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 Jeffries, with 115 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
801	Jeffries	115	0.030%	2.04x
802	Larkman	115	0.030%	24.81x
803	Mayhew	115	0.030%	3.10x
804	Roe	115	0.030%	1.31x
805	Flegg	114	0.030%	17.76x
806	Lawes	114	0.030%	5.82x
807	Marsham	114	0.030%	29.58x
808	Perkins	114	0.030%	0.56x
809	Redgrave	114	0.030%	11.55x
810	Rye	114	0.030%	6.54x
811	Stebbing	114	0.030%	11.91x
812	Talbot	114	0.030%	1.02x
813	Ashby	113	0.030%	1.50x
814	Booty	113	0.030%	15.53x
815	Bray	113	0.030%	0.75x
816	Flint	113	0.030%	1.40x
817	Grimson	113	0.030%	33.19x
818	Larke	113	0.030%	24.07x
819	Rodwell	113	0.030%	4.66x
820	Stevenson	113	0.030%	0.36x
821	Ashley	112	0.020%	1.49x
822	Fiske	112	0.020%	22.22x
823	Gayford	112	0.020%	32.33x
824	Goss	112	0.020%	2.86x
825	Leverett	112	0.020%	16.56x
826	Pigg	112	0.020%	8.46x
827	Rushmer	112	0.020%	36.25x
828	Sizeland	112	0.020%	45.82x
829	Abbott	111	0.020%	0.56x
830	Edmonds	111	0.020%	1.29x
831	Mendham	111	0.020%	17.83x
832	Skoyles	111	0.020%	51.40x
833	Aldrich	110	0.020%	15.12x
834	Garwood	110	0.020%	5.01x
835	Horsley	110	0.020%	2.62x
836	Hunn	110	0.020%	17.63x
837	Juby	110	0.020%	26.57x
838	Lynn	110	0.020%	2.81x
839	Smithson	110	0.020%	2.55x
840	Squires	110	0.020%	1.73x
841	Basham	109	0.020%	9.81x
842	Downes	109	0.020%	1.96x
843	Flowerday	109	0.020%	30.53x
844	Golden	109	0.020%	5.76x
845	Heyhoe	109	0.020%	42.01x
846	Horn	109	0.020%	1.07x
847	Houchen	109	0.020%	44.59x
848	Jarrett	109	0.020%	2.65x
849	Paston	109	0.020%	40.38x
850	Roy	109	0.020%	2.67x
851	Stangroom	109	0.020%	37.66x
852	Bolton	108	0.020%	0.56x
853	Chaney	108	0.020%	11.50x
854	Norgate	108	0.020%	14.49x
855	Blomfield	107	0.020%	9.84x
856	Crome	107	0.020%	28.31x
857	Plunkett	107	0.020%	9.01x
858	Sherwood	107	0.020%	1.87x
859	Britton	106	0.020%	1.33x
860	Burdett	106	0.020%	3.34x
861	Chadwick	106	0.020%	0.54x
862	Lain	106	0.020%	37.00x
863	Morter	106	0.020%	34.65x
864	Peake	106	0.020%	2.45x
865	Pull	106	0.020%	33.03x
866	Ribbons	106	0.020%	33.03x
867	Sharpe	106	0.020%	0.80x
868	Cocks	105	0.020%	3.52x
869	Crown	105	0.020%	19.02x
870	Flatman	105	0.020%	15.22x
871	Gurney	105	0.020%	2.25x
872	Meale	105	0.020%	38.26x
873	Stearman	105	0.020%	29.92x
874	Stringer	105	0.020%	1.17x
875	Case	104	0.020%	2.32x
876	Elmer	104	0.020%	6.80x
877	Goodman	104	0.020%	0.79x
878	Grey	104	0.020%	1.07x
879	Keeley	104	0.020%	5.70x
880	Short	104	0.020%	0.59x
881	Stanton	104	0.020%	1.16x
882	Twiddy	104	0.020%	30.55x
883	Aldridge	103	0.020%	1.18x
884	Boughen	103	0.020%	29.60x
885	Bristow	103	0.020%	1.69x
886	Curry	103	0.020%	1.60x
887	Garrett	103	0.020%	1.01x
888	Kendle	103	0.020%	22.15x
889	Spratt	103	0.020%	4.12x
890	Warman	103	0.020%	4.89x
891	Aldred	102	0.020%	2.64x
892	Goward	102	0.020%	25.96x
893	Havers	102	0.020%	22.90x
894	Jacob	102	0.020%	2.92x
895	Osler	102	0.020%	19.83x
896	Stapleton	102	0.020%	2.26x
897	Whitehead	102	0.020%	0.34x
898	Bracey	101	0.020%	8.53x
899	Chandler	101	0.020%	0.70x
900	Dade	101	0.020%	15.70x