1881 census place

Bildeston surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Bildeston, Suffolk 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

48 surnames are listed for Bildeston, Suffolk, covering 218 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Morphew, with 21 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Bildeston

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	Morphew	21	2.69%	2658.23x
2	Bolten	17	2.17%	5666.67x
3	Squirrell	14	1.79%	1414.14x
4	Garrod	13	1.66%	317.07x
5	Knock	9	1.15%	604.03x
6	Pearl	9	1.15%	552.15x
7	Southgate	9	1.15%	146.82x
8	Crickmore	7	0.900%	804.60x
9	Elliston	7	0.900%	463.58x
10	Emerson	7	0.900%	129.15x
11	Girt	7	0.900%	4117.65x
12	Woolard	7	0.900%	625.00x
13	Bedingfield	6	0.770%	923.08x
14	Bigg	6	0.770%	243.90x
15	Bumstead	6	0.770%	588.24x
16	Dunt	5	0.640%	1020.41x
17	Clamp	4	0.510%	167.36x
18	Raynham	4	0.510%	625.00x
19	Studd	4	0.510%	298.51x
20	Whittell	4	0.510%	727.27x
21	Deanes	3	0.380%	1875.00x
22	Gort	3	0.380%	2000.00x
23	Hardingham	3	0.380%	263.16x
24	Hurry	3	0.380%	182.93x
25	Lungley	3	0.380%	769.23x
26	Martell	3	0.380%	375.00x
27	Spilling	3	0.380%	909.09x
28	Bantock	2	0.260%	512.82x
29	Canter	2	0.260%	294.12x
30	Drawbridge	2	0.260%	392.16x
31	Gooderham	2	0.260%	149.25x
32	Grimsey	2	0.260%	227.27x
33	Horrex	2	0.260%	392.16x
34	Jackaman	2	0.260%	400.00x
35	Mealing	2	0.260%	206.19x
36	Sheperd	2	0.260%	384.62x
37	Syer	2	0.260%	238.10x
38	Boughen	1	0.130%	163.93x
39	Burfield	1	0.130%	106.38x
40	Deaves	1	0.130%	212.77x
41	Friston	1	0.130%	434.78x
42	Honeywill	1	0.130%	204.08x
43	Laughlin	1	0.130%	80.65x
44	Lefevre	1	0.130%	163.93x
45	Millican	1	0.130%	67.57x
46	Simes	1	0.130%	109.89x
47	Tydeman	1	0.130%	149.25x
48	Wyard	1	0.130%	384.62x