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 Rice, with 277 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
301	Rice	277	0.060%	1.99x
302	Thorpe	277	0.060%	1.56x
303	Goodrum	276	0.060%	46.01x
304	Yaxley	276	0.060%	38.99x
305	Moy	275	0.060%	30.11x
306	Fenn	272	0.060%	5.96x
307	Murrell	272	0.060%	8.49x
308	Rump	272	0.060%	44.02x
309	Rackham	271	0.060%	22.12x
310	Church	270	0.060%	2.76x
311	Collison	269	0.060%	14.61x
312	Rush	269	0.060%	5.58x
313	Yallop	269	0.060%	36.83x
314	Burrows	268	0.060%	1.36x
315	Goodwin	268	0.060%	1.13x
316	Morris	268	0.060%	0.27x
317	Head	267	0.060%	2.44x
318	Hewett	267	0.060%	5.11x
319	Hook	267	0.060%	4.01x
320	Morley	267	0.060%	1.49x
321	Girling	265	0.060%	9.26x
322	Rolfe	265	0.060%	4.55x
323	Patrick	264	0.060%	2.95x
324	Goldsmith	263	0.060%	3.77x
325	Kirby	263	0.060%	1.54x
326	Massingham	263	0.060%	34.93x
327	Hannant	262	0.060%	41.59x
328	Lacey	262	0.060%	3.17x
329	Melton	261	0.060%	16.46x
330	Newstead	261	0.060%	16.73x
331	Jolly	259	0.060%	4.07x
332	Goose	258	0.060%	26.79x
333	Poll	255	0.060%	35.57x
334	Codling	254	0.060%	16.10x
335	Peck	254	0.060%	3.35x
336	Sharman	254	0.060%	4.11x
337	Bowman	253	0.060%	2.16x
338	Plummer	253	0.060%	4.22x
339	Young	253	0.060%	0.26x
340	Emms	252	0.060%	14.87x
341	Simpson	252	0.060%	0.32x
342	Parnell	251	0.060%	5.78x
343	Archer	250	0.060%	1.35x
344	Earl	250	0.060%	4.26x
345	Gamble	250	0.060%	3.89x
346	Gedge	250	0.060%	28.44x
347	Breeze	249	0.060%	8.98x
348	Cushing	249	0.060%	30.97x
349	Parsons	248	0.060%	0.73x
350	Abbs	245	0.050%	31.00x
351	Doughty	245	0.050%	4.29x
352	Goodson	245	0.050%	10.96x
353	Bensley	244	0.050%	31.59x
354	Butters	244	0.050%	11.06x
355	Jay	244	0.050%	6.21x
356	Bartram	242	0.050%	10.88x
357	Field	242	0.050%	1.08x
358	Amis	241	0.050%	42.62x
359	Jacobs	241	0.050%	2.24x
360	Stannard	240	0.050%	7.66x
361	Randall	239	0.050%	1.70x
362	Roper	239	0.050%	2.56x
363	Bowen	238	0.050%	1.28x
364	Money	238	0.050%	8.86x
365	Newell	238	0.050%	3.35x
366	Lawrence	237	0.050%	0.81x
367	Dent	236	0.050%	2.76x
368	Elvin	236	0.050%	14.91x
369	Kerry	236	0.050%	7.77x
370	Dunn	235	0.050%	0.63x
371	Graver	235	0.050%	42.00x
372	Meek	235	0.050%	4.50x
373	Wicks	235	0.050%	3.72x
374	Brock	234	0.050%	4.48x
375	Grimmer	234	0.050%	40.52x
376	Hooks	234	0.050%	30.29x
377	Amies	233	0.050%	31.45x
378	Bussey	233	0.050%	15.31x
379	Garrod	233	0.050%	9.88x
380	Lock	233	0.050%	1.82x
381	Ford	232	0.050%	0.53x
382	Holland	232	0.050%	0.73x
383	Lubbock	231	0.050%	39.19x
384	Buckenham	230	0.050%	39.83x
385	Clements	230	0.050%	1.54x
386	Harrod	229	0.050%	15.19x
387	Loveday	229	0.050%	8.35x
388	Lusher	229	0.050%	31.48x
389	Secker	229	0.050%	22.32x
390	Powell	228	0.050%	0.41x
391	Hurn	226	0.050%	19.44x
392	Tubby	225	0.050%	34.02x
393	Wilkin	225	0.050%	9.14x
394	Craske	224	0.050%	30.23x
395	Youngman	222	0.050%	16.92x
396	Hastings	221	0.050%	3.86x
397	Mack	221	0.050%	4.89x
398	Howe	220	0.050%	1.25x
399	Moss	220	0.050%	0.79x
400	Springall	219	0.050%	26.50x