1881 census place

Shepton Mallet surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Shepton Mallet, Somerset 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

281 surnames are listed for Shepton Mallet, Somerset, covering 2,150 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Moon, with 70 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Shepton Mallet

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	Moon	70	1.33%	62.90x
2	Hiscox	63	1.19%	654.89x
3	Pullen	40	0.760%	57.60x
4	Lambert	38	0.720%	13.20x
5	Millard	37	0.700%	42.35x
6	Stacey	33	0.630%	27.86x
7	Foxwell	32	0.610%	344.83x
8	Jacobs	32	0.610%	25.32x
9	Colston	26	0.490%	269.71x
10	Carpenter	25	0.470%	13.81x
11	Hodges	25	0.470%	16.16x
12	Hyatt	25	0.470%	144.51x
13	Penny	25	0.470%	26.63x
14	Welch	25	0.470%	13.47x
15	Chamberlain	24	0.450%	16.72x
16	Hockey	24	0.450%	149.35x
17	Emery	23	0.440%	19.97x
18	Stock	23	0.440%	35.04x
19	Berryman	22	0.420%	75.03x
20	Dunkerton	22	0.420%	842.91x
21	Manship	22	0.420%	450.82x
22	Gulliford	21	0.400%	238.91x
23	Gunning	21	0.400%	109.03x
24	Richmond	21	0.400%	18.17x
25	Denning	20	0.380%	98.81x
26	Hares	19	0.360%	170.40x
27	Hatcher	19	0.360%	61.35x
28	Marshman	19	0.360%	266.48x
29	Compton	18	0.340%	35.44x
30	Dix	18	0.340%	34.56x
31	Hann	18	0.340%	74.69x
32	Merchant	18	0.340%	50.73x
33	Blacker	17	0.320%	98.55x
34	Blinman	17	0.320%	977.01x
35	Burnell	17	0.320%	53.76x
36	Purnell	17	0.320%	61.42x
37	Patfield	16	0.300%	784.31x
38	Thorn	16	0.300%	20.29x
39	Freestone	15	0.280%	66.17x
40	Tutton	15	0.280%	147.78x
41	Vining	15	0.280%	275.74x
42	Witcombe	15	0.280%	160.43x
43	Dredge	14	0.270%	102.26x
44	Phillis	14	0.270%	324.07x
45	Corp	13	0.250%	221.47x
46	Rawlings	13	0.250%	16.85x
47	Rossiter	13	0.250%	39.12x
48	Creese	12	0.230%	135.14x
49	Dyke	12	0.230%	22.92x
50	Hoskins	12	0.230%	23.32x
51	Hyam	12	0.230%	144.58x
52	Snelgrove	12	0.230%	91.53x
53	Steeds	12	0.230%	364.74x
54	Alder	11	0.210%	29.18x
55	Bulman	11	0.210%	57.23x
56	Selway	11	0.210%	77.85x
57	Denman	10	0.190%	42.55x
58	Eades	10	0.190%	36.95x
59	Maggs	10	0.190%	28.28x
60	Padfield	10	0.190%	71.94x
61	Raines	10	0.190%	94.16x
62	Tinkler	10	0.190%	43.76x
63	Alford	9	0.170%	20.04x
64	Chamberlaine	9	0.170%	329.67x
65	Cottle	9	0.170%	34.68x
66	Dunford	9	0.170%	28.20x
67	Fripp	9	0.170%	165.44x
68	Hamblin	9	0.170%	37.70x
69	Hix	9	0.170%	473.68x
70	Kingston	9	0.170%	18.28x
71	Parfit	9	0.170%	316.90x
72	Parfitt	9	0.170%	23.36x
73	Reakes	9	0.170%	190.68x
74	Turville	9	0.170%	384.62x
75	Whitmarsh	9	0.170%	80.72x
76	Brabner	8	0.150%	384.62x
77	Candy	8	0.150%	42.55x
78	Chard	8	0.150%	26.84x
79	Chinnock	8	0.150%	195.60x
80	Doddrell	8	0.150%	481.93x
81	Dodimead	8	0.150%	800.00x
82	Gane	8	0.150%	53.55x
83	Giffin	8	0.150%	150.94x
84	Haden	8	0.150%	47.56x
85	Hansford	8	0.150%	30.72x
86	Hazzard	8	0.150%	134.00x
87	Hickes	8	0.150%	355.56x
88	Horler	8	0.150%	102.04x
89	Kerton	8	0.150%	186.05x
90	Lintern	8	0.150%	98.77x
91	Luff	8	0.150%	23.54x
92	Macey	8	0.150%	27.56x
93	Maslin	8	0.150%	71.62x
94	Nalder	8	0.150%	285.71x
95	Pittard	8	0.150%	180.18x
96	Rumsey	8	0.150%	45.40x
97	Sealy	8	0.150%	84.57x
98	Shepheard	8	0.150%	87.62x
99	Spratt	8	0.150%	27.26x
100	Thick	8	0.150%	108.70x