1881 census place

Holyhead surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Holyhead, Anglesey 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

176 surnames are listed for Holyhead, Anglesey, covering 7,008 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Jones, with 1,543 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Holyhead

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	Jones	1,543	15.98%	14.11x
2	Williams	1,214	12.58%	17.51x
3	Hughes	815	8.44%	30.13x
4	Roberts	661	6.85%	18.20x
5	Owen	588	6.09%	51.32x
6	Thomas	338	3.50%	8.49x
7	Parry	262	2.71%	35.66x
8	Evans	252	2.61%	5.97x
9	Lewis	173	1.79%	6.82x
10	Pritchard	150	1.55%	28.86x
11	Griffith	143	1.48%	45.47x
12	Griffiths	112	1.16%	7.09x
13	Rowlands	105	1.09%	43.67x
14	Owens	85	0.880%	17.73x
15	Michael	23	0.240%	44.32x
16	Picton	21	0.220%	63.93x
17	Clay	20	0.210%	10.09x
18	Burnell	13	0.130%	22.47x
19	Tatam	13	0.130%	228.07x
20	Riva	12	0.120%	1200.00x
21	Shone	11	0.110%	28.00x
22	Fagan	10	0.100%	21.74x
23	Coy	9	0.090%	29.86x
24	Crispin	9	0.090%	43.02x
25	Prichard	9	0.090%	10.15x
26	Prowting	9	0.090%	569.62x
27	Swaine	9	0.090%	21.22x
28	Vaux	9	0.090%	68.44x
29	Bellis	8	0.080%	14.59x
30	Bouch	8	0.080%	70.11x
31	Farrall	8	0.080%	41.86x
32	Hambley	8	0.080%	95.12x
33	Horsford	8	0.080%	79.84x
34	Keegan	8	0.080%	24.95x
35	Purnell	8	0.080%	15.80x
36	Pyne	8	0.080%	21.85x
37	Walford	8	0.080%	13.50x
38	Burnes	7	0.070%	40.00x
39	Haggart	7	0.070%	29.99x
40	Mahon	7	0.070%	16.35x
41	Ruddy	7	0.070%	44.42x
42	Beckingham	6	0.060%	42.02x
43	Dare	6	0.060%	14.40x
44	Durkin	6	0.060%	14.24x
45	Gannon	6	0.060%	14.36x
46	Hempenstall	6	0.060%	937.50x
47	Liggins	6	0.060%	35.80x
48	Osmond	6	0.060%	13.77x
49	Sawrey	6	0.060%	150.00x
50	Stripp	6	0.060%	106.95x
51	Warlow	6	0.060%	36.65x
52	Whitnall	6	0.060%	59.64x
53	Work	6	0.060%	51.15x
54	Braidwood	5	0.050%	36.15x
55	Holes	5	0.050%	95.79x
56	Lansbury	5	0.050%	85.18x
57	Sear	5	0.050%	13.84x
58	Tapson	5	0.050%	73.53x
59	Weekes	5	0.050%	20.41x
60	Ankers	4	0.040%	16.61x
61	Bader	4	0.040%	281.69x
62	Beecham	4	0.040%	15.46x
63	Carn	4	0.040%	51.09x
64	Courtice	4	0.040%	116.96x
65	Herberts	4	0.040%	327.87x
66	Hopson	4	0.040%	15.75x
67	Prytherch	4	0.040%	50.25x
68	Alexandra	3	0.030%	57.47x
69	Amar	3	0.030%	1034.48x
70	Archbold	3	0.030%	13.13x
71	Arthurs	3	0.030%	20.41x
72	Burnall	3	0.030%	272.73x
73	Cluskey	3	0.030%	211.27x
74	Gallaher	3	0.030%	47.24x
75	Gibbings	3	0.030%	22.32x
76	Liddicoat	3	0.030%	35.25x
77	Looms	3	0.030%	58.59x
78	Marrow	3	0.030%	19.97x
79	Pryse	3	0.030%	57.80x
80	Pughe	3	0.030%	14.61x
81	Relf	3	0.030%	11.13x
82	Siddorn	3	0.030%	175.44x
83	Connoley	2	0.020%	41.93x
84	Cudd	2	0.020%	33.17x
85	Dooling	2	0.020%	67.34x
86	Ferrand	2	0.020%	42.83x
87	Gillick	2	0.020%	97.09x
88	Greenhough	2	0.020%	9.18x
89	Halliburton	2	0.020%	35.46x
90	Kendrich	2	0.020%	1538.46x
91	Kneale	2	0.020%	8.74x
92	Mallam	2	0.020%	25.54x
93	Mcgrath	2	0.020%	13.11x
94	Mcinerney	2	0.020%	3333.33x
95	Pollit	2	0.020%	47.73x
96	Templar	2	0.020%	34.48x
97	Tilston	2	0.020%	16.37x
98	Traynor	2	0.020%	8.78x
99	Wathen	2	0.020%	15.40x
100	Archdale	1	0.010%	22.83x