1881 census county

Sussex surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Sussex 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

14,040 surnames are listed for Sussex, covering 442,758 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 6,351 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Sussex

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
1	Smith	6,351	1.29%	0.91x
2	Baker	3,101	0.630%	2.87x
3	White	2,559	0.520%	1.62x
4	Taylor	2,482	0.500%	0.79x
5	Brown	2,459	0.500%	0.76x
6	Knight	2,337	0.470%	3.85x
7	Wood	2,296	0.470%	1.46x
8	Martin	2,295	0.470%	1.89x
9	Mitchell	1,961	0.400%	1.96x
10	King	1,860	0.380%	1.73x
11	Turner	1,750	0.360%	1.28x
12	Stevens	1,626	0.330%	3.16x
13	Collins	1,592	0.320%	2.25x
14	Jones	1,559	0.320%	0.28x
15	Richardson	1,543	0.310%	1.84x
16	Edwards	1,481	0.300%	1.08x
17	Cooper	1,414	0.290%	1.18x
18	Parsons	1,404	0.290%	3.75x
19	Green	1,343	0.270%	0.97x
20	Mills	1,292	0.260%	2.02x
21	Hall	1,281	0.260%	0.88x
22	Page	1,273	0.260%	3.23x
23	Harris	1,268	0.260%	1.01x
24	Carter	1,259	0.260%	1.52x
25	Russell	1,258	0.260%	2.09x
26	Clark	1,255	0.250%	0.85x
27	Johnson	1,250	0.250%	0.76x
28	Saunders	1,209	0.250%	2.68x
29	Williams	1,209	0.250%	0.34x
30	Parker	1,203	0.240%	1.28x
31	Miles	1,171	0.240%	4.03x
32	Moore	1,170	0.240%	1.19x
33	West	1,156	0.230%	2.44x
34	Bennett	1,155	0.230%	1.43x
35	Payne	1,147	0.230%	2.59x
36	Phillips	1,086	0.220%	1.23x
37	Miller	1,081	0.220%	1.23x
38	Reed	1,074	0.220%	2.99x
39	Simmons	1,057	0.210%	5.26x
40	Wells	1,048	0.210%	2.56x
41	Wilson	1,038	0.210%	0.46x
42	Jenner	1,026	0.210%	17.54x
43	Davis	1,016	0.210%	0.94x
44	Elliott	1,012	0.210%	2.42x
45	Foster	1,012	0.210%	1.54x
46	Fuller	1,000	0.200%	5.02x
47	Robinson	992	0.200%	0.63x
48	Ellis	987	0.200%	1.38x
49	Hill	983	0.200%	0.78x
50	Morris	975	0.200%	0.89x
51	Cook	970	0.200%	0.99x
52	Weller	963	0.200%	13.60x
53	Marchant	958	0.190%	12.55x
54	Young	953	0.190%	0.90x
55	Funnell	935	0.190%	34.37x
56	Adams	932	0.190%	1.28x
57	Ayling	918	0.190%	25.73x
58	Barnes	912	0.190%	1.54x
59	Bailey	909	0.180%	1.23x
60	Allen	892	0.180%	0.96x
61	Ford	888	0.180%	1.85x
62	Cox	872	0.180%	1.17x
63	Newman	866	0.180%	2.36x
64	Thomas	865	0.180%	0.43x
65	Field	844	0.170%	3.44x
66	Sayers	844	0.170%	15.51x
67	Lee	830	0.170%	1.03x
68	Piper	807	0.160%	8.29x
69	Rogers	806	0.160%	1.26x
70	Burgess	805	0.160%	2.35x
71	Hills	796	0.160%	5.84x
72	Chapman	792	0.160%	1.13x
73	Humphrey	789	0.160%	6.01x
74	Marshall	781	0.160%	0.95x
75	Hammond	780	0.160%	2.78x
76	Roberts	778	0.160%	0.42x
77	Wright	773	0.160%	0.49x
78	Goldsmith	769	0.160%	10.05x
79	French	767	0.160%	3.19x
80	Bishop	762	0.150%	2.21x
81	Kemp	755	0.150%	2.76x
82	Potter	755	0.150%	2.36x
83	Packham	748	0.150%	31.43x
84	Skinner	747	0.150%	2.99x
85	Clarke	740	0.150%	0.74x
86	Bridger	734	0.150%	17.70x
87	Holden	729	0.150%	2.70x
88	Stone	705	0.140%	1.98x
89	Boniface	702	0.140%	39.49x
90	Harman	699	0.140%	9.50x
91	Penfold	697	0.140%	16.67x
92	Thompson	697	0.140%	0.47x
93	Jupp	684	0.140%	24.89x
94	Blackman	670	0.140%	11.18x
95	Boxall	660	0.130%	16.91x
96	Hunt	660	0.130%	1.01x
97	Kent	659	0.130%	3.18x
98	Watson	655	0.130%	0.57x
99	Coleman	653	0.130%	2.66x
100	Harding	650	0.130%	1.82x