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1881 census place

Shefford surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Shefford, Bedfordshire 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

62 surnames are listed for Shefford, Bedfordshire, covering 379 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Stevens, with 63 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Shefford

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1Stevens6356.08x
2Odell4614375.00x
3Balls17123.28x
4Head1764.91x
5Heathfield16975.61x
6Whiffin12784.31x
7Dunton11662.65x
8Whitbread11255.81x
9Devereaux81333.33x
10Izzard8248.45x
11Crosley7421.69x
12Eccott72500.00x
13Jays71707.32x
14Revis71627.91x
15Balding6300.00x
16Bunker6138.57x
17Kidman6276.50x
18Mees6425.53x
19Tingey6365.85x
20Voss6228.14x
21Ebden51111.11x
22Gazeley5714.29x
23Gresham5420.17x
24Jefferys5246.31x
25Napp51515.15x
26Stonebridge5423.73x
27Wootten5196.85x
28Breed4216.22x
29Dilley4117.65x
30Forty4380.95x
31Ibbott4800.00x
32Inskip4209.42x
33Winkworth4181.00x
34Barcock3500.00x
35Bolger3309.28x
36Furr3545.45x
37Jepps3405.41x
38Layman3681.82x
39Maddams3483.87x
40Powdrill3405.41x
41Rowlett3189.87x
42Lanaway2350.88x
43Lawlor2138.89x
44Alflatt1769.23x
45Ashmole1192.31x
46Atterbury189.29x
47Bolas1161.29x
48Casserley1357.14x
49Colles1555.56x
50Crowsley1270.27x
51Donough1166.67x
52Endersby172.99x
53Finnerty1169.49x
54Footman1106.38x
55Hartnett1294.12x
56Heel1144.93x
57Johson1416.67x
58Larman199.01x
59Oppenheim1238.10x
60Sheeham1357.14x
61Suffolk186.21x
62Summerton164.10x