1881 census place

Llansamlet Higher surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Llansamlet Higher, Glamorgan 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

77 surnames are listed for Llansamlet Higher, Glamorgan, covering 1,562 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Thomas, with 379 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Llansamlet Higher

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	Thomas	379	9.99%	24.20x
2	Rees	211	5.56%	63.91x
3	Jenkins	98	2.58%	21.91x
4	Donne	51	1.34%	1700.00x
5	John	51	1.34%	37.16x
6	Howells	48	1.26%	49.56x
7	Rosser	48	1.26%	173.66x
8	Walters	35	0.920%	19.34x
9	Bevan	32	0.840%	34.46x
10	Llewellyn	29	0.760%	52.34x
11	Griffith	28	0.740%	22.65x
12	William	27	0.710%	83.31x
13	Andrew	26	0.690%	21.62x
14	Llewelyn	26	0.690%	230.70x
15	Hopkin	25	0.660%	85.18x
16	Sims	25	0.660%	21.97x
17	Maddock	24	0.630%	69.22x
18	Beynon	21	0.550%	77.46x
19	Phillip	19	0.500%	98.60x
20	Grey	18	0.470%	21.88x
21	Richard	17	0.450%	51.96x
22	Ley	16	0.420%	96.50x
23	Benjamin	14	0.370%	70.32x
24	Lancey	13	0.340%	673.58x
25	Robert	13	0.340%	70.08x
26	Bater	12	0.320%	304.57x
27	Hoskins	12	0.320%	32.42x
28	Clement	11	0.290%	28.78x
29	Leyshon	11	0.290%	124.29x
30	Leyman	10	0.260%	636.94x
31	Husband	9	0.240%	40.67x
32	Parton	9	0.240%	43.60x
33	Rabey	9	0.240%	410.96x
34	Ridd	9	0.240%	143.08x
35	Doel	8	0.210%	111.11x
36	Evan	8	0.210%	184.76x
37	Hapgood	8	0.210%	506.33x
38	Hares	8	0.210%	99.75x
39	Wheel	8	0.210%	465.12x
40	Willcox	8	0.210%	39.08x
41	Beddoe	7	0.180%	104.17x
42	Fowley	7	0.180%	542.64x
43	Smalldon	7	0.180%	1000.00x
44	Loosmore	6	0.160%	659.34x
45	Lougher	6	0.160%	259.74x
46	Messer	6	0.160%	53.91x
47	Miers	6	0.160%	264.32x
48	Sambrook	6	0.160%	76.73x
49	Absalom	5	0.130%	110.62x
50	Conibear	5	0.130%	166.67x
51	Hyman	5	0.130%	66.14x
52	Joshua	5	0.130%	177.94x
53	Merriman	5	0.130%	36.02x
54	Sansome	5	0.130%	87.72x
55	Tippett	5	0.130%	37.40x
56	Hartnoll	4	0.110%	179.37x
57	Trow	4	0.110%	41.88x
58	Aylwin	3	0.080%	122.45x
59	Bodycombe	3	0.080%	329.67x
60	Pulsford	3	0.080%	96.15x
61	Woolway	3	0.080%	146.34x
62	Carstairs	2	0.050%	31.95x
63	Hanney	2	0.050%	32.95x
64	Mach	2	0.050%	476.19x
65	Reynish	2	0.050%	112.99x
66	Swindlehurst	2	0.050%	26.08x
67	Trengove	2	0.050%	124.22x
68	Ace	1	0.030%	31.06x
69	Bowdon	1	0.030%	26.32x
70	Brickley	1	0.030%	32.26x
71	Coode	1	0.030%	81.30x
72	Gwilym	1	0.030%	66.23x
73	Humpherys	1	0.030%	85.47x
74	Kirkhouse	1	0.030%	95.24x
75	Perham	1	0.030%	28.49x
76	Plaster	1	0.030%	39.84x
77	Willets	1	0.030%	25.91x