1881 census place

Portishead surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Portishead, 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

186 surnames are listed for Portishead, Somerset, covering 1,051 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Withey, with 4 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Portishead

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
101	Withey	4	0.110%	45.35x
102	Badman	3	0.090%	60.48x
103	Bank	3	0.090%	89.82x
104	Burland	3	0.090%	76.73x
105	Catley	3	0.090%	40.00x
106	Doleman	3	0.090%	108.30x
107	Gilford	3	0.090%	123.46x
108	Glyde	3	0.090%	112.78x
109	Hookway	3	0.090%	44.58x
110	Lemoine	3	0.090%	750.00x
111	Lovelace	3	0.090%	70.26x
112	Penton	3	0.090%	52.36x
113	Pomphrey	3	0.090%	230.77x
114	Sprules	3	0.090%	117.19x
115	Wedmore	3	0.090%	236.22x
116	Welsby	3	0.090%	33.48x
117	Whitcombe	3	0.090%	47.62x
118	Beacom	2	0.060%	1250.00x
119	Bramble	2	0.060%	30.49x
120	Butchers	2	0.060%	55.40x
121	Calverly	2	0.060%	145.99x
122	Cates	2	0.060%	39.29x
123	Cornes	2	0.060%	26.11x
124	Davidge	2	0.060%	33.17x
125	Edbrooke	2	0.060%	106.95x
126	Edwin	2	0.060%	69.69x
127	Elworthy	2	0.060%	36.70x
128	Frowd	2	0.060%	153.85x
129	Grinham	2	0.060%	64.10x
130	Hanes	2	0.060%	49.88x
131	Lavercombe	2	0.060%	425.53x
132	Loe	2	0.060%	80.97x
133	Mifflin	2	0.060%	277.78x
134	Morten	2	0.060%	37.59x
135	Pillinger	2	0.060%	49.63x
136	Rickets	2	0.060%	75.47x
137	Room	2	0.060%	43.10x
138	Shorland	2	0.060%	94.79x
139	Bishell	1	0.030%	156.25x
140	Boalch	1	0.030%	75.19x
141	Bool	1	0.030%	47.62x
142	Brasher	1	0.030%	53.48x
143	Bryers	1	0.030%	36.76x
144	Bullin	1	0.030%	36.36x
145	Burleton	1	0.030%	175.44x
146	But	1	0.030%	434.78x
147	Cannard	1	0.030%	128.21x
148	Caple	1	0.030%	24.75x
149	Chedzoy	1	0.030%	70.92x
150	Chidgey	1	0.030%	20.45x
151	Copperwaite	1	0.030%	126.58x
152	Curtes	1	0.030%	119.05x
153	Darney	1	0.030%	96.15x
154	Denne	1	0.030%	21.41x
155	Devilliers	1	0.030%	714.29x
156	Dewfall	1	0.030%	111.11x
157	Dridge	1	0.030%	277.78x
158	Enderson	1	0.030%	113.64x
159	Ericson	1	0.030%	500.00x
160	Fifield	1	0.030%	19.65x
161	Haddrell	1	0.030%	40.00x
162	Hamlen	1	0.030%	100.00x
163	Hanham	1	0.030%	31.95x
164	Harvy	1	0.030%	29.59x
165	Honeywill	1	0.030%	45.25x
166	Hurly	1	0.030%	71.94x
167	Hyden	1	0.030%	57.47x
168	Jefferis	1	0.030%	22.08x
169	Leakey	1	0.030%	30.21x
170	Maddicks	1	0.030%	71.94x
171	Mainstone	1	0.030%	60.24x
172	Males	1	0.030%	23.42x
173	Milkins	1	0.030%	133.33x
174	Nevins	1	0.030%	43.48x
175	Niblock	1	0.030%	56.50x
176	Oldland	1	0.030%	54.95x
177	Puddy	1	0.030%	24.63x
178	Rides	1	0.030%	149.25x
179	Shearn	1	0.030%	24.81x
180	Springer	1	0.030%	42.55x
181	Store	1	0.030%	91.74x
182	Sulley	1	0.030%	32.36x
183	Tinn	1	0.030%	69.44x
184	Vinicombe	1	0.030%	71.43x
185	Wats	1	0.030%	243.90x
186	Woolly	1	0.030%	59.52x