1881 census place

Therfield surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Therfield, Hertfordshire 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

45 surnames are listed for Therfield, Hertfordshire, covering 516 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Gatward, with 72 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Therfield

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	Gatward	72	6.12%	4800.00x
2	Hagger	59	5.01%	1695.40x
3	Bullard	44	3.74%	1229.05x
4	Knights	41	3.48%	397.67x
5	Hale	26	2.21%	61.57x
6	Rand	26	2.21%	565.22x
7	Drage	24	2.04%	527.47x
8	Noades	21	1.78%	11666.67x
9	Rayner	19	1.61%	64.71x
10	Charter	13	1.10%	570.18x
11	Raynor	11	0.930%	134.80x
12	Brockett	10	0.850%	877.19x
13	Sheldrick	10	0.850%	425.53x
14	Kingsley	9	0.760%	436.89x
15	Newling	9	0.760%	703.13x
16	Turney	9	0.760%	215.83x
17	Blowes	8	0.680%	1250.00x
18	Rayment	8	0.680%	152.96x
19	Stoten	8	0.680%	2000.00x
20	Chatten	7	0.590%	729.17x
21	Gilby	7	0.590%	159.45x
22	Wilkerson	7	0.590%	583.33x
23	Bonnett	6	0.510%	202.02x
24	Malyon	6	0.510%	307.69x
25	Hummerston	5	0.420%	1190.48x
26	Moule	5	0.420%	122.85x
27	Oakman	5	0.420%	602.41x
28	Fardell	4	0.340%	392.16x
29	Hurry	4	0.340%	162.60x
30	Siggs	4	0.340%	645.16x
31	Stamford	4	0.340%	165.98x
32	Bonfield	3	0.250%	138.25x
33	Leite	3	0.250%	4285.71x
34	Pegram	3	0.250%	214.29x
35	Ardley	2	0.170%	156.25x
36	Campkin	2	0.170%	185.19x
37	Chessum	2	0.170%	344.83x
38	Dowton	2	0.170%	434.78x
39	Sheppherd	2	0.170%	246.91x
40	Aylott	1	0.090%	48.78x
41	Dowler	1	0.090%	46.30x
42	Guiver	1	0.090%	87.72x
43	Machon	1	0.090%	68.03x
44	Wharfe	1	0.090%	250.00x
45	Wonfor	1	0.090%	555.56x