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 Goacher, with 155 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
601	Goacher	155	0.030%	23.86x
602	Greenyer	155	0.030%	57.12x
603	Herriott	155	0.030%	26.47x
604	Turk	155	0.030%	12.57x
605	Hoadley	154	0.030%	20.40x
606	Manser	154	0.030%	13.77x
607	Maskell	154	0.030%	4.45x
608	Pitt	154	0.030%	1.46x
609	Tupper	154	0.030%	17.31x
610	Ralph	153	0.030%	2.04x
611	Webber	153	0.030%	1.02x
612	Jeffrey	152	0.030%	1.67x
613	Emery	151	0.030%	1.40x
614	Jarrett	151	0.030%	3.34x
615	Gadd	150	0.030%	4.57x
616	Newton	150	0.030%	0.40x
617	Putland	150	0.030%	35.35x
618	Fellows	149	0.030%	2.24x
619	Gutsell	149	0.030%	46.71x
620	Ranger	149	0.030%	9.29x
621	Voice	149	0.030%	23.05x
622	Betts	148	0.030%	1.41x
623	Hamilton	148	0.030%	0.40x
624	Stepney	148	0.030%	21.17x
625	Graham	147	0.030%	0.26x
626	Champion	146	0.030%	2.83x
627	Nightingale	146	0.030%	1.76x
628	Seymour	146	0.030%	1.45x
629	Clayton	145	0.030%	0.54x
630	Faulkner	145	0.030%	1.09x
631	Lock	145	0.030%	1.03x
632	Olliver	145	0.030%	14.27x
633	Small	145	0.030%	1.16x
634	Wise	145	0.030%	1.41x
635	Munn	144	0.030%	4.06x
636	Stubberfield	144	0.030%	33.29x
637	Ashby	143	0.030%	1.73x
638	Bayley	143	0.030%	1.80x
639	Clifton	143	0.030%	2.05x
640	Cobby	143	0.030%	31.50x
641	Drury	143	0.030%	1.83x
642	Woodhams	143	0.030%	11.69x
643	Barrett	142	0.030%	0.43x
644	Blaber	142	0.030%	30.73x
645	Peckham	142	0.030%	7.72x
646	Pettitt	142	0.030%	5.39x
647	Sparks	142	0.030%	1.91x
648	Broadbridge	141	0.030%	17.53x
649	Larkin	141	0.030%	3.19x
650	Lusted	141	0.030%	36.18x
651	Tidey	140	0.030%	25.26x
652	Attree	139	0.030%	25.38x
653	Churcher	139	0.030%	8.08x
654	Cornwall	139	0.030%	6.62x
655	Neale	139	0.030%	1.19x
656	Ray	139	0.030%	1.43x
657	Spooner	139	0.030%	1.96x
658	Hooper	138	0.030%	0.66x
659	Leggett	138	0.030%	3.56x
660	Tidy	138	0.030%	7.75x
661	Cottingham	137	0.030%	10.44x
662	Eager	137	0.030%	19.93x
663	Plummer	137	0.030%	2.08x
664	Gill	136	0.030%	0.39x
665	Novis	136	0.030%	41.98x
666	Shelley	136	0.030%	3.57x
667	Suter	136	0.030%	9.25x
668	Clifford	135	0.030%	1.33x
669	Glazier	135	0.030%	17.21x
670	Pannell	135	0.030%	9.17x
671	Spray	135	0.030%	9.14x
672	Whiteman	135	0.030%	4.25x
673	Garrett	134	0.030%	1.20x
674	Holford	134	0.030%	8.49x
675	Kimber	134	0.030%	2.86x
676	Neve	134	0.030%	10.35x
677	Reeve	134	0.030%	1.16x
678	Douch	133	0.030%	28.58x
679	Eames	133	0.030%	3.93x
680	Hazelgrove	133	0.030%	38.33x
681	Linfield	133	0.030%	21.51x
682	Pink	133	0.030%	4.10x
683	Sawyer	133	0.030%	1.46x
684	Treagus	133	0.030%	49.31x
685	Tree	133	0.030%	11.57x
686	Haines	132	0.030%	1.16x
687	Kirby	132	0.030%	0.71x
688	Newington	132	0.030%	17.84x
689	Nichols	132	0.030%	0.82x
690	Selmes	132	0.030%	41.38x
691	Howick	131	0.030%	20.17x
692	Hutson	131	0.030%	6.77x
693	Leaney	131	0.030%	22.63x
694	Padgham	131	0.030%	28.55x
695	Robins	131	0.030%	1.25x
696	Ruff	131	0.030%	8.23x
697	Tingley	131	0.030%	24.81x
698	Tulley	131	0.030%	12.91x
699	Waite	131	0.030%	1.28x
700	Bentley	130	0.030%	0.62x