1881 census place

Princes Risborough surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire 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

99 surnames are listed for Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, covering 1,052 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Gomme, with 67 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Princes Risborough

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	Gomme	67	2.83%	3641.30x
2	Janes	59	2.49%	388.16x
3	Bowler	56	2.37%	193.91x
4	Rixon	51	2.16%	656.37x
5	Chilton	47	1.99%	247.24x
6	Lacey	38	1.61%	87.16x
7	Ridgley	34	1.44%	1144.78x
8	Hickman	33	1.39%	82.91x
9	Claydon	32	1.35%	214.48x
10	Parslow	30	1.27%	587.08x
11	Ginger	29	1.23%	666.67x
12	Dormer	28	1.18%	425.53x
13	Wooster	27	1.14%	767.05x
14	Bass	26	1.10%	97.16x
15	Hawes	26	1.10%	89.10x
16	Goodchild	24	1.01%	104.30x
17	Eggleton	20	0.850%	214.13x
18	Lovett	17	0.720%	78.63x
19	East	16	0.680%	43.49x
20	Floyd	15	0.630%	66.70x
21	Kingham	14	0.590%	162.98x
22	Loosley	14	0.590%	838.32x
23	Redrup	14	0.590%	903.23x
24	Langston	13	0.550%	195.20x
25	Rutland	13	0.550%	180.31x
26	Cheshire	12	0.510%	65.83x
27	Dell	11	0.460%	79.31x
28	Plumbridge	10	0.420%	609.76x
29	Syred	10	0.420%	1176.47x
30	Turvey	10	0.420%	89.93x
31	Wootton	10	0.420%	46.55x
32	Currall	9	0.380%	580.65x
33	Free	9	0.380%	155.71x
34	Poulton	9	0.380%	47.39x
35	Stratford	9	0.380%	55.42x
36	Benyon	8	0.340%	271.19x
37	Bless	8	0.340%	8000.00x
38	Darvill	8	0.340%	183.91x
39	Dorsett	8	0.340%	250.78x
40	Darville	7	0.300%	945.95x
41	Dover	7	0.300%	65.67x
42	Rufus	7	0.300%	909.09x
43	Shelford	7	0.300%	331.75x
44	Benning	6	0.250%	190.48x
45	Bushby	6	0.250%	64.66x
46	Crockett	6	0.250%	53.86x
47	Eustace	6	0.250%	90.50x
48	Gloves	6	0.250%	2857.14x
49	Callam	5	0.210%	490.20x
50	Cheney	5	0.210%	68.78x
51	Mandell	5	0.210%	980.39x
52	Taker	5	0.210%	3333.33x
53	Tapping	5	0.210%	155.28x
54	Batting	4	0.170%	333.33x
55	Farey	4	0.170%	135.59x
56	Jeavons	4	0.170%	65.04x
57	Luson	4	0.170%	930.23x
58	Nottingham	4	0.170%	63.09x
59	Stopford	4	0.170%	79.68x
60	Bampton	3	0.130%	86.21x
61	Barefoot	3	0.130%	182.93x
62	Briars	3	0.130%	135.75x
63	Gilks	3	0.130%	70.92x
64	Holes	3	0.130%	234.38x
65	Pearmain	3	0.130%	241.94x
66	Silsby	3	0.130%	254.24x
67	Stallwood	3	0.130%	127.66x
68	Witney	3	0.130%	71.60x
69	Allnutt	2	0.080%	78.13x
70	Bagwell	2	0.080%	101.52x
71	Barnham	2	0.080%	105.26x
72	Basset	2	0.080%	92.59x
73	Beckenham	2	0.080%	206.19x
74	Bovington	2	0.080%	128.21x
75	Evett	2	0.080%	119.76x
76	Fairey	2	0.080%	58.82x
77	Hadaway	2	0.080%	72.20x
78	Hanwell	2	0.080%	60.98x
79	Puddephatt	2	0.080%	89.29x
80	Seaward	2	0.080%	48.31x
81	Tarbox	2	0.080%	158.73x
82	Applebee	1	0.040%	63.29x
83	Balch	1	0.040%	33.56x
84	Belson	1	0.040%	44.25x
85	Bennell	1	0.040%	48.78x
86	Billson	1	0.040%	27.32x
87	Charge	1	0.040%	47.39x
88	Crock	1	0.040%	250.00x
89	Durbridge	1	0.040%	57.47x
90	Gostelow	1	0.040%	105.26x
91	Heming	1	0.040%	35.97x
92	Jeary	1	0.040%	64.94x
93	Kern	1	0.040%	92.59x
94	Lent	1	0.040%	123.46x
95	Meakes	1	0.040%	172.41x
96	Pauling	1	0.040%	50.76x
97	Pounds	1	0.040%	33.90x
98	Saw	1	0.040%	44.05x
99	Willott	1	0.040%	54.95x