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 Pooley, with 238 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
301	Pooley	238	0.070%	8.28x
302	Cattermole	237	0.070%	24.93x
303	Mallett	237	0.070%	7.47x
304	Piper	237	0.070%	3.37x
305	Lloyd	236	0.070%	0.57x
306	Nichols	236	0.070%	2.04x
307	Stevens	233	0.070%	0.63x
308	Norton	231	0.060%	1.95x
309	Clover	230	0.060%	22.61x
310	Stammers	229	0.060%	23.91x
311	Brunning	227	0.060%	31.53x
312	Cornell	227	0.060%	9.55x
313	Mays	225	0.060%	11.06x
314	Rodwell	225	0.060%	11.71x
315	Drake	224	0.060%	2.16x
316	Kersey	224	0.060%	32.96x
317	Lock	223	0.060%	2.20x
318	Game	220	0.060%	19.53x
319	Banham	219	0.060%	12.09x
320	Mortlock	219	0.060%	19.80x
321	Willis	219	0.060%	1.16x
322	Hood	218	0.060%	2.21x
323	Double	217	0.060%	30.90x
324	Borley	216	0.060%	39.52x
325	Cotton	216	0.060%	2.54x
326	George	216	0.060%	1.03x
327	Barrell	215	0.060%	15.93x
328	Chandler	215	0.060%	1.88x
329	Cocksedge	215	0.060%	39.25x
330	Mower	215	0.060%	25.27x
331	Barham	214	0.060%	9.73x
332	Chenery	214	0.060%	25.66x
333	Davy	214	0.060%	4.88x
334	Mulley	214	0.060%	28.91x
335	Pawsey	214	0.060%	34.50x
336	Tye	214	0.060%	10.45x
337	Woodgate	214	0.060%	12.80x
338	Churchyard	213	0.060%	42.08x
339	Chinery	212	0.060%	28.64x
340	Borrett	210	0.060%	39.72x
341	Evans	209	0.060%	0.13x
342	Waters	209	0.060%	1.46x
343	Sharpe	208	0.060%	1.98x
344	Friend	207	0.060%	5.13x
345	Lawrence	207	0.060%	0.90x
346	Sayer	207	0.060%	4.44x
347	Debenham	206	0.060%	31.24x
348	Plant	206	0.060%	2.62x
349	Prentice	206	0.060%	4.92x
350	Fayers	205	0.060%	37.10x
351	Hearn	205	0.060%	4.35x
352	Broom	204	0.060%	4.65x
353	Foulger	204	0.060%	24.15x
354	Seaman	204	0.060%	7.39x
355	Flatt	203	0.060%	25.81x
356	Hughes	203	0.060%	0.20x
357	Rackham	203	0.060%	20.91x
358	Cousins	201	0.060%	3.14x
359	Gardner	201	0.060%	0.83x
360	Spooner	201	0.060%	3.92x
361	Squirrell	201	0.060%	44.64x
362	Boyce	199	0.060%	3.74x
363	Brewster	199	0.060%	5.78x
364	Poole	199	0.060%	1.16x
365	Bell	198	0.060%	0.30x
366	Firman	197	0.060%	21.76x
367	Groom	196	0.060%	3.93x
368	Pettitt	196	0.060%	10.30x
369	Warne	196	0.060%	7.55x
370	Austin	195	0.050%	1.12x
371	Beckett	195	0.050%	2.75x
372	Larter	195	0.050%	29.36x
373	Steed	195	0.050%	11.39x
374	Whatling	195	0.050%	51.77x
375	Cuthbert	194	0.050%	3.79x
376	Giles	194	0.050%	1.43x
377	Buxton	193	0.050%	3.61x
378	Jordan	193	0.050%	1.23x
379	Quinton	192	0.050%	11.62x
380	Ramsey	192	0.050%	4.97x
381	Sadler	192	0.050%	2.29x
382	Savage	192	0.050%	1.40x
383	Burton	191	0.050%	0.63x
384	Middleditch	191	0.050%	29.34x
385	Sewell	191	0.050%	2.54x
386	Wigg	191	0.050%	19.48x
387	Byford	190	0.050%	11.82x
388	Harding	190	0.050%	0.74x
389	Howell	190	0.050%	1.27x
390	Welton	190	0.050%	14.77x
391	Leeks	189	0.050%	40.17x
392	Levett	189	0.050%	12.09x
393	Powell	189	0.050%	0.43x
394	Holland	188	0.050%	0.74x
395	Crack	187	0.050%	41.53x
396	Laws	187	0.050%	4.73x
397	Upson	187	0.050%	24.51x
398	Wiseman	187	0.050%	3.83x
399	Mudd	186	0.050%	12.37x
400	Basham	185	0.050%	21.01x