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 Billings, with 130 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
701	Billings	130	0.030%	5.47x
702	Caplin	130	0.030%	23.60x
703	Dudman	130	0.030%	14.22x
704	Horton	130	0.030%	0.71x
705	Prodger	130	0.030%	31.62x
706	Banfield	129	0.030%	5.73x
707	Burstow	129	0.030%	33.38x
708	Dengate	129	0.030%	36.32x
709	Holmwood	129	0.030%	23.77x
710	Lamb	129	0.030%	0.50x
711	Legg	129	0.030%	1.59x
712	Trill	129	0.030%	29.71x
713	Bashford	128	0.030%	7.81x
714	Boswell	128	0.030%	2.77x
715	Cowley	128	0.030%	1.41x
716	Fleet	128	0.030%	3.87x
717	Grainger	128	0.030%	1.69x
718	Horn	128	0.030%	1.14x
719	Pay	128	0.030%	7.83x
720	Randell	128	0.030%	4.16x
721	Chitty	127	0.030%	6.74x
722	Delves	127	0.030%	14.46x
723	Hewitt	127	0.030%	0.53x
724	Hyde	127	0.030%	0.84x
725	Mockett	127	0.030%	25.66x
726	Roser	127	0.030%	25.15x
727	Archer	126	0.030%	0.62x
728	Edmonds	126	0.030%	1.34x
729	Neal	126	0.030%	0.86x
730	Tapp	126	0.030%	5.96x
731	Tasker	126	0.030%	2.41x
732	Awcock	125	0.030%	44.45x
733	Burrage	125	0.030%	13.01x
734	Dench	125	0.030%	13.52x
735	Gibson	125	0.030%	0.21x
736	Leach	125	0.030%	0.62x
737	Philips	125	0.030%	1.37x
738	Stubbs	125	0.030%	0.96x
739	Allcorn	124	0.030%	26.18x
740	Hunnisett	124	0.030%	46.54x
741	Light	124	0.030%	2.73x
742	Reid	124	0.030%	0.24x
743	Burden	123	0.030%	1.95x
744	Farncombe	123	0.030%	51.22x
745	Stanbridge	123	0.030%	8.74x
746	Box	122	0.020%	3.06x
747	Jacobs	122	0.020%	1.03x
748	Bowers	121	0.020%	1.35x
749	Cottington	121	0.020%	44.32x
750	Cousins	121	0.020%	1.37x
751	Duly	121	0.020%	28.63x
752	Gammon	121	0.020%	4.56x
753	Goatcher	121	0.020%	50.05x
754	Hale	121	0.020%	0.68x
755	Hole	121	0.020%	2.86x
756	Tourle	121	0.020%	50.75x
757	Whitington	121	0.020%	34.22x
758	Chase	120	0.020%	4.36x
759	Collings	120	0.020%	2.05x
760	Combes	120	0.020%	11.53x
761	Coombes	120	0.020%	2.28x
762	Fraser	120	0.020%	0.27x
763	Munday	120	0.020%	2.08x
764	Oram	120	0.020%	3.12x
765	Gardener	119	0.020%	1.35x
766	Pelham	119	0.020%	16.60x
767	Picknell	119	0.020%	34.95x
768	Ware	119	0.020%	1.47x
769	Court	118	0.020%	1.88x
770	Eaton	118	0.020%	0.86x
771	Gordon	118	0.020%	0.38x
772	Swan	118	0.020%	0.92x
773	Boorman	117	0.020%	6.38x
774	Bradley	117	0.020%	0.30x
775	Burfield	117	0.020%	19.76x
776	Hayes	117	0.020%	0.38x
777	Herrington	117	0.020%	6.31x
778	Horner	117	0.020%	1.25x
779	Lancaster	117	0.020%	0.96x
780	Prevett	117	0.020%	48.40x
781	Todman	117	0.020%	21.05x
782	Beeching	116	0.020%	12.48x
783	Cornwell	116	0.020%	4.09x
784	Dinnage	116	0.020%	43.28x
785	Fermor	116	0.020%	27.13x
786	Frances	116	0.020%	3.74x
787	Gumbrell	116	0.020%	35.27x
788	Philcox	116	0.020%	26.42x
789	Clear	115	0.020%	11.19x
790	Izzard	115	0.020%	7.80x
791	Message	115	0.020%	39.96x
792	Moppett	115	0.020%	45.12x
793	Bateman	114	0.020%	0.90x
794	Buck	114	0.020%	1.08x
795	English	114	0.020%	1.23x
796	Hackett	114	0.020%	1.96x
797	Hull	114	0.020%	1.11x
798	Sales	114	0.020%	3.79x
799	Thwaites	114	0.020%	3.87x
800	Tully	114	0.020%	4.32x