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 Clow, with 146 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
501	Clow	146	0.040%	13.58x
502	Gowers	146	0.040%	15.06x
503	Jarrold	146	0.040%	40.83x
504	Rudd	146	0.040%	2.60x
505	Daniels	145	0.040%	1.30x
506	Felgate	145	0.040%	27.06x
507	Murton	145	0.040%	12.04x
508	Pepper	145	0.040%	2.90x
509	Davis	144	0.040%	0.18x
510	Oakes	144	0.040%	2.79x
511	Prime	144	0.040%	10.31x
512	Redgrave	144	0.040%	18.42x
513	Argent	143	0.040%	8.46x
514	Brook	143	0.040%	1.04x
515	Dunn	143	0.040%	0.48x
516	Good	143	0.040%	3.23x
517	Lines	143	0.040%	3.79x
518	Woodard	143	0.040%	18.69x
519	Bruce	142	0.040%	0.85x
520	Nice	142	0.040%	16.93x
521	Ager	141	0.040%	10.13x
522	Dickerson	141	0.040%	9.71x
523	List	141	0.040%	23.50x
524	Coote	140	0.040%	7.98x
525	Eagle	139	0.040%	7.05x
526	Markwell	139	0.040%	21.27x
527	Pretty	139	0.040%	11.00x
528	Branch	138	0.040%	7.58x
529	Farman	138	0.040%	20.70x
530	Gardener	138	0.040%	2.16x
531	Plumb	138	0.040%	4.79x
532	Price	138	0.040%	0.22x
533	Skinner	138	0.040%	0.76x
534	Wilkinson	138	0.040%	0.25x
535	Flatman	137	0.040%	25.07x
536	Kettle	137	0.040%	4.40x
537	Pulham	137	0.040%	23.11x
538	Bedwell	136	0.040%	9.82x
539	Beer	136	0.040%	2.39x
540	Parmenter	136	0.040%	14.38x
541	Rumsey	136	0.040%	11.45x
542	Bowman	135	0.040%	1.45x
543	Coates	135	0.040%	1.02x
544	Hitchcock	135	0.040%	3.29x
545	Ashman	134	0.040%	5.80x
546	Bridge	134	0.040%	1.86x
547	Burwood	134	0.040%	28.34x
548	Dennis	134	0.040%	1.27x
549	Pearl	134	0.040%	18.05x
550	Wallace	134	0.040%	0.55x
551	Rampling	133	0.040%	36.58x
552	Sexton	133	0.040%	4.34x
553	Simmons	133	0.040%	0.92x
554	Boast	132	0.040%	18.49x
555	Buckingham	132	0.040%	2.78x
556	Haward	132	0.040%	27.16x
557	Head	132	0.040%	1.52x
558	Shepherd	132	0.040%	0.51x
559	Sparkes	132	0.040%	5.06x
560	Browne	131	0.040%	2.01x
561	Whymark	131	0.040%	48.79x
562	Blyth	130	0.040%	2.32x
563	Boggis	129	0.040%	26.10x
564	Bullard	129	0.040%	11.92x
565	Bunn	129	0.040%	3.72x
566	Gower	129	0.040%	3.45x
567	Houghton	129	0.040%	1.04x
568	Seager	129	0.040%	6.57x
569	Stearn	129	0.040%	17.46x
570	Proctor	128	0.040%	1.46x
571	Packard	127	0.040%	35.05x
572	Roe	127	0.040%	1.83x
573	Gorham	126	0.040%	17.64x
574	Lankester	126	0.040%	37.34x
575	Pleasance	126	0.040%	27.12x
576	Seeley	126	0.040%	11.51x
577	Capps	125	0.040%	17.05x
578	Noble	125	0.040%	0.85x
579	Noy	125	0.040%	39.85x
580	Peachey	125	0.040%	8.75x
581	Aldrich	124	0.030%	21.52x
582	Cant	124	0.030%	5.62x
583	Claydon	124	0.030%	5.52x
584	Dixon	124	0.030%	0.32x
585	Everson	124	0.030%	10.71x
586	Grayston	124	0.030%	24.50x
587	Hunter	124	0.030%	0.34x
588	Allum	123	0.030%	9.10x
589	Gallant	123	0.030%	20.71x
590	Kirby	123	0.030%	0.91x
591	Revell	123	0.030%	5.98x
592	Catton	122	0.030%	10.59x
593	Everitt	122	0.030%	4.09x
594	Ives	122	0.030%	2.93x
595	Parr	122	0.030%	1.37x
596	Scarff	122	0.030%	28.60x
597	Utting	122	0.030%	13.05x
598	Freestone	121	0.030%	7.91x
599	Podd	121	0.030%	46.94x
600	Rands	121	0.030%	11.61x