1881 census place

Yetminster surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Yetminster, Dorset 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

46 surnames are listed for Yetminster, Dorset, covering 276 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Brake, with 23 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Yetminster

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	Brake	23	3.23%	1337.21x
2	Jesty	23	3.23%	6388.89x
3	Shorey	20	2.81%	2739.73x
4	Loader	16	2.25%	404.04x
5	Hann	14	1.97%	430.77x
6	Guppy	11	1.54%	585.11x
7	Pittman	11	1.54%	628.57x
8	Brunt	9	1.26%	183.67x
9	Cheesman	9	1.26%	247.25x
10	Courage	8	1.12%	1509.43x
11	Morey	8	1.12%	341.88x
12	Tulk	8	1.12%	1818.18x
13	Bugler	7	0.980%	921.05x
14	Forse	7	0.980%	1521.74x
15	Bow	6	0.840%	361.45x
16	Hansford	6	0.840%	170.94x
17	Ring	6	0.840%	207.61x
18	Vardy	6	0.840%	419.58x
19	Jolliffe	5	0.700%	155.76x
20	Parkhouse	5	0.700%	234.74x
21	Ryall	5	0.700%	207.47x
22	Wheadon	5	0.700%	684.93x
23	Jerrard	4	0.560%	606.06x
24	Lintern	4	0.560%	366.97x
25	Loveless	4	0.560%	270.27x
26	Swaffield	4	0.560%	434.78x
27	Tackley	4	0.560%	2105.26x
28	Banger	3	0.420%	652.17x
29	Chipp	3	0.420%	566.04x
30	Doddrell	3	0.420%	1363.64x
31	Hardyman	3	0.420%	1200.00x
32	Lankshear	3	0.420%	2000.00x
33	Spenser	3	0.420%	428.57x
34	Trent	3	0.420%	291.26x
35	Causier	2	0.280%	952.38x
36	Jefford	2	0.280%	185.19x
37	Liddon	2	0.280%	689.66x
38	Skeats	2	0.280%	250.00x
39	Trimm	2	0.280%	2000.00x
40	Anstee	1	0.140%	114.94x
41	Bance	1	0.140%	128.21x
42	Baster	1	0.140%	270.27x
43	Bolster	1	0.140%	476.19x
44	Densley	1	0.140%	200.00x
45	Gaylard	1	0.140%	175.44x
46	Ridd	1	0.140%	84.75x