1881 census place
Witham surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Witham, 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
177 surnames are listed for Witham, Essex, covering 1,128 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Claydon, with 63 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Witham
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claydon | 63 | 336.36x |
| 2 | Hammond | 39 | 23.06x |
| 3 | Hubbard | 37 | 51.24x |
| 4 | Bickmore | 25 | 1302.08x |
| 5 | Pease | 25 | 222.42x |
| 6 | Savill | 25 | 177.68x |
| 7 | Corley | 24 | 529.80x |
| 8 | Lapwood | 23 | 1965.81x |
| 9 | Shelley | 22 | 95.65x |
| 10 | Bright | 19 | 31.64x |
| 11 | Mead | 19 | 27.44x |
| 12 | Stoneham | 19 | 278.18x |
| 13 | Coote | 18 | 122.95x |
| 14 | Chalk | 17 | 86.78x |
| 15 | Fryatt | 17 | 732.76x |
| 16 | Sayer | 17 | 43.69x |
| 17 | Rudkin | 16 | 136.52x |
| 18 | Woodwards | 14 | 553.36x |
| 19 | Algar | 13 | 170.16x |
| 20 | Mayhew | 13 | 53.04x |
| 21 | Thorogood | 13 | 98.48x |
| 22 | Goody | 12 | 140.35x |
| 23 | Pavelin | 12 | 2000.00x |
| 24 | Springett | 12 | 132.60x |
| 25 | Youngs | 12 | 105.91x |
| 26 | Courtman | 11 | 572.92x |
| 27 | Everitt | 11 | 44.18x |
| 28 | Heard | 11 | 34.83x |
| 29 | Hutley | 11 | 262.53x |
| 30 | Shelby | 11 | 1375.00x |
| 31 | Barwell | 10 | 108.58x |
| 32 | Haygreen | 10 | 1219.51x |
| 33 | Rushen | 10 | 462.96x |
| 34 | Trew | 10 | 149.48x |
| 35 | Wager | 10 | 125.47x |
| 36 | Pluck | 9 | 237.47x |
| 37 | Rust | 9 | 57.43x |
| 38 | Byford | 8 | 59.61x |
| 39 | Doole | 8 | 879.12x |
| 40 | Ottley | 8 | 224.09x |
| 41 | Patton | 8 | 75.76x |
| 42 | Pyke | 8 | 78.05x |
| 43 | Searles | 8 | 164.95x |
| 44 | Stammers | 8 | 100.13x |
| 45 | Wakelin | 8 | 73.26x |
| 46 | Agar | 7 | 61.24x |
| 47 | Cansdale | 7 | 382.51x |
| 48 | Cutter | 7 | 83.83x |
| 49 | Gimson | 7 | 257.35x |
| 50 | Otway | 7 | 247.35x |
| 51 | Say | 7 | 97.09x |
| 52 | Scrivener | 7 | 53.89x |
| 53 | Vyse | 7 | 163.93x |
| 54 | Wakeling | 7 | 61.67x |
| 55 | Ardley | 6 | 185.76x |
| 56 | Colyer | 6 | 77.72x |
| 57 | Devenish | 6 | 151.90x |
| 58 | Duncomb | 6 | 451.13x |
| 59 | Everard | 6 | 66.23x |
| 60 | Hamblin | 6 | 44.64x |
| 61 | Holby | 6 | 1621.62x |
| 62 | Horsnell | 6 | 196.72x |
| 63 | Mapes | 6 | 431.65x |
| 64 | Moule | 6 | 58.42x |
| 65 | Pawsey | 6 | 115.83x |
| 66 | Shee | 6 | 279.07x |
| 67 | Ship | 6 | 130.72x |
| 68 | Spurge | 6 | 476.19x |
| 69 | Willsmore | 6 | 1250.00x |
| 70 | Bawtree | 5 | 381.68x |
| 71 | Burnes | 5 | 92.94x |
| 72 | Cheek | 5 | 83.61x |
| 73 | Chignell | 5 | 416.67x |
| 74 | Cockerton | 5 | 100.81x |
| 75 | Connall | 5 | 595.24x |
| 76 | Dadd | 5 | 145.77x |
| 77 | Dixie | 5 | 316.46x |
| 78 | Emmens | 5 | 359.71x |
| 79 | Evers | 5 | 105.49x |
| 80 | Hastler | 5 | 1388.89x |
| 81 | Kellock | 5 | 137.74x |
| 82 | Kentfield | 5 | 409.84x |
| 83 | Spurgeon | 5 | 52.85x |
| 84 | Tuff | 5 | 136.24x |
| 85 | Abrey | 4 | 141.84x |
| 86 | Brener | 4 | 2105.26x |
| 87 | Cranfield | 4 | 54.95x |
| 88 | Gallant | 4 | 80.65x |
| 89 | Lucking | 4 | 80.48x |
| 90 | Milbank | 4 | 135.59x |
| 91 | Parmenter | 4 | 50.70x |
| 92 | Polley | 4 | 51.22x |
| 93 | Ringer | 4 | 77.97x |
| 94 | Sach | 4 | 105.82x |
| 95 | Sorrell | 4 | 45.15x |
| 96 | Tillett | 4 | 62.79x |
| 97 | Adnams | 3 | 180.72x |
| 98 | Cockerell | 3 | 81.74x |
| 99 | Cranmer | 3 | 58.71x |
| 100 | Garthwaite | 3 | 52.91x |