1881 census place

Portbury surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Portbury, 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

44 surnames are listed for Portbury, Somerset, covering 226 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Derrick, with 25 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Portbury

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	Derrick	25	3.18%	568.18x
2	Bessant	13	1.66%	828.03x
3	Rowles	12	1.53%	346.82x
4	Haskins	9	1.15%	409.09x
5	Sealy	9	1.15%	638.30x
6	Vowles	9	1.15%	238.73x
7	Yeeles	9	1.15%	4090.91x
8	Gowan	8	1.02%	666.67x
9	Hawksworth	8	1.02%	225.99x
10	Atwell	7	0.890%	421.69x
11	Burleton	7	0.890%	5384.62x
12	Mallard	7	0.890%	344.83x
13	Butchers	6	0.760%	740.74x
14	Comerford	6	0.760%	1000.00x
15	Offer	6	0.760%	335.20x
16	Petheram	6	0.760%	1666.67x
17	Poter	6	0.760%	6666.67x
18	Wilmott	6	0.760%	225.56x
19	Biss	5	0.640%	416.67x
20	Cassey	5	0.640%	675.68x
21	Rew	5	0.640%	359.71x
22	Wollacott	5	0.640%	1562.50x
23	Endicott	4	0.510%	563.38x
24	Hatherell	4	0.510%	952.38x
25	Paines	4	0.510%	1379.31x
26	Rimell	4	0.510%	547.95x
27	Selway	4	0.510%	190.48x
28	Whelpton	4	0.510%	851.06x
29	Colburn	3	0.380%	600.00x
30	Amesbury	2	0.250%	408.16x
31	Durbin	2	0.250%	135.14x
32	Gerrish	2	0.250%	119.05x
33	Shaddick	2	0.250%	259.74x
34	Tremlett	2	0.250%	151.52x
35	Bellamey	1	0.130%	1111.11x
36	Gilford	1	0.130%	181.82x
37	Hollister	1	0.130%	100.00x
38	Keedwell	1	0.130%	400.00x
39	Lukins	1	0.130%	212.77x
40	Peddle	1	0.130%	163.93x
41	Puddy	1	0.130%	109.89x
42	Rodman	1	0.130%	121.95x
43	Romney	1	0.130%	256.41x
44	Winslow	1	0.130%	104.17x