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 Wheelor, with 2 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
10601	Wheelor	2	0.000%	17.42x
10602	Whillington	2	0.000%	5.07x
10603	Whillis	2	0.000%	0.96x
10604	Whitbourn	2	0.000%	1.67x
10605	Whitchurch	2	0.000%	0.37x
10606	Whitebread	2	0.000%	0.57x
10607	Whitechurch	2	0.000%	1.02x
10608	Whiteham	2	0.000%	3.58x
10609	Whitely	2	0.000%	0.19x
10610	Whiten	2	0.000%	0.79x
10611	Whittall	2	0.000%	0.20x
10612	Whittome	2	0.000%	1.22x
10613	Whitton	2	0.000%	0.07x
10614	Whitworth	2	0.000%	0.02x
10615	Whyman	2	0.000%	0.15x
10616	Wickers	2	0.000%	0.77x
10617	Widdicombe	2	0.000%	0.36x
10618	Widdows	2	0.000%	0.23x
10619	Wield	2	0.000%	1.37x
10620	Wier	2	0.000%	0.56x
10621	Wigan	2	0.000%	0.59x
10622	Wiggens	2	0.000%	2.34x
10623	Wigginton	2	0.000%	0.36x
10624	Wightman	2	0.000%	0.06x
10625	Wilby	2	0.000%	0.07x
10626	Wilcockson	2	0.000%	0.31x
10627	Wildman	2	0.000%	0.07x
10628	Wilkerson	2	0.000%	0.40x
10629	Wilking	2	0.000%	5.79x
10630	Wilkingson	2	0.000%	3.12x
10631	Wilkison	2	0.000%	1.38x
10632	Will	2	0.000%	0.10x
10633	Willan	2	0.000%	0.15x
10634	Willgoss	2	0.000%	3.04x
10635	Willies	2	0.000%	1.00x
10636	Willkins	2	0.000%	1.96x
10637	Wilman	2	0.000%	0.20x
10638	Wimshurst	2	0.000%	1.84x
10639	Wind	2	0.000%	0.89x
10640	Wingrove	2	0.000%	0.14x
10641	Withey	2	0.000%	0.16x
10642	Witley	2	0.000%	1.45x
10643	Witney	2	0.000%	0.23x
10644	Wix	2	0.000%	0.45x
10645	Wolff	2	0.000%	0.37x
10646	Wollard	2	0.000%	0.82x
10647	Wonfor	2	0.000%	2.70x
10648	Woodcraft	2	0.000%	0.58x
10649	Woodyatt	2	0.000%	0.41x
10650	Wookey	2	0.000%	0.27x
10651	Woolf	2	0.000%	0.12x
10652	Woolhead	2	0.000%	0.60x
10653	Woolnough	2	0.000%	0.13x
10654	Woore	2	0.000%	1.56x
10655	Wootton	2	0.000%	0.04x
10656	Worbey	2	0.000%	2.13x
10657	Worthy	2	0.000%	0.17x
10658	Worton	2	0.000%	0.19x
10659	Wotton	2	0.000%	0.14x
10660	Wragg	2	0.000%	0.04x
10661	Wrangham	2	0.000%	0.84x
10662	Wreford	2	0.000%	0.28x
10663	Wretham	2	0.000%	1.64x
10664	Wymer	2	0.000%	0.46x
10665	Wyness	2	0.000%	0.32x
10666	Yalden	2	0.000%	1.62x
10667	Yallop	2	0.000%	0.25x
10668	Yapp	2	0.000%	0.21x
10669	Yardley	2	0.000%	0.06x
10670	Yaxley	2	0.000%	0.26x
10671	Yellop	2	0.000%	1.28x
10672	Younghusband	2	0.000%	0.34x
10673	Abdallah	1	0.000%	10.15x
10674	Abery	1	0.000%	0.29x
10675	Abley	1	0.000%	0.33x
10676	Achurch	1	0.000%	0.62x
10677	Ackerly	1	0.000%	1.41x
10678	Acres	1	0.000%	0.18x
10679	Adderson	1	0.000%	0.45x
10680	Adkin	1	0.000%	0.10x
10681	Adlard	1	0.000%	0.20x
10682	Adley	1	0.000%	0.27x
10683	Adwick	1	0.000%	0.94x
10684	Aggett	1	0.000%	0.17x
10685	Agland	1	0.000%	0.60x
10686	Agnes	1	0.000%	1.01x
10687	Aikin	1	0.000%	0.54x
10688	Aikman	1	0.000%	0.10x
10689	Ainsley	1	0.000%	0.07x
10690	Airey	1	0.000%	0.03x
10691	Airley	1	0.000%	0.63x
10692	Akerman	1	0.000%	0.14x
10693	Akins	1	0.000%	0.79x
10694	Alba	1	0.000%	20.28x
10695	Alban	1	0.000%	0.76x
10696	Alden	1	0.000%	0.08x
10697	Aldhouse	1	0.000%	0.70x
10698	Aldington	1	0.000%	0.30x
10699	Aldis	1	0.000%	0.11x
10700	Alexandra	1	0.000%	0.38x