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 Ockenden, with 189 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
501	Ockenden	189	0.040%	29.32x
502	Saxby	188	0.040%	8.06x
503	Daniels	187	0.040%	1.21x
504	Godley	187	0.040%	12.04x
505	Watkins	187	0.040%	0.63x
506	Gladman	186	0.040%	20.56x
507	Strong	186	0.040%	2.53x
508	Evershed	185	0.040%	32.51x
509	Barham	184	0.040%	6.04x
510	Giles	184	0.040%	0.98x
511	Baldock	183	0.040%	5.31x
512	Bodle	183	0.040%	33.72x
513	Hyland	183	0.040%	9.39x
514	Cheeseman	182	0.040%	4.69x
515	Gravett	182	0.040%	36.40x
516	Killick	182	0.040%	7.25x
517	Merritt	182	0.040%	5.26x
518	Gallop	181	0.040%	11.54x
519	Griffin	181	0.040%	0.78x
520	Hedger	181	0.040%	13.57x
521	Woodgate	181	0.040%	7.82x
522	Agate	180	0.040%	21.98x
523	Honeysett	180	0.040%	32.77x
524	Tuppen	180	0.040%	41.78x
525	Walls	180	0.040%	3.04x
526	Aldridge	179	0.040%	1.87x
527	Atkins	179	0.040%	0.97x
528	Harper	179	0.040%	0.57x
529	Farrant	178	0.040%	6.10x
530	Peskett	178	0.040%	27.47x
531	Poole	178	0.040%	0.75x
532	Beale	177	0.040%	2.83x
533	Kennett	177	0.040%	6.46x
534	Bond	176	0.040%	0.68x
535	Golds	176	0.040%	33.44x
536	Weaver	176	0.040%	1.37x
537	Jordan	175	0.040%	0.80x
538	Ireland	173	0.040%	1.51x
539	Bignell	172	0.030%	8.68x
540	Bray	172	0.030%	1.04x
541	Downer	172	0.030%	9.09x
542	Fletcher	172	0.030%	0.31x
543	Walters	172	0.030%	0.73x
544	Bushby	171	0.030%	8.85x
545	Stewart	171	0.030%	0.22x
546	Jennings	170	0.030%	0.68x
547	Winder	170	0.030%	5.26x
548	Spicer	169	0.030%	2.55x
549	Thornton	169	0.030%	0.68x
550	Pannett	168	0.030%	31.63x
551	Dixon	167	0.030%	0.31x
552	Muddle	167	0.030%	34.42x
553	Snelling	167	0.030%	4.18x
554	Bird	166	0.030%	0.44x
555	Deadman	166	0.030%	8.63x
556	Dunn	166	0.030%	0.41x
557	Welch	166	0.030%	0.96x
558	Hallett	165	0.030%	2.72x
559	Ide	165	0.030%	26.33x
560	Wheatley	165	0.030%	1.64x
561	Winton	165	0.030%	8.93x
562	Earl	164	0.030%	2.55x
563	Tyler	164	0.030%	1.13x
564	Worsfold	164	0.030%	10.24x
565	Coates	163	0.030%	0.89x
566	Lavender	163	0.030%	5.26x
567	Cosham	162	0.030%	47.36x
568	Cripps	162	0.030%	3.38x
569	Curd	162	0.030%	14.05x
570	Sims	162	0.030%	1.10x
571	Stacey	162	0.030%	1.47x
572	Tucker	162	0.030%	0.59x
573	Westgate	162	0.030%	19.39x
574	Bean	161	0.030%	2.53x
575	Golding	161	0.030%	1.85x
576	Griffiths	161	0.030%	0.20x
577	Mathews	161	0.030%	0.89x
578	Sherlock	161	0.030%	4.85x
579	Tickner	161	0.030%	7.55x
580	Blackford	160	0.030%	9.02x
581	Brazier	160	0.030%	3.47x
582	Buckwell	160	0.030%	26.37x
583	Child	160	0.030%	1.91x
584	George	160	0.030%	0.55x
585	Longhurst	160	0.030%	4.94x
586	Hards	159	0.030%	14.18x
587	Easton	158	0.030%	2.12x
588	Herbert	158	0.030%	0.86x
589	Buckman	157	0.030%	19.76x
590	Burchett	157	0.030%	15.91x
591	Button	157	0.030%	2.69x
592	Eastwood	157	0.030%	1.35x
593	Laurence	157	0.030%	2.24x
594	Sturt	157	0.030%	14.04x
595	Bone	156	0.030%	1.71x
596	Britt	156	0.030%	17.80x
597	Dumbrell	156	0.030%	41.79x
598	Lillywhite	156	0.030%	16.19x
599	Lintott	156	0.030%	20.44x
600	Madgwick	156	0.030%	28.92x