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 Hankey, with 18 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
3001	Hankey	18	0.000%	1.54x
3002	Hannah	18	0.000%	0.28x
3003	Hayman	18	0.000%	0.48x
3004	Hearnden	18	0.000%	3.98x
3005	Hearne	18	0.000%	1.09x
3006	Heathcote	18	0.000%	0.45x
3007	Herman	18	0.000%	2.02x
3008	Hewer	18	0.000%	1.85x
3009	Horley	18	0.000%	1.55x
3010	Hosier	18	0.000%	2.75x
3011	Hulbert	18	0.000%	0.67x
3012	Hurley	18	0.000%	0.31x
3013	Jarret	18	0.000%	7.06x
3014	Keats	18	0.000%	1.67x
3015	Keely	18	0.000%	3.59x
3016	Kelley	18	0.000%	0.31x
3017	Kimbell	18	0.000%	7.02x
3018	Knee	18	0.000%	2.36x
3019	Lacy	18	0.000%	0.56x
3020	Large	18	0.000%	0.35x
3021	Laurance	18	0.000%	1.39x
3022	Lawford	18	0.000%	1.63x
3023	Leeson	18	0.000%	0.63x
3024	Levey	18	0.000%	2.86x
3025	Lockwood	18	0.000%	0.17x
3026	Mainwaring	18	0.000%	0.94x
3027	Mainwood	18	0.000%	11.65x
3028	Martlew	18	0.000%	6.25x
3029	Mccarthy	18	0.000%	0.76x
3030	Menzies	18	0.000%	0.28x
3031	Merry	18	0.000%	0.49x
3032	Milam	18	0.000%	10.63x
3033	Milgate	18	0.000%	6.59x
3034	Morse	18	0.000%	0.40x
3035	Moy	18	0.000%	1.80x
3036	Mummery	18	0.000%	2.27x
3037	Munk	18	0.000%	14.80x
3038	Musgrove	18	0.000%	0.76x
3039	Nevill	18	0.000%	1.00x
3040	Newham	18	0.000%	1.00x
3041	Noaks	18	0.000%	6.80x
3042	Olden	18	0.000%	4.56x
3043	Orbell	18	0.000%	3.65x
3044	Osmond	18	0.000%	0.81x
3045	Paddon	18	0.000%	1.48x
3046	Piercy	18	0.000%	1.02x
3047	Pilkington	18	0.000%	0.20x
3048	Pomphrey	18	0.000%	9.86x
3049	Regan	18	0.000%	0.36x
3050	Rivington	18	0.000%	8.76x
3051	Rolls	18	0.000%	0.82x
3052	Rumble	18	0.000%	0.98x
3053	Rutter	18	0.000%	0.24x
3054	Sandeman	18	0.000%	2.68x
3055	Sergent	18	0.000%	3.45x
3056	Shelton	18	0.000%	0.31x
3057	Silver	18	0.000%	0.64x
3058	Silverlock	18	0.000%	6.55x
3059	Southgate	18	0.000%	0.47x
3060	Stead	18	0.000%	0.18x
3061	Stow	18	0.000%	0.83x
3062	Tacey	18	0.000%	4.45x
3063	Thayer	18	0.000%	5.98x
3064	Treagust	18	0.000%	26.69x
3065	Trench	18	0.000%	3.85x
3066	Turnbull	18	0.000%	0.09x
3067	Vane	18	0.000%	2.83x
3068	Winslow	18	0.000%	3.00x
3069	Winters	18	0.000%	0.86x
3070	Woollven	18	0.000%	12.44x
3071	Worsell	18	0.000%	6.76x
3072	Acton	17	0.000%	0.60x
3073	Allin	17	0.000%	1.52x
3074	Andress	17	0.000%	9.57x
3075	Ashman	17	0.000%	0.53x
3076	Avey	17	0.000%	4.72x
3077	Bachelor	17	0.000%	2.40x
3078	Batt	17	0.000%	0.51x
3079	Beecher	17	0.000%	3.32x
3080	Bellamy	17	0.000%	0.24x
3081	Belsey	17	0.000%	2.25x
3082	Biles	17	0.000%	1.34x
3083	Bilsby	17	0.000%	13.60x
3084	Birt	17	0.000%	0.81x
3085	Bolingbroke	17	0.000%	6.34x
3086	Borden	17	0.000%	12.46x
3087	Brackley	17	0.000%	2.00x
3088	Brain	17	0.000%	0.32x
3089	Burges	17	0.000%	1.38x
3090	Bury	17	0.000%	0.46x
3091	Cardwell	17	0.000%	0.72x
3092	Chatterton	17	0.000%	0.61x
3093	Colby	17	0.000%	1.67x
3094	Colebrook	17	0.000%	2.79x
3095	Crisp	17	0.000%	0.25x
3096	Crittle	17	0.000%	13.25x
3097	Cronk	17	0.000%	2.52x
3098	Crosby	17	0.000%	0.29x
3099	Dancey	17	0.000%	3.18x
3100	Dowding	17	0.000%	0.81x