The Guild of One Name Stuides WiKi defines the size of a study by the number of entries in the 1881 England and Wales Census. The size is defined as
In order to capture the size of my ONS I have taken the average number of "hits" from the main genealogy sites (Family Search, FMP and Ancestry). I have not yet checked all the "hits" for accuracy as this study is in its infancy; however I believe that by doing it this way I will have a relatively accurate overview of my task ahead.
1 – 30 | Tiny |
30 – 300 | Small |
300 – 3,000 | Medium |
3,000 – 30,000 | Large |
30,000 – 300,000 | Extra Large |
More than 300,000 | Extra-Extra Large |
Surname | Average occurrence in 1881 England & Wales Census | Size of Study |
STEAR | 212 | Small |
STEARES | 7 | Tiny |
STEARS | 187 | Small |
STEER | 3,189 | Large |
STEERE | 239 | Small |
STEERES | 0 | N/A |
STEERS | 553 | Medium |
All Above Variants | 4,388 | Large |
STEARES, STEARS, STEERES & STEERS | 747 | Medium |
As previously stated, I am going to concentrate my efforts on the STEARES, STEARS, STEERS and STEERS entries or I am likely to become overwhelmed by the data and this will inhibit the moving forward of the study in a meaningful way.
With this in mind I am classing the STEERS ONS as a "Medium".
