1881 census place

Wigston Magna surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire 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

190 surnames are listed for Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, covering 1,739 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hurst, with 99 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wigston Magna

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	Hurst	99	2.30%	64.53x
2	Vann	77	1.79%	803.76x
3	Boulter	70	1.63%	321.84x
4	Wignall	48	1.12%	218.88x
5	Pawley	41	0.950%	334.97x
6	Mould	39	0.910%	105.95x
7	Broughton	36	0.840%	44.93x
8	Whyatt	36	0.840%	336.45x
9	Goodman	32	0.740%	25.53x
10	Tailby	30	0.700%	554.53x
11	Cawthorn	25	0.580%	309.02x
12	Copson	23	0.540%	222.01x
13	Voss	23	0.540%	219.05x
14	Orton	22	0.510%	54.50x
15	Crane	21	0.490%	23.17x
16	Hubbard	21	0.490%	20.11x
17	Silverwood	21	0.490%	228.26x
18	Laundon	20	0.470%	1075.27x
19	Sampson	20	0.470%	27.29x
20	Seaton	19	0.440%	52.28x
21	Brewin	18	0.420%	116.43x
22	Dunkley	18	0.420%	52.63x
23	Forryan	18	0.420%	2068.97x
24	Mattock	18	0.420%	161.44x
25	Findley	17	0.400%	149.78x
26	Folwell	17	0.400%	443.86x
27	Gamble	17	0.400%	27.65x
28	Horner	17	0.400%	20.79x
29	Measures	17	0.400%	145.55x
30	York	17	0.400%	29.94x
31	Lewin	15	0.350%	43.30x
32	Shipp	15	0.350%	111.86x
33	Coltman	14	0.330%	116.18x
34	Mawby	14	0.330%	115.32x
35	Penney	14	0.330%	59.00x
36	Shipley	14	0.330%	36.85x
37	Trueman	14	0.330%	47.38x
38	Burdett	13	0.300%	42.86x
39	Hackett	13	0.300%	25.69x
40	Heard	13	0.300%	28.47x
41	Posnett	13	0.300%	992.37x
42	Wheat	13	0.300%	128.71x
43	Hassell	12	0.280%	88.50x
44	Randle	12	0.280%	33.34x
45	Walden	12	0.280%	38.14x
46	Dann	11	0.260%	40.62x
47	Snowden	11	0.260%	28.75x
48	Wesson	11	0.260%	98.48x
49	Bale	10	0.230%	30.97x
50	Buncher	10	0.230%	781.25x
51	Evatt	10	0.230%	609.76x
52	Stanyon	10	0.230%	228.31x
53	Biddles	9	0.210%	305.08x
54	Gudgeon	9	0.210%	85.80x
55	Gunby	9	0.210%	306.12x
56	Hartopp	9	0.210%	382.98x
57	Haylett	9	0.210%	118.89x
58	Ludlam	9	0.210%	98.79x
59	Peabody	9	0.210%	245.23x
60	Pymm	9	0.210%	379.75x
61	Southam	9	0.210%	50.20x
62	Allsopp	8	0.190%	45.38x
63	Beeton	8	0.190%	60.11x
64	Braisby	8	0.190%	761.90x
65	Freer	8	0.190%	33.71x
66	Stableford	8	0.190%	322.58x
67	Berridge	7	0.160%	31.06x
68	Branson	7	0.160%	45.48x
69	Briers	7	0.160%	86.53x
70	Butlin	7	0.160%	65.60x
71	Colver	7	0.160%	250.00x
72	Harrold	7	0.160%	36.12x
73	Hassall	7	0.160%	26.09x
74	Hodgkin	7	0.160%	123.89x
75	Kinchin	7	0.160%	227.27x
76	Seville	7	0.160%	101.89x
77	Snutch	7	0.160%	625.00x
78	Tebbutt	7	0.160%	44.36x
79	Birtle	6	0.140%	229.01x
80	Cobley	6	0.140%	38.17x
81	Gadsby	6	0.140%	34.11x
82	Gilford	6	0.140%	201.34x
83	Goodin	6	0.140%	271.49x
84	Hawksworth	6	0.140%	30.96x
85	Kinton	6	0.140%	182.93x
86	Launder	6	0.140%	191.08x
87	Mellows	6	0.140%	81.08x
88	Moule	6	0.140%	40.38x
89	Pateman	6	0.140%	37.01x
90	Simpkin	6	0.140%	37.22x
91	Toone	6	0.140%	57.64x
92	Varnam	6	0.140%	410.96x
93	Vesty	6	0.140%	248.96x
94	Wheelhouse	6	0.140%	61.79x
95	Athey	5	0.120%	99.40x
96	Cheney	5	0.120%	37.88x
97	Doggrell	5	0.120%	375.94x
98	Eldred	5	0.120%	39.43x
99	Hames	5	0.120%	41.15x
100	Heighton	5	0.120%	134.41x