1881 census place

Witton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Witton, Lancashire 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

161 surnames are listed for Witton, Lancashire, covering 1,525 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Boyton, with 4 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Witton

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
101	Boyton	4	0.090%	77.82x
102	Byrom	4	0.090%	33.78x
103	Christopherson	4	0.090%	125.00x
104	Croston	4	0.090%	48.37x
105	Eddleston	4	0.090%	47.79x
106	Reedy	4	0.090%	209.42x
107	Woodruffe	4	0.090%	80.32x
108	Crock	3	0.070%	405.41x
109	Galton	3	0.070%	73.35x
110	Gilligan	3	0.070%	26.95x
111	Goodison	3	0.070%	33.71x
112	Keogh	3	0.070%	30.12x
113	Leavey	3	0.070%	191.08x
114	Nilson	3	0.070%	88.50x
115	Pinch	3	0.070%	40.87x
116	Pomfret	3	0.070%	20.00x
117	Sherrock	3	0.070%	937.50x
118	Wearn	3	0.070%	92.31x
119	Westell	3	0.070%	120.00x
120	Asken	2	0.050%	163.93x
121	Balshaw	2	0.050%	22.20x
122	Barcroft	2	0.050%	48.54x
123	Boone	2	0.050%	38.84x
124	Brimble	2	0.050%	26.88x
125	Calderbank	2	0.050%	20.26x
126	Chatham	2	0.050%	28.99x
127	Counsel	2	0.050%	243.90x
128	Crossly	2	0.050%	101.52x
129	Edmundson	2	0.050%	16.18x
130	Forkin	2	0.050%	149.25x
131	Hammer	2	0.050%	60.98x
132	Houlker	2	0.050%	80.65x
133	Kerfoot	2	0.050%	23.23x
134	Kneen	2	0.050%	30.26x
135	Seales	2	0.050%	62.70x
136	Sherrington	2	0.050%	21.93x
137	Sudell	2	0.050%	104.17x
138	Amsworth	1	0.020%	166.67x
139	Backer	1	0.020%	40.32x
140	Berk	1	0.020%	163.93x
141	Callagher	1	0.020%	156.25x
142	Cassey	1	0.020%	24.33x
143	Chastney	1	0.020%	60.61x
144	Clitheroe	1	0.020%	14.84x
145	Coar	1	0.020%	86.21x
146	Devon	1	0.020%	24.88x
147	Hartle	1	0.020%	15.08x
148	Hughson	1	0.020%	12.53x
149	Huntingdon	1	0.020%	33.00x
150	Mansel	1	0.020%	34.36x
151	Marchbank	1	0.020%	16.26x
152	Margerson	1	0.020%	65.36x
153	Mcdougal	1	0.020%	135.14x
154	Myres	1	0.020%	25.25x
155	Parrington	1	0.020%	17.33x
156	Rorke	1	0.020%	25.91x
157	Scoles	1	0.020%	50.76x
158	Vose	1	0.020%	14.22x
159	Wack	1	0.020%	344.83x
160	Wardleworth	1	0.020%	40.32x
161	Wignell	1	0.020%	68.03x