Top surnames from the 1881 census in Hessett, Suffolk

Hessett is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Suffolk

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
GREEN388.878531.53
BULLETT378.644918,500.00
STURGEON286.54211,618.50
CATCHPOLE245.6075869.57
NUNN245.6075320.00
AUSTEN143.2710425.53
FROST143.271058.19
BIRD112.570133.64
HUBBARD102.336496.06
BIDWELL92.1028857.14
AUSTIN81.869238.24
GARDNER81.869227.54
ANDREWS81.869219.51
BLAND71.635578.83
CUNNINGHAM61.401929.76
BALLS61.4019109.29
LAMBERT61.401925.68
COOK51.16825.88
OTLEY51.1682694.44
TURNER51.16824.20
BURROWS51.168226.70
AYRE51.1682209.21
DEEKS40.9346291.97
CANEY40.93461,025.64
DRAKE40.934632.08
BOOKER40.934677.97
CORNISH40.934664.72
LONG30.700910.80
SPINK30.700986.96
MOSS30.700911.37
BRUCE30.700914.96
WRIGHT30.70092.19
POOLE30.700914.55
WINTER30.700919.76
ROWE20.46738.23
BARRETT20.46736.96
LAST20.467358.65
CHAPMAN20.46733.29
COLLINS20.46733.26
SUTTON20.46737.34
ALDERTON10.233652.36
HURST10.23366.54
COOPER10.23360.96
CLARKE10.23361.15
POLLARD10.23366.41
WHITING10.233612.14
EDGAR10.233615.17
SMITH10.23360.17
PORTER10.23363.11
GOLDSMITH10.233615.04

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BULLETT18,500.00378.6449
STURGEON1,618.50286.5421
ALDREDGE1,428.5710.2336
CANEY1,025.6440.9346
CATCHPOLE869.57245.6075
BIDWELL857.1492.1028
OTLEY694.4451.1682
AUSTEN425.53143.2710
NUNN320.00245.6075
DEEKS291.9740.9346
AYRE209.2151.1682
BALLS109.2961.4019
HUBBARD96.06102.3364
SPINK86.9630.7009
BLAND78.8371.6355
BOOKER77.9740.9346
EVERSON71.9410.2336
CORNISH64.7240.9346
LAST58.6520.4673
FROST58.19143.2710
ALDERTON52.3610.2336
AUSTIN38.2481.8692
BIRD33.64112.5701
STANNARD33.4410.2336
DRAKE32.0840.9346
GREEN31.53388.8785
CUNNINGHAM29.7661.4019
GARDNER27.5481.8692
BURROWS26.7051.1682
LAMBERT25.6861.4019
WINTER19.7630.7009
ANDREWS19.5181.8692
EDGAR15.1710.2336
GOLDSMITH15.0410.2336
BRUCE14.9630.7009
POOLE14.5530.7009
WHITING12.1410.2336
MOSS11.3730.7009
SEWELL11.0510.2336
LONG10.8030.7009
ROWE8.2320.4673
SUTTON7.3420.4673
BARRETT6.9620.4673
HURST6.5410.2336
POLLARD6.4110.2336
COOK5.8851.1682
ARNOLD4.3310.2336
TURNER4.2051.1682
GILL3.3010.2336
CHAPMAN3.2920.4673

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 37 people called BULLETT in Hessett 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 8.6449 in Hessett means that 8.6449% of the people in Hessett on census day were called BULLETT.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BULLETT 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 BULLETT 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 BULLETT 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 BULLETT here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 18,500.00 in Hessett means that you are 18,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BULLETT in Hessett than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Hessett in 1881

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

ALDERTON (1)  ALDREDGE (1)  ANDREWS (8)  ARNOLD (1)  AUSTEN (14)  AUSTIN (8)  BALLS (6)  BARRETT (2)  BATTRUM (9)  BIDWELL (9)  BIRD (11)  BLAND (7)  BOGGIS (1)  BOOKER (4)  BRUCE (3)  BULLETT (37)  BURROWS (5)  CANEY (4)  CATCHPOLE (24)  CHAPMAN (2)  CLARKE (1)  COCKSEDGE (20)  COLLINS (2)  COOK (5)  COOPER (1)  CORNISH (4)  CUNNINGHAM (6)  DEEKS (4)  DRAKE (4)  EDGAR (1)  EVERSON (1)  AYRE (5)  FROST (14)  GAME (4)  GARDNER (8)  GILL (1)  GOLDSMITH (1)  GREEN (38)  HARVEY (1)  HUBBARD (10)  HURST (1)  LAMBERT (6)  LAST (2)  LONG (3)  MOORE (1)  MORPLEY (6)  MOSS (3)  MOTHERSOLE (1)  NUNN (24)  POLLARD (1)  POOLE (3)  PORTER (1)  PRESLAND (3)  RAYNHAM (8)  REMAN (1)  ROWE (2)  SCARFE (2)  SEWELL (1)  SMITH (1)  SPINK (3)  SQUIRRELL (11)  STANNARD (1)  STURGEON (28)  SUTTON (2)  TIFFEN (2)  TUNBRIDGE (5)  TURNER (5)  OTLEY (5)  WALLEKER (1)  WHITING (1)  WINTER (3)  WRIGHT (3) 

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