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1881 census county

Norfolk surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Norfolk in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

9,083 surnames are listed for Norfolk, covering 411,440 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Denmark, with 101 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Norfolk

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#SurnameTotalIndex
901Denmark10133.01x
902Edge1011.31x
903Leverington10131.18x
904Saul1014.40x
905Wortley1017.42x
906Bass1001.97x
907Bunnett10028.13x
908Chaston10018.78x
909Haines1000.96x
910Mortimer1001.06x
911Plowright1008.95x
912Barlow990.41x
913Beane9932.04x
914Ireland990.95x
915Lloyd990.19x
916Parish991.43x
917Plumb992.72x
918Boddy983.94x
919Dunthorne9832.51x
920Hambling9810.66x
921Hanton9812.54x
922Hayes980.35x
923Marsters9837.55x
924Revell983.77x
925Rutland987.16x
926Ulph9829.97x
927Want9810.64x
928Wilde981.50x
929Askew971.91x
930Carpenter970.63x
931Dunnett977.11x
932Eagleton9717.72x
933Fountain973.14x
934Frances973.43x
935Ingram970.71x
936Kettle972.47x
937Medler9749.76x
938Murray970.17x
939Noble970.52x
940Perfect979.64x
941Tilney9729.27x
942Amiss9632.49x
943Chatten9626.13x
944Emery960.98x
945Loose9621.41x
946Moll9622.78x
947Seago9634.60x
948Wegg9634.23x
949Woolston9612.36x
950Bale952.81x
951Brunning9510.45x
952Colby9510.22x
953Keeble953.08x
954Last952.66x
955Moulton954.27x
956Offord956.71x
957Proudfoot954.85x
958Tipple9514.83x
959Bane9416.98x
960Bessey9448.96x
961Dingle944.79x
962Feltham944.75x
963Golding941.19x
964Holliday941.60x
965Rising9423.39x
966Sendall9425.58x
967Whiley9413.22x
968Barwick934.86x
969Daw932.99x
970Doy9324.22x
971Hines932.43x
972Nickerson9322.22x
973Rowland930.73x
974Snowling9329.95x
975Batch9224.24x
976Bateman920.79x
977Black920.32x
978Chettleburgh9247.92x
979Culyer9239.83x
980Dalton920.89x
981Davies920.04x
982Gooderham9211.93x
983Grint9234.46x
984Haylock927.51x
985Pank9229.49x
986Cable914.03x
987Crick913.39x
988Cullen911.16x
989Eglington9126.04x
990Jenkinson911.16x
991Softley9122.14x
992Wickham913.00x
993Bloy9042.87x
994Cattermole907.50x
995Dugdale902.91x
996Fendick9031.58x
997Goodings9035.51x
998Jude9010.85x
999Mansfield901.07x
1000Blanchflower8927.22x