1881 census place

Rothwell surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Rothwell, Northamptonshire 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

117 surnames are listed for Rothwell, Northamptonshire, covering 1,452 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is York, with 79 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Rothwell

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	York	79	2.86%	216.56x
2	Willis	59	2.14%	40.20x
3	Wells	56	2.03%	24.39x
4	Butlin	54	1.96%	787.17x
5	Austin	53	1.92%	39.29x
6	Tebbutt	53	1.92%	522.68x
7	Joyce	40	1.45%	59.02x
8	Remington	40	1.45%	1023.02x
9	Shortland	40	1.45%	573.89x
10	Baxter	39	1.41%	23.71x
11	Sharman	39	1.41%	102.58x
12	Burditt	32	1.16%	924.86x
13	Sumpter	31	1.12%	711.01x
14	Oram	30	1.09%	139.41x
15	Dines	28	1.01%	380.43x
16	Marlow	26	0.940%	80.22x
17	Whymant	22	0.800%	5945.95x
18	Buckby	21	0.760%	810.81x
19	Bosworth	20	0.720%	123.00x
20	Gamble	20	0.720%	50.63x
21	Clow	19	0.690%	227.82x
22	Tye	19	0.690%	119.57x
23	Driver	18	0.650%	35.20x
24	Yeomans	18	0.650%	79.12x
25	Taffs	17	0.620%	1278.20x
26	Linnett	16	0.580%	362.81x
27	Munton	15	0.540%	213.37x
28	Wallington	15	0.540%	173.61x
29	Essex	14	0.510%	158.73x
30	Panter	14	0.510%	149.57x
31	Beeby	12	0.430%	128.34x
32	Buswell	12	0.430%	148.15x
33	Dix	12	0.430%	44.04x
34	Dunkley	12	0.430%	54.62x
35	Hebbes	12	0.430%	1518.99x
36	Sarjeant	12	0.430%	506.33x
37	Sturman	12	0.430%	195.44x
38	Gilford	11	0.400%	572.92x
39	Letts	11	0.400%	116.65x
40	Whiteman	11	0.400%	61.76x
41	Woolmer	11	0.400%	246.09x
42	Asher	10	0.360%	85.62x
43	Clipston	10	0.360%	1086.96x
44	Hafford	10	0.360%	1923.08x
45	Issitt	10	0.360%	769.23x
46	Kilsby	10	0.360%	354.61x
47	Laywood	10	0.360%	3571.43x
48	Pinnock	10	0.360%	114.81x
49	Breakspear	9	0.330%	405.41x
50	Damms	9	0.330%	542.17x
51	Kendal	9	0.330%	83.64x
52	Broome	8	0.290%	58.31x
53	Capp	8	0.290%	165.98x
54	Clipstone	8	0.290%	800.00x
55	Kilborn	8	0.290%	666.67x
56	Liner	8	0.290%	1403.51x
57	Speechly	8	0.290%	714.29x
58	Tongue	8	0.290%	86.67x
59	Arch	7	0.250%	138.07x
60	Cattle	7	0.250%	102.04x
61	Dimbleby	7	0.250%	402.30x
62	Frisby	7	0.250%	58.68x
63	Ginns	7	0.250%	235.69x
64	More	7	0.250%	32.62x
65	Tebbett	7	0.250%	440.25x
66	Wykes	7	0.250%	72.69x
67	Bridgman	6	0.220%	63.42x
68	Cockin	6	0.220%	188.68x
69	Dainty	6	0.220%	78.84x
70	Drage	6	0.220%	56.29x
71	Haycock	6	0.220%	38.81x
72	Northern	6	0.220%	320.86x
73	Springthorpe	6	0.220%	153.06x
74	Turland	6	0.220%	270.27x
75	Cattell	5	0.180%	65.10x
76	Gilby	5	0.180%	48.59x
77	Hodgskin	5	0.180%	588.24x
78	Loake	5	0.180%	458.72x
79	Rostance	5	0.180%	769.23x
80	Rowlatt	5	0.180%	194.55x
81	Spendlove	5	0.180%	117.92x
82	Twelvetree	5	0.180%	561.80x
83	Woolston	5	0.180%	104.82x
84	Allbright	4	0.140%	314.96x
85	Clipson	4	0.140%	227.27x
86	Groocock	4	0.140%	159.36x
87	Gudgeon	4	0.140%	59.35x
88	Ringrose	4	0.140%	59.44x
89	Slow	4	0.140%	112.99x
90	Veasey	4	0.140%	77.67x
91	Flawn	3	0.110%	263.16x
92	Heeps	3	0.110%	179.64x
93	Merrill	3	0.110%	37.83x
94	Shrives	3	0.110%	164.84x
95	Timson	3	0.110%	34.88x
96	Tingle	3	0.110%	34.09x
97	Bollard	2	0.070%	61.16x
98	Gilbey	2	0.070%	30.21x
99	Hillson	2	0.070%	93.02x
100	Kingsley	2	0.070%	41.32x