1881 census place

Godalming surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Godalming, 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

560 surnames are listed for Godalming, Surrey, covering 3,765 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Edwards, with 146 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Godalming

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	Edwards	146	1.63%	5.85x
2	Mills	88	0.980%	7.57x
3	Woods	85	0.950%	15.04x
4	Newman	56	0.620%	8.40x
5	Boxall	49	0.550%	69.00x
6	Mayers	49	0.550%	182.36x
7	Hackman	45	0.500%	509.63x
8	Holden	43	0.480%	8.76x
9	Denyer	41	0.460%	112.42x
10	Strudwick	39	0.440%	137.91x
11	Stedman	38	0.420%	68.32x
12	Tickner	37	0.410%	95.41x
13	Etherington	34	0.380%	50.30x
14	Colpus	33	0.370%	1513.76x
15	Mandeville	33	0.370%	725.27x
16	Simmonds	32	0.360%	13.37x
17	Mullard	31	0.350%	210.60x
18	Bonner	30	0.330%	38.10x
19	Bridger	30	0.330%	39.76x
20	Court	30	0.330%	26.33x
21	Welland	29	0.320%	267.04x
22	Farnfield	28	0.310%	577.32x
23	Chalcraft	27	0.300%	301.68x
24	Moon	27	0.300%	14.28x
25	Beagley	26	0.290%	173.45x
26	Pets	26	0.290%	1319.80x
27	Raggett	26	0.290%	232.97x
28	Waller	26	0.290%	11.52x
29	Luff	25	0.280%	43.31x
30	Stilwell	25	0.280%	191.57x
31	Keen	23	0.260%	12.81x
32	Lintott	23	0.260%	165.71x
33	Pincott	23	0.260%	235.90x
34	Linegar	22	0.250%	995.48x
35	Duke	21	0.230%	20.17x
36	Elson	21	0.230%	37.41x
37	Street	21	0.230%	10.03x
38	Covey	20	0.220%	203.87x
39	Joy	20	0.220%	26.53x
40	Lillywhite	20	0.220%	114.09x
41	Ketchell	19	0.210%	1098.27x
42	Lewer	19	0.210%	261.35x
43	Mellersh	19	0.210%	683.45x
44	Stent	19	0.210%	94.48x
45	Balchin	18	0.200%	89.24x
46	Elliot	18	0.200%	7.87x
47	Henson	18	0.200%	17.13x
48	Stovold	17	0.190%	208.08x
49	Bicknell	16	0.180%	44.78x
50	Debenham	16	0.180%	96.33x
51	Goodchild	16	0.180%	18.36x
52	Kimber	16	0.180%	18.76x
53	Marchant	16	0.180%	11.52x
54	Sumners	16	0.180%	198.76x
55	Edgeler	15	0.170%	750.00x
56	Glazier	15	0.170%	105.12x
57	Jelly	15	0.170%	56.97x
58	Pullen	15	0.170%	12.72x
59	Riddle	15	0.170%	20.17x
60	Smithers	15	0.170%	30.97x
61	Steer	15	0.170%	14.33x
62	Steere	15	0.170%	216.14x
63	Sumner	15	0.170%	10.34x
64	Bex	14	0.160%	374.33x
65	Cousins	14	0.160%	8.68x
66	Gritt	14	0.160%	600.86x
67	Peto	14	0.160%	179.95x
68	Raynsford	14	0.160%	660.38x
69	Voice	14	0.160%	119.05x
70	Wiggins	14	0.160%	14.49x
71	Bowler	13	0.150%	11.88x
72	Major	13	0.150%	10.75x
73	Nye	13	0.150%	23.21x
74	Paice	13	0.150%	46.56x
75	Pannell	13	0.150%	48.54x
76	Withall	13	0.150%	141.92x
77	Worsfold	13	0.150%	44.61x
78	Bookham	12	0.130%	348.84x
79	Dicker	12	0.130%	34.19x
80	Herrington	12	0.130%	35.59x
81	Lemon	12	0.130%	18.45x
82	Mayo	12	0.130%	17.42x
83	Snelling	12	0.130%	16.50x
84	Charman	11	0.120%	21.95x
85	Cumber	11	0.120%	133.17x
86	Dodman	11	0.120%	79.25x
87	Furlonger	11	0.120%	170.28x
88	Jose	11	0.120%	67.82x
89	Lindsey	11	0.120%	24.12x
90	Poulter	11	0.120%	16.51x
91	Rapson	11	0.120%	58.82x
92	Reffold	11	0.120%	322.58x
93	Softley	11	0.120%	134.15x
94	Wilder	11	0.120%	48.25x
95	Callingham	10	0.110%	127.55x
96	Cheesman	10	0.110%	21.84x
97	Collyer	10	0.110%	18.03x
98	Dummer	10	0.110%	108.46x
99	Ede	10	0.110%	20.45x
100	Edgington	10	0.110%	40.85x