1881 census place

Bexhill surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Bexhill, 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

145 surnames are listed for Bexhill, Sussex, covering 1,079 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Freeman, with 82 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Bexhill

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	Freeman	82	3.34%	52.31x
2	Shoesmith	46	1.87%	629.28x
3	Cruttenden	31	1.26%	846.99x
4	Mitten	30	1.22%	1657.46x
5	Britt	25	1.02%	572.08x
6	Gillham	24	0.980%	361.99x
7	Spray	22	0.900%	298.91x
8	Carey	21	0.860%	45.37x
9	Hunnisett	21	0.860%	1578.95x
10	Vitler	21	0.860%	4038.46x
11	Errey	18	0.730%	2727.27x
12	Clifton	17	0.690%	48.96x
13	Noakes	17	0.690%	94.71x
14	Veness	16	0.650%	466.47x
15	Cornford	15	0.610%	271.25x
16	Elphick	15	0.610%	182.93x
17	Blackman	14	0.570%	46.89x
18	Burchett	14	0.570%	284.55x
19	Christian	14	0.570%	57.49x
20	Easton	14	0.570%	37.60x
21	Longley	14	0.570%	83.98x
22	Munn	14	0.570%	79.14x
23	Sargent	14	0.570%	37.03x
24	Winborn	14	0.570%	2456.14x
25	Duke	13	0.530%	45.58x
26	Ockenden	13	0.530%	404.98x
27	Ransom	13	0.530%	97.82x
28	Deeprose	12	0.490%	1000.00x
29	Hoad	12	0.490%	134.68x
30	Isted	12	0.490%	308.48x
31	Franks	11	0.450%	35.95x
32	Parks	11	0.450%	43.07x
33	Ticehurst	11	0.450%	308.99x
34	Wickens	11	0.450%	71.15x
35	Bodle	10	0.410%	369.00x
36	Dicks	10	0.410%	83.47x
37	Hollands	10	0.410%	78.19x
38	Nye	10	0.410%	65.15x
39	Bridgeland	9	0.370%	625.00x
40	Cockett	9	0.370%	283.91x
41	Cramp	9	0.370%	83.26x
42	Freelove	9	0.370%	1071.43x
43	Vine	9	0.370%	39.44x
44	Wedge	9	0.370%	123.97x
45	Cheale	8	0.330%	666.67x
46	Crowhurst	8	0.330%	69.81x
47	Farnfield	8	0.330%	601.50x
48	Hosier	8	0.330%	245.40x
49	Kyle	8	0.330%	58.61x
50	Lingham	8	0.330%	368.66x
51	Tester	8	0.330%	72.86x
52	Towsey	8	0.330%	1066.67x
53	Harden	7	0.290%	72.54x
54	Moth	7	0.290%	219.44x
55	Stiles	7	0.290%	51.51x
56	Thwaites	7	0.290%	47.72x
57	Trill	7	0.290%	324.07x
58	Akehurst	6	0.240%	93.31x
59	Butchers	6	0.240%	237.15x
60	Discombe	6	0.240%	377.36x
61	Gander	6	0.240%	86.96x
62	Goodsell	6	0.240%	151.52x
63	Hobden	6	0.240%	103.81x
64	Lawerance	6	0.240%	495.87x
65	Quaife	6	0.240%	337.08x
66	Rusbridge	6	0.240%	431.65x
67	Wakem	6	0.240%	681.82x
68	Berrett	5	0.200%	310.56x
69	Callard	5	0.200%	110.38x
70	Dunstall	5	0.200%	335.57x
71	Lennard	5	0.200%	90.42x
72	Novis	5	0.200%	310.56x
73	Varnam	5	0.200%	595.24x
74	Breach	4	0.160%	81.97x
75	Cather	4	0.160%	714.29x
76	Chalke	4	0.160%	350.88x
77	Cheal	4	0.160%	97.32x
78	Cottingham	4	0.160%	61.16x
79	Dennard	4	0.160%	1052.63x
80	Evenden	4	0.160%	88.30x
81	Heaver	4	0.160%	119.76x
82	Laurance	4	0.160%	61.73x
83	Middleditch	4	0.160%	89.09x
84	Northey	4	0.160%	67.80x
85	Owers	4	0.160%	73.39x
86	Sinden	4	0.160%	75.05x
87	Tapsell	4	0.160%	187.79x
88	Tunbridge	4	0.160%	98.77x
89	Balkham	3	0.120%	447.76x
90	Baskett	3	0.120%	107.91x
91	Dier	3	0.120%	517.24x
92	Garrad	3	0.120%	71.77x
93	Honeysett	3	0.120%	109.49x
94	Perren	3	0.120%	88.24x
95	Stubberfield	3	0.120%	138.89x
96	Atchison	2	0.080%	67.57x
97	Attfield	2	0.080%	53.33x
98	Balcomb	2	0.080%	78.13x
99	Benge	2	0.080%	60.98x
100	Blyde	2	0.080%	175.44x