1881 census place

Wigton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wigton, Cumberland 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

150 surnames are listed for Wigton, Cumberland, covering 1,175 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Johnston, with 63 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wigton

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	Johnston	63	1.67%	20.70x
2	Hewitson	44	1.17%	197.40x
3	Gate	41	1.09%	810.28x
4	Pattinson	34	0.900%	100.74x
5	Irving	27	0.720%	32.14x
6	Carruthers	25	0.660%	50.12x
7	Hetherington	25	0.660%	52.60x
8	Studholme	24	0.640%	582.52x
9	Fell	22	0.580%	41.53x
10	Hampson	22	0.580%	32.37x
11	Carrick	21	0.560%	77.43x
12	Dugdale	20	0.530%	77.04x
13	Holliday	20	0.530%	40.44x
14	Wallas	20	0.530%	952.38x
15	Dand	19	0.500%	608.97x
16	Shadwick	19	0.500%	922.33x
17	Story	19	0.500%	81.27x
18	Waite	19	0.500%	24.27x
19	Mattinson	18	0.480%	268.66x
20	Hayton	17	0.450%	91.99x
21	Skelton	17	0.450%	30.97x
22	Telford	16	0.420%	48.15x
23	Strong	15	0.400%	26.65x
24	Porthouse	13	0.340%	760.23x
25	Snaith	13	0.340%	81.10x
26	Tiffen	13	0.340%	414.01x
27	Askew	12	0.320%	28.18x
28	Chicken	12	0.320%	226.84x
29	Corrie	12	0.320%	140.02x
30	Dowell	12	0.320%	63.53x
31	Stoddart	12	0.320%	38.12x
32	Twentyman	12	0.320%	392.16x
33	Beaty	11	0.290%	127.76x
34	Coulthard	11	0.290%	52.26x
35	Frizzel	11	0.290%	1250.00x
36	Jefferson	11	0.290%	26.86x
37	Peet	11	0.290%	55.19x
38	Asbridge	10	0.270%	729.93x
39	Bradey	10	0.270%	429.18x
40	Iveson	10	0.270%	93.20x
41	Lowther	10	0.270%	43.42x
42	Pape	10	0.270%	88.34x
43	Walby	10	0.270%	292.40x
44	Crozier	9	0.240%	50.85x
45	Glaister	9	0.240%	139.97x
46	Hardon	9	0.240%	743.80x
47	Ismay	9	0.240%	229.59x
48	Aird	8	0.210%	40.77x
49	Beeby	8	0.210%	62.60x
50	Crosthwaite	8	0.210%	131.36x
51	Denwood	8	0.210%	400.00x
52	Hammil	8	0.210%	661.16x
53	Haney	8	0.210%	183.49x
54	Kegan	8	0.210%	500.00x
55	Mark	8	0.210%	42.19x
56	Boggis	7	0.190%	133.59x
57	Brend	7	0.190%	376.34x
58	Faulder	7	0.190%	171.99x
59	Sinton	7	0.190%	138.89x
60	Whinney	7	0.190%	648.15x
61	Cleminson	6	0.160%	108.30x
62	Fairless	6	0.160%	80.32x
63	Gash	6	0.160%	77.32x
64	Greenhorn	6	0.160%	238.10x
65	Ker	6	0.160%	76.34x
66	Moscrop	6	0.160%	105.82x
67	Patrickson	6	0.160%	221.40x
68	Peile	6	0.160%	303.03x
69	Pray	6	0.160%	1428.57x
70	Ruddy	6	0.160%	97.40x
71	Stordy	6	0.160%	437.96x
72	Clapperton	5	0.130%	56.43x
73	Cubby	5	0.130%	543.48x
74	Dimond	5	0.130%	45.41x
75	Feeley	5	0.130%	151.06x
76	Lazonby	5	0.130%	390.63x
77	Lucock	5	0.130%	129.20x
78	Mitchinson	5	0.130%	51.98x
79	Stamper	5	0.130%	58.48x
80	Tickell	5	0.130%	144.51x
81	Aikin	4	0.110%	283.69x
82	Caulfield	4	0.110%	61.16x
83	Feenan	4	0.110%	888.89x
84	Lingley	4	0.110%	88.50x
85	Longcake	4	0.110%	215.05x
86	Marrs	4	0.110%	104.71x
87	Stanger	4	0.110%	42.15x
88	Toppin	4	0.110%	116.28x
89	Barwise	3	0.080%	91.74x
90	Bonstead	3	0.080%	277.78x
91	Brewitt	3	0.080%	101.35x
92	Donelly	3	0.080%	34.56x
93	Hoodless	3	0.080%	121.95x
94	Iredale	3	0.080%	24.39x
95	Lattimer	3	0.080%	57.36x
96	Mosscrop	3	0.080%	379.75x
97	Rickerby	3	0.080%	89.29x
98	Smiles	3	0.080%	38.36x
99	Southward	3	0.080%	38.02x
100	Ackerly	2	0.050%	370.37x