1881 census place

Soham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Soham, Cambridgeshire 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

159 surnames are listed for Soham, Cambridgeshire, covering 1,904 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Palmer, with 112 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Soham

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	Palmer	112	2.81%	23.86x
2	Leonard	75	1.88%	86.89x
3	Gilby	62	1.56%	417.79x
4	Horsley	61	1.53%	163.85x
5	Cater	55	1.38%	287.81x
6	Hobbs	54	1.36%	37.22x
7	Collen	51	1.28%	1363.64x
8	Hills	48	1.21%	43.59x
9	Fordham	47	1.18%	146.78x
10	Fuller	36	0.900%	22.35x
11	Murfet	36	0.900%	3529.41x
12	Mann	33	0.830%	15.73x
13	Norman	29	0.730%	15.71x
14	Pollard	29	0.730%	19.97x
15	Clements	26	0.650%	19.68x
16	Munns	26	0.650%	182.97x
17	Hayhoe	25	0.630%	608.27x
18	Reeve	25	0.630%	26.86x
19	Bullman	23	0.580%	600.52x
20	Dennis	23	0.580%	19.53x
21	Darnell	22	0.550%	193.49x
22	Hitch	22	0.550%	208.33x
23	Elsden	20	0.500%	410.68x
24	Isaacson	20	0.500%	435.73x
25	Peachey	20	0.500%	125.16x
26	Sizer	20	0.500%	287.77x
27	Gillson	19	0.480%	406.85x
28	Hook	19	0.480%	32.22x
29	Thorby	18	0.450%	2250.00x
30	Wake	18	0.450%	56.14x
31	Audus	17	0.430%	1545.45x
32	Fyson	17	0.430%	699.59x
33	Malton	17	0.430%	336.63x
34	Seymour	17	0.430%	20.89x
35	Aspland	16	0.400%	408.16x
36	Beeton	16	0.400%	129.66x
37	Seal	16	0.400%	55.71x
38	Steadman	16	0.400%	65.28x
39	Canham	15	0.380%	84.65x
40	Easey	15	0.380%	545.45x
41	Stimson	15	0.380%	143.54x
42	Badcock	14	0.350%	61.35x
43	Staples	14	0.350%	36.76x
44	Ames	13	0.330%	47.41x
45	Carman	13	0.330%	98.04x
46	Bobby	12	0.300%	641.71x
47	Eden	12	0.300%	29.67x
48	Malden	12	0.300%	389.61x
49	Rust	12	0.300%	57.12x
50	Bye	11	0.280%	54.95x
51	Creek	11	0.280%	149.86x
52	Dewsbury	11	0.280%	179.74x
53	How	11	0.280%	42.32x
54	Pleasance	11	0.280%	211.54x
55	Plumb	11	0.280%	34.14x
56	Tebbitt	11	0.280%	696.20x
57	Challis	10	0.250%	39.68x
58	Papworth	10	0.250%	64.60x
59	Banyard	9	0.230%	99.12x
60	Cockerton	9	0.230%	135.34x
61	Hazzard	9	0.230%	199.56x
62	Herrington	9	0.230%	60.04x
63	Moden	9	0.230%	454.55x
64	Newdick	9	0.230%	562.50x
65	Prigg	9	0.230%	247.25x
66	Raby	9	0.230%	47.10x
67	Woodbridge	9	0.230%	54.12x
68	Eagle	8	0.200%	36.26x
69	Ecclestone	8	0.200%	156.56x
70	Goose	8	0.200%	93.68x
71	Human	8	0.200%	462.43x
72	Mison	8	0.200%	346.32x
73	Molton	8	0.200%	263.16x
74	Owers	8	0.200%	90.50x
75	Peek	8	0.200%	76.05x
76	Petch	8	0.200%	45.35x
77	Spring	8	0.200%	41.39x
78	Stubbings	8	0.200%	58.01x
79	Westrope	8	0.200%	396.04x
80	Cropley	7	0.180%	110.41x
81	Eastwell	7	0.180%	355.33x
82	Easy	7	0.180%	163.55x
83	Gunton	7	0.180%	77.09x
84	Levett	7	0.180%	40.00x
85	Mothersole	7	0.180%	163.17x
86	Roote	7	0.180%	972.22x
87	Westley	7	0.180%	42.81x
88	Bridgeman	6	0.150%	41.01x
89	Dilley	6	0.150%	47.66x
90	Diver	6	0.150%	81.19x
91	Doe	6	0.150%	31.50x
92	Elger	6	0.150%	262.01x
93	Howlet	6	0.150%	162.16x
94	Littlechild	6	0.150%	110.09x
95	Sheldrick	6	0.150%	75.38x
96	Shinn	6	0.150%	89.02x
97	Wilderspin	6	0.150%	170.94x
98	Barthram	5	0.130%	561.80x
99	Dimock	5	0.130%	290.70x
100	Feather	5	0.130%	24.53x