1881 census place

Battle surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Battle, Sussex 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

198 surnames are listed for Battle, Sussex, covering 1,607 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Eldridge, with 77 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Battle

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	Eldridge	77	2.32%	211.77x
2	Jenner	52	1.56%	131.75x
3	Crowhurst	46	1.38%	296.39x
4	Blackman	42	1.26%	103.88x
5	Duke	38	1.14%	98.42x
6	Fuller	38	1.14%	28.26x
7	Vidler	38	1.14%	380.00x
8	Crouch	36	1.08%	80.79x
9	Veness	36	1.08%	775.86x
10	Gower	34	1.02%	97.45x
11	Mepham	28	0.840%	459.77x
12	Beney	26	0.780%	1375.66x
13	Parks	25	0.750%	72.28x
14	Sinden	25	0.750%	346.74x
15	Pook	23	0.690%	245.46x
16	Spray	23	0.690%	230.69x
17	Goodsell	22	0.660%	410.45x
18	Ballard	20	0.600%	40.10x
19	Saxby	20	0.600%	126.98x
20	Hook	19	0.570%	38.59x
21	Noakes	19	0.570%	78.16x
22	Cockett	18	0.540%	418.60x
23	Hollands	18	0.540%	103.99x
24	Boxall	16	0.480%	60.74x
25	Pepper	16	0.480%	34.23x
26	Wickham	16	0.480%	71.17x
27	Balcomb	15	0.450%	433.53x
28	Bourner	15	0.450%	477.71x
29	Muggridge	15	0.450%	785.34x
30	Cruttenden	14	0.420%	282.83x
31	Franks	14	0.420%	33.79x
32	Catt	13	0.390%	95.87x
33	Coppard	13	0.390%	210.02x
34	Honeysett	13	0.390%	350.40x
35	Cramp	12	0.360%	81.97x
36	Newbery	12	0.360%	125.39x
37	Soan	12	0.360%	750.00x
38	Allwork	11	0.330%	597.83x
39	Bedwell	11	0.330%	85.01x
40	Boorman	11	0.330%	88.85x
41	Buss	11	0.330%	103.09x
42	Hoad	11	0.330%	91.21x
43	Bodle	10	0.300%	273.22x
44	Button	10	0.300%	25.36x
45	Hyland	10	0.300%	76.05x
46	Kenward	10	0.300%	117.51x
47	Munn	10	0.300%	41.75x
48	Dobell	9	0.270%	211.76x
49	Izzard	9	0.270%	90.54x
50	Longley	9	0.270%	39.86x
51	Muddle	9	0.270%	275.23x
52	Santer	9	0.270%	362.90x
53	Ticehurst	9	0.270%	186.72x
54	Whibley	9	0.270%	264.71x
55	Bones	8	0.240%	81.97x
56	Lavington	8	0.240%	188.68x
57	Raper	8	0.240%	57.39x
58	Tutt	8	0.240%	83.68x
59	Wait	8	0.240%	47.68x
60	Creasey	7	0.210%	52.36x
61	Dedman	7	0.210%	111.11x
62	Douch	7	0.210%	222.93x
63	Ellman	7	0.210%	1111.11x
64	Geal	7	0.210%	263.16x
65	Griffen	7	0.210%	64.52x
66	Harmsworth	7	0.210%	136.72x
67	Highwood	7	0.210%	744.68x
68	Jempson	7	0.210%	397.73x
69	Lamborn	7	0.210%	486.11x
70	Neeves	7	0.210%	391.06x
71	Sorrell	7	0.210%	70.64x
72	Ditton	6	0.180%	272.73x
73	Hards	6	0.180%	79.26x
74	Haygreen	6	0.180%	652.17x
75	Hilder	6	0.180%	77.32x
76	Hobday	6	0.180%	44.71x
77	Luxford	6	0.180%	85.96x
78	Packham	6	0.180%	37.36x
79	Ransom	6	0.180%	33.35x
80	Seeley	6	0.180%	58.71x
81	Selmes	6	0.180%	279.07x
82	Stapley	6	0.180%	65.01x
83	Uwins	6	0.180%	740.74x
84	Willard	6	0.180%	69.61x
85	Avann	5	0.150%	735.29x
86	Banister	5	0.150%	36.13x
87	Boots	5	0.150%	147.06x
88	Chettle	5	0.150%	149.70x
89	Comfort	5	0.150%	131.23x
90	Connick	5	0.150%	649.35x
91	Delia	5	0.150%	2941.18x
92	Dray	5	0.150%	66.93x
93	Gausden	5	0.150%	331.13x
94	Gooday	5	0.150%	222.22x
95	Hallaway	5	0.150%	359.71x
96	Harold	5	0.150%	69.35x
97	Hedger	5	0.150%	55.56x
98	Hobden	5	0.150%	63.86x
99	Mathis	5	0.150%	537.63x
100	Millham	5	0.150%	393.70x