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 Sweetman, with 102 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
901	Sweetman	102	0.020%	5.81x
902	Williamson	102	0.020%	0.23x
903	Moss	101	0.020%	0.33x
904	Slade	101	0.020%	1.03x
905	Aylwin	100	0.020%	31.51x
906	Colbran	100	0.020%	33.04x
907	Everest	100	0.020%	5.94x
908	Geall	100	0.020%	41.65x
909	Geer	100	0.020%	17.78x
910	Johnstone	100	0.020%	0.45x
911	Pennells	100	0.020%	26.32x
912	Riddle	100	0.020%	2.45x
913	Staplehurst	100	0.020%	42.23x
914	Boon	99	0.020%	2.15x
915	Boys	99	0.020%	5.11x
916	Cheale	99	0.020%	40.95x
917	Fears	99	0.020%	53.27x
918	Goldring	99	0.020%	15.39x
919	Holt	99	0.020%	0.30x
920	Mansell	99	0.020%	1.72x
921	Norton	99	0.020%	0.60x
922	Perrin	99	0.020%	1.96x
923	Tate	99	0.020%	1.04x
924	Barns	98	0.020%	3.08x
925	Brockhurst	98	0.020%	21.99x
926	Charles	98	0.020%	0.96x
927	Duffield	98	0.020%	2.29x
928	Freeland	98	0.020%	7.50x
929	Kingshott	98	0.020%	22.40x
930	Mansbridge	98	0.020%	8.87x
931	Till	98	0.020%	2.83x
932	Trussler	98	0.020%	15.40x
933	Brooman	97	0.020%	25.10x
934	Godsmark	97	0.020%	24.68x
935	Goring	97	0.020%	6.61x
936	Humphry	97	0.020%	6.35x
937	Pike	97	0.020%	0.68x
938	Squires	97	0.020%	1.39x
939	Arnell	96	0.020%	15.48x
940	Draper	96	0.020%	0.83x
941	Farr	96	0.020%	1.31x
942	Fogden	96	0.020%	23.16x
943	Hazelden	96	0.020%	23.73x
944	Lynn	96	0.020%	2.23x
945	Rolfe	96	0.020%	1.50x
946	Rooke	96	0.020%	2.64x
947	Wingham	96	0.020%	23.54x
948	Grinstead	95	0.020%	16.36x
949	Hatcher	95	0.020%	3.29x
950	Lawson	95	0.020%	0.33x
951	Manktelow	95	0.020%	24.48x
952	Milton	95	0.020%	1.40x
953	Town	95	0.020%	3.89x
954	Woodward	95	0.020%	0.39x
955	Dowling	94	0.020%	1.72x
956	Gillett	94	0.020%	1.81x
957	Mansfield	94	0.020%	1.02x
958	Penn	94	0.020%	2.11x
959	Tiller	94	0.020%	7.19x
960	Baines	93	0.020%	0.99x
961	Lidbetter	93	0.020%	33.07x
962	Ovenden	93	0.020%	6.71x
963	Hider	92	0.020%	18.22x
964	Hopper	92	0.020%	1.31x
965	Kensett	92	0.020%	35.63x
966	Stonham	92	0.020%	21.85x
967	Bicknell	91	0.020%	4.63x
968	Broomfield	91	0.020%	2.75x
969	Buckland	91	0.020%	1.74x
970	Carn	91	0.020%	22.77x
971	Hastings	91	0.020%	1.45x
972	Hersey	91	0.020%	11.82x
973	Lipscombe	91	0.020%	6.88x
974	Marten	91	0.020%	6.09x
975	South	91	0.020%	1.96x
976	Dray	90	0.020%	8.13x
977	Gibbons	90	0.020%	0.57x
978	Grace	90	0.020%	1.36x
979	Parkes	90	0.020%	0.89x
980	Alderton	89	0.020%	4.04x
981	Down	89	0.020%	1.50x
982	Henly	89	0.020%	13.10x
983	Ingram	89	0.020%	0.59x
984	Joyce	89	0.020%	0.74x
985	Knapp	89	0.020%	2.65x
986	Lovell	89	0.020%	0.86x
987	Parrott	89	0.020%	1.59x
988	Blundell	88	0.020%	1.52x
989	Collier	88	0.020%	0.53x
990	Cork	88	0.020%	2.41x
991	Marner	88	0.020%	20.98x
992	Perkins	88	0.020%	0.40x
993	Philpot	88	0.020%	2.66x
994	Wakeham	88	0.020%	4.72x
995	Bridle	87	0.020%	4.08x
996	Burnett	87	0.020%	0.64x
997	Cherriman	87	0.020%	55.11x
998	Douglas	87	0.020%	0.36x
999	Glyde	87	0.020%	23.20x
1000	Goodyer	87	0.020%	7.70x