Top surnames from the 1881 census in Sussex

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH6,3511.28940.91
BAKER3,1010.62962.87
WHITE2,5590.51951.62
TAYLOR2,4820.50390.79
BROWN2,4590.49920.76
KNIGHT2,3370.47453.85
WOOD2,2960.46621.46
MARTIN2,2950.46591.89
MITCHELL1,9610.39811.96
KING1,8600.37761.73
TURNER1,7500.35531.28
STEVENS1,6260.33013.16
COLLINS1,5920.32322.25
JONES1,5590.31650.28
RICHARDSON1,5430.31331.84
EDWARDS1,4810.30071.08
COOPER1,4140.28711.18
PARSONS1,4040.28513.75
GREEN1,3430.27270.97
MILLS1,2920.26232.02
HALL1,2810.26010.88
PAGE1,2730.25853.23
HARRIS1,2680.25741.01
CARTER1,2590.25561.52
RUSSELL1,2580.25542.09
CLARK1,2550.25480.85
JOHNSON1,2500.25380.76
SAUNDERS1,2090.24552.68
WILLIAMS1,2090.24550.34
PARKER1,2030.24421.28
MILES1,1710.23774.03
MOORE1,1700.23751.19
WEST1,1560.23472.44
BENNETT1,1550.23451.43
PAYNE1,1470.23292.59
PHILLIPS1,0860.22051.23
MILLER1,0810.21951.23
REED1,0740.21812.99
SIMMONS1,0570.21465.26
WELLS1,0480.21282.56
WILSON1,0380.21070.46
JENNER1,0260.208317.54
DAVIS1,0160.20630.94
ELLIOTT1,0120.20552.42
FOSTER1,0120.20551.54
FULLER1,0000.20305.02
ROBINSON9920.20140.63
ELLIS9870.20041.38
HILL9830.19960.78
MORRIS9750.19800.89

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FEARS53.27990.0201
PREVETT48.401170.0238
NETLEY47.78770.0156
ALCE46.70530.0108
LADE45.481900.0386
WINBORN44.94510.0104
STARLEY44.37810.0164
NORRELL43.89570.0116
BURTENSHAW42.754900.0995
TUPPEN41.781800.0365
HOLTER41.16670.0136
VENESS41.022820.0573
LEWRY39.801970.0400
BONIFACE39.497020.1425
TUCKNOTT38.961070.0217
HAZELGROVE38.331330.0270
SINDEN38.264090.0830
HOBDEN37.694370.0887
ADES37.04670.0136
GOODSELL36.512900.0589
GRAVETT36.401820.0370
ETHERTON35.691080.0219
PICKNELL34.951190.0242
FUNNELL34.379350.1898
BODLE33.721830.0372
GANDER33.654660.0946
GOLDS33.441760.0357
RIDDLES33.351020.0207
BOTTING33.256130.1245
HYLANDS33.13730.0148
CORNFORD32.613620.0735
MILHAM32.58750.0152
PACKHAM31.437480.1519
DAUGHTRY31.09680.0138
STONER30.995290.1074
QUAIFE30.831100.0223
TRILL29.711290.0262
CHALLEN29.552600.0528
WALDER29.453420.0694
BOXELL29.36560.0114
ADE28.91580.0118
TESTER28.866360.1291
FEIST28.01820.0166
TOMPSETT27.752300.0467
STAKER27.64550.0112
BLAKER27.372350.0477
LOWER26.982520.0512
GORRINGE26.862120.0430
BLANN26.58590.0120
CHATFIELD26.576310.1281

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 99 people called FEARS in Sussex 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 0.0201 in Sussex means that 0.0201% of the people in Sussex on census day were called FEARS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FEARS 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 FEARS 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 FEARS 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 FEARS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 53.27 in Sussex means that you are 53.27 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FEARS in Sussex than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Sussex comprises 326 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Albourne 306 BURTENSHAW SILSBY
Alciston 192 MOORE DULEY
Aldingbourn 744 SQUIRES MESSAN
Aldrington 144 NICHOLSON MAYNER
Alfriston 586 WALKER BOWLE
Amberley 731 RUFF DAUGHTERY
Angmering 985 PARSONS KERL
Appledram 9 BARNARD BARNARD
Ardingly 1566 HOLMAN KEENER
Arlington 587 LEVETT STEPHANY
Arundel 2758 BLACKMAN JAYCOX
Ashburnham 774 CREACY CREACY
Ashington 255 HEWLETT GOLDS
Ashurst 371 BRISTOW COURTNAGE
Balcombe 879 TESTER BOURN
Barcombe 1182 KING GLADISH
Barlavington 185 CURTIS HENINGTON
Barnham 184 GATRELL GATRELL
Battle 3324 WHITE SCHNORR
Beckley 1231 PAINE CRISS
Beddingham 448 MOORE JAQUET
Bepton 269 LUFF DAUGHTRY
Berwick 173 BAKER ELLMAN
Bexhill 2455 FREEMAN WINBORN
Bignor 186 BOOKER RATLIFF
Billingshurst 1613 ETHERIDGE SAXE
Binderton 100 TRIMMER STAY
Binsted 135 LEWIS RIDDLES
Birdham 465 ROBINSON NEICE
Bishopstone 281 STACE SALLER
Bodiam 324 GOODSELL GOODSELL
Bolney 800 PARSONS URBAN
Bosham 1255 COMBES STACKER
Botolphs 94 SHINER SHINER
Boxgrove 714 SMITH NORRELL
Bramber 186 WHITE KELLING
Brede 1032 BRYANT PALMOUR
Brightling 675 BUSS BUSS
Brighton 99371 SMITH BOXELL
Broadwater 11298 SMITH BUNGARD
Broomhill 126 MARSHALL BRANN
Burpham 408 GILBERT NICHLOS
Burton 75 AYLING VETTER
Burwash 2285 RUSSELL SCHROETER
Bury 517 SHEPHERD RATTLEY
Buxted 1928 SMITH JARRIETT
Catsfield 707 RANSOM RONN
Chailey 1526 BEARD POMPEY
Chalvington 127 GUY WOODHAMS
Chichester All Sts 328 JOHNSON PARES
Chichester St 325 HOLT TYACKE
Chichester St Andrew 512 BRIDGER RICHRDSON
Chichester St Martin 244 BUTCHER KILSON
Chichester St Olave 225 JARMAN AUBER
Chichester St Pancras 1472 TURNER PEAY
Chichester St Peter 396 BAKER DUNSCOMB
Chiddingly 887 JENNER MILHAM
Chidham 266 HACKETT PHILMORE
Chithurst 335 BONIFACE BONIFACE
Clapham 239 SEARLE KINNARD
Clayton 1856 SMITH GUIEL
Cliffe 1664 TAYLOR HILLEMAN
Climping 270 WHITE LAMPER
Coates 49 HARWOOD CARN
Cocking 578 LAMBERT ELWICK
Cold Waltham 396 CHEESMAN CARN
Compton 289 BENFORD ROCKFORD
Coombes 71 BURTENSHAW BURTENSHAW
Cowfold 1042 PARSONS SUTTELL
Crawley 451 DENMAN SINGLEY
Crowhurst 421 WATERS SELLMAN
Cuckfield 4975 MITCHELL BATOR
Dallington 531 CROUCH WRENN
Denton 487 KING GRAMLEY
Didling 85 KINGSHOTT KINGSHOTT
Ditchling 1342 WALLER HORNEY
Donnington 338 ELLIOTT EURE
Duncton 268 CONNOR LALOR
Durrington 182 LONG SELMER
Earnley 132 SMITH SOPP
Eartham 155 BOWLEY NORRELL
East Blatchington 216 REED BINFORD
East Chiltington 414 AVERY ODEN
East Dean 344 KENNETT NORRELL
East Grinstead 6972 MARTIN CRISWELL
East Guildford 182 ADAMS GOODSELL
East Hoathly 857 TURNER EDDE
East Lavant 401 HAMMOND NORRELL
East Lavington 221 HILTON HYSOM
East Marden 91 LAMBERTH LAMBERTH
East Preston 420 AYLING JANUARY
East Wittering 230 REDMAN CATE
Eastbourne 22665 SMITH DUMMER
Eastdean 290 VINE AHEARN
Eastergate 161 SUTER SUTER
Edburton 341 MORLEY PERDEW
Egdean 76 PULLEN BEACHER
Elsted 208 HUGHES DOWDY
Etchingham 911 TESTER CROSSETT
Ewhurst 1094 GOODSELL ELI
Fairlight 482 FOSTER GOINGS
Falmer 577 WALLS STEN
Felpham 566 SWAIN ETHERTON
Fernhurst 1090 WEST VARNES
Ferring 232 BENNETT CORTIS
Findon 710 ELLIOTT FERRALL
Fittleworth 696 STANDEN HANDING
Fletching 2204 TURNER DIER
Folkington 133 RIGGS ELAM
Ford 100 BOOKER TODMAN
Framfield 1527 DRIVER RUCKS
Frant 3490 SMITH VARNUM
Friston 94 FARRANT GADEN
Funtington 1109 LEVETT DELMAN
Glynde 284 WELLER TUPPEN
Goring 528 MARTIN DELMAN
Graffham 413 LAKER ALBERY
Greatham 59 HARWOOD SCUTT
Guestling 801 SINDEN BAFFORD
Hailsham 2981 VINE OSBON
Hamsey 555 SATCHER SATCHER
Hangleton 80 POTTER PATCHIN
Hardham 101 SEARLE DAUGHTREY
Hartfield 1558 MILES BRAZILL
Harting 1280 PAY BURSE
Hastings All Sts 4641 WHITE TRULOCK
Hastings Holy Trinity 3630 SMITH MENDEL
Hastings St Andrew 1765 JENNER SIMMES
Hastings St Clement 4635 WHITE HUELL
Hastings St Leonards 7240 SMITH YEILDING
Hastings St Mary 12258 SMITH QUAIFE
Hastings St Mary In The 10508 SMITH QUAIFE
Hastings St Michael 351 FOSTER RUIS
Heathfield 1996 KEMP ADELL
Heene 848 SMITH BECKLES
Heighton South 89 ALCE ALCE
Hellingly 1649 SMITH SENDER
Henfield 1892 BROWNING SHOULDERS
Herstmonceaux 1481 COLEMAN WINHAM
Heyshott 448 MILES POAT
Hollington 1753 ELDRIDGE VANESS
Hooe 470 LEWIS RIDEL
Horsham 9568 KNIGHT WICKERSHAM
Horsted Keynes 1148 LANGRIDGE LEPARD
Houghton 196 CUNNINGHAM MERRIOTT
Hove 21612 SMITH STONER
Hunston 208 LEE WELCOME
Hurstpierpoint 2741 SAYERS RHONDES
Icklesham 867 SARGENT PAYER
Iden 557 WOOD HOLMSTROM
Ifield 2054 PENFOLD STIEL
Iford 181 MUNT ROSSETER
Iping 525 BRIDGER VARNES
Isfield 451 TURNER SAWYERS
Itchingfield 434 DENDY GARTIN
Jevington 296 THORPE DIMMER
Keymer 3478 WALLER HOSMAN
Kingston 34 PEACHEY PEACHEY
Kingston By Sea 783 PAYNE CUDDINGTON
Kingston Near Lewes 120 POLLARD TUPPEN
Kirdford 1710 BAKER MIDDEN
Lamberhurst 1241 BAILEY SAFRAN
Lamberhurstsussex 641 CLARK GREENGO
Lancing 1353 IVES PAYDEN
Laughton 723 FUNNELL STARNES
Lavant Mid 407 HOWARD POLING
Leominster 1587 MILLS ALMY
Lewes All Sts 1962 SMITH GRIFFEE
Lewes Castle Precincts 26 SHELLEY FAIREY
Lewes St Ann 1677 RICHARDSON WEAKLAND
Lewes St John 547 STRONG HAEFNER
Lewes St John Southover 3308 SMITH FERNER
Lewes St John Under 672 STEVENS DARM
Lewes St Michael 978 JENNER STAGLES
Linch 102 SMITHER SMITHER
Linchmere 346 LUFF PURSLEY
Lindfield 2082 BOTTING TRILL
Little Horsted 300 BANKS SIVYER
Littlehampton 3932 WHITE MARTELLI
Littlington 105 RUSSELL WESTGATE
Lodsworth 682 AYLING BULIN
Lower Beeding 1309 BONIFACE BURCHFIELD
Lullington 16 HEWETT HEWETT
Lurgashall 732 LUFF SALMAN
Madehurst 192 COLLINS VIVYAN
Maresfield 2076 STEVENSON TUNKS
Mayfield 2913 HALL RUNNELLS
Middleton 44 TALBOT DIGGINS
Midhurst 1615 LEWIS PINEO
Mountfield 623 THOMAS ALEXANDRIA
New Fishbourne 316 MATHEWS EURE
New Shoreham 2952 GREEN DELLI
Newhaven 4001 LOWER YIELDING
Newick 1083 MARTIN ROSES
Newtimber 218 GORDON VIGOR
Ninfield 603 MORRIS WINBORN
North Ambersham 167 TRUSSLER DEFRATES
North Chapel 794 HOLDEN PULLINS
North Marden 39 PEARCE PEARCE
North Mundham 490 HORNER COBDEN
North Stoke 103 MOULDING MOULDING
Northiam 1208 SKINNER MUNK
Nuthurst 815 BONIFACE TAMKIN
Old Shoreham 248 DARK CUDDINGTON
Ore 3666 BAKER BIER
Oving 1664 ROBINSON BRASSFIELD
Ovingdean 136 HOLFORD BLACKSTON
Pagham 870 BAILEY DENIER
Parham 88 HAMMOND RATLEY
Patcham 883 DODD TISON
Patching 274 SEARLE BAZAN
Peasmarsh 837 SMITH BRANN
Penhurst 106 VENESS VENESS
Pett 281 FELLOWS BASDEN
Petworth 2942 KNIGHT PAPSON
Pevensey 365 BANKS SHARRARD
Piddinghoe 225 GREEN PELLETT
Playden 294 MILLS RAMUS
Plumpton 466 LIPSCOMBE LIPSCOMBE
Poling 180 COLLINS PENN
Portslade 3011 PETERS GOSSER
Poynings 315 HILLS PEREGO
Preston 8601 SMITH RUSHMAN
Pulborough 1808 JOHNSON NETLEY
Pyecombe 343 BROWN TIDEY
Racton 97 KNIGHT RIDGES
Ringmer 1388 ELLIS WASHER
Ripe 389 FUNNELL TUCKNOTT
Rodmell 233 BACK PATRON
Rogate 987 COLLINS HUE
Rotherfield 4337 WICKENS GODBEY
Rottingdean 1683 AVIS GRAMS
Rudgwick 1124 FRANCIS COBEY
Rumbolds Wyke 904 SMITH WELCOME
Rusper 538 KNIGHT JINKENS
Rustington 360 DENYER BIRCHFIELD
Rye 4681 SMITH GALSON
Salehurst 2133 MARTIN WILLIARD
Seaford 1675 GREEN HENDRIKS
Sedlescombe 648 SMITH BRANEN
Selham 49 HURST HURST
Selmeston 189 TURNER BILLITER
Selsey 907 ARNELL TADD
Shermanbury 363 KING PRANGER
Shipley 1116 NEWMAN STEPNEY
Shoreham 3 BURKETT BURKETT
Sidlesham 948 GREEN BURRS
Singleton 556 MILES KITCHELL
Slaugham 1592 MITCHELL FIEST
Slindon 507 BOWLEY BEACHER
Slinfold 773 KNIGHT STERR
Sompting 682 KENNARD RIDDLES
South Ambersham 124 ORSBORN ORSBORN
South Bersted 4189 RICHARDS BIDEAUX
South Malling 731 TAYLOR ARLINGTON
South Stoke 133 AYLING STICKNEY
Southease 100 THOMAS INGERSOLL
Southwick 2605 BRAZIER OLINE
Stanmer 129 BERRY HOLOWAY
Stedham 541 WEST CHEVIS
Steyning 1670 HOLDEN HILDEN
Stopham 156 RICHARDSON URBEN
Storrington 1351 GREENFIELD LASSETTER
Stoughton 626 STILWELL STILWELL
Street 183 NORMAN FITZHUGH
Subdeanary 1324 VICK MUSTIAN
Subdeanery 3737 SMITH STIPE
Sullington 210 SMITH CROWL
Sutton 322 FRANCIS TUPPER
Tangmere 185 SHEPHERD HALK
Tarring Neville 65 TAYLOR JANEWAY
Telscombe 94 COLLINGS PACKETT
Terwick 185 ALBERRY ALBERRY
Thakeham 544 STRINGER BRADEN
Ticehurst 3014 KEMP BRAKEFIELD
Tillington 886 HAMILTON WHITCOME
Tortington 165 SUTER NOBEL
Treyford 147 REED DOWDY
Trotton 406 BUTLER ALBERRY
Twineham 292 MATTHEWS PAP
Uckfield 2147 JOHNSON VEIN
Udimore 434 MASTERS LIMES
Up Marden 334 CHASE STAY
Up Waltham 82 HEATER HEATER
Upper Beeding 611 GROVES GROOMES
Wadhurst 3234 SMITH BEREN
Walberton 614 BOOKER STAKER
Waldron 1342 DURRANT BRENDEN
Warbleton 1468 CATT RUMERY
Warminghurst 97 COOPER ANDY
Warnham 1065 STANFORD BIBO
Warning Camp 6 COLLINS COLLINS
Wartling 600 SIMMONS SWANTON
Washington 844 BUTCHER SHORTT
West Blatchington 59 FULLER WHITTINGTON
West Chiltington 639 CARTER MERTEN
West Dean 733 HUMPHREY MAPSTON
West Firle 573 WELLER FIEST
West Grinstead 1485 LAKER LAKER
West Hoathly 1547 SMITH LEOPARD
West Itchenor 162 PARSONS HONER
West Lavington 151 BARTLETT DAUGHTRY
West Stoke 95 BARROW LEVISON
West Tarring 733 KNIGHT MERCIK
West Thorney 131 LOCKYER GUMB
West Wittering 660 ROBINSON CATE
Westbourne 2452 BAILEY TWOHEY
Westdean 134 HILTON RANDOLL
Westfield 1052 BAKER CAMPANY
Westham 1003 MARCHANT HOLTER
Westhampnett 521 BUDD VALINTINE
Westmeston 326 OSBORNE HAMPER
Whatlington 378 GUY GRIPPER
Wiggonholt 38 EVANS OLDER
Willingdon 1250 SMITH HARRIETT
Wilmington 246 FEARS FEARS
Winchelsea St Thomas 613 TURNER POLHILL
Wisborough Green 1655 STRUDWICK HACKEL
Wiston 313 HEDGER MASLYN
Withyam 2108 HALL RODER
Wivelsfield 1925 NEWNHAM ODEN
Woodmancote 347 SIMMONS HEFFERN
Woolbeding 364 WEST PURSLEY
Worth 3576 PAYNE PREVETT
Worthing 545 HOLLANDS NOICE
Yapton 556 BACON PEAY

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