Surname Statistics
The following table shows the breakdown of surname frequencies in Merriott based on the combined Censuses of 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891. A total of 70% of the population shared only 23 surnames.
|
RANK |
SURNAME |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
|
1 |
901 |
9.46% |
|
|
2 |
696 |
7.31% |
|
|
3 |
655 |
6.88% |
|
|
4 |
587 |
6.16% |
|
|
5 |
578 |
6.16% |
|
|
6 |
451 |
4.73% |
|
|
7 |
368 |
3.86% |
|
|
8 |
285 |
2.99% |
|
|
9 |
240 |
2.52% |
|
|
10 |
230 |
2.41% |
|
|
11 |
222 |
2.33% |
|
|
12 |
208 |
2.18% |
|
|
13 |
168 |
1.76% |
|
|
14 |
159 |
1.67% |
|
|
15 |
155 |
1.63% |
|
|
16 |
116 |
1.21% |
|
|
17 |
108 |
1.13% |
|
|
18 |
102 |
1.07% |
|
|
19 |
100 |
1.05% |
|
|
20 |
98 |
1.03% |
|
|
21 |
96 |
1.01% |
|
|
22 |
95 |
1.00% |
|
|
23 |
91 |
0.96% |
|
|
6709 |
70.50% |