1881 census place

Sherborne surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Sherborne, Dorset 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

324 surnames are listed for Sherborne, Dorset, covering 2,381 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hunt, with 84 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Sherborne

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	Hunt	84	1.49%	11.20x
2	Willis	58	1.03%	19.32x
3	Bishop	51	0.900%	12.92x
4	Pope	49	0.870%	25.18x
5	Bown	47	0.830%	150.50x
6	Hamblin	47	0.830%	183.95x
7	Foot	46	0.810%	82.19x
8	Lamb	43	0.760%	14.43x
9	Hodges	40	0.710%	24.15x
10	Penny	37	0.660%	36.82x
11	Pitman	35	0.620%	67.92x
12	Chant	33	0.580%	140.55x
13	Gosney	33	0.580%	311.32x
14	Burrows	30	0.530%	12.14x
15	Bartlett	29	0.510%	11.73x
16	Crocker	28	0.500%	36.92x
17	Noake	28	0.500%	539.50x
18	Legg	25	0.440%	26.82x
19	Simmonds	23	0.410%	15.25x
20	Wiscombe	23	0.410%	1523.18x
21	Gillard	22	0.390%	44.81x
22	Toop	22	0.390%	218.47x
23	Hoff	20	0.350%	465.12x
24	Pragnell	20	0.350%	222.72x
25	Belben	19	0.340%	1027.03x
26	Dalwood	19	0.340%	1544.72x
27	Garrett	19	0.340%	14.82x
28	Sugg	19	0.340%	349.91x
29	Biss	18	0.320%	208.09x
30	Down	18	0.320%	26.54x
31	Gillingham	18	0.320%	71.17x
32	Sansom	18	0.320%	47.26x
33	Edmunds	17	0.300%	23.09x
34	Hoddinott	17	0.300%	223.10x
35	Warr	17	0.300%	52.88x
36	Heathman	16	0.280%	507.94x
37	Tuffin	16	0.280%	168.42x
38	Gander	15	0.270%	94.46x
39	Priddle	15	0.270%	161.99x
40	Brine	14	0.250%	81.30x
41	Cheeseman	14	0.250%	31.47x
42	Coffin	14	0.250%	101.82x
43	Minifie	14	0.250%	714.29x
44	Mullett	14	0.250%	79.23x
45	Upsall	14	0.250%	875.00x
46	Dunford	13	0.230%	38.07x
47	Gent	13	0.230%	26.82x
48	Major	13	0.230%	17.06x
49	Snook	13	0.230%	32.61x
50	Trivett	13	0.230%	193.74x
51	Dyke	12	0.210%	21.41x
52	Hewlett	12	0.210%	34.03x
53	Jeans	12	0.210%	63.19x
54	Purchase	12	0.210%	61.92x
55	Caines	11	0.190%	96.92x
56	Downton	11	0.190%	103.48x
57	Eastment	11	0.190%	199.28x
58	Flooks	11	0.190%	588.24x
59	Loader	11	0.190%	35.03x
60	Sealy	11	0.190%	108.59x
61	Spiller	11	0.190%	34.26x
62	Tulk	11	0.190%	318.84x
63	Bellow	10	0.180%	719.42x
64	Bow	10	0.180%	75.76x
65	Chaffin	10	0.180%	510.20x
66	Chubb	10	0.180%	31.89x
67	Ellaway	10	0.180%	200.00x
68	Hillard	10	0.180%	118.34x
69	Moores	10	0.180%	21.41x
70	Ridout	10	0.180%	49.85x
71	Sly	10	0.180%	46.82x
72	Stagg	10	0.180%	26.60x
73	Yearsley	10	0.180%	87.49x
74	Beaton	9	0.160%	13.86x
75	Bridle	9	0.160%	36.82x
76	Cheesman	9	0.160%	31.20x
77	Dingley	9	0.160%	53.03x
78	Longman	9	0.160%	31.52x
79	Philpot	9	0.160%	23.75x
80	Purser	9	0.160%	43.27x
81	Riggs	9	0.160%	47.82x
82	Treasure	9	0.160%	110.29x
83	Batson	8	0.140%	50.83x
84	Cabell	8	0.140%	451.98x
85	Eason	8	0.140%	33.07x
86	Hann	8	0.140%	31.02x
87	Highmore	8	0.140%	386.47x
88	Newlyn	8	0.140%	264.90x
89	Rossiter	8	0.140%	22.50x
90	Seager	8	0.140%	25.68x
91	Venn	8	0.140%	31.21x
92	Yeatman	8	0.140%	94.12x
93	Banbury	7	0.120%	52.08x
94	Bicknell	7	0.120%	31.10x
95	Clothier	7	0.120%	59.57x
96	Diment	7	0.120%	81.78x
97	Farrall	7	0.120%	62.61x
98	Florance	7	0.120%	202.90x
99	Fouracre	7	0.120%	122.16x
100	Galton	7	0.120%	132.08x