1881 census place

Selston surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Selston, Nottinghamshire 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

173 surnames are listed for Selston, Nottinghamshire, covering 1,840 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Coleman, with 72 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Selston

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	Coleman	72	1.64%	32.85x
2	Housley	67	1.52%	626.75x
3	Gill	63	1.43%	20.24x
4	Maltby	55	1.25%	218.34x
5	Wharmby	53	1.21%	619.16x
6	Smithurst	50	1.14%	1319.26x
7	Leivers	39	0.890%	1111.11x
8	Wagstaff	39	0.890%	71.26x
9	Flint	36	0.820%	45.62x
10	Peach	36	0.820%	75.68x
11	Rawson	33	0.750%	68.74x
12	Wardle	32	0.730%	37.60x
13	Bacon	31	0.700%	28.05x
14	Bostock	29	0.660%	70.22x
15	Bradbury	24	0.550%	18.89x
16	Granger	24	0.550%	53.36x
17	Swain	24	0.550%	28.31x
18	Bower	23	0.520%	28.55x
19	Hodgkinson	23	0.520%	30.44x
20	Jepson	23	0.520%	53.45x
21	Anthony	22	0.500%	43.04x
22	Gent	22	0.500%	58.26x
23	Eggleshaw	21	0.480%	1962.62x
24	Lindley	21	0.480%	48.31x
25	Massey	21	0.480%	18.67x
26	Wilde	21	0.480%	32.80x
27	Sisson	20	0.450%	172.86x
28	Hicking	19	0.430%	618.89x
29	Dexter	18	0.410%	55.71x
30	Tagg	18	0.410%	107.21x
31	Buxton	17	0.390%	25.73x
32	Harpham	17	0.390%	282.86x
33	Smedley	17	0.390%	47.25x
34	Beeby	16	0.360%	107.31x
35	Heald	16	0.360%	58.57x
36	Jacques	16	0.360%	42.91x
37	Smalley	15	0.340%	37.69x
38	Dove	14	0.320%	27.83x
39	Knighton	13	0.300%	84.25x
40	Burnham	11	0.250%	40.67x
41	Castledine	11	0.250%	146.28x
42	Draycott	11	0.250%	75.03x
43	Eyre	11	0.250%	20.86x
44	Hand	11	0.250%	20.85x
45	Orme	11	0.250%	29.96x
46	Willgoose	11	0.250%	743.24x
47	Woodworth	11	0.250%	165.41x
48	Berresford	10	0.230%	120.48x
49	Dodson	10	0.230%	29.38x
50	Fitchett	10	0.230%	93.63x
51	Foxley	10	0.230%	125.00x
52	Hardstaff	10	0.230%	174.22x
53	Holme	10	0.230%	49.07x
54	Hool	10	0.230%	588.24x
55	Mullard	10	0.230%	138.31x
56	Palethorpe	10	0.230%	153.37x
57	Amatt	9	0.200%	731.71x
58	Banister	9	0.200%	49.15x
59	Bowmar	9	0.200%	1111.11x
60	Caulton	9	0.200%	241.94x
61	Clews	9	0.200%	45.14x
62	Holiday	9	0.200%	72.87x
63	Knapp	9	0.200%	30.03x
64	Trevitt	9	0.200%	192.31x
65	Annable	8	0.180%	225.35x
66	Croson	8	0.180%	1066.67x
67	Hawkin	8	0.180%	84.30x
68	Herod	8	0.180%	183.91x
69	Hooley	8	0.180%	37.93x
70	Shinn	8	0.180%	107.38x
71	Sowter	8	0.180%	83.95x
72	Starr	8	0.180%	36.93x
73	Thornby	8	0.180%	344.83x
74	Wingfield	8	0.180%	39.37x
75	Dobbs	7	0.160%	23.56x
76	Foulds	7	0.160%	23.53x
77	Hazeldine	7	0.160%	77.35x
78	Hopewell	7	0.160%	66.29x
79	Irons	7	0.160%	29.23x
80	Lakin	7	0.160%	27.17x
81	Laughton	7	0.160%	32.74x
82	Lole	7	0.160%	744.68x
83	Munton	7	0.160%	62.50x
84	Rigley	7	0.160%	116.28x
85	Stirland	7	0.160%	221.52x
86	Wilbraham	7	0.160%	107.53x
87	Astbury	6	0.140%	29.17x
88	Bagworth	6	0.140%	458.02x
89	Barrass	6	0.140%	55.35x
90	Beebe	6	0.140%	324.32x
91	Bonsall	6	0.140%	73.62x
92	Clowes	6	0.140%	24.54x
93	Daffern	6	0.140%	167.60x
94	Daykin	6	0.140%	39.53x
95	Doody	6	0.140%	76.82x
96	Folwell	6	0.140%	153.06x
97	Horley	6	0.140%	57.97x
98	Jolley	6	0.140%	25.90x
99	Limb	6	0.140%	60.36x
100	Murden	6	0.140%	80.11x