1881 census place

Melksham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Melksham, Wiltshire 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

217 surnames are listed for Melksham, Wiltshire, covering 2,042 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Webb, with 84 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Melksham

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	Webb	84	1.87%	13.81x
2	Crook	66	1.47%	51.23x
3	Gerrish	52	1.16%	541.67x
4	Missen	48	1.07%	1337.05x
5	Knee	45	1.00%	648.42x
6	Gunstone	44	0.980%	956.52x
7	Redman	41	0.910%	69.43x
8	Reeves	36	0.800%	19.59x
9	Chivers	35	0.780%	88.43x
10	Trueman	35	0.780%	113.42x
11	Park	34	0.760%	24.45x
12	Collett	33	0.740%	57.35x
13	Harrold	32	0.710%	158.10x
14	Keen	27	0.600%	30.04x
15	Deverell	26	0.580%	389.22x
16	Cottle	25	0.560%	113.33x
17	Lewington	25	0.560%	210.26x
18	Buckland	24	0.540%	50.53x
19	Marks	24	0.540%	26.15x
20	Oatley	24	0.540%	430.88x
21	Gale	23	0.510%	17.11x
22	Escott	22	0.490%	175.72x
23	Burbidge	21	0.470%	137.61x
24	Perrett	21	0.470%	93.71x
25	Wicks	21	0.470%	33.26x
26	Gaisford	20	0.450%	446.43x
27	Gum	20	0.450%	1149.43x
28	Ovens	20	0.450%	174.83x
29	Pocock	20	0.450%	42.32x
30	Salter	20	0.450%	19.50x
31	Wiltshire	20	0.450%	33.41x
32	Curnick	19	0.420%	875.58x
33	Grey	19	0.420%	19.54x
34	Bolwell	18	0.400%	271.90x
35	Gingell	18	0.400%	137.30x
36	Humphries	18	0.400%	17.81x
37	Canning	17	0.380%	53.33x
38	Colbourne	17	0.380%	268.14x
39	Fennell	17	0.380%	80.95x
40	Flower	17	0.380%	38.80x
41	Haskins	17	0.380%	135.14x
42	Rawlings	17	0.380%	25.92x
43	Stratton	17	0.380%	43.74x
44	Freegard	14	0.310%	420.42x
45	Gay	14	0.310%	23.42x
46	Coombe	13	0.290%	53.50x
47	Dancey	13	0.290%	266.94x
48	Matravers	13	0.290%	860.93x
49	Perrott	13	0.290%	84.25x
50	Self	13	0.290%	40.80x
51	Biffin	12	0.270%	493.83x
52	Ferris	12	0.270%	27.06x
53	Merchant	12	0.270%	39.77x
54	Akerman	11	0.250%	168.71x
55	Alford	11	0.250%	28.80x
56	Amor	11	0.250%	102.42x
57	Bigwood	11	0.250%	167.94x
58	Truman	11	0.250%	39.37x
59	Wilshire	11	0.250%	123.87x
60	Boulter	10	0.220%	44.03x
61	Chard	10	0.220%	39.45x
62	Helps	10	0.220%	115.47x
63	Maggs	10	0.220%	33.27x
64	Noad	10	0.220%	154.56x
65	Parfitt	10	0.220%	30.53x
66	Pinnock	10	0.220%	70.62x
67	Box	9	0.200%	24.76x
68	Hibberd	9	0.200%	32.62x
69	Hodder	9	0.200%	41.02x
70	Loder	9	0.200%	108.04x
71	Moule	9	0.200%	57.99x
72	Revell	9	0.200%	34.70x
73	Rutty	9	0.200%	416.67x
74	Selman	9	0.200%	116.43x
75	Winslow	9	0.200%	164.53x
76	Butter	8	0.180%	37.47x
77	Chalk	8	0.180%	27.05x
78	Cleverly	8	0.180%	81.38x
79	Dodimead	8	0.180%	941.18x
80	Douse	8	0.180%	147.60x
81	Fear	8	0.180%	40.22x
82	Harrell	8	0.180%	229.23x
83	Keevil	8	0.180%	216.22x
84	Ludgate	8	0.180%	142.10x
85	Perren	8	0.180%	128.62x
86	Ponting	8	0.180%	60.70x
87	Skuse	8	0.180%	101.91x
88	Arney	7	0.160%	181.35x
89	Dolman	7	0.160%	36.40x
90	Hatherell	7	0.160%	288.07x
91	Hurn	7	0.160%	60.29x
92	Misson	7	0.160%	328.64x
93	Oakford	7	0.160%	327.10x
94	Sartain	7	0.160%	222.22x
95	Silverthorn	7	0.160%	486.11x
96	Sumbler	7	0.160%	921.05x
97	Bedingfield	6	0.130%	160.43x
98	Burrough	6	0.130%	61.79x
99	Dark	6	0.130%	36.99x
100	Deverall	6	0.130%	326.09x