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 Moorey, with 47 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
1601	Moorey	47	0.010%	9.40x
1602	Orton	47	0.010%	1.02x
1603	Pettett	47	0.010%	8.79x
1604	Reading	47	0.010%	1.23x
1605	Stillwell	47	0.010%	6.11x
1606	Tooth	47	0.010%	3.28x
1607	Unstead	47	0.010%	26.96x
1608	Watford	47	0.010%	7.11x
1609	Wilks	47	0.010%	0.61x
1610	Wiseman	47	0.010%	0.69x
1611	Woodruff	47	0.010%	2.03x
1612	Ashton	46	0.010%	0.19x
1613	Baldey	46	0.010%	36.81x
1614	Beacher	46	0.010%	12.71x
1615	Beeny	46	0.010%	37.30x
1616	Brackpool	46	0.010%	38.32x
1617	Brann	46	0.010%	13.64x
1618	Chappell	46	0.010%	0.55x
1619	Covell	46	0.010%	5.83x
1620	Cover	46	0.010%	11.80x
1621	Crump	46	0.010%	0.86x
1622	Dumsday	46	0.010%	27.43x
1623	Haiselden	46	0.010%	59.52x
1624	Kerr	46	0.010%	0.17x
1625	Millham	46	0.010%	24.54x
1626	Nunn	46	0.010%	0.53x
1627	Pulling	46	0.010%	5.66x
1628	Purchase	46	0.010%	2.72x
1629	Robson	46	0.010%	0.14x
1630	Slatter	46	0.010%	2.35x
1631	Sole	46	0.010%	4.04x
1632	Streatfield	46	0.010%	8.96x
1633	Verrell	46	0.010%	26.64x
1634	Vick	46	0.010%	4.05x
1635	Wiggins	46	0.010%	0.87x
1636	William	46	0.010%	1.09x
1637	Case	45	0.010%	0.91x
1638	Collingham	45	0.010%	10.06x
1639	Collison	45	0.010%	2.23x
1640	Dearing	45	0.010%	4.88x
1641	Dumbrill	45	0.010%	20.12x
1642	Farndell	45	0.010%	18.87x
1643	Hales	45	0.010%	0.64x
1644	Hendley	45	0.010%	5.48x
1645	Higgs	45	0.010%	0.50x
1646	Jewell	45	0.010%	0.87x
1647	Lawrance	45	0.010%	1.40x
1648	Leaver	45	0.010%	1.42x
1649	Linden	45	0.010%	6.71x
1650	Luckin	45	0.010%	16.99x
1651	Malthouse	45	0.010%	8.34x
1652	Mannington	45	0.010%	28.21x
1653	Marriott	45	0.010%	0.41x
1654	Mayhead	45	0.010%	25.58x
1655	Oakes	45	0.010%	0.63x
1656	Painter	45	0.010%	0.67x
1657	Parvin	45	0.010%	8.58x
1658	Percy	45	0.010%	0.98x
1659	Post	45	0.010%	8.07x
1660	Reader	45	0.010%	1.06x
1661	Shepperd	45	0.010%	2.11x
1662	Symonds	45	0.010%	0.76x
1663	Tompkins	45	0.010%	1.06x
1664	Toogood	45	0.010%	1.97x
1665	Vigar	45	0.010%	11.03x
1666	Wady	45	0.010%	23.39x
1667	Warnett	45	0.010%	17.10x
1668	Waymark	45	0.010%	26.83x
1669	Ashenden	44	0.010%	10.06x
1670	Benson	44	0.010%	0.33x
1671	Bonniface	44	0.010%	44.60x
1672	Bostock	44	0.010%	0.95x
1673	Boyce	44	0.010%	0.60x
1674	Fellingham	44	0.010%	11.24x
1675	Gold	44	0.010%	1.57x
1676	Graves	44	0.010%	0.59x
1677	Kelsey	44	0.010%	1.21x
1678	Lake	44	0.010%	0.40x
1679	Lever	44	0.010%	0.99x
1680	Marley	44	0.010%	1.54x
1681	Muzzell	44	0.010%	44.60x
1682	Oak	44	0.010%	11.73x
1683	Osbourne	44	0.010%	2.43x
1684	Packer	44	0.010%	0.85x
1685	Roffey	44	0.010%	3.58x
1686	Sandalls	44	0.010%	28.16x
1687	Schooley	44	0.010%	37.16x
1688	Stallard	44	0.010%	2.03x
1689	Steere	44	0.010%	11.53x
1690	Trimmer	44	0.010%	4.53x
1691	Underhill	44	0.010%	1.28x
1692	Woodford	44	0.010%	1.29x
1693	Beaton	43	0.010%	0.76x
1694	Bungard	43	0.010%	36.84x
1695	Christopher	43	0.010%	1.48x
1696	Climpson	43	0.010%	9.37x
1697	Clinch	43	0.010%	3.02x
1698	Cluer	43	0.010%	18.68x
1699	Creasy	43	0.010%	4.30x
1700	Crisford	43	0.010%	23.35x