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 Crook, with 43 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
1701	Crook	43	0.010%	0.30x
1702	Daws	43	0.010%	1.71x
1703	Dive	43	0.010%	28.42x
1704	Hume	43	0.010%	0.62x
1705	Igglesden	43	0.010%	20.59x
1706	Lemmon	43	0.010%	4.82x
1707	March	43	0.010%	0.81x
1708	Peck	43	0.010%	0.52x
1709	Penny	43	0.010%	0.49x
1710	Putman	43	0.010%	4.94x
1711	Rutherford	43	0.010%	0.36x
1712	Shier	43	0.010%	16.87x
1713	Smale	43	0.010%	1.33x
1714	Snow	43	0.010%	0.65x
1715	Stubbington	43	0.010%	8.57x
1716	Thorp	43	0.010%	0.64x
1717	Viney	43	0.010%	2.30x
1718	Whatman	43	0.010%	17.91x
1719	Whitehouse	43	0.010%	0.34x
1720	Ash	42	0.010%	0.52x
1721	Aukett	42	0.010%	49.12x
1722	Barnden	42	0.010%	13.03x
1723	Berryman	42	0.010%	1.53x
1724	Blanch	42	0.010%	4.43x
1725	Brinkhurst	42	0.010%	40.55x
1726	Buckler	42	0.010%	2.67x
1727	Burr	42	0.010%	1.06x
1728	Care	42	0.010%	3.84x
1729	Crawley	42	0.010%	0.66x
1730	Creese	42	0.010%	5.07x
1731	Crockford	42	0.010%	2.51x
1732	Davison	42	0.010%	0.24x
1733	Dickenson	42	0.010%	0.56x
1734	Downard	42	0.010%	21.46x
1735	Earwicker	42	0.010%	14.85x
1736	Flowers	42	0.010%	1.05x
1737	Gales	42	0.010%	5.59x
1738	Hemming	42	0.010%	0.96x
1739	Hickmott	42	0.010%	4.86x
1740	Jenman	42	0.010%	25.80x
1741	Lind	42	0.010%	5.03x
1742	Measor	42	0.010%	39.90x
1743	Metcalf	42	0.010%	0.42x
1744	Mew	42	0.010%	4.02x
1745	Olive	42	0.010%	2.37x
1746	Overy	42	0.010%	5.86x
1747	Piggott	42	0.010%	1.17x
1748	Pool	42	0.010%	0.74x
1749	Ralf	42	0.010%	24.10x
1750	Rawlins	42	0.010%	1.47x
1751	Rayner	42	0.010%	0.34x
1752	Richard	42	0.010%	0.99x
1753	Samson	42	0.010%	1.19x
1754	Self	42	0.010%	1.20x
1755	Strickland	42	0.010%	1.07x
1756	Tapsell	42	0.010%	9.82x
1757	Venner	42	0.010%	4.33x
1758	Boyd	41	0.010%	0.24x
1759	Bradshaw	41	0.010%	0.20x
1760	Bright	41	0.010%	0.41x
1761	Cave	41	0.010%	0.58x
1762	Cobden	41	0.010%	8.84x
1763	Cottrell	41	0.010%	0.94x
1764	Daniel	41	0.010%	0.38x
1765	Dobson	41	0.010%	0.19x
1766	Drewitt	41	0.010%	4.68x
1767	Gatton	41	0.010%	31.16x
1768	Griffith	41	0.010%	0.26x
1769	Haywood	41	0.010%	0.40x
1770	Hedgcock	41	0.010%	11.82x
1771	Hollman	41	0.010%	14.01x
1772	Hookham	41	0.010%	7.46x
1773	Leigh	41	0.010%	0.36x
1774	Lister	41	0.010%	0.29x
1775	Marriner	41	0.010%	5.06x
1776	Merricks	41	0.010%	12.40x
1777	Mobsby	41	0.010%	17.44x
1778	Montgomery	41	0.010%	0.52x
1779	Mosley	41	0.010%	0.88x
1780	Poile	41	0.010%	19.33x
1781	Pullin	41	0.010%	2.34x
1782	Pullinger	41	0.010%	4.92x
1783	Rouse	41	0.010%	0.58x
1784	Sanderson	41	0.010%	0.20x
1785	Seagrave	41	0.010%	6.23x
1786	Shadwell	41	0.010%	7.31x
1787	Soan	41	0.010%	17.31x
1788	Springett	41	0.010%	2.73x
1789	Stanton	41	0.010%	0.42x
1790	Whatford	41	0.010%	30.40x
1791	Whyborn	41	0.010%	36.67x
1792	Winn	41	0.010%	0.86x
1793	Alder	40	0.010%	1.14x
1794	Aylmore	40	0.010%	44.23x
1795	Brookes	40	0.010%	0.35x
1796	Cock	40	0.010%	0.74x
1797	Crick	40	0.010%	1.36x
1798	Drew	40	0.010%	0.31x
1799	Eason	40	0.010%	1.90x
1800	Feldwick	40	0.010%	22.52x