1881 census place

Sway surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Sway, Hampshire 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

46 surnames are listed for Sway, Hampshire, covering 393 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Gates, with 75 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Sway

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	Gates	75	9.38%	605.33x
2	Rickman	53	6.63%	3375.80x
3	Kitcher	31	3.88%	3974.36x
4	Holes	27	3.38%	6279.07x
5	Wearne	15	1.88%	1500.00x
6	Jenvey	13	1.63%	3023.26x
7	Loader	13	1.63%	292.13x
8	Keeping	10	1.25%	609.76x
9	Etheridge	9	1.13%	189.08x
10	Pardey	9	1.13%	3103.45x
11	Ayles	8	1.00%	597.01x
12	Macey	8	1.00%	181.82x
13	Pragnell	8	1.00%	629.92x
14	Barter	7	0.880%	159.45x
15	Buckel	7	0.880%	1944.44x
16	Cull	7	0.880%	175.44x
17	Forester	7	0.880%	303.03x
18	Sandy	7	0.880%	251.80x
19	Shave	7	0.880%	397.73x
20	Ackland	6	0.750%	228.14x
21	Dennet	5	0.630%	2500.00x
22	Holley	5	0.630%	169.49x
23	Olding	5	0.630%	324.68x
24	Pressey	5	0.630%	1612.90x
25	Squibb	4	0.500%	231.21x
26	Warn	4	0.500%	273.97x
27	Bampton	3	0.380%	254.24x
28	Bastable	3	0.380%	193.55x
29	Brixey	3	0.380%	882.35x
30	Corbin	3	0.380%	189.87x
31	Harrey	3	0.380%	1363.64x
32	Maber	3	0.380%	555.56x
33	Breaker	2	0.250%	1333.33x
34	Etheredge	2	0.250%	1000.00x
35	Freeborn	2	0.250%	277.78x
36	Ryman	2	0.250%	208.33x
37	Wainhouse	2	0.250%	625.00x
38	Whitcher	2	0.250%	210.53x
39	Elphinstone	1	0.130%	166.67x
40	Gatrell	1	0.130%	172.41x
41	Goater	1	0.130%	107.53x
42	Hapgood	1	0.130%	303.03x
43	Hordle	1	0.130%	454.55x
44	Maclennan	1	0.130%	33.44x
45	Verdon	1	0.130%	250.00x
46	Wescott	1	0.130%	142.86x