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 Bellingham, with 113 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
801	Bellingham	113	0.020%	6.23x
802	Browne	113	0.020%	1.25x
803	Clapson	113	0.020%	19.35x
804	Creasey	113	0.020%	5.70x
805	Hickman	113	0.020%	1.36x
806	Hutchings	113	0.020%	1.22x
807	Wild	113	0.020%	0.56x
808	Cane	112	0.020%	3.34x
809	Childs	112	0.020%	1.24x
810	Christmas	112	0.020%	4.22x
811	Dennett	112	0.020%	5.27x
812	Gibb	112	0.020%	1.29x
813	Gillham	112	0.020%	8.42x
814	Hodgson	112	0.020%	0.33x
815	Pettit	112	0.020%	2.88x
816	Salvage	112	0.020%	21.42x
817	Glover	111	0.020%	0.53x
818	Hollamby	111	0.020%	17.00x
819	Kelly	111	0.020%	0.21x
820	Paris	111	0.020%	7.13x
821	Prince	111	0.020%	1.00x
822	Triggs	111	0.020%	6.62x
823	Dodd	110	0.020%	0.55x
824	Gosden	110	0.020%	11.02x
825	Harland	110	0.020%	2.68x
826	Pain	110	0.020%	2.49x
827	Pont	110	0.020%	24.41x
828	Quaife	110	0.020%	30.83x
829	Robertson	110	0.020%	0.13x
830	Stilwell	110	0.020%	15.34x
831	Wingfield	110	0.020%	4.83x
832	Yeates	110	0.020%	4.05x
833	Beaney	109	0.020%	13.39x
834	Bumstead	109	0.020%	17.04x
835	Colwell	109	0.020%	6.81x
836	Gardiner	109	0.020%	0.77x
837	Geal	109	0.020%	27.62x
838	Mant	109	0.020%	18.57x
839	Murray	109	0.020%	0.18x
840	Talbot	109	0.020%	0.89x
841	Birch	108	0.020%	0.54x
842	Deeprose	108	0.020%	44.68x
843	Etherton	108	0.020%	35.69x
844	Smithers	108	0.020%	4.06x
845	Waghorn	108	0.020%	5.61x
846	Beach	107	0.020%	2.28x
847	Bedwell	107	0.020%	5.58x
848	Biggs	107	0.020%	1.15x
849	Croucher	107	0.020%	3.79x
850	Haylor	107	0.020%	28.92x
851	Pitcher	107	0.020%	2.80x
852	Roe	107	0.020%	1.12x
853	Ross	107	0.020%	0.20x
854	Tucknott	107	0.020%	38.96x
855	Wallace	107	0.020%	0.32x
856	Wheatland	107	0.020%	25.12x
857	Atkinson	106	0.020%	0.22x
858	Bourner	106	0.020%	22.78x
859	Corney	106	0.020%	6.45x
860	Peerless	106	0.020%	22.07x
861	Sherwood	106	0.020%	1.69x
862	Underwood	106	0.020%	0.80x
863	Washer	106	0.020%	20.08x
864	Willmer	106	0.020%	19.95x
865	Back	105	0.020%	3.99x
866	Fairs	105	0.020%	16.20x
867	Hampton	105	0.020%	1.35x
868	Lockyer	105	0.020%	2.79x
869	Oakley	105	0.020%	1.01x
870	Paul	105	0.020%	0.85x
871	Sopp	105	0.020%	21.72x
872	Steadman	105	0.020%	3.46x
873	Bedford	104	0.020%	0.89x
874	Franks	104	0.020%	1.69x
875	Gain	104	0.020%	16.13x
876	Hewett	104	0.020%	1.82x
877	Huntley	104	0.020%	3.00x
878	Langrish	104	0.020%	19.34x
879	Latter	104	0.020%	8.09x
880	Mewett	104	0.020%	38.80x
881	Twine	104	0.020%	16.64x
882	Brewer	103	0.020%	0.79x
883	Chart	103	0.020%	14.91x
884	Corke	103	0.020%	6.89x
885	Gausden	103	0.020%	46.05x
886	Gent	103	0.020%	2.44x
887	Glue	103	0.020%	26.31x
888	Jempson	103	0.020%	39.39x
889	Murphy	103	0.020%	0.26x
890	North	103	0.020%	0.63x
891	Playford	103	0.020%	10.07x
892	Voller	103	0.020%	10.85x
893	Baxter	102	0.020%	0.35x
894	Bish	102	0.020%	16.07x
895	Colman	102	0.020%	2.22x
896	Garner	102	0.020%	0.66x
897	Gould	102	0.020%	0.57x
898	Henderson	102	0.020%	0.19x
899	Riddles	102	0.020%	33.35x
900	Sharpe	102	0.020%	0.70x