1881 census place

Sheepshed surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Sheepshed, Leicestershire 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

146 surnames are listed for Sheepshed, Leicestershire, covering 2,048 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Lakin, with 86 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Sheepshed

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	Lakin	86	1.94%	330.77x
2	Thurman	86	1.94%	783.96x
3	Dexter	66	1.49%	202.39x
4	Grimley	64	1.44%	677.97x
5	Cotton	56	1.26%	52.85x
6	Bowley	54	1.22%	221.58x
7	Kidger	53	1.19%	878.94x
8	Freeman	49	1.10%	17.29x
9	Wortley	45	1.01%	334.82x
10	Unwin	44	0.990%	99.75x
11	Danvers	42	0.950%	1555.56x
12	Needham	41	0.920%	43.40x
13	Bowler	38	0.860%	70.12x
14	Blood	35	0.790%	197.41x
15	Newbold	35	0.790%	108.12x
16	Kirby	33	0.740%	19.59x
17	Briers	32	0.720%	382.78x
18	Harrington	32	0.720%	37.98x
19	Start	32	0.720%	310.98x
20	Adkin	30	0.680%	319.83x
21	Atkin	30	0.680%	50.57x
22	Hillier	29	0.650%	48.45x
23	Lester	29	0.650%	41.51x
24	Tapp	25	0.560%	131.23x
25	Bexon	24	0.540%	541.76x
26	Brotherhood	24	0.540%	582.52x
27	Mee	23	0.520%	68.15x
28	Rossell	23	0.520%	946.50x
29	Berrisford	22	0.500%	162.24x
30	Onions	22	0.500%	89.10x
31	Quemby	22	0.500%	2222.22x
32	Willson	22	0.500%	44.18x
33	Crofts	21	0.470%	58.54x
34	Harriman	21	0.470%	184.21x
35	Sansome	21	0.470%	314.84x
36	Waring	21	0.470%	37.66x
37	Marvin	20	0.450%	240.38x
38	Merriman	20	0.450%	123.23x
39	Smalley	20	0.450%	49.79x
40	Beer	18	0.410%	25.34x
41	Peach	18	0.410%	37.49x
42	Peat	18	0.410%	50.83x
43	Corbett	17	0.380%	19.54x
44	Crowson	17	0.380%	177.64x
45	Chester	16	0.360%	29.43x
46	Corah	16	0.360%	1045.75x
47	Staton	15	0.340%	174.83x
48	Tivey	15	0.340%	323.28x
49	Wale	15	0.340%	70.46x
50	Gent	14	0.320%	36.74x
51	Gimson	14	0.320%	344.83x
52	Wightman	14	0.320%	47.96x
53	Davie	13	0.290%	31.78x
54	Hollis	13	0.290%	21.16x
55	Berrington	12	0.270%	149.44x
56	Bott	12	0.270%	34.36x
57	Coley	12	0.270%	45.51x
58	Pauley	12	0.270%	246.91x
59	Wain	11	0.250%	29.53x
60	Ashmore	10	0.230%	30.21x
61	Hickling	10	0.230%	41.98x
62	Hillyer	10	0.230%	78.19x
63	Jacques	10	0.230%	26.57x
64	Lucey	10	0.230%	552.49x
65	Peberdy	10	0.230%	265.96x
66	Bragg	9	0.200%	24.78x
67	Hartshorn	9	0.200%	46.78x
68	Lovett	9	0.200%	22.18x
69	Guyler	8	0.180%	380.95x
70	Hanford	8	0.180%	160.32x
71	Hodgett	8	0.180%	198.51x
72	Hurt	8	0.180%	68.14x
73	Iliff	8	0.180%	275.86x
74	Mabe	8	0.180%	365.30x
75	Plowright	8	0.180%	72.46x
76	Staniforth	8	0.180%	47.51x
77	Wesley	8	0.180%	46.30x
78	Almey	7	0.160%	400.00x
79	Mountney	7	0.160%	188.68x
80	Pallett	7	0.160%	59.12x
81	Spray	7	0.160%	52.59x
82	Berresford	6	0.140%	71.68x
83	Gadsby	6	0.140%	33.02x
84	Handford	6	0.140%	36.34x
85	Hickinbotham	6	0.140%	251.05x
86	Cramp	5	0.110%	25.58x
87	Foston	5	0.110%	344.83x
88	Frier	5	0.110%	56.05x
89	Haken	5	0.110%	295.86x
90	Matlock	5	0.110%	204.08x
91	Mounteney	5	0.110%	420.17x
92	Ottewell	5	0.110%	172.41x
93	Tabb	5	0.110%	85.18x
94	Whitehall	5	0.110%	61.12x
95	Bonus	4	0.090%	275.86x
96	Daft	4	0.090%	36.97x
97	Foxon	4	0.090%	69.32x
98	Grain	4	0.090%	81.97x
99	Hing	4	0.090%	396.04x
100	Hoult	4	0.090%	34.87x