1881 census place

Boxford surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Boxford, 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

42 surnames are listed for Boxford, Suffolk, covering 255 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Griggs, with 26 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Boxford

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	Griggs	26	3.95%	506.82x
2	Elmer	22	3.34%	982.14x
3	Joslin	18	2.73%	708.66x
4	Clackson	17	2.58%	8500.00x
5	Spooner	13	1.97%	136.70x
6	Eley	11	1.67%	269.61x
7	Godden	11	1.67%	241.76x
8	Pattle	10	1.52%	2564.10x
9	Kemble	9	1.37%	825.69x
10	Langworthy	8	1.21%	1052.63x
11	Grimsey	7	1.06%	945.95x
12	Kingsbury	7	1.06%	469.80x
13	Stribling	7	1.06%	1076.92x
14	Beeston	6	0.910%	216.61x
15	Dansie	6	0.910%	2142.86x
16	Gladwell	6	0.910%	331.49x
17	Medcalf	6	0.910%	233.46x
18	Morphett	6	0.910%	2608.70x
19	Parson	6	0.910%	202.70x
20	Tiffen	6	0.910%	1090.91x
21	Kemball	5	0.760%	2380.95x
22	Ratliff	5	0.760%	1923.08x
23	Sterry	5	0.760%	462.96x
24	Arbon	4	0.610%	588.24x
25	Humm	3	0.460%	352.94x
26	Jorden	3	0.460%	297.03x
27	Baalham	2	0.300%	1111.11x
28	Byng	2	0.300%	294.12x
29	Ellingford	2	0.300%	769.23x
30	Munson	2	0.300%	135.14x
31	Sore	2	0.300%	769.23x
32	Wix	2	0.300%	338.98x
33	Ardley	1	0.150%	138.89x
34	Beere	1	0.150%	144.93x
35	Faiers	1	0.150%	333.33x
36	Josling	1	0.150%	147.06x
37	Mutimer	1	0.150%	227.27x
38	Raison	1	0.150%	111.11x
39	Rampling	1	0.150%	149.25x
40	Salmons	1	0.150%	108.70x
41	Wellham	1	0.150%	625.00x
42	Whymark	1	0.150%	200.00x