1881 census place

Poynton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Poynton, Cheshire 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

66 surnames are listed for Poynton, Cheshire, covering 894 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Clayton, with 91 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Poynton

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	Clayton	91	4.20%	77.21x
2	Mottershead	51	2.35%	700.55x
3	Hooley	47	2.17%	451.92x
4	Bann	39	1.80%	1572.58x
5	Potts	35	1.61%	48.37x
6	Hallworth	34	1.57%	604.98x
7	Broadhurst	30	1.38%	136.61x
8	Garner	30	1.38%	43.78x
9	Higginbotham	30	1.38%	535.71x
10	Butterworth	28	1.29%	35.97x
11	Daniel	25	1.15%	52.19x
12	Ridgway	24	1.11%	120.66x
13	Siddall	23	1.06%	144.75x
14	Singleton	23	1.06%	53.66x
15	Henshall	22	1.01%	209.13x
16	Warburton	22	1.01%	41.14x
17	Davenport	21	0.970%	51.12x
18	Needham	21	0.970%	45.51x
19	Floyd	19	0.880%	92.19x
20	Downes	18	0.830%	67.11x
21	Turnock	14	0.650%	438.87x
22	Woolrich	14	0.650%	633.48x
23	Beeston	12	0.550%	131.58x
24	Isherwood	12	0.550%	47.85x
25	Travis	12	0.550%	47.19x
26	Worsencroft	12	0.550%	2000.00x
27	Shatwell	11	0.510%	371.62x
28	Wainright	11	0.510%	1067.96x
29	Buffey	10	0.460%	1041.67x
30	Wylde	10	0.460%	223.71x
31	Jepson	9	0.420%	42.43x
32	Shrigley	9	0.420%	642.86x
33	Yeoman	9	0.420%	65.79x
34	Greenhough	8	0.370%	163.60x
35	Normansell	8	0.370%	1250.00x
36	Broome	7	0.320%	64.94x
37	Morten	7	0.320%	212.12x
38	Bryning	6	0.280%	517.24x
39	Gleave	6	0.280%	65.72x
40	Hepplestone	6	0.280%	759.49x
41	Mycock	6	0.280%	81.08x
42	Matlock	5	0.230%	420.17x
43	Wayne	5	0.230%	223.21x
44	Greenwell	4	0.180%	56.26x
45	Mattocks	4	0.180%	140.35x
46	Sherrett	4	0.180%	487.80x
47	Stainforth	4	0.180%	220.99x
48	Vare	4	0.180%	425.53x
49	Caudwell	3	0.140%	135.14x
50	Handforth	3	0.140%	167.60x
51	Malam	3	0.140%	157.89x
52	Meachin	3	0.140%	230.77x
53	Armfield	2	0.090%	67.11x
54	Bottoms	2	0.090%	52.36x
55	Dabbs	2	0.090%	42.92x
56	Preson	2	0.090%	2222.22x
57	Torkington	2	0.090%	62.70x
58	Wildgoose	2	0.090%	34.42x
59	Ardern	1	0.050%	21.83x
60	Beane	1	0.050%	67.11x
61	Cafferkey	1	0.050%	5000.00x
62	Commins	1	0.050%	46.08x
63	Most	1	0.050%	370.37x
64	Saull	1	0.050%	133.33x
65	Thompstone	1	0.050%	111.11x
66	Wharmby	1	0.050%	23.70x