1881 census place

Pelynt surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Pelynt, Cornwall 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 Pelynt, Cornwall, covering 378 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Collings, with 40 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Pelynt

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	Collings	40	5.95%	500.00x
2	Slade	40	5.95%	298.28x
3	Broad	27	4.02%	316.16x
4	Jago	23	3.42%	894.94x
5	Libby	23	3.42%	2613.64x
6	Philp	23	3.42%	502.18x
7	Deeble	19	2.83%	3877.55x
8	Hambly	18	2.68%	821.92x
9	Northcott	17	2.53%	557.38x
10	Crapp	16	2.38%	2461.54x
11	Lean	13	1.93%	666.67x
12	Wakeham	13	1.93%	511.81x
13	Dingle	11	1.64%	374.15x
14	Alger	10	1.49%	649.35x
15	Bettinson	10	1.49%	1851.85x
16	Vague	9	1.34%	4736.84x
17	Lamerton	7	1.04%	1186.44x
18	Truscott	7	1.04%	191.78x
19	Olver	6	0.890%	397.35x
20	Tambling	6	0.890%	2222.22x
21	Tamblyn	6	0.890%	769.23x
22	Hawken	4	0.600%	229.89x
23	Morshead	4	0.600%	2222.22x
24	Roskelly	4	0.600%	2500.00x
25	Clogg	3	0.450%	833.33x
26	Hynes	3	0.450%	185.19x
27	Leavers	2	0.300%	512.82x
28	Rosevear	2	0.300%	240.96x
29	Roskilly	2	0.300%	434.78x
30	Sambell	2	0.300%	833.33x
31	Farrett	1	0.150%	1428.57x
32	Gilbard	1	0.150%	1428.57x
33	Gove	1	0.150%	123.46x
34	Hender	1	0.150%	188.68x
35	Hocken	1	0.150%	149.25x
36	Soady	1	0.150%	277.78x
37	Swiggs	1	0.150%	1428.57x
38	Werry	1	0.150%	185.19x