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 Thornhill, with 20 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
2701	Thornhill	20	0.000%	0.71x
2702	Tweedy	20	0.000%	2.17x
2703	Tyce	20	0.000%	27.79x
2704	Ware	20	0.000%	0.27x
2705	Waspe	20	0.000%	10.42x
2706	Whitfield	20	0.000%	0.22x
2707	Anness	19	0.000%	12.42x
2708	Bealey	19	0.000%	4.71x
2709	Bennell	19	0.000%	4.87x
2710	Blackwell	19	0.000%	0.23x
2711	Blackwood	19	0.000%	0.73x
2712	Boston	19	0.000%	0.92x
2713	Buffham	19	0.000%	7.63x
2714	Bullingham	19	0.000%	5.51x
2715	Cowen	19	0.000%	0.77x
2716	Creek	19	0.000%	2.29x
2717	Crispe	19	0.000%	8.92x
2718	Critten	19	0.000%	23.04x
2719	Denham	19	0.000%	0.48x
2720	Diggle	19	0.000%	1.16x
2721	Fyson	19	0.000%	6.92x
2722	Gascoyne	19	0.000%	1.83x
2723	Gilder	19	0.000%	1.61x
2724	Grady	19	0.000%	0.64x
2725	Halford	19	0.000%	0.57x
2726	Holiday	19	0.000%	1.51x
2727	Hotson	19	0.000%	4.48x
2728	Juniper	19	0.000%	2.23x
2729	Kingston	19	0.000%	0.45x
2730	Leaper	19	0.000%	3.68x
2731	Lumb	19	0.000%	0.45x
2732	Mackenzie	19	0.000%	0.15x
2733	Maris	19	0.000%	6.67x
2734	Minn	19	0.000%	12.07x
2735	Molton	19	0.000%	5.53x
2736	Munson	19	0.000%	1.89x
2737	Nickolls	19	0.000%	3.30x
2738	Old	19	0.000%	1.04x
2739	Otty	19	0.000%	8.23x
2740	Packer	19	0.000%	0.40x
2741	Playle	19	0.000%	2.50x
2742	Pole	19	0.000%	1.36x
2743	Ramus	19	0.000%	23.04x
2744	Rich	19	0.000%	0.34x
2745	Ruddock	19	0.000%	1.37x
2746	Ryley	19	0.000%	1.64x
2747	Scoles	19	0.000%	9.39x
2748	Scrimshaw	19	0.000%	2.38x
2749	Scrivener	19	0.000%	0.97x
2750	Seale	19	0.000%	2.39x
2751	Starkey	19	0.000%	0.43x
2752	Sturgess	19	0.000%	0.74x
2753	Sucker	19	0.000%	23.46x
2754	Tayler	19	0.000%	0.77x
2755	Tucker	19	0.000%	0.08x
2756	Tyzack	19	0.000%	5.51x
2757	Underhill	19	0.000%	0.60x
2758	Watcham	19	0.000%	9.39x
2759	Wayman	19	0.000%	1.61x
2760	Bagshaw	18	0.000%	0.50x
2761	Bannister	18	0.000%	0.23x
2762	Barret	18	0.000%	1.41x
2763	Becket	18	0.000%	1.98x
2764	Beeching	18	0.000%	2.12x
2765	Bindley	18	0.000%	5.15x
2766	Boyden	18	0.000%	2.10x
2767	Brakenbury	18	0.000%	46.17x
2768	Brinn	18	0.000%	11.77x
2769	Bullamore	18	0.000%	12.50x
2770	Calvert	18	0.000%	0.20x
2771	Caselton	18	0.000%	9.60x
2772	Charlesworth	18	0.000%	0.31x
2773	Churchill	18	0.000%	0.34x
2774	Collyer	18	0.000%	0.65x
2775	Crosswell	18	0.000%	5.06x
2776	Cully	18	0.000%	3.63x
2777	Darn	18	0.000%	30.02x
2778	Dewson	18	0.000%	6.82x
2779	Dickinson	18	0.000%	0.09x
2780	Fayer	18	0.000%	14.46x
2781	Fleming	18	0.000%	0.10x
2782	Florey	18	0.000%	7.27x
2783	Forrester	18	0.000%	0.30x
2784	Gardener	18	0.000%	0.22x
2785	Hardyman	18	0.000%	11.32x
2786	Harnwell	18	0.000%	24.49x
2787	Herod	18	0.000%	4.05x
2788	Hipkins	18	0.000%	3.31x
2789	Horton	18	0.000%	0.11x
2790	Humphery	18	0.000%	4.15x
2791	Kelly	18	0.000%	0.04x
2792	Lacock	18	0.000%	12.38x
2793	Maidwell	18	0.000%	10.72x
2794	Man	18	0.000%	2.19x
2795	Mansell	18	0.000%	0.34x
2796	Marshal	18	0.000%	1.90x
2797	Mase	18	0.000%	13.49x
2798	Mayers	18	0.000%	1.34x
2799	Neech	18	0.000%	13.64x
2800	Oglesby	18	0.000%	3.24x