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 Penfound, 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
6301	Penfound	6	0.000%	2.70x
6302	Penrose	6	0.000%	0.32x
6303	Pepler	6	0.000%	1.23x
6304	Peterson	6	0.000%	0.24x
6305	Petit	6	0.000%	1.88x
6306	Petters	6	0.000%	2.47x
6307	Phibbs	6	0.000%	2.87x
6308	Pimm	6	0.000%	0.64x
6309	Pine	6	0.000%	0.41x
6310	Pitter	6	0.000%	2.94x
6311	Place	6	0.000%	0.23x
6312	Plucknett	6	0.000%	2.52x
6313	Porcher	6	0.000%	3.69x
6314	Poulton	6	0.000%	0.15x
6315	Prangle	6	0.000%	3.84x
6316	Prideaux	6	0.000%	0.60x
6317	Proudley	6	0.000%	2.99x
6318	Pullman	6	0.000%	1.25x
6319	Punter	6	0.000%	0.65x
6320	Purver	6	0.000%	2.87x
6321	Puxty	6	0.000%	7.30x
6322	Quested	6	0.000%	1.87x
6323	Quinn	6	0.000%	0.06x
6324	Quirk	6	0.000%	0.26x
6325	Rackham	6	0.000%	0.45x
6326	Rainger	6	0.000%	3.17x
6327	Ramon	6	0.000%	9.86x
6328	Randles	6	0.000%	0.54x
6329	Ravenhill	6	0.000%	0.75x
6330	Rawles	6	0.000%	1.11x
6331	Rawley	6	0.000%	1.52x
6332	Rea	6	0.000%	0.22x
6333	Red	6	0.000%	4.29x
6334	Redhead	6	0.000%	0.22x
6335	Reston	6	0.000%	1.82x
6336	Ridgley	6	0.000%	0.97x
6337	Ridings	6	0.000%	0.55x
6338	Rockliff	6	0.000%	3.23x
6339	Rodger	6	0.000%	0.09x
6340	Rodman	6	0.000%	1.17x
6341	Roker	6	0.000%	2.83x
6342	Roles	6	0.000%	0.97x
6343	Roses	6	0.000%	11.77x
6344	Roylance	6	0.000%	0.87x
6345	Rudman	6	0.000%	0.61x
6346	Rumball	6	0.000%	1.50x
6347	Rumney	6	0.000%	0.78x
6348	Rushton	6	0.000%	0.06x
6349	Ruxton	6	0.000%	1.15x
6350	Rydon	6	0.000%	6.64x
6351	Rymer	6	0.000%	0.51x
6352	Sabine	6	0.000%	1.31x
6353	Sackett	6	0.000%	1.19x
6354	Salt	6	0.000%	0.08x
6355	Salters	6	0.000%	11.77x
6356	Salton	6	0.000%	1.25x
6357	Sandy	6	0.000%	0.35x
6358	Scandrett	6	0.000%	2.02x
6359	Scarth	6	0.000%	0.69x
6360	Scholefield	6	0.000%	0.43x
6361	Sclater	6	0.000%	1.19x
6362	Scrine	6	0.000%	4.15x
6363	Scrivener	6	0.000%	0.28x
6364	Seagrove	6	0.000%	1.98x
6365	Sealey	6	0.000%	0.37x
6366	Seaward	6	0.000%	0.70x
6367	Shapland	6	0.000%	0.68x
6368	Shea	6	0.000%	0.18x
6369	Shield	6	0.000%	0.27x
6370	Shipley	6	0.000%	0.14x
6371	Shipman	6	0.000%	0.33x
6372	Shire	6	0.000%	1.27x
6373	Shooter	6	0.000%	0.82x
6374	Shoulder	6	0.000%	6.52x
6375	Shrives	6	0.000%	1.84x
6376	Sibthorpe	6	0.000%	2.74x
6377	Sier	6	0.000%	3.44x
6378	Sikes	6	0.000%	4.56x
6379	Slatford	6	0.000%	4.24x
6380	Slattery	6	0.000%	0.71x
6381	Smout	6	0.000%	0.77x
6382	Southan	6	0.000%	1.98x
6383	Souther	6	0.000%	5.29x
6384	Spillman	6	0.000%	2.68x
6385	Spurling	6	0.000%	0.83x
6386	Stamford	6	0.000%	0.59x
6387	Stammers	6	0.000%	0.45x
6388	Stark	6	0.000%	0.09x
6389	Starns	6	0.000%	6.76x
6390	Statham	6	0.000%	0.21x
6391	Stepham	6	0.000%	60.91x
6392	Stiff	6	0.000%	0.35x
6393	Stitt	6	0.000%	0.86x
6394	Stockton	6	0.000%	0.20x
6395	Stonehouse	6	0.000%	0.28x
6396	Streeton	6	0.000%	1.47x
6397	Stubbins	6	0.000%	0.74x
6398	Stutely	6	0.000%	4.05x
6399	Sugar	6	0.000%	4.01x
6400	Swains	6	0.000%	9.13x