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 Allison, with 218 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
401	Allison	218	0.050%	1.71x
402	Gotts	218	0.050%	29.36x
403	Playford	218	0.050%	23.37x
404	Cullum	217	0.050%	12.30x
405	Reed	217	0.050%	0.66x
406	Godfrey	215	0.050%	1.61x
407	Brighton	214	0.050%	13.46x
408	Gowing	214	0.050%	19.39x
409	Stevens	214	0.050%	0.46x
410	Paul	213	0.050%	1.89x
411	Spalding	213	0.050%	6.62x
412	Chambers	212	0.050%	0.83x
413	Langley	212	0.050%	2.15x
414	Raven	212	0.050%	5.62x
415	Cutting	209	0.050%	9.13x
416	Martins	209	0.050%	28.44x
417	Ramm	209	0.050%	31.89x
418	Sparrow	209	0.050%	3.67x
419	Wood	208	0.050%	0.15x
420	Royal	207	0.050%	16.27x
421	Lamb	206	0.050%	0.87x
422	Shaw	206	0.050%	0.25x
423	Towler	206	0.050%	10.28x
424	Staff	205	0.050%	17.96x
425	Patterson	203	0.050%	1.30x
426	Chamberlin	202	0.050%	13.52x
427	Newson	202	0.050%	7.12x
428	Allcock	201	0.040%	4.14x
429	Bland	201	0.040%	2.16x
430	Bloom	201	0.040%	13.26x
431	Hardingham	201	0.040%	30.67x
432	Nicholls	201	0.040%	0.86x
433	Fiddy	200	0.040%	51.29x
434	Holden	200	0.040%	0.81x
435	Dunham	199	0.040%	8.70x
436	Gowen	199	0.040%	23.65x
437	Reeder	199	0.040%	16.34x
438	Spink	199	0.040%	5.49x
439	Stebbings	199	0.040%	16.56x
440	Bambridge	198	0.040%	20.40x
441	Berry	198	0.040%	0.56x
442	Alden	197	0.040%	17.04x
443	Back	197	0.040%	8.21x
444	Bilham	197	0.040%	36.38x
445	Salmon	197	0.040%	1.92x
446	Sands	197	0.040%	3.92x
447	Armes	196	0.040%	28.85x
448	Blackburn	196	0.040%	1.16x
449	Dewing	196	0.040%	40.97x
450	Hood	196	0.040%	1.58x
451	Overton	196	0.040%	4.50x
452	Austin	195	0.040%	0.89x
453	Dodman	195	0.040%	28.02x
454	Gee	195	0.040%	1.70x
455	Lockwood	194	0.040%	1.96x
456	Purdy	194	0.040%	7.57x
457	Ringer	194	0.040%	25.02x
458	Brunton	193	0.040%	5.47x
459	Davison	193	0.040%	1.20x
460	Flaxman	193	0.040%	24.37x
461	Halls	193	0.040%	5.43x
462	Lawn	193	0.040%	17.04x
463	Tooke	193	0.040%	28.16x
464	Tyrrell	193	0.040%	5.84x
465	Grant	192	0.040%	0.43x
466	Kidd	192	0.040%	2.10x
467	Cannell	191	0.040%	9.83x
468	Bowers	190	0.040%	2.32x
469	Goffin	190	0.040%	27.48x
470	Gunton	190	0.040%	18.55x
471	Guymer	190	0.040%	37.37x
472	Chenery	189	0.040%	17.95x
473	Hendry	189	0.040%	2.66x
474	Cobb	188	0.040%	2.94x
475	French	188	0.040%	0.86x
476	Gill	188	0.040%	0.59x
477	Jary	188	0.040%	46.25x
478	Abel	187	0.040%	6.46x
479	Bean	187	0.040%	3.22x
480	England	187	0.040%	2.02x
481	Finch	187	0.040%	1.25x
482	Aldis	186	0.040%	22.14x
483	Chase	185	0.040%	7.37x
484	Cossey	185	0.040%	29.65x
485	Daines	185	0.040%	17.40x
486	Callaby	184	0.040%	53.81x
487	Chamberlain	184	0.040%	1.51x
488	Postle	184	0.040%	34.95x
489	Storey	184	0.040%	1.61x
490	Buxton	183	0.040%	2.71x
491	Cann	183	0.040%	4.40x
492	Flatt	183	0.040%	18.43x
493	Swann	183	0.040%	3.73x
494	Vince	183	0.040%	6.73x
495	Shepherd	182	0.040%	0.55x
496	Tillett	182	0.040%	18.90x
497	Campling	181	0.040%	27.30x
498	Jordan	181	0.040%	0.91x
499	Knowles	181	0.040%	0.75x
500	Able	180	0.040%	21.35x