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 Gatford, with 37 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
1901	Gatford	37	0.010%	28.12x
1902	Grimes	37	0.010%	0.65x
1903	Groom	37	0.010%	0.54x
1904	Hersee	37	0.010%	21.43x
1905	Howes	37	0.010%	0.43x
1906	Hurd	37	0.010%	1.68x
1907	Izard	37	0.010%	8.69x
1908	Lambeth	37	0.010%	4.16x
1909	Lindridge	37	0.010%	14.24x
1910	Patterson	37	0.010%	0.22x
1911	Santer	37	0.010%	10.09x
1912	Saunter	37	0.010%	35.15x
1913	Selby	37	0.010%	0.63x
1914	Smeed	37	0.010%	7.03x
1915	Stafford	37	0.010%	0.35x
1916	Steers	37	0.010%	4.11x
1917	Tobitt	37	0.010%	16.54x
1918	Tomlin	37	0.010%	0.84x
1919	Wickerson	37	0.010%	33.09x
1920	Wickins	37	0.010%	7.81x
1921	Winch	37	0.010%	1.67x
1922	Apted	36	0.010%	7.93x
1923	Baldy	36	0.010%	22.81x
1924	Buller	36	0.010%	2.24x
1925	Burge	36	0.010%	1.01x
1926	Butter	36	0.010%	1.54x
1927	Creed	36	0.010%	1.31x
1928	Crowley	36	0.010%	1.13x
1929	Crowther	36	0.010%	0.24x
1930	Dell	36	0.010%	1.25x
1931	Dodson	36	0.010%	0.94x
1932	Dunford	36	0.010%	1.21x
1933	Earp	36	0.010%	2.01x
1934	Feest	36	0.010%	42.94x
1935	Fossey	36	0.010%	4.35x
1936	Gocher	36	0.010%	18.87x
1937	Godard	36	0.010%	13.27x
1938	Godwin	36	0.010%	0.56x
1939	Gore	36	0.010%	0.65x
1940	Gurney	36	0.010%	0.70x
1941	Henshaw	36	0.010%	0.86x
1942	Hutton	36	0.010%	0.24x
1943	Lacey	36	0.010%	0.40x
1944	Leslie	36	0.010%	0.44x
1945	Macdonald	36	0.010%	0.18x
1946	Manvell	36	0.010%	30.40x
1947	Piddlesden	36	0.010%	30.40x
1948	Playfoot	36	0.010%	13.11x
1949	Rider	36	0.010%	0.75x
1950	Rolf	36	0.010%	4.17x
1951	Sandell	36	0.010%	3.98x
1952	Sargeant	36	0.010%	0.93x
1953	Spring	36	0.010%	1.51x
1954	Starkey	36	0.010%	0.74x
1955	Tassell	36	0.010%	4.28x
1956	Tuck	36	0.010%	0.57x
1957	Weeding	36	0.010%	25.46x
1958	Whitfield	36	0.010%	0.37x
1959	Wing	36	0.010%	1.16x
1960	Badcock	35	0.010%	1.24x
1961	Beech	35	0.010%	0.48x
1962	Belcher	35	0.010%	0.59x
1963	Betteridge	35	0.010%	1.58x
1964	Braban	35	0.010%	33.25x
1965	Bridge	35	0.010%	0.35x
1966	Bridgewater	35	0.010%	3.06x
1967	Bromley	35	0.010%	0.46x
1968	Buchanan	35	0.010%	0.27x
1969	Burberry	35	0.010%	15.31x
1970	Churchman	35	0.010%	2.79x
1971	Collyer	35	0.010%	1.15x
1972	Costick	35	0.010%	36.07x
1973	Dabson	35	0.010%	44.35x
1974	Dennes	35	0.010%	13.38x
1975	Dickinson	35	0.010%	0.17x
1976	Downey	35	0.010%	1.01x
1977	Dudney	35	0.010%	23.65x
1978	Gay	35	0.010%	0.53x
1979	Hemmings	35	0.010%	0.83x
1980	Heselden	35	0.010%	32.26x
1981	Holdstock	35	0.010%	3.78x
1982	Langham	35	0.010%	1.62x
1983	Lisher	35	0.010%	42.57x
1984	Macey	35	0.010%	1.29x
1985	Mott	35	0.010%	0.94x
1986	Newbery	35	0.010%	2.47x
1987	Older	35	0.010%	8.45x
1988	Parish	35	0.010%	0.46x
1989	Paxton	35	0.010%	0.89x
1990	Pescod	35	0.010%	8.41x
1991	Routledge	35	0.010%	0.84x
1992	Sandles	35	0.010%	14.00x
1993	Seamer	35	0.010%	11.38x
1994	Snashall	35	0.010%	10.86x
1995	Thayre	35	0.010%	43.44x
1996	Thorn	35	0.010%	0.48x
1997	Towes	35	0.010%	32.26x
1998	Tunks	35	0.010%	11.57x
1999	Wares	35	0.010%	6.69x
2000	Wilding	35	0.010%	0.60x