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 Pennicott, with 87 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
1001	Pennicott	87	0.020%	27.27x
1002	Philpott	87	0.020%	2.30x
1003	Silvester	87	0.020%	2.29x
1004	Stanley	87	0.020%	0.46x
1005	Teague	87	0.020%	3.12x
1006	Tolhurst	87	0.020%	8.10x
1007	Wilton	87	0.020%	1.84x
1008	Arthur	86	0.020%	0.80x
1009	Evenden	86	0.020%	9.47x
1010	Hatton	86	0.020%	0.89x
1011	Horscroft	86	0.020%	33.74x
1012	Little	86	0.020%	0.37x
1013	Mugridge	86	0.020%	15.89x
1014	Tyrrell	86	0.020%	2.37x
1015	Armstrong	85	0.020%	0.23x
1016	Beney	85	0.020%	30.40x
1017	Garman	85	0.020%	13.46x
1018	Guile	85	0.020%	23.18x
1019	Hawes	85	0.020%	1.40x
1020	Phipps	85	0.020%	1.17x
1021	Pickett	85	0.020%	2.15x
1022	Poland	85	0.020%	10.02x
1023	Turrell	85	0.020%	5.71x
1024	Wills	85	0.020%	0.58x
1025	Bulbeck	84	0.020%	26.88x
1026	Christian	84	0.020%	1.72x
1027	Compton	84	0.020%	1.77x
1028	Covey	84	0.020%	15.57x
1029	Dewdney	84	0.020%	11.56x
1030	Gibbins	84	0.020%	2.23x
1031	Grinyer	84	0.020%	39.30x
1032	Lander	84	0.020%	2.49x
1033	Newell	84	0.020%	1.08x
1034	Upfield	84	0.020%	30.77x
1035	Vigor	84	0.020%	25.80x
1036	Bleach	83	0.020%	25.75x
1037	Bolton	83	0.020%	0.39x
1038	Burrell	83	0.020%	1.29x
1039	Dunstall	83	0.020%	27.73x
1040	Elliot	83	0.020%	0.66x
1041	Jarman	83	0.020%	1.77x
1042	Kingsland	83	0.020%	10.51x
1043	Merrett	83	0.020%	2.76x
1044	Paige	83	0.020%	9.45x
1045	Trower	83	0.020%	10.38x
1046	Beeney	82	0.020%	28.99x
1047	Bourn	82	0.020%	7.60x
1048	Dearling	82	0.020%	25.44x
1049	Fairhall	82	0.020%	28.99x
1050	Feist	82	0.020%	28.01x
1051	Godfrey	82	0.020%	0.56x
1052	Humphreys	82	0.020%	0.47x
1053	Jeal	82	0.020%	9.20x
1054	Love	82	0.020%	0.70x
1055	Starr	82	0.020%	3.38x
1056	Townshend	82	0.020%	5.42x
1057	Venn	82	0.020%	3.67x
1058	Elms	81	0.020%	4.32x
1059	Hartfield	81	0.020%	24.15x
1060	Lewes	81	0.020%	6.97x
1061	Moody	81	0.020%	0.63x
1062	Redford	81	0.020%	3.05x
1063	Starley	81	0.020%	44.37x
1064	Stemp	81	0.020%	10.11x
1065	Tipper	81	0.020%	3.83x
1066	Vernon	81	0.020%	1.00x
1067	Bridges	80	0.020%	1.02x
1068	Burns	80	0.020%	0.24x
1069	Duplock	80	0.020%	33.32x
1070	Groombridge	80	0.020%	6.43x
1071	Judge	80	0.020%	1.50x
1072	Seal	80	0.020%	2.25x
1073	Sivyer	80	0.020%	23.50x
1074	Swift	80	0.020%	0.53x
1075	Upperton	80	0.020%	28.12x
1076	Wade	80	0.020%	0.41x
1077	Abbott	79	0.020%	0.36x
1078	Allfrey	79	0.020%	30.79x
1079	Chester	79	0.020%	1.31x
1080	Daw	79	0.020%	2.31x
1081	Franklin	79	0.020%	0.48x
1082	Gladwish	79	0.020%	51.11x
1083	Moor	79	0.020%	1.14x
1084	Owen	79	0.020%	0.14x
1085	Salter	79	0.020%	0.70x
1086	Tulett	79	0.020%	25.83x
1087	Walton	79	0.020%	0.23x
1088	Whitehead	79	0.020%	0.24x
1089	Belchamber	78	0.020%	25.50x
1090	Coote	78	0.020%	3.21x
1091	Hearsey	78	0.020%	26.35x
1092	Joyes	78	0.020%	31.41x
1093	New	78	0.020%	1.81x
1094	Newland	78	0.020%	2.64x
1095	Rusbridge	78	0.020%	27.90x
1096	Woodman	78	0.020%	1.43x
1097	Yates	78	0.020%	0.23x
1098	Bingham	77	0.020%	1.06x
1099	Binstead	77	0.020%	16.49x
1100	Burch	77	0.020%	2.07x