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 Herring, with 180 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
501	Herring	180	0.040%	3.91x
502	Nicholson	180	0.040%	0.56x
503	Robertson	180	0.040%	0.24x
504	Sampson	180	0.040%	2.35x
505	Bayfield	179	0.040%	29.32x
506	Gould	179	0.040%	1.10x
507	Temple	179	0.040%	3.04x
508	Carver	178	0.040%	4.38x
509	Cousins	178	0.040%	2.20x
510	Denny	178	0.040%	4.71x
511	Lovick	178	0.040%	30.12x
512	Neve	178	0.040%	15.08x
513	Osborn	178	0.040%	1.90x
514	Wales	178	0.040%	4.89x
515	Fairhead	177	0.040%	20.85x
516	Foster	177	0.040%	0.29x
517	Garner	177	0.040%	1.25x
518	Hicks	177	0.040%	0.94x
519	Ketteringham	177	0.040%	42.92x
520	Oakley	177	0.040%	1.86x
521	Sheldrake	177	0.040%	11.94x
522	Mobbs	176	0.040%	10.43x
523	Aldous	175	0.040%	9.63x
524	Griffin	175	0.040%	0.83x
525	Wagg	175	0.040%	16.67x
526	Carman	174	0.040%	11.64x
527	Foulger	174	0.040%	16.32x
528	Gallant	174	0.040%	23.20x
529	Lowe	174	0.040%	0.52x
530	Tooley	174	0.040%	11.19x
531	Bugg	173	0.040%	8.53x
532	Hurrell	173	0.040%	6.48x
533	Leach	173	0.040%	0.93x
534	Rust	173	0.040%	7.30x
535	Blythe	172	0.040%	5.04x
536	Elliott	172	0.040%	0.45x
537	Jex	172	0.040%	33.63x
538	Shearing	172	0.040%	15.82x
539	Alcock	171	0.040%	2.64x
540	Gaze	171	0.040%	22.18x
541	Buckle	170	0.040%	3.48x
542	Cozens	170	0.040%	8.61x
543	Fincham	170	0.040%	13.53x
544	Gilbert	170	0.040%	0.66x
545	Harbord	170	0.040%	32.76x
546	Loads	170	0.040%	56.39x
547	Waterson	170	0.040%	9.04x
548	Tungate	169	0.040%	49.86x
549	Culley	168	0.040%	8.83x
550	Fryer	168	0.040%	2.02x
551	Hales	168	0.040%	2.61x
552	Shorten	168	0.040%	33.74x
553	Crow	167	0.040%	2.46x
554	Gent	167	0.040%	4.33x
555	Hodds	167	0.040%	55.96x
556	Franklin	166	0.040%	1.11x
557	Giles	166	0.040%	0.97x
558	Kett	166	0.040%	28.16x
559	Cater	165	0.040%	7.66x
560	Clare	165	0.040%	2.54x
561	Harwood	165	0.040%	1.37x
562	Lister	165	0.040%	1.29x
563	Thomas	165	0.040%	0.09x
564	Thurlow	165	0.040%	7.62x
565	Catton	164	0.040%	11.27x
566	Dann	164	0.040%	5.79x
567	Emmerson	164	0.040%	3.70x
568	Hilton	164	0.040%	1.06x
569	Tuddenham	164	0.040%	35.85x
570	Beaumont	163	0.040%	1.22x
571	Ducker	163	0.040%	15.46x
572	Eagle	163	0.040%	6.55x
573	Emerson	163	0.040%	5.24x
574	Grand	163	0.040%	33.96x
575	Lines	163	0.040%	3.42x
576	Weston	163	0.040%	0.89x
577	Barham	162	0.040%	5.83x
578	Bryant	162	0.040%	0.84x
579	Jeary	162	0.040%	55.39x
580	Love	162	0.040%	1.52x
581	Mathews	162	0.040%	0.98x
582	Whiting	162	0.040%	1.87x
583	Withers	162	0.040%	2.20x
584	Bircham	161	0.040%	37.27x
585	Blogg	161	0.040%	19.45x
586	Riseborough	160	0.040%	47.84x
587	Bullard	159	0.040%	11.64x
588	Eagling	159	0.040%	43.63x
589	Phillips	159	0.040%	0.20x
590	Wilkins	159	0.040%	0.80x
591	Oliver	158	0.040%	0.49x
592	Sturman	158	0.040%	15.82x
593	Wyatt	158	0.040%	1.20x
594	Cork	157	0.040%	4.72x
595	Evans	157	0.040%	0.08x
596	Horne	157	0.040%	1.61x
597	Keeler	157	0.040%	11.81x
598	Oldfield	157	0.040%	2.12x
599	Skinner	157	0.040%	0.69x
600	Foreman	156	0.030%	2.66x