.07x
49	Tolley	8	0.240%	45.69x
50	Bloxham	7	0.210%	63.99x
51	Bullingham	7	0.210%	272.37x
52	Eades	7	0.210%	40.75x
53	Raybould	7	0.210%	69.24x
54	Rollinson	7	0.210%	38.74x
55	Rowberry	7	0.210%	275.59x
56	Shakespeare	7	0.210%	57.24x
57	Shuker	7	0.210%	112.00x
58	Southall	7	0.210%	27.59x
59	Bache	6	0.180%	87.08x
60	Brettell	6	0.180%	136.05x
61	Byng	6	0.180%	172.41x
62	Dingley	6	0.180%	59.64x
63	Godson	6	0.180%	98.52x
64	Hollies	6	0.180%	229.01x
65	Mosely	6	0.180%	108.11x
66	Portman	6	0.180%	98.20x
67	Shield	6	0.180%	39.40x
68	Yarnold	6	0.180%	139.86x
69	Ashfield	5	0.150%	78.86x
70	Barrand	5	0.150%	109.65x
71	Kerton	5	0.150%	183.15x
72	Lashford	5	0.150%	724.64x
73	Neath	5	0.150%	118.20x
74	Paskin	5	0.150%	229.36x
75	Wiley	5	0.150%	60.98x
76	Careless	4	0.120%	47.68x
77	Connop	4	0.120%	225.99x
78	Eynon	4	0.120%	42.02x
79	Hodgkiss	4	0.120%	31.67x
80	Insull	4	0.120%	231.21x
81	Ker	4	0.120%	57.31x
82	Munden	4	0.120%	70.80x
83	Tildsley	4	0.120%	168.78x
84	Crumpton	3	0.090%	37.93x
85	Francombe	3	0.090%	114.94x
86	Homes	3	0.090%	52.54x
87	Rowney	3	0.090%	81.52x
88	Blease	2	0.060%	29.67x
89	Bloomer	2	0.060%	19.94x
90	Blue	2	0.060%	34.60x
91	Cockin	2	0.060%	51.81x
92	Dunnings	2	0.060%	147.06x
93	Malpass	2	0.060%	23.09x
94	Petford	2	0.060%	127.39x
95	Pountney	2	0.060%	30.72x
96	Shilcock	2	0.060%	67.80x
97	Skelding	2	0.060%	36.70x
98	Ballance	1	0.030%	36.36x
99	Barington	1	0.030%	277.78x
100	Barrat	1	0.030%	48.31x