1881 census place

South Lynn surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in South Lynn, 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

322 surnames are listed for South Lynn, Norfolk, covering 1,640 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Wagg, with 33 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in South Lynn

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	Wagg	33	0.650%	278.48x
2	Collison	31	0.610%	149.18x
3	Bocking	23	0.450%	333.82x
4	Drew	23	0.450%	17.18x
5	Catton	22	0.430%	133.98x
6	Oakes	21	0.410%	28.61x
7	Fysh	20	0.390%	682.59x
8	Horsley	20	0.390%	42.20x
9	Edgeley	19	0.370%	555.56x
10	Marsters	18	0.360%	610.17x
11	Plowright	18	0.360%	142.74x
12	Medlock	17	0.340%	216.56x
13	Ollett	17	0.340%	536.28x
14	Towler	17	0.340%	75.19x
15	Blyth	15	0.300%	18.77x
16	Bullen	15	0.300%	27.90x
17	Cozens	15	0.300%	67.36x
18	Sharpin	15	0.300%	789.47x
19	Suggett	15	0.300%	293.54x
20	Barnaby	14	0.280%	138.61x
21	Clare	14	0.280%	19.08x
22	Crisp	14	0.280%	19.87x
23	Pooley	14	0.280%	34.20x
24	Powley	14	0.280%	89.06x
25	Batterbee	13	0.260%	322.58x
26	Link	13	0.260%	141.46x
27	Skerritt	13	0.260%	268.60x
28	Dexter	12	0.240%	32.22x
29	Eggett	12	0.240%	318.30x
30	Ivy	12	0.240%	582.52x
31	Dodman	11	0.220%	140.13x
32	Dye	11	0.220%	32.71x
33	Greeves	11	0.220%	196.78x
34	Skipper	11	0.220%	57.77x
35	Barlen	10	0.200%	2941.18x
36	Cawston	10	0.200%	263.85x
37	Flanders	10	0.200%	80.26x
38	Fordham	10	0.200%	24.53x
39	Renaut	10	0.200%	591.72x
40	Tweedy	10	0.200%	96.25x
41	Curson	9	0.180%	77.85x
42	Fitness	9	0.180%	443.35x
43	Futter	9	0.180%	117.96x
44	Haverson	9	0.180%	357.14x
45	Leggett	9	0.180%	22.59x
46	Lincoln	9	0.180%	23.56x
47	Melton	9	0.180%	50.31x
48	Regester	9	0.180%	720.00x
49	Snelling	9	0.180%	21.87x
50	Backham	8	0.160%	655.74x
51	Gathercole	8	0.160%	77.07x
52	Gleadhill	8	0.160%	363.64x
53	Hides	8	0.160%	124.42x
54	Holdgate	8	0.160%	200.50x
55	Huntley	8	0.160%	22.39x
56	Jude	8	0.160%	85.47x
57	Leake	8	0.160%	38.39x
58	Mindham	8	0.160%	547.95x
59	Mole	8	0.160%	20.34x
60	Neave	8	0.160%	33.60x
61	Pank	8	0.160%	227.27x
62	Rackham	8	0.160%	57.85x
63	Rix	8	0.160%	28.64x
64	Rudland	8	0.160%	95.24x
65	Shone	8	0.160%	38.78x
66	Snare	8	0.160%	191.39x
67	Tilson	8	0.160%	130.93x
68	Tyzack	8	0.160%	205.66x
69	Youngs	8	0.160%	41.39x
70	Atmore	7	0.140%	445.86x
71	Ayre	7	0.140%	24.72x
72	Barwood	7	0.140%	193.91x
73	Batterham	7	0.140%	180.41x
74	Butters	7	0.140%	28.11x
75	Castleton	7	0.140%	162.79x
76	Doy	7	0.140%	161.66x
77	Ducker	7	0.140%	58.82x
78	Fortman	7	0.140%	598.29x
79	Girdlestone	7	0.140%	112.36x
80	Harbour	7	0.140%	53.44x
81	Jermyn	7	0.140%	206.49x
82	Massingham	7	0.140%	82.35x
83	Mays	7	0.140%	24.15x
84	Ransom	7	0.140%	25.51x
85	Ransome	7	0.140%	43.72x
86	Row	7	0.140%	26.85x
87	Sainty	7	0.140%	217.39x
88	Shread	7	0.140%	510.95x
89	Skerry	7	0.140%	170.32x
90	Wickham	7	0.140%	20.42x
91	Akers	6	0.120%	24.36x
92	Beaver	6	0.120%	26.74x
93	Bennell	6	0.120%	136.36x
94	Chestney	6	0.120%	229.89x
95	Colby	6	0.120%	57.20x
96	Cullam	6	0.120%	264.32x
97	Dines	6	0.120%	44.38x
98	Dudgeon	6	0.120%	56.82x
99	Eglington	6	0.120%	152.28x
100	Fiddy	6	0.120%	136.36x