1881 census place

Laxfield surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Laxfield, 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

52 surnames are listed for Laxfield, Suffolk, covering 320 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Read, with 45 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Laxfield

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	Read	45	5.08%	78.78x
2	Norman	29	3.27%	70.63x
3	Cann	18	2.03%	219.24x
4	Balls	17	1.92%	149.78x
5	Jolly	14	1.58%	111.47x
6	Pipe	11	1.24%	279.90x
7	Batley	9	1.02%	234.99x
8	Hambling	9	1.02%	497.24x
9	Aldous	8	0.900%	222.84x
10	Felgate	8	0.900%	601.50x
11	Selsby	8	0.900%	2000.00x
12	Allum	7	0.790%	208.33x
13	Bayles	7	0.790%	400.00x
14	Flatman	7	0.790%	514.71x
15	Westrop	7	0.790%	1186.44x
16	Cordle	6	0.680%	2500.00x
17	Easy	6	0.680%	631.58x
18	Rodwell	6	0.680%	125.52x
19	Rumsby	6	0.680%	789.47x
20	Scoggins	6	0.680%	1875.00x
21	Pead	5	0.560%	666.67x
22	Wink	5	0.560%	675.68x
23	Bicker	4	0.450%	533.33x
24	Bullett	4	0.450%	952.38x
25	Heffer	4	0.450%	256.41x
26	Mothersole	4	0.450%	416.67x
27	Mouser	4	0.450%	888.89x
28	Ship	4	0.450%	291.97x
29	Drane	3	0.340%	164.84x
30	Eastaugh	3	0.340%	666.67x
31	Eastoe	3	0.340%	508.47x
32	Folkard	3	0.340%	215.83x
33	Godbold	3	0.340%	191.08x
34	Hadingham	3	0.340%	789.47x
35	Ruth	3	0.340%	285.71x
36	Woolner	3	0.340%	319.15x
37	Worledge	3	0.340%	535.71x
38	Colls	2	0.230%	198.02x
39	Cullingford	2	0.230%	192.31x
40	Denmark	2	0.230%	333.33x
41	Groome	2	0.230%	142.86x
42	Jillings	2	0.230%	370.37x
43	Redgrave	2	0.230%	102.56x
44	Spaul	2	0.230%	344.83x
45	Thirkettle	2	0.230%	235.29x
46	Went	2	0.230%	114.29x
47	Wythe	2	0.230%	303.03x
48	Cunnell	1	0.110%	344.83x
49	Easey	1	0.110%	163.93x
50	Goldsmid	1	0.110%	357.14x
51	Nickolds	1	0.110%	400.00x
52	Shorey	1	0.110%	109.89x