1881 census place

West Dean surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in West Dean, Gloucestershire 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

248 surnames are listed for West Dean, Gloucestershire, covering 3,899 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Powell, with 155 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in West Dean

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	Powell	155	1.67%	13.35x
2	Jenkins	133	1.43%	12.13x
3	Hawkins	120	1.29%	17.81x
4	Kear	117	1.26%	742.39x
5	Wintle	97	1.04%	367.15x
6	Adams	96	1.03%	7.00x
7	Gwilliam	83	0.890%	234.26x
8	Watkins	81	0.870%	14.36x
9	Howell	79	0.850%	20.14x
10	Hale	75	0.810%	22.46x
11	Phipps	74	0.800%	53.74x
12	Morse	72	0.770%	84.28x
13	Jordan	64	0.690%	15.56x
14	Baldwin	63	0.680%	15.88x
15	Aston	60	0.640%	39.08x
16	Beach	60	0.640%	67.72x
17	Charles	60	0.640%	31.19x
18	Parry	59	0.630%	8.33x
19	Dobbs	53	0.570%	84.30x
20	Howells	52	0.560%	21.89x
21	Teague	52	0.560%	98.77x
22	Nelmes	45	0.480%	216.45x
23	Worgan	42	0.450%	563.00x
24	Hoare	41	0.440%	22.57x
25	Rudge	41	0.440%	56.16x
26	Turley	41	0.440%	81.69x
27	Childs	39	0.420%	22.81x
28	Elsmore	39	0.420%	306.12x
29	Harper	38	0.410%	6.38x
30	Preest	36	0.390%	1565.22x
31	Hatton	33	0.350%	18.06x
32	Mathews	33	0.350%	9.60x
33	Short	32	0.340%	8.80x
34	Beddis	31	0.330%	1072.66x
35	Hook	31	0.330%	22.49x
36	Hampton	29	0.310%	19.74x
37	Robins	29	0.310%	14.70x
38	Lodge	27	0.290%	15.96x
39	Wildin	26	0.280%	844.16x
40	Ruck	25	0.270%	104.73x
41	Addis	24	0.260%	75.42x
42	Meek	24	0.260%	22.18x
43	Edmunds	23	0.250%	18.96x
44	Blanch	21	0.230%	117.32x
45	Brain	21	0.230%	21.04x
46	Phelps	21	0.230%	22.72x
47	Rosser	20	0.210%	29.51x
48	Woolley	20	0.210%	10.83x
49	Hardwick	19	0.200%	13.35x
50	Thorne	19	0.200%	9.68x
51	Edmonds	18	0.190%	10.12x
52	Grindle	18	0.190%	213.78x
53	Halford	18	0.190%	25.97x
54	Paradise	18	0.190%	301.51x
55	Priest	17	0.180%	13.95x
56	Baynham	16	0.170%	91.59x
57	Frowen	16	0.170%	387.41x
58	Holder	16	0.170%	12.79x
59	Whittington	16	0.170%	24.42x
60	Lear	15	0.160%	27.60x
61	Willetts	15	0.160%	28.80x
62	Birt	14	0.150%	35.47x
63	Buffin	14	0.150%	562.25x
64	Burgham	14	0.150%	469.80x
65	Chivers	14	0.150%	17.05x
66	Farr	14	0.150%	10.13x
67	Fennell	14	0.150%	32.13x
68	Gething	14	0.150%	93.09x
69	Gunter	14	0.150%	42.87x
70	Landers	14	0.150%	94.85x
71	Moulton	14	0.150%	30.34x
72	Cullis	13	0.140%	90.15x
73	Delaney	13	0.140%	21.71x
74	Grindell	13	0.140%	256.92x
75	Harry	13	0.140%	19.28x
76	York	13	0.140%	10.57x
77	Cannock	12	0.130%	311.69x
78	Greenway	12	0.130%	17.34x
79	Hewlett	12	0.130%	20.65x
80	Hyett	12	0.130%	59.14x
81	Jaynes	12	0.130%	206.54x
82	Manns	12	0.130%	85.84x
83	Rook	12	0.130%	18.87x
84	Doward	11	0.120%	256.41x
85	Horobin	11	0.120%	61.25x
86	Jarrett	11	0.120%	12.89x
87	Joynes	11	0.120%	67.82x
88	Lawrance	11	0.120%	18.10x
89	Treherne	11	0.120%	147.45x
90	Vines	11	0.120%	35.47x
91	Wilce	11	0.120%	163.93x
92	Baglin	10	0.110%	194.93x
93	Protheroe	10	0.110%	42.23x
94	Tomlin	10	0.110%	12.01x
95	Watkin	10	0.110%	12.28x
96	Willitts	10	0.110%	150.38x
97	Dowel	9	0.100%	483.87x
98	Ennis	9	0.100%	35.45x
99	Hulin	9	0.100%	174.42x
100	Johnsons	9	0.100%	616.44x