1881 census place

Ilminster surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ilminster, Somerset 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

193 surnames are listed for Ilminster, Somerset, covering 1,424 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Trott, with 41 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ilminster

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	Trott	41	1.25%	189.90x
2	Grabham	40	1.22%	978.00x
3	Chick	36	1.10%	199.78x
4	Hallett	34	1.04%	84.12x
5	Paul	28	0.850%	34.06x
6	Welch	28	0.850%	24.24x
7	Dinham	26	0.790%	742.86x
8	Hutchings	25	0.760%	40.49x
9	Clapp	24	0.730%	196.40x
10	Coombes	23	0.700%	65.49x
11	Sibley	23	0.700%	86.92x
12	Best	22	0.670%	24.85x
13	Legg	22	0.670%	40.57x
14	Sparks	21	0.640%	42.29x
15	Bagwell	19	0.580%	695.97x
16	Bonning	19	0.580%	1520.00x
17	Thorne	19	0.580%	27.43x
18	Bick	18	0.550%	315.24x
19	Coombs	18	0.550%	32.41x
20	Crabb	18	0.550%	52.82x
21	Male	18	0.550%	91.51x
22	Paull	18	0.550%	157.89x
23	Batten	17	0.520%	56.09x
24	Merchant	17	0.520%	76.96x
25	Pavey	17	0.520%	121.00x
26	Bridge	16	0.490%	24.05x
27	Mattravers	16	0.490%	6956.52x
28	Cape	15	0.460%	179.00x
29	Hellier	15	0.460%	116.91x
30	Honeybun	14	0.430%	580.91x
31	Cranfield	13	0.400%	161.49x
32	Dare	13	0.400%	91.68x
33	Hendy	13	0.400%	78.50x
34	Munden	13	0.400%	234.66x
35	Newberry	13	0.400%	96.51x
36	Crocker	12	0.370%	27.20x
37	Warman	12	0.370%	77.92x
38	Eastment	11	0.330%	342.68x
39	Ferris	11	0.330%	33.88x
40	Gabe	11	0.330%	1341.46x
41	Keitch	11	0.330%	1078.43x
42	Parkhouse	11	0.330%	112.13x
43	Phelps	11	0.330%	33.72x
44	Eames	10	0.300%	44.35x
45	Kerslake	10	0.300%	91.16x
46	Longman	10	0.300%	60.20x
47	Budge	9	0.270%	53.73x
48	Buttle	9	0.270%	105.51x
49	Caines	9	0.270%	136.36x
50	Derrick	9	0.270%	48.89x
51	Hayball	9	0.270%	355.73x
52	Pring	9	0.270%	59.92x
53	Seward	9	0.270%	49.89x
54	Warry	9	0.270%	247.25x
55	Wheadon	9	0.270%	267.86x
56	Yard	9	0.270%	229.01x
57	Arlidge	8	0.240%	592.59x
58	Denman	8	0.240%	54.68x
59	Doble	8	0.240%	85.11x
60	Holcombe	8	0.240%	156.86x
61	Leaves	8	0.240%	555.56x
62	Marshallsay	8	0.240%	467.84x
63	Old	8	0.240%	59.97x
64	Purnell	8	0.240%	46.43x
65	Rendall	8	0.240%	45.90x
66	Reyland	8	0.240%	952.38x
67	Southwood	8	0.240%	83.86x
68	Standerwick	8	0.240%	769.23x
69	Wembridge	8	0.240%	1702.13x
70	Back	7	0.210%	39.89x
71	Crockett	7	0.210%	45.25x
72	Gear	7	0.210%	57.10x
73	Hardwell	7	0.210%	534.35x
74	Herrin	7	0.210%	382.51x
75	Mortimore	7	0.210%	56.54x
76	Sandy	7	0.210%	61.35x
77	Swaine	7	0.210%	48.48x
78	Chaffey	6	0.180%	114.29x
79	Cornelius	6	0.180%	62.96x
80	Elswood	6	0.180%	714.29x
81	Kirkby	6	0.180%	32.26x
82	Legge	6	0.180%	40.87x
83	Mattock	6	0.180%	70.42x
84	Parrett	6	0.180%	89.96x
85	Pilton	6	0.180%	476.19x
86	Salway	6	0.180%	114.94x
87	Wakley	6	0.180%	218.18x
88	Weight	6	0.180%	80.43x
89	Winters	6	0.180%	43.10x
90	Amor	5	0.150%	63.61x
91	Bowls	5	0.150%	354.61x
92	Cassell	5	0.150%	66.05x
93	Genge	5	0.150%	161.29x
94	Gready	5	0.150%	280.90x
95	Grimster	5	0.150%	617.28x
96	Haddrell	5	0.150%	212.77x
97	Helliar	5	0.150%	406.50x
98	Minson	5	0.150%	714.29x
99	Redwood	5	0.150%	56.37x
100	Rockett	5	0.150%	88.81x