1881 census place

Measham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Measham, Derbyshire 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

80 surnames are listed for Measham, Derbyshire, covering 816 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Wileman, with 124 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Measham

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	Wileman	124	7.38%	3220.78x
2	Dennis	57	3.39%	114.62x
3	Hart	53	3.15%	36.96x
4	Buckley	41	2.44%	44.80x
5	Bradford	30	1.78%	91.55x
6	Buck	20	1.19%	55.51x
7	Jewsbury	20	1.19%	1851.85x
8	Lunn	20	1.19%	91.95x
9	Measures	20	1.19%	437.64x
10	Bonser	19	1.13%	429.86x
11	Proudman	18	1.07%	1125.00x
12	Armstead	17	1.01%	643.94x
13	Grewcock	17	1.01%	994.15x
14	Ridgway	16	0.950%	103.76x
15	Rutter	16	0.950%	62.48x
16	Bowler	13	0.770%	63.35x
17	Newbold	13	0.770%	106.04x
18	Parritt	13	0.770%	2131.15x
19	Ensor	12	0.710%	320.00x
20	Kinson	12	0.710%	923.08x
21	Twigg	12	0.710%	102.04x
22	Bunce	11	0.650%	87.86x
23	Ison	11	0.650%	223.12x
24	Pointon	11	0.650%	154.93x
25	Whetton	11	0.650%	394.27x
26	Bywater	10	0.590%	118.20x
27	Sindall	10	0.590%	990.10x
28	Camp	9	0.540%	92.98x
29	Sherratt	9	0.540%	93.26x
30	Bonas	8	0.480%	1038.96x
31	German	8	0.480%	102.04x
32	Orgill	7	0.420%	448.72x
33	Winston	7	0.420%	360.82x
34	Adey	6	0.360%	110.91x
35	Clamp	6	0.360%	116.96x
36	Onion	6	0.360%	183.49x
37	Quiney	6	0.360%	400.00x
38	Toon	6	0.360%	95.24x
39	Bubb	5	0.300%	114.16x
40	Elwell	5	0.300%	104.38x
41	Gridley	5	0.300%	185.87x
42	Hyman	5	0.300%	149.25x
43	Lewies	5	0.300%	714.29x
44	Malcom	5	0.300%	370.37x
45	Pattrick	5	0.300%	396.83x
46	Poyser	5	0.300%	111.61x
47	Silkstone	5	0.300%	520.83x
48	Whitehall	5	0.300%	161.29x
49	Bladon	4	0.240%	132.89x
50	Essex	4	0.240%	74.49x
51	Insley	4	0.240%	152.09x
52	Starbuck	4	0.240%	147.60x
53	Yemm	4	0.240%	444.44x
54	Boss	3	0.180%	140.85x
55	Callighan	3	0.180%	194.81x
56	Liggins	3	0.180%	102.74x
57	Standley	3	0.180%	104.90x
58	Armson	2	0.120%	131.58x
59	Dumelow	2	0.120%	588.24x
60	Fearns	2	0.120%	117.65x
61	Guildford	2	0.120%	129.03x
62	Litherland	2	0.120%	52.49x
63	Tuttle	2	0.120%	92.59x
64	Armston	1	0.060%	303.03x
65	Bert	1	0.060%	217.39x
66	Copnall	1	0.060%	263.16x
67	Diplock	1	0.060%	31.35x
68	Hayfield	1	0.060%	77.52x
69	Hercock	1	0.060%	74.07x
70	Nibbs	1	0.060%	140.85x
71	Ordish	1	0.060%	70.92x
72	Pines	1	0.060%	217.39x
73	Powner	1	0.060%	68.49x
74	Priestland	1	0.060%	196.08x
75	Shakespear	1	0.060%	54.64x
76	Steeples	1	0.060%	70.42x
77	Twelves	1	0.060%	135.14x
78	Whitacre	1	0.060%	322.58x
79	Winkless	1	0.060%	232.56x
80	Worsdall	1	0.060%	277.78x