1881 census place

Southwold surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Southwold, 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

117 surnames are listed for Southwold, Suffolk, covering 831 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hurr, with 56 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Southwold

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	Hurr	56	2.66%	10370.37x
2	Waters	31	1.47%	36.63x
3	Goldsmith	30	1.42%	91.72x
4	Welton	30	1.42%	393.70x
5	Stannard	27	1.28%	183.67x
6	Denny	22	1.04%	124.22x
7	Doy	22	1.04%	1222.22x
8	Blowers	21	1.00%	391.79x
9	Button	19	0.900%	76.03x
10	Ladd	19	0.900%	255.72x
11	Critten	18	0.850%	4615.38x
12	Land	17	0.810%	111.99x
13	Naunton	17	0.810%	1700.00x
14	Wigg	17	0.810%	293.10x
15	Folkard	15	0.710%	453.17x
16	Newson	15	0.710%	112.78x
17	Crickmore	14	0.660%	598.29x
18	Baggott	13	0.620%	212.42x
19	Laws	13	0.620%	55.51x
20	Cannell	12	0.570%	131.72x
21	Gillings	12	0.570%	241.94x
22	Mayhew	12	0.570%	69.04x
23	Powditch	12	0.570%	2500.00x
24	Cragie	10	0.470%	1098.90x
25	Girling	10	0.470%	74.57x
26	Wentworth	10	0.470%	251.89x
27	Jellicoe	9	0.430%	661.76x
28	Stammers	9	0.430%	158.73x
29	Tooke	9	0.430%	280.37x
30	Bedingfield	8	0.380%	454.55x
31	Haken	8	0.380%	1000.00x
32	Herrington	8	0.380%	100.88x
33	Jillings	8	0.380%	620.16x
34	Juler	8	0.380%	1568.63x
35	Muttitt	8	0.380%	2051.28x
36	Claxton	7	0.330%	52.47x
37	Deal	7	0.330%	134.87x
38	Goffin	7	0.330%	216.05x
39	Lowne	7	0.330%	886.08x
40	Pendrey	7	0.330%	1627.91x
41	Prime	7	0.330%	84.75x
42	Tuthill	7	0.330%	414.20x
43	Youngs	7	0.330%	87.17x
44	Aldrich	6	0.280%	175.95x
45	Dedman	6	0.280%	150.38x
46	Hanner	6	0.280%	659.34x
47	Haward	6	0.280%	208.33x
48	Ruthen	6	0.280%	1200.00x
49	Stern	6	0.280%	300.00x
50	Strowger	6	0.280%	705.88x
51	Weatherby	6	0.280%	200.00x
52	Adnams	5	0.240%	427.35x
53	Boyden	5	0.240%	124.38x
54	Debney	5	0.240%	427.35x
55	Elmy	5	0.240%	862.07x
56	Macarthur	5	0.240%	198.41x
57	Ruthven	5	0.240%	187.27x
58	Shimmon	5	0.240%	1851.85x
59	Woodgate	5	0.240%	50.56x
60	Chaston	4	0.190%	160.00x
61	Chipperfield	4	0.190%	73.53x
62	Ecclestone	4	0.190%	148.15x
63	Fryett	4	0.190%	236.69x
64	Grindell	4	0.190%	347.83x
65	Upcraft	4	0.190%	655.74x
66	Whyatt	4	0.190%	76.19x
67	Benstead	3	0.140%	55.25x
68	Blois	3	0.140%	434.78x
69	Cantley	3	0.140%	319.15x
70	Corben	3	0.140%	193.55x
71	Doddington	3	0.140%	322.58x
72	Gayford	3	0.140%	185.19x
73	Grimmett	3	0.140%	128.76x
74	Herod	3	0.140%	144.23x
75	Hurren	3	0.140%	85.71x
76	Ife	3	0.140%	212.77x
77	Quantrill	3	0.140%	151.52x
78	Spurgeon	3	0.140%	44.71x
79	Tuttle	3	0.140%	110.70x
80	Bicker	2	0.100%	111.73x
81	Candler	2	0.100%	49.26x
82	Easey	2	0.100%	136.99x
83	Edmund	2	0.100%	92.17x
84	Farmery	2	0.100%	53.19x
85	Lawe	2	0.100%	206.19x
86	Parkman	2	0.100%	119.76x
87	Peer	2	0.100%	219.78x
88	Pillar	2	0.100%	114.94x
89	Rawlingson	2	0.100%	149.25x
90	Rumsby	2	0.100%	110.50x
91	Sadd	2	0.100%	64.10x
92	Vesey	2	0.100%	114.29x
93	Bircham	1	0.050%	49.26x
94	Bosanquet	1	0.050%	89.29x
95	Burcham	1	0.050%	66.67x
96	Cady	1	0.050%	55.25x
97	Dunton	1	0.050%	30.86x
98	Ebsworth	1	0.050%	51.28x
99	Ecles	1	0.050%	109.89x
100	Grimmitt	1	0.050%	250.00x