1881 census place

Purton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Purton, Wiltshire 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

107 surnames are listed for Purton, Wiltshire, covering 1,078 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Newman, with 56 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Purton

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	Newman	56	2.44%	32.76x
2	Ricks	54	2.35%	1868.51x
3	Woolford	45	1.96%	543.48x
4	Kennett	36	1.57%	281.47x
5	Bunce	34	1.48%	198.48x
6	Gleed	34	1.48%	711.30x
7	Jefferies	34	1.48%	133.54x
8	Woodward	33	1.44%	29.10x
9	Dodson	31	1.35%	174.26x
10	Selwood	31	1.35%	500.81x
11	Hedges	27	1.17%	102.66x
12	Titcomb	25	1.09%	996.02x
13	Telling	24	1.04%	588.24x
14	Simpkins	23	1.00%	221.79x
15	Richens	21	0.910%	469.80x
16	Selby	21	0.910%	76.50x
17	Iles	19	0.830%	107.16x
18	Greenaway	18	0.780%	124.83x
19	Ponting	18	0.780%	266.27x
20	Ody	17	0.740%	982.66x
21	Paginton	17	0.740%	2179.49x
22	Kibblewhite	16	0.700%	1333.33x
23	Gunter	15	0.650%	185.87x
24	Ockwell	14	0.610%	891.72x
25	Sly	14	0.610%	160.92x
26	New	13	0.570%	64.55x
27	Tuck	13	0.570%	44.04x
28	Glass	12	0.520%	50.44x
29	Haskins	12	0.520%	186.05x
30	Theobald	12	0.520%	82.02x
31	Morse	11	0.480%	52.13x
32	Blackford	10	0.440%	120.77x
33	Freeth	10	0.440%	202.43x
34	Staley	10	0.440%	132.80x
35	Compton	9	0.390%	40.67x
36	Hulbert	9	0.390%	71.32x
37	Molden	9	0.390%	1500.00x
38	Ovens	9	0.390%	153.58x
39	Shailes	9	0.390%	2142.86x
40	Skuse	9	0.390%	223.88x
41	Crew	8	0.350%	55.10x
42	Dash	8	0.350%	181.82x
43	Howse	8	0.350%	89.99x
44	Shopland	8	0.350%	289.86x
45	Tibbles	8	0.350%	206.19x
46	Shurey	7	0.300%	1944.44x
47	Tidmarsh	7	0.300%	152.84x
48	Warman	7	0.300%	64.94x
49	Acott	6	0.260%	242.92x
50	Hiett	6	0.260%	550.46x
51	Hinks	6	0.260%	64.10x
52	Ogborne	6	0.260%	689.66x
53	Pinniger	6	0.260%	483.87x
54	Trotman	6	0.260%	62.11x
55	Vizor	6	0.260%	1111.11x
56	Arlett	5	0.220%	347.22x
57	Britten	5	0.220%	54.59x
58	Cotes	5	0.220%	378.79x
59	Eatwell	5	0.220%	163.40x
60	Embury	5	0.220%	423.73x
61	Emond	5	0.220%	833.33x
62	Fishlock	5	0.220%	145.35x
63	Rumming	5	0.220%	384.62x
64	Westmacott	5	0.220%	221.24x
65	Bathe	4	0.170%	129.03x
66	Battie	4	0.170%	360.36x
67	Birchell	4	0.170%	430.11x
68	Dafter	4	0.170%	506.33x
69	Teagle	4	0.170%	150.38x
70	Tull	4	0.170%	72.33x
71	Tytherleigh	4	0.170%	412.37x
72	Veysey	4	0.170%	186.92x
73	Burdock	3	0.130%	169.49x
74	Copper	3	0.130%	80.21x
75	Linsell	3	0.130%	104.90x
76	Marthews	3	0.130%	6000.00x
77	Maundrell	3	0.130%	303.03x
78	Mildenhall	3	0.130%	165.75x
79	Moulden	3	0.130%	104.90x
80	Turtle	3	0.130%	66.96x
81	Beak	2	0.090%	67.80x
82	Brittin	2	0.090%	170.94x
83	Brockway	2	0.090%	60.42x
84	Cuss	2	0.090%	72.99x
85	Ferres	2	0.090%	317.46x
86	Greenham	2	0.090%	44.74x
87	Habgood	2	0.090%	44.35x
88	Hirsch	2	0.090%	180.18x
89	Ireson	2	0.090%	42.74x
90	Sandell	2	0.090%	47.39x
91	Sendell	2	0.090%	307.69x
92	Stoneham	2	0.090%	37.81x
93	Titcombe	2	0.090%	76.05x
94	Amer	1	0.040%	44.25x
95	Burchill	1	0.040%	40.49x
96	Cornley	1	0.040%	303.03x
97	Dainton	1	0.040%	37.04x
98	Hamper	1	0.040%	88.50x
99	Hinder	1	0.040%	38.46x
100	Holes	1	0.040%	80.65x