1881 census place

West Mersea surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in West Mersea, Essex 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

48 surnames are listed for West Mersea, Essex, covering 478 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Pullen, with 50 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in West Mersea

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	Pullen	50	4.52%	343.64x
2	Mussett	36	3.26%	4044.94x
3	French	31	2.81%	57.46x
4	Cudmore	24	2.17%	1538.46x
5	Farthing	23	2.08%	395.19x
6	Mole	23	2.08%	268.07x
7	Brand	21	1.90%	128.76x
8	Whiting	20	1.81%	93.99x
9	Ennew	18	1.63%	10000.00x
10	Cock	17	1.54%	139.92x
11	Hews	17	1.54%	2207.79x
12	Hempstead	14	1.27%	2028.99x
13	Hewes	14	1.27%	1052.63x
14	Chatters	13	1.18%	1830.99x
15	Clarry	12	1.09%	2222.22x
16	Munson	11	1.00%	443.55x
17	Stoker	11	1.00%	146.67x
18	Ladbrook	10	0.910%	869.57x
19	Christmas	8	0.720%	134.23x
20	Cornelius	8	0.720%	249.22x
21	Dewitt	8	0.720%	2962.96x
22	Woolf	8	0.720%	217.39x
23	Gentry	7	0.630%	196.08x
24	Greenleaf	7	0.630%	1147.54x
25	Inward	7	0.630%	1458.33x
26	Cundy	6	0.540%	208.33x
27	Sheldrick	6	0.540%	271.49x
28	Aldons	5	0.450%	1250.00x
29	Cardy	4	0.360%	236.69x
30	Fincham	4	0.360%	129.45x
31	Musselwhite	4	0.360%	225.99x
32	Traveller	4	0.360%	1600.00x
33	Broyd	3	0.270%	357.14x
34	Rudlin	3	0.270%	967.74x
35	Sach	3	0.270%	212.77x
36	Tiffin	3	0.270%	153.06x
37	Boley	2	0.180%	384.62x
38	Syrett	2	0.180%	144.93x
39	Tilford	2	0.180%	384.62x
40	Ardley	1	0.090%	83.33x
41	Batter	1	0.090%	161.29x
42	Cordey	1	0.090%	277.78x
43	Fenning	1	0.090%	84.75x
44	Marriage	1	0.090%	88.50x
45	Matt	1	0.090%	263.16x
46	Milgate	1	0.090%	163.93x
47	Wiffin	1	0.090%	83.33x
48	Wye	1	0.090%	99.01x