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 Brundell, with 54 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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1501	Brundell	54	0.010%	18.85x
1502	Bye	54	0.010%	2.39x
1503	Dowdy	54	0.010%	21.82x
1504	Garnham	54	0.010%	2.54x
1505	Germany	54	0.010%	15.39x
1506	Lawrance	54	0.010%	1.84x
1507	Mead	54	0.010%	0.52x
1508	Pleasants	54	0.010%	17.82x
1509	Pyle	54	0.010%	2.95x
1510	Randle	54	0.010%	1.43x
1511	Rawling	54	0.010%	3.30x
1512	Robins	54	0.010%	0.57x
1513	Tompson	54	0.010%	5.61x
1514	Tunmore	54	0.010%	43.38x
1515	Veal	54	0.010%	1.97x
1516	Watkins	54	0.010%	0.20x
1517	Wilton	54	0.010%	1.25x
1518	Brady	53	0.010%	0.67x
1519	Butter	53	0.010%	2.48x
1520	Clitheroe	53	0.010%	7.63x
1521	Cropley	53	0.010%	7.41x
1522	Crotch	53	0.010%	55.21x
1523	Doe	53	0.010%	2.47x
1524	Dunnell	53	0.010%	22.80x
1525	Freezer	53	0.010%	45.89x
1526	Hickling	53	0.010%	2.20x
1527	Hooker	53	0.010%	1.38x
1528	Kirkham	53	0.010%	0.85x
1529	Pentney	53	0.010%	18.03x
1530	Pigney	53	0.010%	38.00x
1531	Slapp	53	0.010%	36.06x
1532	Stubbings	53	0.010%	3.41x
1533	Trollope	53	0.010%	5.61x
1534	Whiteman	53	0.010%	1.83x
1535	Whittleton	53	0.010%	46.51x
1536	Abigail	52	0.010%	45.63x
1537	Atkinson	52	0.010%	0.12x
1538	Barratt	52	0.010%	0.57x
1539	Brooke	52	0.010%	0.78x
1540	Coleby	52	0.010%	15.01x
1541	Denton	52	0.010%	0.63x
1542	Elsegood	52	0.010%	23.12x
1543	Farrer	52	0.010%	1.75x
1544	Gordon	52	0.010%	0.18x
1545	Hale	52	0.010%	0.32x
1546	Horth	52	0.010%	23.12x
1547	Lilley	52	0.010%	0.84x
1548	Minter	52	0.010%	3.19x
1549	Neep	52	0.010%	19.26x
1550	Ottaway	52	0.010%	5.58x
1551	Overman	52	0.010%	33.66x
1552	Porrett	52	0.010%	22.51x
1553	Priest	52	0.010%	0.88x
1554	Rainer	52	0.010%	12.12x
1555	Semmence	52	0.010%	51.00x
1556	Shingfield	52	0.010%	49.54x
1557	Sims	52	0.010%	0.39x
1558	Yeomans	52	0.010%	1.40x
1559	Baines	51	0.010%	0.59x
1560	Barcham	51	0.010%	30.64x
1561	Bly	51	0.010%	13.44x
1562	Bowes	51	0.010%	1.24x
1563	Bushel	51	0.010%	12.23x
1564	Cockaday	51	0.010%	56.69x
1565	Cordy	51	0.010%	9.55x
1566	Cullingford	51	0.010%	9.72x
1567	Deary	51	0.010%	14.11x
1568	Dobson	51	0.010%	0.26x
1569	Dodd	51	0.010%	0.28x
1570	Dodson	51	0.010%	1.47x
1571	Dunt	51	0.010%	17.99x
1572	Fairman	51	0.010%	5.23x
1573	Felstead	51	0.010%	4.84x
1574	Gosling	51	0.010%	0.73x
1575	Haynes	51	0.010%	0.32x
1576	Mallet	51	0.010%	5.59x
1577	Malt	51	0.010%	13.49x
1578	Mutton	51	0.010%	3.06x
1579	Nursey	51	0.010%	15.89x
1580	Pepper	51	0.010%	0.81x
1581	Softly	51	0.010%	17.90x
1582	Stokes	51	0.010%	0.27x
1583	Worts	51	0.010%	16.43x
1584	Ainger	50	0.010%	9.69x
1585	Burnett	50	0.010%	0.40x
1586	Dyer	50	0.010%	0.29x
1587	Felgate	50	0.010%	7.39x
1588	Fiddaman	50	0.010%	38.77x
1589	Godbold	50	0.010%	6.27x
1590	Hinds	50	0.010%	1.61x
1591	Hupton	50	0.010%	31.75x
1592	Ireson	50	0.010%	5.47x
1593	Lanchester	50	0.010%	20.45x
1594	Oughton	50	0.010%	5.65x
1595	Peachment	50	0.010%	65.40x
1596	Pettit	50	0.010%	1.41x
1597	Pretty	50	0.010%	3.13x
1598	Shackcloth	50	0.010%	65.40x
1599	Sporne	50	0.010%	49.04x
1600	Akers	49	0.010%	2.25x