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1881 census place

Moreton Say surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Moreton Say, Shropshire 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

38 surnames are listed for Moreton Say, Shropshire, covering 170 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Forrester, with 13 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Moreton Say

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1Forrester13148.91x
2Whittingham13265.85x
3Trevor11544.55x
4Chidlow101408.45x
5Holding10173.61x
6Sargeant9175.78x
7Petchell82758.62x
8Simon8186.92x
9Gorling710000.00x
10Penlington71296.30x
11Abbotts5505.05x
12Furber5301.20x
13Cartlidge4213.90x
14Chesters4212.77x
15Cornes4281.69x
16Tacey4754.72x
17Boughey3209.79x
18Boyden3241.94x
19Clutton3252.10x
20Dicken3163.93x
21Dulson3508.47x
22Furnivall31500.00x
23Grocott3161.29x
24Stanly3750.00x
25Threadgold3272.73x
26Blainey2645.16x
27Copnall21333.33x
28Gosnell2588.24x
29Growcott2625.00x
30Morrey2162.60x
31Nagington21000.00x
32Simister2117.65x
33Weaks23333.33x
34Eeles1140.85x
35Evanson1135.14x
36Glassey1285.71x
37Griss1555.56x
38Herriman1400.00x