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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 Woodley, with 1 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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8101Woodley10.03x
8102Wool10.81x
8103Woolcock10.10x
8104Woolcott10.20x
8105Wooldridge10.05x
8106Woolfe10.36x
8107Woolland10.48x
8108Woollett10.16x
8109Woolly10.58x
8110Woolmer10.17x
8111Wooten10.55x
8112Worcester10.60x
8113Worlock10.50x
8114Worswick10.21x
8115Wortham11.08x
8116Worton10.13x
8117Wrath11.09x
8118Wrighton10.12x
8119Wrights15.26x
8120Wurr11.65x
8121Wyer10.13x
8122Wyllie10.04x
8123Wymark10.91x
8124Wynn10.03x
8125Wynne10.03x
8126Yardley10.04x
8127Yeats10.10x
8128Yeo10.05x
8129Zimmer11.03x
8130Zimmerman10.60x