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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 Dutton, with 30 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1801Dutton300.37x
1802Evered309.64x
1803Hawkes300.52x
1804Hervey306.56x
1805Hibble3021.05x
1806Matthew301.12x
1807Nolloth3043.55x
1808Otterwell3033.23x
1809Pierce300.57x
1810Pitches3029.37x
1811Rowley300.32x
1812Skelton300.58x
1813Stock300.68x
1814Tink3025.00x
1815Tompson303.93x
1816Tuckwell304.87x
1817Websdale3012.08x
1818Whight3031.97x
1819Winson304.20x
1820Allsop290.79x
1821Barrow290.38x
1822Bezant2921.22x
1823Birt291.92x
1824Bonett2935.90x
1825Chinnery296.76x
1826Cuddon2919.07x
1827Cutter292.90x
1828Dodd290.20x
1829Flowerdew2915.26x
1830Garrood2913.49x
1831Gilby292.19x
1832Gilman292.72x
1833Gobbett2915.07x
1834Mitson2911.00x
1835Money291.36x
1836Orsborn2916.84x
1837Place291.55x
1838Presland296.36x
1839Rant2915.16x
1840Sangster291.70x
1841Scates2932.13x
1842Spear291.73x
1843Spicer290.61x
1844Stacey290.36x
1845Stocking299.84x
1846Theobold2912.98x
1847Thurgood292.31x
1848Wake291.01x
1849Atkin280.59x
1850Bradstreet2821.04x
1851Braham285.82x
1852Chatters2812.27x
1853Clayden282.50x
1854Cockerell286.37x
1855Coleby2810.20x
1856Constable280.71x
1857Cottingham282.95x
1858Dadley2813.31x
1859Dansie2818.27x
1860Darling280.82x
1861Doddington2817.85x
1862Dowse282.29x
1863Ellingham284.87x
1864Elsegood2815.71x
1865Fell280.56x
1866Forsdick2815.21x
1867Freeston287.70x
1868Goff281.22x
1869Graves280.52x
1870Grint2813.24x
1871Hadley280.58x
1872Hardingham285.39x
1873Harrod282.34x
1874Higgins280.16x
1875Lebbon2860.44x
1876Ludbrook2811.06x
1877Malyon284.76x
1878Mayston2814.92x
1879Meggs2813.09x
1880Orsborne2824.81x
1881Playle284.66x
1882Purkiss283.31x
1883Randle280.94x
1884Rushmere2839.94x
1885Salvage287.41x
1886Scriven281.56x
1887Shephard280.82x
1888Thing2832.29x
1889Tuffin284.68x
1890Vice2816.03x
1891Vickers280.31x
1892Whent2821.23x
1893Almond270.61x
1894Anniss2717.22x
1895Ashley270.45x
1896Ashwell272.19x
1897Barrel2719.76x
1898Batchelor270.45x
1899Bessey2717.75x
1900Blaydon2716.23x