1881 census place

Dorking surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Dorking, Surrey 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

539 surnames are listed for Dorking, Surrey, covering 4,304 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Knight, with 80 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Dorking

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	Knight	80	0.840%	6.79x
2	Weller	77	0.810%	56.03x
3	Ede	72	0.750%	138.06x
4	Peters	71	0.740%	21.18x
5	Ansell	68	0.710%	61.59x
6	Dudley	68	0.710%	47.41x
7	Rose	68	0.710%	9.59x
8	Skilton	67	0.700%	264.09x
9	Rapley	65	0.680%	218.78x
10	Fuller	49	0.510%	12.67x
11	Upfold	42	0.440%	617.65x
12	Croucher	36	0.380%	65.73x
13	Edser	36	0.380%	501.39x
14	Dodd	35	0.370%	9.00x
15	Worsfold	35	0.370%	112.58x
16	Simmonds	33	0.350%	12.93x
17	Wakeford	32	0.330%	96.68x
18	Brett	31	0.320%	17.08x
19	Jordan	31	0.320%	7.34x
20	Bax	30	0.310%	251.26x
21	Clear	29	0.300%	145.36x
22	Hooker	29	0.300%	35.50x
23	Arthur	28	0.290%	13.44x
24	Charman	28	0.290%	52.38x
25	Chitty	28	0.290%	76.63x
26	Dennis	28	0.290%	9.90x
27	Sherlock	28	0.290%	43.50x
28	Booker	26	0.270%	22.70x
29	Bridger	26	0.270%	32.30x
30	Chart	26	0.270%	194.03x
31	Randall	26	0.270%	8.68x
32	Boxall	25	0.260%	33.01x
33	Pledge	25	0.260%	236.74x
34	Sayers	24	0.250%	22.73x
35	Gale	23	0.240%	8.03x
36	Grinstead	23	0.240%	204.08x
37	Jeater	23	0.240%	1179.49x
38	Dearling	22	0.230%	352.00x
39	Elms	22	0.230%	60.47x
40	Fairbrother	22	0.230%	40.48x
41	Letts	22	0.230%	67.38x
42	Mercer	22	0.230%	8.77x
43	Sturges	21	0.220%	91.78x
44	Tidy	21	0.220%	60.82x
45	Boorer	20	0.210%	215.29x
46	Brooker	20	0.210%	17.34x
47	Gilliam	20	0.210%	215.29x
48	Longhurst	20	0.210%	31.83x
49	Sadler	20	0.210%	8.88x
50	Stedman	20	0.210%	33.71x
51	Batchelor	19	0.200%	11.72x
52	Chennell	19	0.200%	253.33x
53	Dowling	19	0.200%	17.94x
54	Godwin	19	0.200%	15.36x
55	Parkhurst	19	0.200%	190.19x
56	Bowring	18	0.190%	58.50x
57	Bravery	18	0.190%	346.15x
58	Killick	18	0.190%	36.94x
59	Southon	18	0.190%	155.84x
60	Spooner	18	0.190%	13.05x
61	Stanbridge	18	0.190%	65.89x
62	Tullett	18	0.190%	90.09x
63	Wren	18	0.190%	17.39x
64	Fielder	17	0.180%	28.79x
65	Friday	17	0.180%	108.49x
66	Gasson	17	0.180%	72.06x
67	Greenfield	17	0.180%	16.00x
68	Head	17	0.180%	7.31x
69	Molyneux	17	0.180%	23.29x
70	Monk	17	0.180%	8.47x
71	Risbridger	17	0.180%	364.81x
72	Scrivens	17	0.180%	59.52x
73	Bullen	16	0.170%	15.79x
74	Child	16	0.170%	9.85x
75	Durrant	16	0.170%	10.70x
76	Flint	16	0.170%	9.33x
77	Luff	16	0.170%	25.99x
78	Balchin	15	0.160%	69.74x
79	Champion	15	0.160%	15.00x
80	Dewdney	15	0.160%	106.31x
81	Dibble	15	0.160%	54.53x
82	Plummer	15	0.160%	11.75x
83	Strudwick	15	0.160%	49.73x
84	Cheesman	14	0.150%	28.67x
85	Comfort	14	0.150%	127.85x
86	Jenner	14	0.150%	12.34x
87	Lynn	14	0.150%	16.78x
88	Overington	14	0.150%	213.09x
89	Sawyers	14	0.150%	108.86x
90	Valentine	14	0.150%	11.42x
91	Beadle	13	0.140%	19.37x
92	Capon	13	0.140%	33.86x
93	Gittins	13	0.140%	22.06x
94	Heasman	13	0.140%	52.15x
95	Jeal	13	0.140%	75.14x
96	Reader	13	0.140%	15.76x
97	Sturgess	13	0.140%	23.71x
98	Tugwell	13	0.140%	68.35x
99	Alloway	12	0.130%	157.27x
100	Chaldecott	12	0.130%	538.12x