1881 census place

Brightlingsea surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Brightlingsea, Essex 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 Brightlingsea, Essex, covering 1,355 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is French, with 47 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Brightlingsea

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	French	47	1.43%	29.22x
2	Ruffell	44	1.34%	670.73x
3	Salmon	37	1.12%	49.23x
4	Orman	35	1.06%	790.07x
5	Angier	33	1.00%	2444.44x
6	Jefferies	33	1.00%	90.46x
7	Patrick	33	1.00%	50.27x
8	Gilders	32	0.970%	3137.25x
9	Rouse	32	0.970%	67.71x
10	Bragg	30	0.910%	111.28x
11	Griggs	30	0.910%	116.87x
12	Aldous	26	0.790%	195.05x
13	Eagle	25	0.760%	136.99x
14	Coppin	23	0.700%	221.15x
15	Minter	23	0.700%	192.47x
16	Went	23	0.700%	352.76x
17	Nurse	21	0.640%	131.00x
18	Grimsey	19	0.580%	510.75x
19	Maskell	19	0.580%	82.00x
20	Rashbrook	19	0.580%	1496.06x
21	Blyth	18	0.550%	34.66x
22	Cant	18	0.550%	88.06x
23	Chaplin	18	0.550%	38.08x
24	Kerridge	18	0.550%	148.88x
25	Peggs	18	0.550%	521.74x
26	Everitt	17	0.520%	61.53x
27	Riches	17	0.520%	45.13x
28	Wringe	17	0.520%	4722.22x
29	Button	16	0.490%	40.93x
30	Ives	16	0.490%	41.44x
31	Steward	16	0.490%	37.79x
32	Tillett	16	0.490%	226.63x
33	Copsey	15	0.460%	213.07x
34	Thrower	14	0.420%	133.33x
35	Eade	13	0.390%	81.92x
36	Harmer	13	0.390%	39.80x
37	Hempstead	13	0.390%	631.07x
38	Bines	12	0.360%	524.02x
39	Layzell	12	0.360%	332.41x
40	March	12	0.360%	33.82x
41	Seaman	12	0.360%	46.97x
42	Bagley	11	0.330%	45.12x
43	Fieldgate	11	0.330%	1864.41x
44	Firman	11	0.330%	131.26x
45	Folkard	11	0.330%	212.36x
46	Gentry	11	0.330%	103.29x
47	Jolley	11	0.330%	63.36x
48	Oxborrow	11	0.330%	361.84x
49	Scurrell	11	0.330%	2000.00x
50	Dowman	10	0.300%	259.07x
51	Godfry	10	0.300%	512.82x
52	Kidby	10	0.300%	485.44x
53	Lewes	10	0.300%	128.53x
54	Offord	10	0.300%	96.25x
55	Lungley	9	0.270%	548.78x
56	Nice	9	0.270%	115.83x
57	Ainger	8	0.240%	211.64x
58	Ames	8	0.240%	35.26x
59	Eady	8	0.240%	106.81x
60	Gooch	8	0.240%	27.69x
61	Hibbs	8	0.240%	70.05x
62	Sparling	8	0.240%	186.92x
63	Stowe	8	0.240%	82.73x
64	Studd	8	0.240%	141.09x
65	Tabor	8	0.240%	110.65x
66	Barsted	7	0.210%	642.20x
67	Brasted	7	0.210%	1489.36x
68	Fairs	7	0.210%	161.66x
69	Garrod	7	0.210%	40.46x
70	Munson	7	0.210%	94.85x
71	Stammers	7	0.210%	78.92x
72	Watcham	7	0.210%	469.80x
73	Whiten	7	0.210%	414.20x
74	Woodard	7	0.210%	98.73x
75	Fance	6	0.180%	1153.85x
76	Gees	6	0.180%	2068.97x
77	Norfolk	6	0.180%	65.93x
78	Pennick	6	0.180%	588.24x
79	Pittock	6	0.180%	136.05x
80	Polley	6	0.180%	69.20x
81	Causton	5	0.150%	138.50x
82	Diaper	5	0.150%	88.65x
83	Dines	5	0.150%	56.88x
84	Hasted	5	0.150%	290.70x
85	Hickford	5	0.150%	150.15x
86	Jaggard	5	0.150%	97.47x
87	Ormes	5	0.150%	235.85x
88	Pudney	5	0.150%	77.16x
89	Strutt	5	0.150%	48.78x
90	Wenlock	5	0.150%	153.85x
91	Yell	5	0.150%	400.00x
92	Annis	4	0.120%	74.07x
93	Bunyard	4	0.120%	228.57x
94	Cade	4	0.120%	38.95x
95	Bradbrook	3	0.090%	73.71x
96	Clemons	3	0.090%	428.57x
97	Frostick	3	0.090%	133.93x
98	Jowers	3	0.090%	198.68x
99	Clarey	2	0.060%	66.67x
100	Dunningham	2	0.060%	136.05x