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 Simonds, with 32 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
2101	Simonds	32	0.010%	2.75x
2102	Skitmore	32	0.010%	37.44x
2103	Stimson	32	0.010%	2.71x
2104	Stolworthy	32	0.010%	36.16x
2105	Street	32	0.010%	0.31x
2106	Tuthill	32	0.010%	8.89x
2107	Waites	32	0.010%	2.84x
2108	Welham	32	0.010%	1.85x
2109	Whitehand	32	0.010%	21.55x
2110	Wisken	32	0.010%	23.71x
2111	Woodcraft	32	0.010%	10.16x
2112	Woolner	32	0.010%	6.69x
2113	Worship	32	0.010%	31.85x
2114	Attew	31	0.010%	36.27x
2115	Bexfield	31	0.010%	30.85x
2116	Bransby	31	0.010%	10.77x
2117	Bream	31	0.010%	10.88x
2118	Brightman	31	0.010%	2.89x
2119	Burnham	31	0.010%	1.12x
2120	Cocker	31	0.010%	0.84x
2121	Croft	31	0.010%	0.29x
2122	Dowsing	31	0.010%	6.26x
2123	Edrich	31	0.010%	66.68x
2124	Fell	31	0.010%	0.49x
2125	Good	31	0.010%	0.55x
2126	Goodrich	31	0.010%	3.33x
2127	Grave	31	0.010%	4.81x
2128	Groves	31	0.010%	0.25x
2129	Hagan	31	0.010%	1.38x
2130	Hagg	31	0.010%	11.23x
2131	Hamilton	31	0.010%	0.09x
2132	Harley	31	0.010%	0.54x
2133	Harrington	31	0.010%	0.36x
2134	Harrowing	31	0.010%	40.55x
2135	Heath	31	0.010%	0.14x
2136	Howlet	31	0.010%	7.44x
2137	Hurren	31	0.010%	4.15x
2138	Jarrold	31	0.010%	6.87x
2139	Kenney	31	0.010%	1.25x
2140	Leamon	31	0.010%	19.32x
2141	Masterson	31	0.010%	3.29x
2142	Moyse	31	0.010%	2.92x
2143	Newham	31	0.010%	1.88x
2144	Office	31	0.010%	33.34x
2145	Oxer	31	0.010%	20.67x
2146	Paynter	31	0.010%	2.46x
2147	Pearse	31	0.010%	0.65x
2148	Piggott	31	0.010%	0.95x
2149	Pile	31	0.010%	1.50x
2150	Place	31	0.010%	1.32x
2151	Pyman	31	0.010%	8.07x
2152	Say	31	0.010%	2.84x
2153	Seymour	31	0.010%	0.34x
2154	Shorton	31	0.010%	39.75x
2155	Simms	31	0.010%	0.61x
2156	Sizer	31	0.010%	3.95x
2157	Skerritt	31	0.010%	7.23x
2158	Sparham	31	0.010%	11.55x
2159	Stocking	31	0.010%	8.33x
2160	Tingay	31	0.010%	12.60x
2161	Walters	31	0.010%	0.14x
2162	Bardwell	30	0.010%	6.31x
2163	Bloye	30	0.010%	13.89x
2164	Bunkall	30	0.010%	27.78x
2165	Cadge	30	0.010%	12.82x
2166	Corley	30	0.010%	4.38x
2167	Crask	30	0.010%	16.67x
2168	Cuddon	30	0.010%	15.63x
2169	Cutter	30	0.010%	2.38x
2170	Eastaugh	30	0.010%	13.16x
2171	Eastell	30	0.010%	30.78x
2172	Errington	30	0.010%	1.20x
2173	Fleet	30	0.010%	1.00x
2174	Footer	30	0.010%	15.51x
2175	Fryatt	30	0.010%	8.55x
2176	Gainham	30	0.010%	25.65x
2177	Goll	30	0.010%	28.58x
2178	Gook	30	0.010%	37.04x
2179	Guttridge	30	0.010%	3.40x
2180	Hagen	30	0.010%	6.97x
2181	Hannah	30	0.010%	0.51x
2182	Hunting	30	0.010%	6.60x
2183	Leonard	30	0.010%	0.31x
2184	Masters	30	0.010%	0.36x
2185	Milligan	30	0.010%	0.57x
2186	Mingay	30	0.010%	5.01x
2187	Purt	30	0.010%	18.52x
2188	Ripper	30	0.010%	10.26x
2189	Seales	30	0.010%	9.13x
2190	Seeker	30	0.010%	14.19x
2191	Shearwood	30	0.010%	10.58x
2192	Shields	30	0.010%	0.43x
2193	Sowter	30	0.010%	3.08x
2194	Stocks	30	0.010%	0.61x
2195	Tacon	30	0.010%	21.74x
2196	Trory	30	0.010%	41.69x
2197	Wisker	30	0.010%	16.40x
2198	Aves	29	0.010%	3.82x
2199	Belham	29	0.010%	17.74x
2200	Benn	29	0.010%	1.13x