1881 census place

Attleborough surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Attleborough, Norfolk in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

129 surnames are listed for Attleborough, Norfolk, covering 934 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Lincoln, with 61 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Attleborough

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Lincoln	61	2.69%	356.73x
2	Barnard	57	2.51%	101.21x
3	Ettridge	36	1.59%	3302.75x
4	Fincham	30	1.32%	472.44x
5	Knights	27	1.19%	135.81x
6	Childerhouse	25	1.10%	3086.42x
7	Sparrow	24	1.06%	83.48x
8	Lusher	21	0.930%	572.21x
9	Downes	19	0.840%	67.69x
10	Beales	18	0.790%	186.34x
11	Ketteringham	18	0.790%	865.38x
12	Patrick	18	0.790%	39.81x
13	Cowles	17	0.750%	311.93x
14	Pinnock	15	0.660%	209.50x
15	Kiddle	14	0.620%	285.13x
16	Myhill	14	0.620%	286.30x
17	Halls	13	0.570%	72.42x
18	Jessup	13	0.570%	205.37x
19	Brunton	12	0.530%	67.30x
20	Riches	12	0.530%	46.26x
21	Canham	11	0.480%	108.91x
22	Goldspink	11	0.480%	604.40x
23	Dye	10	0.440%	66.45x
24	Hinsley	10	0.440%	294.99x
25	Layton	10	0.440%	55.07x
26	Leverington	10	0.440%	609.76x
27	Watling	10	0.440%	85.11x
28	Woodrow	10	0.440%	71.17x
29	Clowes	9	0.400%	71.37x
30	Cursons	9	0.400%	1451.61x
31	Nurse	9	0.400%	81.52x
32	Perfect	9	0.400%	177.17x
33	Self	9	0.400%	55.83x
34	Semmence	9	0.400%	1730.77x
35	Stubbings	9	0.400%	114.50x
36	Tillott	9	0.400%	676.69x
37	Youngs	9	0.400%	104.05x
38	Bye	8	0.350%	70.11x
39	Eagling	8	0.350%	434.78x
40	Foulsham	8	0.350%	423.28x
41	Jude	8	0.350%	190.93x
42	Stebbings	8	0.350%	131.80x
43	Wordingham	8	0.350%	1000.00x
44	Bayes	7	0.310%	103.40x
45	Claxton	7	0.310%	48.71x
46	Fisk	7	0.310%	58.38x
47	Jary	7	0.310%	341.46x
48	Nobes	7	0.310%	180.88x
49	Pinner	7	0.310%	124.33x
50	Wick	7	0.310%	177.22x
51	Yeoman	7	0.310%	48.88x
52	Ayton	6	0.260%	84.87x
53	Elvin	6	0.260%	75.09x
54	Fawkes	6	0.260%	104.53x
55	Houchen	6	0.260%	487.80x
56	Petley	6	0.260%	315.79x
57	Rudling	6	0.260%	361.45x
58	Sanford	6	0.260%	141.84x
59	Shorten	6	0.260%	238.10x
60	Steff	6	0.260%	1395.35x
61	Dunnett	5	0.220%	72.57x
62	Fitt	5	0.220%	85.03x
63	Jull	5	0.220%	342.47x
64	Precious	5	0.220%	106.16x
65	Upston	5	0.220%	833.33x
66	Beart	4	0.180%	408.16x
67	Brunning	4	0.180%	87.15x
68	Gayford	4	0.180%	228.57x
69	Leeder	4	0.180%	81.80x
70	Lenney	4	0.180%	434.78x
71	Limmer	4	0.180%	341.88x
72	Rayson	4	0.180%	61.54x
73	Witton	4	0.180%	87.53x
74	Capes	3	0.130%	61.98x
75	Cushing	3	0.130%	73.89x
76	Hauton	3	0.130%	714.29x
77	Hinchley	3	0.130%	171.43x
78	Littleproud	3	0.130%	447.76x
79	Muskett	3	0.130%	77.52x
80	Quantrill	3	0.130%	140.19x
81	Rolf	3	0.130%	75.38x
82	Scarf	3	0.130%	151.52x
83	Wayte	3	0.130%	135.75x
84	Barsham	2	0.090%	512.82x
85	Brothers	2	0.090%	45.87x
86	Buddle	2	0.090%	74.35x
87	Bunnett	2	0.090%	111.11x
88	Chatters	2	0.090%	137.93x
89	Crack	2	0.090%	69.69x
90	Ebbage	2	0.090%	162.60x
91	Goodison	2	0.090%	43.20x
92	Greenacre	2	0.090%	59.88x
93	Harves	2	0.090%	1666.67x
94	Howling	2	0.090%	101.01x
95	Manfield	2	0.090%	60.06x
96	Mitson	2	0.090%	119.05x
97	Tattam	2	0.090%	170.94x
98	Wase	2	0.090%	229.89x
99	Woor	2	0.090%	606.06x
100	Amis	1	0.040%	34.97x