1881 census place

Leigh surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Leigh, 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

222 surnames are listed for Leigh, Worcestershire, covering 1,253 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Layton, with 43 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Leigh

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	Layton	43	0.930%	116.00x
2	Burston	40	0.860%	432.43x
3	Banner	38	0.820%	150.32x
4	Preece	32	0.690%	42.47x
5	Tudge	30	0.650%	773.20x
6	Kings	25	0.540%	278.71x
7	Hadley	23	0.500%	36.49x
8	Burrow	21	0.450%	66.08x
9	Klee	20	0.430%	3921.57x
10	Partridge	20	0.430%	16.53x
11	Underwood	20	0.430%	16.00x
12	Bayliss	19	0.410%	32.43x
13	Dutson	18	0.390%	383.80x
14	Kennard	18	0.390%	79.82x
15	Towndrow	18	0.390%	622.84x
16	Bannister	17	0.370%	21.26x
17	Bruton	17	0.370%	108.97x
18	Stallard	17	0.370%	83.21x
19	Lampitt	15	0.320%	533.81x
20	Worman	15	0.320%	317.12x
21	Bough	14	0.300%	185.43x
22	Essex	14	0.300%	94.59x
23	Garbutt	14	0.300%	41.85x
24	Richings	14	0.300%	181.35x
25	Gardener	13	0.280%	15.64x
26	Hinton	13	0.280%	20.92x
27	Meek	13	0.280%	24.15x
28	Portman	13	0.280%	154.03x
29	Winters	13	0.280%	66.26x
30	Jines	12	0.260%	2142.86x
31	Bundy	11	0.240%	74.32x
32	Callow	11	0.240%	38.30x
33	Goodyear	11	0.240%	44.84x
34	Sparry	11	0.240%	859.38x
35	Vine	11	0.240%	25.55x
36	Woodyatt	11	0.240%	241.23x
37	Chant	10	0.220%	51.95x
38	Grubb	10	0.220%	34.90x
39	Luke	10	0.220%	22.18x
40	Spilsbury	10	0.220%	110.86x
41	Tombs	10	0.220%	42.97x
42	Barnet	9	0.190%	40.56x
43	Etheridge	9	0.190%	32.68x
44	Fairbrother	9	0.190%	34.18x
45	Renolds	9	0.190%	308.22x
46	Sefton	9	0.190%	59.13x
47	Yarnold	9	0.190%	151.52x
48	Clinton	8	0.170%	44.99x
49	Haggett	8	0.170%	115.77x
50	Locker	8	0.170%	69.08x
51	Morrish	8	0.170%	43.50x
52	Oseman	8	0.170%	1126.76x
53	Stiles	8	0.170%	31.20x
54	Stinton	8	0.170%	92.59x
55	Birchley	7	0.150%	280.00x
56	Boston	7	0.150%	32.99x
57	Gillam	7	0.150%	39.24x
58	Harford	7	0.150%	46.42x
59	Jelf	7	0.150%	234.90x
60	Norbury	7	0.150%	29.90x
61	Randell	7	0.150%	24.22x
62	Senter	7	0.150%	514.71x
63	Alloway	6	0.130%	162.16x
64	Annett	6	0.130%	143.20x
65	Boorman	6	0.130%	34.80x
66	Devereux	6	0.130%	47.85x
67	Fereday	6	0.130%	93.75x
68	Firkins	6	0.130%	148.51x
69	Holme	6	0.130%	27.96x
70	Jauncey	6	0.130%	235.29x
71	Nutting	6	0.130%	70.92x
72	Borrow	5	0.110%	117.10x
73	Broadbridge	5	0.110%	66.14x
74	Chance	5	0.110%	23.33x
75	Cooling	5	0.110%	32.01x
76	Fitzer	5	0.110%	303.03x
77	Malvern	5	0.110%	328.95x
78	Milles	5	0.110%	264.55x
79	Pallen	5	0.110%	877.19x
80	Perrins	5	0.110%	35.54x
81	Sandon	5	0.110%	140.45x
82	Whatton	5	0.110%	133.69x
83	Wilden	5	0.110%	80.78x
84	Wilmore	5	0.110%	86.21x
85	Aspey	4	0.090%	67.00x
86	Bridgewater	4	0.090%	37.17x
87	Busk	4	0.090%	181.82x
88	Clewer	4	0.090%	97.56x
89	Fawke	4	0.090%	235.29x
90	Gittens	4	0.090%	55.48x
91	Gwillam	4	0.090%	194.17x
92	Horniblow	4	0.090%	227.27x
93	Kinnard	4	0.090%	140.35x
94	Mitchall	4	0.090%	171.67x
95	Newbolt	4	0.090%	168.07x
96	Nind	4	0.090%	85.11x
97	Scandrett	4	0.090%	142.86x
98	Shorey	4	0.090%	83.68x
99	Winwood	4	0.090%	50.51x
100	Baskerville	3	0.060%	27.40x