1881 census place

Over Stowey surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Over Stowey, Somerset 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

33 surnames are listed for Over Stowey, Somerset, covering 269 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Palmer, with 85 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Over Stowey

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	Palmer	85	16.22%	137.61x
2	Ware	29	5.53%	336.43x
3	Rich	15	2.86%	228.31x
4	Edney	12	2.29%	625.00x
5	Grandfield	12	2.29%	5000.00x
6	Walford	12	2.29%	372.67x
7	Villis	10	1.91%	7142.86x
8	Trout	9	1.72%	882.35x
9	Haste	7	1.34%	729.17x
10	Trapnell	7	1.34%	2413.79x
11	Petherbridge	6	1.15%	983.61x
12	Sellick	6	1.15%	428.57x
13	Biffin	5	0.950%	1785.71x
14	Comber	5	0.950%	284.09x
15	Starkie	5	0.950%	297.62x
16	Culverwell	4	0.760%	459.77x
17	Elwes	4	0.760%	1666.67x
18	Lansdown	4	0.760%	408.16x
19	Moxley	4	0.760%	1176.47x
20	Palfrey	4	0.760%	235.29x
21	Routley	4	0.760%	615.38x
22	Thresher	3	0.570%	508.47x
23	Chedgey	2	0.380%	1666.67x
24	Diment	2	0.380%	253.16x
25	Exon	2	0.380%	714.29x
26	Hurdle	2	0.380%	294.12x
27	Isted	2	0.380%	240.96x
28	Vearncombe	2	0.380%	1428.57x
29	Crysell	1	0.190%	1428.57x
30	Duddridge	1	0.190%	208.33x
31	Hookings	1	0.190%	526.32x
32	Petheram	1	0.190%	416.67x
33	Weles	1	0.190%	3333.33x