1881 census place

Lavenham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lavenham, Suffolk 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

82 surnames are listed for Lavenham, Suffolk, covering 825 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Mills, with 82 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lavenham

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	Mills	82	4.41%	33.98x
2	Howe	62	3.33%	84.84x
3	Lambert	43	2.31%	42.34x
4	Snell	37	1.99%	105.02x
5	Welham	30	1.61%	417.83x
6	Poulson	28	1.50%	630.63x
7	Pryke	25	1.34%	377.64x
8	Risby	25	1.34%	1879.70x
9	Steward	25	1.34%	104.56x
10	Tatum	24	1.29%	1481.48x
11	Keeble	23	1.24%	180.11x
12	Fayers	19	1.02%	657.44x
13	Polson	19	1.02%	439.81x
14	Theobald	16	0.860%	135.14x
15	Boyden	15	0.810%	422.54x
16	Rampling	15	0.810%	789.47x
17	Elliston	13	0.700%	361.11x
18	Knock	13	0.700%	367.23x
19	Ambrose	12	0.640%	73.22x
20	Dakin	12	0.640%	89.89x
21	Boby	11	0.590%	1833.33x
22	Fisk	11	0.590%	111.90x
23	Ranson	11	0.590%	119.57x
24	Pearman	10	0.540%	112.23x
25	Bantock	9	0.480%	957.45x
26	Beeton	9	0.480%	155.98x
27	Loveday	9	0.480%	79.16x
28	Offord	9	0.480%	153.32x
29	Welton	9	0.480%	133.73x
30	Eady	8	0.430%	189.13x
31	Titshall	8	0.430%	2000.00x
32	Alderton	7	0.380%	84.13x
33	Burroughs	7	0.380%	117.25x
34	Cansell	7	0.380%	2800.00x
35	Copping	7	0.380%	94.34x
36	Etheridge	7	0.380%	63.23x
37	Garrard	7	0.380%	90.09x
38	Otley	7	0.380%	222.93x
39	Stribling	7	0.380%	382.51x
40	Alves	6	0.320%	606.06x
41	Brinkley	6	0.320%	232.56x
42	Game	6	0.320%	101.87x
43	Grimwood	6	0.320%	78.33x
44	Hews	6	0.320%	461.54x
45	Hogger	6	0.320%	833.33x
46	Petley	6	0.320%	384.62x
47	Ruffell	5	0.270%	135.14x
48	Alen	4	0.210%	666.67x
49	Bocock	4	0.210%	176.99x
50	Bullivant	4	0.210%	83.33x
51	Creasy	4	0.210%	105.82x
52	Greenhead	4	0.210%	533.33x
53	Griss	4	0.210%	800.00x
54	Pate	4	0.210%	51.88x
55	Attack	3	0.160%	697.67x
56	Biddell	3	0.160%	247.93x
57	Eary	3	0.160%	306.12x
58	Josling	3	0.160%	157.07x
59	Lingley	3	0.160%	134.53x
60	Making	3	0.160%	500.00x
61	Ong	3	0.160%	300.00x
62	Rist	3	0.160%	232.56x
63	Thorington	3	0.160%	434.78x
64	Ablitt	2	0.110%	134.23x
65	Barkway	2	0.110%	176.99x
66	Carrie	2	0.110%	63.29x
67	Hoddy	2	0.110%	235.29x
68	Sore	2	0.110%	273.97x
69	Wollard	2	0.110%	217.39x
70	Beadley	1	0.050%	135.14x
71	Billen	1	0.050%	142.86x
72	Causton	1	0.050%	49.02x
73	Chinnery	1	0.050%	44.64x
74	Clemence	1	0.050%	62.11x
75	Evered	1	0.050%	61.35x
76	Faires	1	0.050%	158.73x
77	Felgate	1	0.050%	35.71x
78	Hum	1	0.050%	200.00x
79	Leeks	1	0.050%	40.65x
80	Meeking	1	0.050%	112.36x
81	Muriel	1	0.050%	322.58x
82	Pearsons	1	0.050%	131.58x