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 Layton, with 28 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
2301	Layton	28	0.010%	0.71x
2302	Lightfoot	28	0.010%	0.41x
2303	Lowther	28	0.010%	0.93x
2304	Maryan	28	0.010%	22.11x
2305	Morfey	28	0.010%	27.92x
2306	Nell	28	0.010%	7.31x
2307	Orchard	28	0.010%	0.53x
2308	Purvey	28	0.010%	14.68x
2309	Raymond	28	0.010%	0.99x
2310	Relph	28	0.010%	3.40x
2311	Ring	28	0.010%	1.40x
2312	Rofe	28	0.010%	6.57x
2313	Shirley	28	0.010%	0.70x
2314	Shorter	28	0.010%	1.22x
2315	Sibley	28	0.010%	0.71x
2316	Sparshott	28	0.010%	6.38x
2317	Spinks	28	0.010%	0.84x
2318	Staines	28	0.010%	1.03x
2319	Stephen	28	0.010%	0.32x
2320	Steward	28	0.010%	0.44x
2321	Strutt	28	0.010%	1.83x
2322	Symons	28	0.010%	0.41x
2323	Tilbury	28	0.010%	1.48x
2324	Wilcox	28	0.010%	0.30x
2325	Wilds	28	0.010%	4.16x
2326	Wimhurst	28	0.010%	20.52x
2327	Windebank	28	0.010%	3.71x
2328	Armitage	27	0.010%	0.21x
2329	Beasley	27	0.010%	0.51x
2330	Binsted	27	0.010%	16.42x
2331	Bishopp	27	0.010%	8.55x
2332	Buckley	27	0.010%	0.10x
2333	Burchall	27	0.010%	5.44x
2334	Carman	27	0.010%	1.65x
2335	Cass	27	0.010%	0.77x
2336	Chennell	27	0.010%	6.99x
2337	Colgate	27	0.010%	7.89x
2338	Collington	27	0.010%	7.86x
2339	Coney	27	0.010%	1.93x
2340	Crees	27	0.010%	3.58x
2341	Creswell	27	0.010%	1.72x
2342	Curteis	27	0.010%	15.64x
2343	England	27	0.010%	0.27x
2344	Ferguson	27	0.010%	0.08x
2345	Graysmark	27	0.010%	33.51x
2346	Gully	27	0.010%	3.16x
2347	Harley	27	0.010%	0.43x
2348	Hobson	27	0.010%	0.21x
2349	Inkpen	27	0.010%	4.20x
2350	Kingswood	27	0.010%	5.99x
2351	Kitchen	27	0.010%	0.32x
2352	Lamper	27	0.010%	54.77x
2353	Longland	27	0.010%	3.45x
2354	Luckins	27	0.010%	18.66x
2355	Massey	27	0.010%	0.21x
2356	Mcdonald	27	0.010%	0.68x
2357	Morey	27	0.010%	1.67x
2358	Mould	27	0.010%	0.64x
2359	Naylor	27	0.010%	0.15x
2360	Oakshott	27	0.010%	9.44x
2361	Sedgwick	27	0.010%	0.76x
2362	Squire	27	0.010%	0.46x
2363	Stocks	27	0.010%	0.50x
2364	Tonge	27	0.010%	0.86x
2365	Trash	27	0.010%	19.78x
2366	Tubbs	27	0.010%	2.37x
2367	Tull	27	0.010%	2.28x
2368	Vinson	27	0.010%	5.55x
2369	Waugh	27	0.010%	0.40x
2370	Woodley	27	0.010%	0.62x
2371	Abraham	26	0.010%	0.54x
2372	Allum	26	0.010%	1.39x
2373	Aucock	26	0.010%	20.02x
2374	Backhurst	26	0.010%	10.98x
2375	Biddle	26	0.010%	0.73x
2376	Blythe	26	0.010%	0.69x
2377	Bonwick	26	0.010%	7.00x
2378	Bower	26	0.010%	0.29x
2379	Caplen	26	0.010%	17.77x
2380	Cate	26	0.010%	17.77x
2381	Chalwin	26	0.010%	20.02x
2382	Chessell	26	0.010%	7.35x
2383	Dacosta	26	0.010%	7.98x
2384	Dickson	26	0.010%	0.14x
2385	Eliott	26	0.010%	4.97x
2386	Ellison	26	0.010%	0.25x
2387	Every	26	0.010%	3.53x
2388	Finnis	26	0.010%	3.95x
2389	Flower	26	0.010%	0.54x
2390	Fuggle	26	0.010%	7.00x
2391	Gatrell	26	0.010%	7.32x
2392	Glossop	26	0.010%	1.50x
2393	Gooding	26	0.010%	0.62x
2394	Grinham	26	0.010%	5.92x
2395	Hoey	26	0.010%	3.09x
2396	Hollebon	26	0.010%	46.51x
2397	Lovett	26	0.010%	0.58x
2398	Lush	26	0.010%	1.32x
2399	Mannering	26	0.010%	3.33x
2400	Peel	26	0.010%	0.29x