Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Runcton, Norfolk

South Runcton is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Norfolk

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
BRITTON127.8431442.80
BARRETT106.535997.28
SAMPSON106.5359383.14
BROWN95.88248.92
SEALE85.22882,962.96
SPARKS74.5752303.03
LAMBERT74.575283.83
THOMPSON74.575215.27
CAMBRIDGE63.92161,276.60
WATSON53.268014.09
WEST53.268033.94
BROOKE42.6144175.44
BUTTERS42.6144533.33
RAVEN42.6144312.50
BRITTEN42.6144655.74
GASCOIGNE31.9608428.57
RAYNOR21.3072188.68
CHILVERS21.3072333.33
STARLING21.3072178.57
WARD21.30725.98
CARTER21.30727.79
JACKSON10.65362.34
HALL10.65362.22
ROSE10.65368.81

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SEALE0.151532962.9630
CAMBRIDGE0.151531276.5957
BRITTEN0.15153655.7377
BUTTERS0.15153533.3333
BRITTON0.15153442.8044
GASCOIGNE0.15153428.5714
SAMPSON0.15153383.1418
CHILVERS0.15153333.3333
RAVEN0.15153312.5000
SPARKS0.15153303.0303
RAYNOR0.15153188.6792
STARLING0.15153178.5714
BROOKE0.15153175.4386
BARRETT0.1515397.2763
LAMBERT0.1515383.8323
WEST0.1515333.9443
THOMPSON0.1515315.2738
WATSON0.1515314.0885
BROWN0.151538.9233
ROSE0.151538.8106
CARTER0.151537.7882
WARD0.151535.9844
JACKSON0.151532.3386
HALL0.151532.2217

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 153 people called SEALE in South Runcton at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 2962.9630 in South Runcton means that 2962.9630% of the people in South Runcton on census day were called SEALE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SEALE in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called SEALE as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called SEALE here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called SEALE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.15 in South Runcton means that you are 0.15 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SEALE in South Runcton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Runcton in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

BANYARD (5)  BARRETT (10)  BENSTEAD (1)  BRITTEN (4)  BRITTON (12)  BROOKE (4)  BROWN (9)  BUTTERS (4)  CAMBRIDGE (6)  CARTER (2)  CHILVERS (2)  GASCOIGNE (3)  JARY (1)  JEARY (1)  GOOBY (3)  GYMER (10)  HALL (1)  JACKSON (1)  LAMBERT (7)  LEVERINGTON (3)  LINSTEAD (3)  RAVEN (4)  RAYNOR (2)  ROSE (1)  SEALE (8)  SAMPSON (10)  SHILDRICK (1)  SPARKS (7)  STARLING (2)  SUTTABY (2)  THOMPSON (7)  TOOGOOD (5)  WARD (2)  WATSON (5)  WEST (5) 

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