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 Lipscomb, with 30 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
2201	Lipscomb	30	0.010%	5.00x
2202	Longman	30	0.010%	1.20x
2203	Mabb	30	0.010%	11.47x
2204	Manley	30	0.010%	0.54x
2205	Manwaring	30	0.010%	3.86x
2206	Michell	30	0.010%	1.28x
2207	Millen	30	0.010%	2.33x
2208	Muller	30	0.010%	1.64x
2209	Munt	30	0.010%	2.54x
2210	Napp	30	0.010%	19.83x
2211	Overton	30	0.010%	0.63x
2212	Paterson	30	0.010%	0.09x
2213	Pearse	30	0.010%	0.57x
2214	Peat	30	0.010%	0.76x
2215	Plumb	30	0.010%	0.75x
2216	Prichard	30	0.010%	0.66x
2217	Rabson	30	0.010%	20.05x
2218	Rudwick	30	0.010%	42.44x
2219	Saville	30	0.010%	0.67x
2220	Sellings	30	0.010%	34.43x
2221	Shelly	30	0.010%	2.61x
2222	Starnes	30	0.010%	19.00x
2223	Tilly	30	0.010%	2.00x
2224	Turpin	30	0.010%	1.14x
2225	Voke	30	0.010%	17.54x
2226	Wheatly	30	0.010%	3.71x
2227	Willoughby	30	0.010%	0.70x
2228	Wilmot	30	0.010%	0.91x
2229	Amos	29	0.010%	0.36x
2230	Ancock	29	0.010%	13.16x
2231	Barr	29	0.010%	0.24x
2232	Blyth	29	0.010%	0.37x
2233	Boucher	29	0.010%	1.12x
2234	Bricknell	29	0.010%	3.24x
2235	Cain	29	0.010%	0.28x
2236	Comfort	29	0.010%	5.14x
2237	Coombe	29	0.010%	1.09x
2238	Crampton	29	0.010%	1.21x
2239	David	29	0.010%	0.57x
2240	Davie	29	0.010%	0.64x
2241	Falkner	29	0.010%	1.73x
2242	Felton	29	0.010%	0.86x
2243	Fordham	29	0.010%	0.73x
2244	Gard	29	0.010%	2.30x
2245	Gratwick	29	0.010%	18.18x
2246	Gribble	29	0.010%	1.64x
2247	Grout	29	0.010%	2.28x
2248	Hambleton	29	0.010%	1.45x
2249	Hermitage	29	0.010%	7.29x
2250	Hews	29	0.010%	8.44x
2251	Hiscock	29	0.010%	0.80x
2252	Holding	29	0.010%	0.66x
2253	Joel	29	0.010%	2.61x
2254	Keywood	29	0.010%	9.43x
2255	Mantle	29	0.010%	1.13x
2256	Millar	29	0.010%	0.16x
2257	Mosely	29	0.010%	3.56x
2258	Mutton	29	0.010%	1.59x
2259	Petitt	29	0.010%	8.60x
2260	Pett	29	0.010%	2.15x
2261	Pigott	29	0.010%	1.54x
2262	Pitney	29	0.010%	14.11x
2263	Rowley	29	0.010%	0.22x
2264	Scotcher	29	0.010%	5.31x
2265	Snell	29	0.010%	0.31x
2266	Southwell	29	0.010%	0.94x
2267	Spiers	29	0.010%	0.72x
2268	Sutherland	29	0.010%	0.12x
2269	Tillman	29	0.010%	5.73x
2270	Underdown	29	0.010%	2.96x
2271	Wakeling	29	0.010%	1.54x
2272	Whitmore	29	0.010%	0.67x
2273	Woodhouse	29	0.010%	0.25x
2274	Woodrow	29	0.010%	0.95x
2275	Wrapson	29	0.010%	18.37x
2276	Artlett	28	0.010%	21.56x
2277	Atherfold	28	0.010%	29.36x
2278	Avann	28	0.010%	27.92x
2279	Bevan	28	0.010%	0.23x
2280	Boarer	28	0.010%	21.02x
2281	Bowes	28	0.010%	0.62x
2282	Britton	28	0.010%	0.32x
2283	Brunton	28	0.010%	0.72x
2284	Burford	28	0.010%	1.02x
2285	Caldwell	28	0.010%	0.36x
2286	Campion	28	0.010%	0.81x
2287	Casey	28	0.010%	0.39x
2288	Claydon	28	0.010%	0.90x
2289	Conner	28	0.010%	0.73x
2290	Courtney	28	0.010%	0.79x
2291	Crabb	28	0.010%	0.55x
2292	Dartnell	28	0.010%	6.45x
2293	Dix	28	0.010%	0.58x
2294	Elford	28	0.010%	1.87x
2295	Fairall	28	0.010%	9.90x
2296	Fairway	28	0.010%	42.59x
2297	Fowle	28	0.010%	2.30x
2298	Hallaway	28	0.010%	13.62x
2299	Humphery	28	0.010%	5.89x
2300	Kimpton	28	0.010%	2.09x