1881 census place

Highworth surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Highworth, 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

162 surnames are listed for Highworth, Wiltshire, covering 1,440 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Head, with 50 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Highworth

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	Head	50	1.51%	62.20x
2	Austin	37	1.12%	22.92x
3	Titcomb	33	1.00%	914.13x
4	Hobbs	30	0.910%	24.93x
5	Savory	30	0.910%	245.90x
6	Gorton	29	0.880%	141.46x
7	Willoughby	28	0.850%	97.46x
8	Lay	27	0.820%	109.89x
9	Mapson	27	0.820%	1666.67x
10	Hewer	26	0.790%	398.16x
11	Eagles	25	0.760%	267.95x
12	Hornblow	24	0.730%	1420.12x
13	Higgs	23	0.700%	38.20x
14	Legg	23	0.700%	42.18x
15	Jeffries	20	0.610%	48.25x
16	Keene	20	0.610%	102.62x
17	Strange	20	0.610%	56.45x
18	Collett	19	0.580%	44.85x
19	Eggleton	19	0.580%	145.71x
20	Ely	19	0.580%	109.38x
21	Large	19	0.580%	55.80x
22	Grubb	18	0.550%	88.06x
23	Ilott	18	0.550%	598.01x
24	Litten	18	0.550%	841.12x
25	Maisey	18	0.550%	245.90x
26	Moulden	18	0.550%	439.02x
27	Pinnegar	18	0.550%	1216.22x
28	Winning	18	0.550%	242.92x
29	Bathe	17	0.510%	381.17x
30	Newport	17	0.510%	101.13x
31	Thorn	17	0.510%	34.44x
32	Boulton	16	0.480%	26.87x
33	Bridges	15	0.450%	28.55x
34	Eldridge	15	0.450%	41.52x
35	Godwin	15	0.450%	35.10x
36	Painter	15	0.450%	33.11x
37	Perrin	15	0.450%	44.38x
38	Peapell	14	0.420%	1891.89x
39	Tombs	14	0.420%	84.34x
40	Betterton	13	0.390%	828.03x
41	Eatwell	13	0.390%	295.45x
42	Ockwell	12	0.360%	533.33x
43	Pipkin	12	0.360%	538.12x
44	Sansum	12	0.360%	418.12x
45	Wilmott	12	0.360%	107.24x
46	Woolford	12	0.360%	100.84x
47	Alsopp	11	0.330%	484.58x
48	Ferris	11	0.330%	33.69x
49	Haskins	11	0.330%	118.79x
50	Iles	11	0.330%	43.19x
51	Pedley	11	0.330%	65.75x
52	Clack	10	0.300%	76.10x
53	Selwood	10	0.300%	112.49x
54	Styles	10	0.300%	28.66x
55	Hollick	9	0.270%	138.25x
56	Middleditch	9	0.270%	149.01x
57	Pound	9	0.270%	57.14x
58	Addis	8	0.240%	70.86x
59	Bizley	8	0.240%	615.38x
60	Blunsdon	8	0.240%	898.88x
61	Bradfield	8	0.240%	76.34x
62	Croome	8	0.240%	225.35x
63	Denner	8	0.240%	279.72x
64	Eley	8	0.240%	39.16x
65	Hiett	8	0.240%	509.55x
66	Kilminster	8	0.240%	239.52x
67	Silby	8	0.240%	301.89x
68	Whatley	8	0.240%	62.65x
69	Ackling	7	0.210%	985.92x
70	Baden	7	0.210%	299.15x
71	Cheesley	7	0.210%	786.52x
72	Coffee	7	0.210%	170.32x
73	Frankis	7	0.210%	1093.75x
74	Hanbury	7	0.210%	120.07x
75	Heading	7	0.210%	316.74x
76	Hiscocks	7	0.210%	164.71x
77	Kennard	7	0.210%	43.53x
78	Midwinter	7	0.210%	142.28x
79	Puzey	7	0.210%	301.72x
80	Richens	7	0.210%	109.03x
81	Sharps	7	0.210%	321.10x
82	Toy	7	0.210%	57.57x
83	Tunley	7	0.210%	248.23x
84	Eacott	6	0.180%	169.49x
85	Garton	6	0.180%	36.92x
86	Gilling	6	0.180%	103.45x
87	Hambling	6	0.180%	88.76x
88	Heavens	6	0.180%	237.15x
89	Lovesey	6	0.180%	224.72x
90	Pinniger	6	0.180%	337.08x
91	Brind	5	0.150%	101.63x
92	Elwell	5	0.150%	53.08x
93	Flux	5	0.150%	96.71x
94	Rasey	5	0.150%	520.83x
95	Whiteway	5	0.150%	108.93x
96	Crowdy	4	0.120%	199.01x
97	Easley	4	0.120%	347.83x
98	Haggard	4	0.120%	136.99x
99	Haggitt	4	0.120%	270.27x
100	Hambridge	4	0.120%	111.73x