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 Fieldwick, with 40 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
1801	Fieldwick	40	0.010%	32.01x
1802	Forbes	40	0.010%	0.24x
1803	Gilham	40	0.010%	2.78x
1804	Godfree	40	0.010%	11.06x
1805	Halsted	40	0.010%	11.26x
1806	Hayden	40	0.010%	1.04x
1807	Illman	40	0.010%	10.13x
1808	Isaacs	40	0.010%	0.94x
1809	Jacob	40	0.010%	1.04x
1810	Janman	40	0.010%	52.88x
1811	Jinks	40	0.010%	1.94x
1812	Larkins	40	0.010%	2.72x
1813	Luckhurst	40	0.010%	3.60x
1814	Lyon	40	0.010%	0.39x
1815	Meredith	40	0.010%	0.40x
1816	Minns	40	0.010%	1.85x
1817	Padwick	40	0.010%	7.44x
1818	Soper	40	0.010%	1.31x
1819	Tedham	40	0.010%	45.04x
1820	Tilley	40	0.010%	0.62x
1821	Uridge	40	0.010%	29.31x
1822	Wedge	40	0.010%	2.75x
1823	Wiles	40	0.010%	0.94x
1824	Winser	40	0.010%	7.22x
1825	Avard	39	0.010%	16.36x
1826	Bloomfield	39	0.010%	0.62x
1827	Clarkson	39	0.010%	0.30x
1828	Cogan	39	0.010%	3.90x
1829	Cosens	39	0.010%	9.72x
1830	Crane	39	0.010%	0.38x
1831	Dash	39	0.010%	4.14x
1832	Davenport	39	0.010%	0.42x
1833	Doyle	39	0.010%	0.33x
1834	Eves	39	0.010%	1.89x
1835	Farnden	39	0.010%	28.92x
1836	Hawker	39	0.010%	1.03x
1837	Inkpin	39	0.010%	32.94x
1838	Irving	39	0.010%	0.36x
1839	Kingsbury	39	0.010%	3.50x
1840	Lingham	39	0.010%	8.95x
1841	Mackenzie	39	0.010%	0.28x
1842	Maplesden	39	0.010%	19.60x
1843	Munro	39	0.010%	0.18x
1844	Neville	39	0.010%	0.67x
1845	Pacy	39	0.010%	11.92x
1846	Priest	39	0.010%	0.60x
1847	Radford	39	0.010%	0.42x
1848	Ramsey	39	0.010%	0.73x
1849	Sexton	39	0.010%	0.92x
1850	Shephard	39	0.010%	0.83x
1851	Sisley	39	0.010%	8.91x
1852	Vallance	39	0.010%	1.76x
1853	Vickers	39	0.010%	0.31x
1854	Woolvin	39	0.010%	26.35x
1855	Worsley	39	0.010%	0.91x
1856	Bennet	38	0.010%	0.56x
1857	Benton	38	0.010%	0.75x
1858	Braby	38	0.010%	12.84x
1859	Brightwell	38	0.010%	3.71x
1860	Byrne	38	0.010%	0.55x
1861	Callaway	38	0.010%	2.82x
1862	Clevett	38	0.010%	49.17x
1863	Dabbs	38	0.010%	3.59x
1864	Dance	38	0.010%	0.96x
1865	Darling	38	0.010%	0.81x
1866	Dawe	38	0.010%	0.89x
1867	Ditch	38	0.010%	17.24x
1868	Eyles	38	0.010%	1.67x
1869	Frampton	38	0.010%	0.98x
1870	Granger	38	0.010%	0.75x
1871	Haste	38	0.010%	4.23x
1872	Healey	38	0.010%	0.47x
1873	House	38	0.010%	0.59x
1874	Keeley	38	0.010%	1.90x
1875	Lewin	38	0.010%	0.96x
1876	Milner	38	0.010%	0.34x
1877	Morphew	38	0.010%	7.60x
1878	Orme	38	0.010%	0.92x
1879	Preston	38	0.010%	0.15x
1880	Rees	38	0.010%	0.09x
1881	Rootes	38	0.010%	17.64x
1882	Selden	38	0.010%	22.22x
1883	Spratt	38	0.010%	1.39x
1884	Sprinks	38	0.010%	22.00x
1885	Stratton	38	0.010%	0.89x
1886	Vince	38	0.010%	1.28x
1887	Welling	38	0.010%	5.45x
1888	Whittle	38	0.010%	0.35x
1889	Ashford	37	0.010%	0.76x
1890	Attridge	37	0.010%	5.09x
1891	Betchley	37	0.010%	21.03x
1892	Braiden	37	0.010%	43.27x
1893	Brooke	37	0.010%	0.50x
1894	Budden	37	0.010%	1.94x
1895	Burke	37	0.010%	0.26x
1896	Bussey	37	0.010%	2.22x
1897	Capelin	37	0.010%	42.47x
1898	Cogger	37	0.010%	4.69x
1899	Cosstick	37	0.010%	52.35x
1900	Dobell	37	0.010%	5.87x