1881 census place

Seaford surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Seaford, 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

111 surnames are listed for Seaford, Sussex, covering 632 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Simmons, with 53 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Seaford

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	Simmons	53	3.16%	77.52x
2	Banks	48	2.87%	55.87x
3	Cheal	22	1.31%	785.71x
4	Beal	20	1.19%	127.06x
5	Cosstick	19	1.13%	7916.67x
6	Woolgar	18	1.07%	302.01x
7	Pettit	16	0.960%	120.85x
8	Bartholomew	15	0.900%	110.62x
9	Kennett	15	0.900%	160.94x
10	Verrall	15	0.900%	458.72x
11	Morling	14	0.840%	809.25x
12	Lower	13	0.780%	408.81x
13	Combs	11	0.660%	335.37x
14	Ade	10	0.600%	1470.59x
15	Pelham	10	0.600%	409.84x
16	Balkham	9	0.540%	1956.52x
17	Gully	9	0.540%	310.34x
18	Kennard	9	0.540%	110.43x
19	Mace	9	0.540%	60.93x
20	Cheale	8	0.480%	975.61x
21	Crang	8	0.480%	615.38x
22	Etherton	8	0.480%	776.70x
23	Pawson	8	0.480%	119.58x
24	Seed	8	0.480%	66.12x
25	Ticehurst	8	0.480%	329.22x
26	Boniface	7	0.420%	115.70x
27	Ockenden	7	0.420%	319.63x
28	Woodhams	7	0.420%	168.27x
29	Allwork	6	0.360%	645.16x
30	Avis	6	0.360%	74.63x
31	Bravery	6	0.360%	659.34x
32	Chiles	6	0.360%	370.37x
33	Crowhurst	6	0.360%	76.73x
34	Elphick	6	0.360%	107.33x
35	Fost	6	0.360%	2000.00x
36	Gambling	6	0.360%	495.87x
37	Henty	6	0.360%	292.68x
38	Jasper	6	0.360%	109.89x
39	Jupp	6	0.360%	64.17x
40	Templeman	6	0.360%	92.74x
41	Tompsett	6	0.360%	212.77x
42	Trigwell	6	0.360%	967.74x
43	Collingham	5	0.300%	328.95x
44	Mathewson	5	0.300%	123.46x
45	Mewett	5	0.300%	549.45x
46	Nana	5	0.300%	12500.00x
47	Squibb	5	0.300%	138.50x
48	Streeter	5	0.300%	71.53x
49	Wynter	5	0.300%	1219.51x
50	Fears	4	0.240%	634.92x
51	Gearing	4	0.240%	93.68x
52	Gorring	4	0.240%	952.38x
53	Hilder	4	0.240%	102.30x
54	Mockett	4	0.240%	238.10x
55	Stace	4	0.240%	117.65x
56	Tiller	4	0.240%	89.89x
57	Troughton	4	0.240%	73.94x
58	Wedgwood	4	0.240%	256.41x
59	Foard	3	0.180%	204.08x
60	Geering	3	0.180%	140.19x
61	Hendriks	3	0.180%	7500.00x
62	Parris	3	0.180%	67.11x
63	Strawbridge	3	0.180%	168.54x
64	Towner	3	0.180%	66.96x
65	Brumfit	2	0.120%	465.12x
66	Canty	2	0.120%	102.56x
67	Farncombe	2	0.120%	243.90x
68	Muggeridge	2	0.120%	58.14x
69	Prodger	2	0.120%	142.86x
70	Rusbridge	2	0.120%	210.53x
71	Tiltman	2	0.120%	224.72x
72	Tuthill	2	0.120%	149.25x
73	Andersen	1	0.060%	107.53x
74	Artis	1	0.060%	78.13x
75	Calcutt	1	0.060%	47.62x
76	Canfield	1	0.060%	52.08x
77	Castells	1	0.060%	1250.00x
78	Chinnock	1	0.060%	76.92x
79	Condell	1	0.060%	294.12x
80	Coxwell	1	0.060%	208.33x
81	Faint	1	0.060%	68.97x
82	Files	1	0.060%	77.52x
83	Francies	1	0.060%	103.09x
84	Gomersall	1	0.060%	24.51x
85	Gregorey	1	0.060%	625.00x
86	Haine	1	0.060%	42.02x
87	Halt	1	0.060%	175.44x
88	Harriott	1	0.060%	76.34x
89	Hinwood	1	0.060%	178.57x
90	Hocken	1	0.060%	60.24x
91	Hollyman	1	0.060%	83.33x
92	Hursey	1	0.060%	256.41x
93	Jenkens	1	0.060%	192.31x
94	Levick	1	0.060%	43.48x
95	Mauley	1	0.060%	222.22x
96	Montagu	1	0.060%	243.90x
97	Morewood	1	0.060%	158.73x
98	Muddle	1	0.060%	60.61x
99	Partidge	1	0.060%	833.33x
100	Peabody	1	0.060%	69.93x