1881 census place

Diss surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Diss, Norfolk 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

222 surnames are listed for Diss, Norfolk, covering 1,599 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Aldrich, with 39 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Diss

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	Aldrich	39	1.01%	626.00x
2	Cattermole	38	0.990%	369.65x
3	Easto	30	0.780%	3191.49x
4	Leeder	30	0.780%	361.45x
5	Chenery	29	0.750%	321.51x
6	Reeve	27	0.700%	30.00x
7	Peake	26	0.680%	70.02x
8	Alger	25	0.650%	283.77x
9	Last	25	0.650%	81.57x
10	Jolly	24	0.620%	43.98x
11	Rice	24	0.620%	20.08x
12	Leathers	23	0.600%	674.49x
13	Lusher	23	0.600%	369.18x
14	Leeks	21	0.550%	412.57x
15	Murton	21	0.550%	161.04x
16	Nunn	21	0.550%	31.14x
17	Cobb	20	0.520%	36.54x
18	Crick	20	0.520%	86.88x
19	Musk	20	0.520%	225.48x
20	Studd	20	0.520%	302.11x
21	Bloomfield	19	0.490%	38.83x
22	Rudd	19	0.490%	31.30x
23	Philpot	18	0.470%	69.66x
24	Sandy	18	0.470%	134.63x
25	Woodrow	18	0.470%	75.47x
26	Buckle	17	0.440%	40.57x
27	Bobby	16	0.420%	883.98x
28	Cullum	15	0.390%	99.21x
29	Fulcher	15	0.390%	77.08x
30	Cornell	14	0.360%	54.43x
31	Haylett	14	0.360%	206.19x
32	Howes	14	0.360%	20.80x
33	Barkham	13	0.340%	505.84x
34	Collett	13	0.340%	26.33x
35	Offord	13	0.340%	107.08x
36	Cann	12	0.310%	33.65x
37	Elsey	12	0.310%	101.35x
38	Kerry	12	0.310%	46.10x
39	Prentice	12	0.310%	26.48x
40	Stannard	12	0.310%	44.66x
41	Vince	12	0.310%	51.52x
42	Aldous	11	0.290%	70.60x
43	Anness	11	0.290%	839.69x
44	Dennington	11	0.290%	269.61x
45	Doubleday	11	0.290%	136.31x
46	Larter	11	0.290%	152.99x
47	Lines	11	0.290%	26.92x
48	Angold	10	0.260%	884.96x
49	Barham	10	0.260%	42.00x
50	Beales	10	0.260%	61.01x
51	Froud	10	0.260%	93.63x
52	Gostling	10	0.260%	194.93x
53	Harrold	10	0.260%	57.57x
54	Haystead	10	0.260%	1666.67x
55	Madgett	10	0.260%	757.58x
56	Pretty	10	0.260%	73.10x
57	Sheldrake	10	0.260%	78.74x
58	Wylie	10	0.260%	22.32x
59	Elliston	9	0.230%	120.97x
60	Garrod	9	0.230%	44.53x
61	Keeley	9	0.230%	57.51x
62	Leggate	9	0.230%	329.67x
63	Newland	9	0.230%	39.03x
64	Scopes	9	0.230%	348.84x
65	Scutts	9	0.230%	535.71x
66	Coburn	8	0.210%	109.74x
67	Cutting	8	0.210%	40.75x
68	Dack	8	0.210%	67.62x
69	Gipson	8	0.210%	215.05x
70	Haylock	8	0.210%	76.19x
71	Livock	8	0.210%	380.95x
72	Newson	8	0.210%	32.91x
73	Steggles	8	0.210%	177.78x
74	Thrower	8	0.210%	65.25x
75	Batley	7	0.180%	42.02x
76	Flatman	7	0.180%	118.44x
77	Foulser	7	0.180%	666.67x
78	Gaymer	7	0.180%	277.78x
79	Hurn	7	0.180%	70.28x
80	Hurren	7	0.180%	109.38x
81	Jolley	7	0.180%	34.50x
82	Keely	7	0.180%	178.57x
83	Lond	7	0.180%	714.29x
84	Maling	7	0.180%	286.89x
85	Punt	7	0.180%	175.44x
86	Rout	7	0.180%	116.67x
87	Thurtle	7	0.180%	316.74x
88	Brame	6	0.160%	186.92x
89	Bread	6	0.160%	750.00x
90	Burrage	6	0.160%	79.89x
91	Copping	6	0.160%	39.09x
92	Haxell	6	0.160%	277.78x
93	Petts	6	0.160%	61.10x
94	Rampley	6	0.160%	419.58x
95	Rudling	6	0.160%	212.77x
96	Sanham	6	0.160%	937.50x
97	Shulver	6	0.160%	304.57x
98	Tipple	6	0.160%	109.29x
99	Welham	6	0.160%	40.38x
100	Wingfield	6	0.160%	33.73x