1881 census place

Swansea Higher surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Swansea Higher, Glamorgan 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

108 surnames are listed for Swansea Higher, Glamorgan, covering 3,453 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Thomas, with 571 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Swansea Higher

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	Thomas	571	10.78%	26.12x
2	Williams	445	8.40%	11.69x
3	Davies	427	8.06%	15.85x
4	Evans	232	4.38%	10.02x
5	Lewis	170	3.21%	12.20x
6	Rees	165	3.11%	35.80x
7	Griffiths	130	2.45%	14.99x
8	Richards	124	2.34%	15.50x
9	Hopkins	89	1.68%	27.90x
10	Jenkins	89	1.68%	14.26x
11	John	74	1.40%	38.63x
12	Harries	58	1.09%	58.19x
13	Bevan	51	0.960%	39.35x
14	Bowen	47	0.890%	21.45x
15	Mainwaring	43	0.810%	209.76x
16	George	40	0.760%	12.87x
17	Walters	38	0.720%	15.04x
18	Rosser	34	0.640%	88.13x
19	Isaac	31	0.590%	46.68x
20	Morgans	29	0.550%	25.36x
21	Anthony	23	0.430%	37.36x
22	Jeffreys	20	0.380%	63.45x
23	Philips	15	0.280%	15.29x
24	Reece	15	0.280%	32.41x
25	Mort	14	0.260%	54.77x
26	Clement	13	0.250%	24.36x
27	Gower	13	0.250%	23.38x
28	Matthew	13	0.250%	32.50x
29	Hopkin	12	0.230%	29.29x
30	Huzzey	12	0.230%	394.74x
31	Beynon	11	0.210%	29.07x
32	Stanbury	11	0.210%	78.68x
33	Job	10	0.190%	62.46x
34	Bowditch	9	0.170%	68.18x
35	Courtney	9	0.170%	23.68x
36	Gwyther	9	0.170%	94.24x
37	Mordecai	9	0.170%	234.38x
38	Parcell	9	0.170%	214.80x
39	Worner	9	0.170%	310.34x
40	Bollard	8	0.150%	127.39x
41	Gabb	8	0.150%	81.80x
42	Hathaway	8	0.150%	29.10x
43	Hitchings	8	0.150%	48.90x
44	Murch	8	0.150%	59.97x
45	Nickolls	8	0.150%	117.82x
46	Pedlar	8	0.150%	139.13x
47	Richard	8	0.150%	17.51x
48	Robert	8	0.150%	30.89x
49	Tobias	8	0.150%	190.02x
50	Cornelius	7	0.130%	45.54x
51	Crispin	7	0.130%	60.98x
52	Grinter	7	0.130%	112.18x
53	Grist	7	0.130%	27.29x
54	Jeremiah	7	0.130%	114.94x
55	Lodwig	7	0.130%	376.34x
56	Maggs	7	0.130%	19.71x
57	Bodycombe	6	0.110%	472.44x
58	Fancourt	6	0.110%	148.15x
59	Mathison	6	0.110%	41.87x
60	Pentland	6	0.110%	94.19x
61	Perrins	6	0.110%	37.27x
62	Picton	6	0.110%	33.28x
63	Pim	6	0.110%	171.92x
64	Ponsford	6	0.110%	49.38x
65	Prue	6	0.110%	666.67x
66	Pusey	6	0.110%	51.46x
67	Quirk	6	0.110%	23.80x
68	Voyle	6	0.110%	226.42x
69	Bellew	5	0.090%	170.07x
70	Bolitho	5	0.090%	69.25x
71	Corbet	5	0.090%	34.29x
72	Gear	5	0.090%	25.28x
73	Lyndon	5	0.090%	95.42x
74	Mandry	5	0.090%	289.02x
75	Prothero	5	0.090%	52.91x
76	Sanger	5	0.090%	35.56x
77	Enoch	4	0.080%	63.29x
78	Gelly	4	0.080%	512.82x
79	Grills	4	0.080%	74.35x
80	Gwynn	4	0.080%	41.80x
81	Mogridge	4	0.080%	51.41x
82	Northey	4	0.080%	31.40x
83	Pearn	4	0.080%	50.96x
84	Pendry	4	0.080%	60.79x
85	Roderick	4	0.080%	21.60x
86	Rone	4	0.080%	305.34x
87	Wellman	4	0.080%	33.25x
88	Colbert	3	0.060%	34.21x
89	Giffard	3	0.060%	66.96x
90	Gorge	3	0.060%	214.29x
91	Grossmith	3	0.060%	77.52x
92	Oconnel	3	0.060%	326.09x
93	Pillow	3	0.060%	124.48x
94	Quelch	3	0.060%	33.59x
95	Restall	3	0.060%	43.60x
96	Colwill	2	0.040%	17.70x
97	Holwill	2	0.040%	77.52x
98	Llewelyn	2	0.040%	12.71x
99	Peregrine	2	0.040%	77.52x
100	Protheroe	2	0.040%	14.84x