1881 census place

Rottingdean surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Rottingdean, Sussex 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

130 surnames are listed for Rottingdean, Sussex, covering 615 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Mockford, with 40 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Rottingdean

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	Mockford	40	2.38%	1418.44x
2	Avis	38	2.26%	470.30x
3	Lander	20	1.19%	173.46x
4	Geering	16	0.950%	744.19x
5	Bowles	15	0.890%	54.49x
6	Patching	14	0.830%	396.60x
7	Tingley	13	0.770%	722.22x
8	Cheale	12	0.710%	1445.78x
9	Funnell	12	0.710%	129.03x
10	Soloman	12	0.710%	326.98x
11	Vine	12	0.710%	76.68x
12	Whale	11	0.650%	116.40x
13	Copper	10	0.590%	364.96x
14	Etherington	10	0.590%	78.74x
15	Moppett	10	0.590%	1149.43x
16	Dudeney	9	0.530%	1607.14x
17	Paris	9	0.530%	169.17x
18	Pettitt	9	0.530%	100.00x
19	Dudman	8	0.480%	256.41x
20	Hobden	8	0.480%	202.02x
21	Holford	8	0.480%	148.42x
22	Benge	7	0.420%	311.11x
23	Farrant	7	0.420%	70.14x
24	Gearing	7	0.420%	163.17x
25	Goodridge	7	0.420%	124.78x
26	Heather	7	0.420%	78.30x
27	Snudden	7	0.420%	921.05x
28	Welfare	7	0.420%	271.32x
29	Allwork	6	0.360%	645.16x
30	Billett	6	0.360%	165.75x
31	Blaber	6	0.360%	379.75x
32	Boys	6	0.360%	90.77x
33	Dunk	6	0.360%	107.72x
34	Hilder	6	0.360%	152.67x
35	Mepham	6	0.360%	194.17x
36	Packham	6	0.360%	73.80x
37	Streater	6	0.360%	833.33x
38	Tuppen	6	0.360%	408.16x
39	Wickenden	6	0.360%	157.89x
40	Barnden	5	0.300%	454.55x
41	Chuter	5	0.300%	232.56x
42	Crunden	5	0.300%	704.23x
43	Geall	5	0.300%	609.76x
44	Kensett	5	0.300%	568.18x
45	Margett	5	0.300%	1515.15x
46	Poynter	5	0.300%	138.12x
47	Upham	5	0.300%	226.24x
48	Weekley	5	0.300%	602.41x
49	Chart	4	0.240%	169.49x
50	Crossingham	4	0.240%	1142.86x
51	Dibley	4	0.240%	175.44x
52	Furlong	4	0.240%	68.14x
53	Gorringe	4	0.240%	148.15x
54	Graysmark	4	0.240%	1428.57x
55	Herriott	4	0.240%	200.00x
56	Hide	4	0.240%	61.63x
57	Knell	4	0.240%	156.25x
58	Lanes	4	0.240%	289.86x
59	Mantell	4	0.240%	239.52x
60	Stenning	4	0.240%	84.57x
61	Warmington	4	0.240%	128.21x
62	Willmer	4	0.240%	219.78x
63	Blois	3	0.180%	545.45x
64	Cecil	3	0.180%	109.49x
65	Guilford	3	0.180%	218.98x
66	Hennessey	3	0.180%	102.04x
67	Lower	3	0.180%	94.04x
68	Noyce	3	0.180%	79.37x
69	Pearcey	3	0.180%	118.58x
70	Roberton	3	0.180%	191.08x
71	Salvage	3	0.180%	167.60x
72	Scrace	3	0.180%	306.12x
73	Vessey	3	0.180%	105.26x
74	Arkwright	2	0.120%	50.51x
75	Bignall	2	0.120%	71.43x
76	Eager	2	0.120%	85.11x
77	Harriett	2	0.120%	869.57x
78	Henty	2	0.120%	97.09x
79	Hollingdale	2	0.120%	93.46x
80	Kennelly	2	0.120%	217.39x
81	Pantlin	2	0.120%	370.37x
82	Sellar	2	0.120%	50.00x
83	Shotter	2	0.120%	92.17x
84	Wanstall	2	0.120%	84.75x
85	Wellen	2	0.120%	540.54x
86	Yard	2	0.120%	99.50x
87	Anders	1	0.060%	32.79x
88	Attwater	1	0.060%	71.43x
89	Barnsdale	1	0.060%	85.47x
90	Behrens	1	0.060%	125.00x
91	Blann	1	0.060%	131.58x
92	Bleach	1	0.060%	90.91x
93	Book	1	0.060%	112.36x
94	Braby	1	0.060%	99.01x
95	Cheal	1	0.060%	35.46x
96	Clancey	1	0.060%	61.73x
97	Clase	1	0.060%	526.32x
98	Collingham	1	0.060%	65.36x
99	Dolen	1	0.060%	400.00x
100	Dungate	1	0.060%	59.17x