Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St James Clerkenwell, Manchester, Merthyr Tydfil and Liverpool. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.
The modern local-area list points to No data. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.
These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.
The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.
Top counties
Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Royal Navy leads with 1 Vanghams recorded in 1881 and an index of 909.09x.
| County | Total | Frequency | Index |
| Royal Navy | 1 | 0.00% | 909.09x |
Top districts and towns
Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Royal Navy in Royal Navy leads with 1 Vanghams recorded in 1881 and an index of 1000.00x.
| Place | Total | Frequency | Index |
| Royal Navy | 1 | 0.00% | 1000.00x |
Top male names
These are the male first names most often recorded with the Vangham surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.
Top occupations
Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Vangham households.