1881 census place

Much Wenlock surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Much Wenlock, 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

118 surnames are listed for Much Wenlock, Shropshire, covering 730 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Sankey, with 43 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Much Wenlock

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	Sankey	43	1.85%	445.60x
2	Rowlands	31	1.33%	53.46x
3	Longford	20	0.860%	511.51x
4	Ashwood	17	0.730%	576.27x
5	Merrick	17	0.730%	98.44x
6	Bache	16	0.690%	334.03x
7	Grainger	16	0.690%	44.72x
8	Instone	16	0.690%	551.72x
9	Weale	16	0.690%	365.30x
10	Corfield	15	0.640%	113.90x
11	Rawlings	15	0.640%	44.07x
12	Vaughn	14	0.600%	200.86x
13	Lawley	13	0.560%	92.72x
14	Massie	13	0.560%	173.80x
15	Shingler	13	0.560%	258.96x
16	Hammonds	11	0.470%	179.45x
17	Nicklin	11	0.470%	119.18x
18	Speake	11	0.470%	310.73x
19	Trevor	11	0.470%	152.35x
20	Hartland	10	0.430%	97.75x
21	Onions	10	0.430%	77.22x
22	Parton	10	0.430%	78.99x
23	Allport	9	0.390%	160.71x
24	Devey	9	0.390%	257.88x
25	Mullard	9	0.390%	235.60x
26	Norrey	9	0.390%	1800.00x
27	Norry	9	0.390%	1250.00x
28	Bebb	8	0.340%	176.99x
29	Elcock	8	0.340%	159.68x
30	Poyner	8	0.340%	233.92x
31	Toplis	8	0.340%	178.17x
32	Trow	8	0.340%	136.52x
33	Beaman	7	0.300%	157.66x
34	Evason	7	0.300%	374.33x
35	Habberley	7	0.300%	777.78x
36	Haycocks	7	0.300%	534.35x
37	Heighway	7	0.300%	341.46x
38	Hopton	7	0.300%	108.70x
39	Hotchkiss	7	0.300%	126.58x
40	Paynter	7	0.300%	107.20x
41	Troth	7	0.300%	285.71x
42	Bernard	6	0.260%	62.24x
43	Bodenham	6	0.260%	322.58x
44	Challoner	6	0.260%	105.26x
45	Connoll	6	0.260%	1666.67x
46	Everall	6	0.260%	166.67x
47	Goodridge	6	0.260%	77.22x
48	Hodnett	6	0.260%	300.00x
49	Leader	6	0.260%	56.76x
50	Pardoe	6	0.260%	52.36x
51	Scoltock	6	0.260%	833.33x
52	Tart	6	0.260%	213.52x
53	Trapp	6	0.260%	230.77x
54	Woof	6	0.260%	160.00x
55	Yapp	6	0.260%	131.58x
56	Beddoes	5	0.210%	118.20x
57	Beddow	5	0.210%	78.49x
58	Boycott	5	0.210%	176.06x
59	Wayne	5	0.210%	208.33x
60	Anslow	4	0.170%	66.67x
61	Beddoe	4	0.170%	97.09x
62	Bishton	4	0.170%	173.91x
63	Bizzell	4	0.170%	975.61x
64	Bowdler	4	0.170%	85.84x
65	Coxall	4	0.170%	99.50x
66	Nevett	4	0.170%	360.36x
67	Rickhuss	4	0.170%	2000.00x
68	Sandells	4	0.170%	465.12x
69	Sargant	4	0.170%	112.68x
70	Skitt	4	0.170%	130.29x
71	Speke	4	0.170%	439.56x
72	Wyer	4	0.170%	82.47x
73	Amies	3	0.130%	78.13x
74	Clee	3	0.130%	61.22x
75	Creegan	3	0.130%	769.23x
76	Dovaston	3	0.130%	394.74x
77	Gwilliams	3	0.130%	526.32x
78	Howman	3	0.130%	245.90x
79	Northwood	3	0.130%	68.03x
80	Skett	3	0.130%	217.39x
81	Stoneham	3	0.130%	55.97x
82	Tench	3	0.130%	89.02x
83	Weatherall	3	0.130%	66.37x
84	Chalwin	2	0.090%	327.87x
85	Chidley	2	0.090%	62.89x
86	Churms	2	0.090%	500.00x
87	Dillow	2	0.090%	170.94x
88	Dorricott	2	0.090%	92.59x
89	Fewtrell	2	0.090%	90.91x
90	Hince	2	0.090%	145.99x
91	Littlehales	2	0.090%	74.63x
92	Theobalds	2	0.090%	116.96x
93	Alport	1	0.040%	133.33x
94	Blocksidge	1	0.040%	123.46x
95	Bluck	1	0.040%	34.60x
96	Burd	1	0.040%	44.44x
97	Bywaters	1	0.040%	67.57x
98	Calley	1	0.040%	65.79x
99	Cleeton	1	0.040%	93.46x
100	Derricott	1	0.040%	109.89x