1881 census place

Margam surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Margam, 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

123 surnames are listed for Margam, Glamorgan, covering 2,786 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Thomas, with 361 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Margam

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	361	6.36%	15.42x
2	Davies	333	5.87%	11.54x
3	David	220	3.88%	372.50x
4	Rees	205	3.61%	41.54x
5	Jenkins	189	3.33%	28.27x
6	Griffiths	139	2.45%	14.97x
7	John	82	1.45%	39.97x
8	Walters	66	1.16%	24.40x
9	Wellington	61	1.08%	228.21x
10	Llewellyn	60	1.06%	72.43x
11	Heycock	52	0.920%	1904.76x
12	Mort	46	0.810%	168.07x
13	Howell	42	0.740%	17.56x
14	Griffith	41	0.720%	22.18x
15	Howells	37	0.650%	25.56x
16	Joseph	37	0.650%	80.45x
17	Mainwaring	31	0.550%	141.23x
18	Rosser	30	0.530%	72.62x
19	Singleton	26	0.460%	23.19x
20	Leyshon	25	0.440%	189.11x
21	Dummer	24	0.420%	411.66x
22	Cound	23	0.410%	1095.24x
23	Daniel	22	0.390%	17.55x
24	Nicholas	20	0.350%	18.05x
25	Eynon	19	0.330%	117.87x
26	Wilde	19	0.330%	23.01x
27	Roderick	18	0.320%	90.77x
28	Loveluck	17	0.300%	1338.58x
29	Batt	16	0.280%	41.67x
30	Meyrick	16	0.280%	107.60x
31	Harry	15	0.260%	36.49x
32	Aston	14	0.250%	14.96x
33	Llewelyn	14	0.250%	83.14x
34	Ace	13	0.230%	270.27x
35	Maddock	13	0.230%	25.08x
36	Nettle	13	0.230%	219.22x
37	Hocking	12	0.210%	25.91x
38	Merchant	12	0.210%	31.45x
39	Blight	11	0.190%	42.85x
40	Hopkin	11	0.190%	25.07x
41	Jenkin	10	0.180%	22.33x
42	Richard	10	0.180%	20.45x
43	Seaton	10	0.180%	20.84x
44	Aubrey	9	0.160%	56.64x
45	Beddoe	9	0.160%	89.64x
46	Bendall	9	0.160%	43.58x
47	Cocking	9	0.160%	32.73x
48	Oneal	9	0.160%	160.43x
49	Pullin	9	0.160%	44.64x
50	Ridgeway	9	0.160%	54.48x
51	Ritchings	9	0.160%	312.50x
52	Beddow	8	0.140%	51.51x
53	Chilcott	8	0.140%	47.39x
54	Deeble	8	0.140%	194.65x
55	Eley	8	0.140%	22.81x
56	Gubb	8	0.140%	290.91x
57	Gwyn	8	0.140%	172.41x
58	Oats	8	0.140%	62.45x
59	Ridd	8	0.140%	85.11x
60	Treharne	8	0.140%	62.84x
61	Bamsey	7	0.120%	311.11x
62	Dorman	7	0.120%	38.38x
63	Ealey	7	0.120%	152.17x
64	Frances	7	0.120%	19.59x
65	Hanford	7	0.120%	109.72x
66	Burnet	6	0.110%	28.90x
67	Haden	6	0.110%	33.17x
68	Jeremy	6	0.110%	97.72x
69	Penhale	6	0.110%	181.82x
70	Scarlett	6	0.110%	31.17x
71	Southall	6	0.110%	13.96x
72	Tossell	6	0.110%	228.14x
73	Dangerfield	5	0.090%	30.23x
74	Eastman	5	0.090%	32.24x
75	Enock	5	0.090%	171.23x
76	Kinch	5	0.090%	44.96x
77	Monday	5	0.090%	36.60x
78	Spong	5	0.090%	50.35x
79	Vivian	5	0.090%	19.00x
80	Barrass	4	0.070%	28.61x
81	Bouring	4	0.070%	481.93x
82	Brownsell	4	0.070%	131.15x
83	Curnick	4	0.070%	145.45x
84	Cuss	4	0.070%	59.17x
85	Hugh	4	0.070%	26.67x
86	Manders	4	0.070%	35.15x
87	Needs	4	0.070%	48.19x
88	Vanstone	4	0.070%	24.55x
89	Fabian	3	0.050%	74.07x
90	Gilford	3	0.050%	76.14x
91	Keenleyside	3	0.050%	205.48x
92	Kneath	3	0.050%	179.64x
93	Summerhill	3	0.050%	77.32x
94	Arscott	2	0.040%	17.11x
95	Bearman	2	0.040%	17.84x
96	Donnan	2	0.040%	63.69x
97	Evan	2	0.040%	30.86x
98	Howels	2	0.040%	37.88x
99	Lanes	2	0.040%	43.10x
100	Lodwick	2	0.040%	39.22x