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 Bowen, with 21 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
2701	Bowen	21	0.000%	0.10x
2702	Brister	21	0.000%	3.67x
2703	Broadhurst	21	0.000%	0.42x
2704	Brockwell	21	0.000%	2.22x
2705	Brookfield	21	0.000%	1.48x
2706	Burnand	21	0.000%	6.62x
2707	Burnham	21	0.000%	0.69x
2708	Chadwell	21	0.000%	10.38x
2709	Chalk	21	0.000%	0.65x
2710	Cobbett	21	0.000%	2.19x
2711	Combe	21	0.000%	1.88x
2712	Crone	21	0.000%	2.33x
2713	Daly	21	0.000%	0.43x
2714	Devonshire	21	0.000%	2.40x
2715	Dolman	21	0.000%	0.99x
2716	Dove	21	0.000%	0.37x
2717	Dovey	21	0.000%	1.11x
2718	Dowdy	21	0.000%	7.74x
2719	Eggleton	21	0.000%	1.08x
2720	Emmerson	21	0.000%	0.43x
2721	Ennis	21	0.000%	1.56x
2722	Farenden	21	0.000%	17.03x
2723	Ferrier	21	0.000%	0.73x
2724	Fulbrook	21	0.000%	4.64x
2725	Fullick	21	0.000%	5.48x
2726	Glass	21	0.000%	0.41x
2727	Griggs	21	0.000%	0.55x
2728	Habgood	21	0.000%	2.17x
2729	Hadden	21	0.000%	0.96x
2730	Halford	21	0.000%	0.57x
2731	Hanson	21	0.000%	0.13x
2732	Harriss	21	0.000%	0.65x
2733	Healy	21	0.000%	0.64x
2734	Higham	21	0.000%	0.42x
2735	Highgate	21	0.000%	16.81x
2736	Hobgen	21	0.000%	18.51x
2737	Hodgkin	21	0.000%	3.24x
2738	Hopgood	21	0.000%	1.63x
2739	Horsley	21	0.000%	0.46x
2740	Hurrell	21	0.000%	0.72x
2741	Irvine	21	0.000%	0.19x
2742	Japp	21	0.000%	4.23x
2743	Jolly	21	0.000%	0.30x
2744	Joseph	21	0.000%	0.53x
2745	Langdon	21	0.000%	0.55x
2746	Lansdell	21	0.000%	5.03x
2747	Levy	21	0.000%	0.34x
2748	Male	21	0.000%	0.71x
2749	Mankelow	21	0.000%	15.57x
2750	Meason	21	0.000%	8.93x
2751	Meek	21	0.000%	0.37x
2752	Mellor	21	0.000%	0.12x
2753	Mooney	21	0.000%	0.37x
2754	Morfee	21	0.000%	25.05x
2755	Nevell	21	0.000%	7.09x
2756	Parrett	21	0.000%	2.10x
2757	Pile	21	0.000%	0.92x
2758	Rickson	21	0.000%	8.29x
2759	Rollings	21	0.000%	1.37x
2760	Rubie	21	0.000%	10.55x
2761	Sale	21	0.000%	0.65x
2762	Sendall	21	0.000%	5.21x
2763	Sickelmore	21	0.000%	41.19x
2764	Stay	21	0.000%	7.98x
2765	Thurston	21	0.000%	0.60x
2766	Tobutt	21	0.000%	13.73x
2767	Tomkin	21	0.000%	4.64x
2768	Tomlinson	21	0.000%	0.09x
2769	Tune	21	0.000%	3.40x
2770	Unwin	21	0.000%	0.43x
2771	Valentine	21	0.000%	0.33x
2772	Wagstaff	21	0.000%	0.34x
2773	Warton	21	0.000%	2.45x
2774	Wightwick	21	0.000%	7.74x
2775	Wigmore	21	0.000%	1.64x
2776	Winkworth	21	0.000%	2.08x
2777	Yeomans	21	0.000%	0.52x
2778	Yorke	21	0.000%	1.33x
2779	Allwood	20	0.000%	1.00x
2780	Ashwell	20	0.000%	1.17x
2781	Atfield	20	0.000%	6.99x
2782	Axell	20	0.000%	22.12x
2783	Barclay	20	0.000%	0.20x
2784	Barron	20	0.000%	0.26x
2785	Barwell	20	0.000%	1.31x
2786	Bays	20	0.000%	3.45x
2787	Benn	20	0.000%	0.71x
2788	Billett	20	0.000%	1.89x
2789	Bonnett	20	0.000%	1.61x
2790	Boulter	20	0.000%	0.80x
2791	Broadbent	20	0.000%	0.19x
2792	Bunker	20	0.000%	1.01x
2793	Caister	20	0.000%	12.04x
2794	Chittenden	20	0.000%	1.61x
2795	Cloake	20	0.000%	9.58x
2796	Cranham	20	0.000%	5.09x
2797	Crossland	20	0.000%	0.46x
2798	Dallimore	20	0.000%	2.63x
2799	Dampier	20	0.000%	6.05x
2800	Davy	20	0.000%	0.33x