1881 census place

Hilgay surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Hilgay, 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

79 surnames are listed for Hilgay, Norfolk, covering 578 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Carnell, with 34 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Hilgay

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	Carnell	34	2.01%	665.36x
2	Brundle	25	1.48%	1923.08x
3	Hailstone	25	1.48%	827.81x
4	Veal	24	1.42%	232.33x
5	Bland	20	1.18%	57.11x
6	Ambrose	19	1.12%	127.69x
7	Howlett	18	1.07%	79.47x
8	Fountain	16	0.950%	137.93x
9	Duffield	15	0.890%	102.39x
10	Youngs	15	0.890%	232.92x
11	Forth	14	0.830%	337.35x
12	Goodchild	13	0.770%	79.17x
13	Case	12	0.710%	71.13x
14	Egleton	12	0.710%	902.26x
15	Tingay	12	0.710%	1304.35x
16	Harnwell	11	0.650%	3928.57x
17	Whittome	11	0.650%	1964.29x
18	Armsby	10	0.590%	2127.66x
19	Canham	10	0.590%	132.98x
20	Dearsley	10	0.590%	641.03x
21	Everitt	10	0.590%	70.62x
22	Barritt	9	0.530%	203.62x
23	Carman	9	0.530%	160.14x
24	Delph	9	0.530%	1698.11x
25	Engledow	9	0.530%	1406.25x
26	Haylett	9	0.530%	302.01x
27	Osler	9	0.530%	466.32x
28	Register	9	0.530%	1800.00x
29	Theobald	9	0.530%	83.72x
30	Thurlow	9	0.530%	110.57x
31	Batterson	8	0.470%	1538.46x
32	Greef	8	0.470%	2352.94x
33	Scotting	8	0.470%	1951.22x
34	Bensley	7	0.410%	241.38x
35	Rust	7	0.410%	78.56x
36	Blackbird	6	0.360%	1714.29x
37	Catlin	6	0.360%	149.25x
38	Copeman	6	0.360%	150.38x
39	Hensby	6	0.360%	416.67x
40	Norburn	6	0.360%	461.54x
41	Sucker	6	0.360%	2000.00x
42	Buckenham	5	0.300%	230.41x
43	Cossey	5	0.300%	212.77x
44	Banyard	4	0.240%	103.90x
45	Bunkall	4	0.240%	975.61x
46	Clingo	4	0.240%	1212.12x
47	Morfoot	4	0.240%	1428.57x
48	Staff	4	0.240%	93.24x
49	Beechey	3	0.180%	138.25x
50	Curtiss	3	0.180%	116.73x
51	Fincham	3	0.180%	63.42x
52	Harpley	3	0.180%	422.54x
53	Lakey	3	0.180%	174.42x
54	Layland	3	0.180%	91.19x
55	Poll	3	0.180%	111.11x
56	Pryer	3	0.180%	87.98x
57	Sanctuary	3	0.180%	909.09x
58	Farman	2	0.120%	63.29x
59	Gotobed	2	0.120%	103.09x
60	Mallows	2	0.120%	102.56x
61	Pikett	2	0.120%	363.64x
62	Savery	2	0.120%	74.63x
63	Shingles	2	0.120%	111.73x
64	Tingey	2	0.120%	77.52x
65	Willingham	2	0.120%	80.00x
66	Barke	1	0.060%	90.09x
67	Boman	1	0.060%	169.49x
68	Charlick	1	0.060%	96.15x
69	Chatten	1	0.060%	72.46x
70	Cowlan	1	0.060%	294.12x
71	Fickling	1	0.060%	65.36x
72	Goat	1	0.060%	161.29x
73	Goodge	1	0.060%	82.64x
74	Grief	1	0.060%	102.04x
75	Hatwell	1	0.060%	101.01x
76	Murfitt	1	0.060%	47.62x
77	Overland	1	0.060%	200.00x
78	Seamen	1	0.060%	277.78x
79	Thurling	1	0.060%	106.38x