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1881 census county

Suffolk surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Suffolk 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

8,130 surnames are listed for Suffolk, covering 327,405 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Mole, with 43 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Suffolk

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.

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1401Mole431.56x
1402Morse431.32x
1403Ollington4342.58x
1404Plum437.51x
1405Rosbrook4347.00x
1406Sallows4316.30x
1407Sherwood430.95x
1408Waterman431.56x
1409Armes427.80x
1410Barkway4219.42x
1411Cocks421.78x
1412Crapnell4228.06x
1413Darking4266.72x
1414Firmin428.95x
1415Gayfer4250.51x
1416Lait4210.40x
1417Lake420.53x
1418March421.10x
1419Messenger421.53x
1420Minister4222.52x
1421Mullender4220.92x
1422Ramsbotham4226.99x
1423Roll4211.08x
1424Stribling4212.02x
1425Thain423.66x
1426Watkins420.19x
1427Ames411.67x
1428Bayley410.71x
1429Black410.18x
1430Boughton412.79x
1431Catlin414.84x
1432Coppin413.65x
1433Doughty410.91x
1434Downes410.93x
1435Flint410.64x
1436Harling412.68x
1437Hunn418.30x
1438Hurry415.50x
1439Hutchinson410.20x
1440Jeffrey410.62x
1441Kennell4113.32x
1442Lingwood416.31x
1443Mathew413.07x
1444Moody410.44x
1445Olding415.99x
1446Peartree4128.29x
1447Poulter411.55x
1448Rawlinson410.97x
1449Trew415.11x
1450Vale411.61x
1451Westley412.81x
1452Atkinson400.12x
1453Ayres400.81x
1454Burlingham4016.67x
1455Castleton4013.25x
1456Chamberlin403.38x
1457Corder406.50x
1458Dann401.78x
1459Downs400.63x
1460Eves402.69x
1461Farrington401.31x
1462Gillingham402.51x
1463Girt4051.03x
1464Groves400.40x
1465High402.49x
1466Hiskey4055.21x
1467Ingle402.75x
1468Lyons400.51x
1469Malton408.86x
1470Maskell401.60x
1471Pain401.25x
1472Poppy4026.94x
1473Powling4028.78x
1474Rodgers400.41x
1475Suckling403.83x
1476Tayler402.04x
1477Thurman404.55x
1478Wainwright400.53x
1479Witton405.58x
1480Avey3914.99x
1481Blythe391.44x
1482Brabbin3931.26x
1483Bryanton3953.83x
1484Carnell393.62x
1485Child390.64x
1486Coulson390.61x
1487Elwood395.90x
1488Faires3932.50x
1489Foakes3917.28x
1490Goodwyn3926.69x
1491Grainger390.71x
1492Griss3940.53x
1493Harrold392.43x
1494Leggatt393.79x
1495Lenny3918.14x
1496Lott392.84x
1497Lummas3942.09x
1498Mount392.82x
1499Nursey3915.34x
1500Olley393.36x