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 Bowen, with 27 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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1901	Bowen	27	0.010%	0.18x
1902	Brighten	27	0.010%	22.73x
1903	Chattin	27	0.010%	32.93x
1904	Copeland	27	0.010%	0.80x
1905	Crockford	27	0.010%	2.23x
1906	Darkin	27	0.010%	10.38x
1907	Denmark	27	0.010%	11.14x
1908	Franklin	27	0.010%	0.23x
1909	Frewer	27	0.010%	12.84x
1910	Gleed	27	0.010%	3.65x
1911	Haywood	27	0.010%	0.36x
1912	Hewson	27	0.010%	0.93x
1913	Jannings	27	0.010%	36.65x
1914	Jaye	27	0.010%	35.51x
1915	Keeley	27	0.010%	1.87x
1916	Keer	27	0.010%	11.09x
1917	Kittle	27	0.010%	6.95x
1918	Lang	27	0.010%	0.34x
1919	Lefley	27	0.010%	21.44x
1920	Mallows	27	0.010%	6.59x
1921	Munns	27	0.010%	2.13x
1922	Parke	27	0.010%	3.21x
1923	Peddar	27	0.010%	9.09x
1924	Pickering	27	0.010%	0.21x
1925	Pool	27	0.010%	0.65x
1926	Potkins	27	0.010%	31.56x
1927	Ready	27	0.010%	3.03x
1928	Riley	27	0.010%	0.10x
1929	Street	27	0.010%	0.32x
1930	Thirtle	27	0.010%	9.47x
1931	Wakelin	27	0.010%	2.06x
1932	Welsh	27	0.010%	0.19x
1933	Wiffen	27	0.010%	3.61x
1934	Wollard	27	0.010%	15.36x
1935	Boardley	26	0.010%	17.94x
1936	Boutell	26	0.010%	14.79x
1937	Brereton	26	0.010%	1.76x
1938	Bridgeman	26	0.010%	1.99x
1939	Bultitude	26	0.010%	15.97x
1940	Bunting	26	0.010%	0.65x
1941	Calvert	26	0.010%	0.36x
1942	Clubb	26	0.010%	4.18x
1943	Cobbin	26	0.010%	22.57x
1944	Cocker	26	0.010%	0.89x
1945	Dawes	26	0.010%	0.54x
1946	Disney	26	0.010%	4.63x
1947	Farrer	26	0.010%	1.10x
1948	Finlow	26	0.010%	13.59x
1949	Garred	26	0.010%	20.26x
1950	Glover	26	0.010%	0.17x
1951	Harrald	26	0.010%	21.25x
1952	Hatch	26	0.010%	0.85x
1953	Higham	26	0.010%	0.72x
1954	Holbrook	26	0.010%	1.01x
1955	Hollingsworth	26	0.010%	1.10x
1956	Hovells	26	0.010%	34.19x
1957	Hutchings	26	0.010%	0.39x
1958	Jenkins	26	0.010%	0.06x
1959	Lawrance	26	0.010%	1.12x
1960	Lawson	26	0.010%	0.12x
1961	Lovick	26	0.010%	5.55x
1962	Meakins	26	0.010%	5.30x
1963	Meekings	26	0.010%	18.39x
1964	Mowle	26	0.010%	26.06x
1965	Orvis	26	0.010%	35.30x
1966	Patterson	26	0.010%	0.21x
1967	Pettingale	26	0.010%	22.57x
1968	Pritty	26	0.010%	17.79x
1969	Shimmon	26	0.010%	57.62x
1970	Spring	26	0.010%	1.51x
1971	Stanhope	26	0.010%	3.05x
1972	Uttridge	26	0.010%	22.80x
1973	Warn	26	0.010%	4.02x
1974	Weaver	26	0.010%	0.28x
1975	Whaley	26	0.010%	2.17x
1976	Whistler	26	0.010%	6.97x
1977	Allison	25	0.010%	0.25x
1978	Arnott	25	0.010%	0.84x
1979	Baines	25	0.010%	0.37x
1980	Bannister	25	0.010%	0.41x
1981	Becket	25	0.010%	3.47x
1982	Bellamy	25	0.010%	0.48x
1983	Blackwell	25	0.010%	0.39x
1984	Boar	25	0.010%	20.63x
1985	Broome	25	0.010%	1.41x
1986	Cawley	25	0.010%	1.33x
1987	Chester	25	0.010%	0.57x
1988	Coats	25	0.010%	1.56x
1989	Collinson	25	0.010%	0.60x
1990	Colton	25	0.010%	2.10x
1991	Cudmore	25	0.010%	4.99x
1992	Davie	25	0.010%	0.76x
1993	Diver	25	0.010%	3.78x
1994	Dowson	25	0.010%	1.29x
1995	Ducker	25	0.010%	2.99x
1996	Earthy	25	0.010%	22.15x
1997	Garrad	25	0.010%	4.13x
1998	Hamond	25	0.010%	8.84x
1999	Haws	25	0.010%	6.30x
2000	Haygreen	25	0.010%	25.36x