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 Asborne, with 6 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
5901	Asborne	6	0.000%	7.30x
5902	Asbury	6	0.000%	0.52x
5903	Ashfield	6	0.000%	0.64x
5904	Auston	6	0.000%	2.40x
5905	Avenell	6	0.000%	1.44x
5906	Baillie	6	0.000%	0.12x
5907	Balt	6	0.000%	7.16x
5908	Bamford	6	0.000%	0.08x
5909	Banyard	6	0.000%	0.53x
5910	Barkley	6	0.000%	0.93x
5911	Baron	6	0.000%	0.12x
5912	Barret	6	0.000%	0.43x
5913	Barsley	6	0.000%	2.90x
5914	Barstow	6	0.000%	0.70x
5915	Basset	6	0.000%	1.33x
5916	Bastien	6	0.000%	40.60x
5917	Battin	6	0.000%	2.61x
5918	Batts	6	0.000%	0.73x
5919	Baum	6	0.000%	0.79x
5920	Bawtree	6	0.000%	2.76x
5921	Bead	6	0.000%	4.62x
5922	Beed	6	0.000%	4.05x
5923	Bellham	6	0.000%	5.98x
5924	Bellman	6	0.000%	1.23x
5925	Bennington	6	0.000%	0.83x
5926	Benstead	6	0.000%	0.47x
5927	Benwell	6	0.000%	0.83x
5928	Bergess	6	0.000%	13.04x
5929	Bergin	6	0.000%	1.29x
5930	Bine	6	0.000%	11.06x
5931	Birkett	6	0.000%	0.13x
5932	Blackaller	6	0.000%	4.29x
5933	Blagden	6	0.000%	1.29x
5934	Blagg	6	0.000%	0.67x
5935	Blakeway	6	0.000%	0.97x
5936	Blatcher	6	0.000%	4.10x
5937	Blay	6	0.000%	0.70x
5938	Blight	6	0.000%	0.27x
5939	Blissett	6	0.000%	0.83x
5940	Blockley	6	0.000%	0.61x
5941	Bluck	6	0.000%	0.98x
5942	Boag	6	0.000%	0.42x
5943	Boardman	6	0.000%	0.08x
5944	Bodger	6	0.000%	0.84x
5945	Boffey	6	0.000%	0.84x
5946	Boggis	6	0.000%	0.88x
5947	Boothman	6	0.000%	0.32x
5948	Borne	6	0.000%	3.15x
5949	Bosher	6	0.000%	0.77x
5950	Bowditch	6	0.000%	0.49x
5951	Boylett	6	0.000%	1.81x
5952	Brading	6	0.000%	1.06x
5953	Bramley	6	0.000%	0.13x
5954	Brew	6	0.000%	0.48x
5955	Brewin	6	0.000%	0.34x
5956	Bridgeman	6	0.000%	0.33x
5957	Brighty	6	0.000%	1.34x
5958	Brindle	6	0.000%	0.17x
5959	Brion	6	0.000%	2.17x
5960	Broom	6	0.000%	0.10x
5961	Bryce	6	0.000%	0.12x
5962	Brydone	6	0.000%	3.32x
5963	Bucham	6	0.000%	3.51x
5964	Burling	6	0.000%	0.66x
5965	Burnaby	6	0.000%	4.93x
5966	Burnie	6	0.000%	0.99x
5967	Busher	6	0.000%	2.02x
5968	Byne	6	0.000%	2.85x
5969	Caney	6	0.000%	1.35x
5970	Car	6	0.000%	3.88x
5971	Carleton	6	0.000%	2.00x
5972	Carlton	6	0.000%	0.24x
5973	Carner	6	0.000%	7.16x
5974	Carre	6	0.000%	1.06x
5975	Carthy	6	0.000%	0.79x
5976	Cassel	6	0.000%	4.01x
5977	Cassie	6	0.000%	0.73x
5978	Castledine	6	0.000%	0.71x
5979	Catchpole	6	0.000%	0.19x
5980	Cattle	6	0.000%	0.49x
5981	Catton	6	0.000%	0.38x
5982	Chard	6	0.000%	0.22x
5983	Cherrington	6	0.000%	0.80x
5984	Chessum	6	0.000%	2.48x
5985	Chichester	6	0.000%	1.60x
5986	Chick	6	0.000%	0.22x
5987	Chilvers	6	0.000%	0.31x
5988	Christy	6	0.000%	0.58x
5989	Clapp	6	0.000%	0.33x
5990	Clapton	6	0.000%	0.66x
5991	Clayden	6	0.000%	0.39x
5992	Cliff	6	0.000%	0.14x
5993	Clure	6	0.000%	4.56x
5994	Coburn	6	0.000%	0.64x
5995	Cochran	6	0.000%	0.32x
5996	Colbourn	6	0.000%	1.12x
5997	Coleborn	6	0.000%	6.29x
5998	Colenutt	6	0.000%	2.24x
5999	Collinson	6	0.000%	0.10x
6000	Colton	6	0.000%	0.36x