1881 census place

Swaffham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Swaffham, 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

213 surnames are listed for Swaffham, Norfolk, covering 1,293 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Heyhoe, with 38 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Swaffham

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	Heyhoe	38	1.04%	1800.95x
2	Nelson	34	0.930%	19.21x
3	Lusher	31	0.850%	523.65x
4	Perkins	30	0.820%	18.25x
5	Warnes	27	0.740%	223.70x
6	Powley	25	0.680%	220.65x
7	Rallison	20	0.550%	1626.02x
8	Starling	20	0.550%	74.49x
9	Coe	19	0.520%	32.01x
10	Dickerson	19	0.520%	127.43x
11	Howes	19	0.520%	29.75x
12	Muffett	19	0.520%	974.36x
13	Butters	18	0.490%	100.28x
14	Melton	18	0.490%	139.53x
15	Pitcher	18	0.490%	63.51x
16	Crafer	17	0.470%	1148.65x
17	Dack	17	0.470%	151.38x
18	Dye	15	0.410%	61.88x
19	Murrell	15	0.410%	57.58x
20	Oxborough	15	0.410%	588.24x
21	Copsey	14	0.380%	179.26x
22	Hannant	14	0.380%	273.44x
23	Margetson	14	0.380%	462.05x
24	Rix	14	0.380%	69.55x
25	Alpe	13	0.360%	970.15x
26	Moulton	13	0.360%	71.74x
27	Overton	12	0.330%	33.84x
28	Roberson	12	0.330%	213.52x
29	Tufts	12	0.330%	1318.68x
30	Avis	11	0.300%	62.68x
31	Eves	11	0.300%	71.99x
32	Knock	11	0.300%	158.50x
33	Tuck	11	0.300%	23.45x
34	Bye	10	0.270%	54.44x
35	Couzens	10	0.270%	109.89x
36	Goodbody	10	0.270%	242.72x
37	Greengrass	10	0.270%	202.84x
38	Moy	10	0.270%	134.59x
39	Secker	10	0.270%	119.76x
40	Thacker	10	0.270%	37.76x
41	Brunton	9	0.250%	31.35x
42	Churchman	9	0.250%	96.67x
43	Codman	9	0.250%	703.13x
44	Newdick	9	0.250%	616.44x
45	Yeomans	9	0.250%	29.88x
46	Youngs	9	0.250%	64.61x
47	Cork	8	0.220%	29.53x
48	Eagle	8	0.220%	39.53x
49	Gout	8	0.220%	1142.86x
50	Jary	8	0.220%	241.69x
51	Josh	8	0.220%	1025.64x
52	Kew	8	0.220%	74.63x
53	Lack	8	0.220%	64.26x
54	Mallows	8	0.220%	190.02x
55	Munford	8	0.220%	148.98x
56	Winner	8	0.220%	634.92x
57	Bligh	7	0.190%	113.09x
58	Bones	7	0.190%	65.30x
59	Bullman	7	0.190%	199.43x
60	Burroughs	7	0.190%	59.78x
61	Dutchman	7	0.190%	886.08x
62	Girling	7	0.190%	30.08x
63	Goodrum	7	0.190%	143.44x
64	Man	7	0.190%	104.95x
65	Meyers	7	0.190%	210.21x
66	Myall	7	0.190%	152.84x
67	Pickerill	7	0.190%	169.08x
68	Rasberry	7	0.190%	636.36x
69	Ripper	7	0.190%	294.12x
70	Shingfield	7	0.190%	823.53x
71	Sones	7	0.190%	303.03x
72	Trundle	7	0.190%	200.57x
73	Cadge	6	0.160%	315.79x
74	Chatton	6	0.160%	458.02x
75	Cordy	6	0.160%	138.25x
76	Cubitt	6	0.160%	66.45x
77	Fendick	6	0.160%	258.62x
78	Guymer	6	0.160%	144.93x
79	Hunn	6	0.160%	118.11x
80	Hutson	6	0.160%	41.78x
81	Kendle	6	0.160%	158.73x
82	Markwell	6	0.160%	89.42x
83	Montague	6	0.160%	32.66x
84	Rowen	6	0.160%	159.15x
85	Stebbing	6	0.160%	77.12x
86	Trollope	6	0.160%	78.02x
87	Able	5	0.140%	72.89x
88	Allard	5	0.140%	38.91x
89	Bayfield	5	0.140%	100.60x
90	Brightwell	5	0.140%	65.79x
91	Bulling	5	0.140%	303.03x
92	Cawthorne	5	0.140%	49.85x
93	Craft	5	0.140%	62.03x
94	Eastaugh	5	0.140%	270.27x
95	Gittings	5	0.140%	71.23x
96	Houchin	5	0.140%	210.08x
97	Medlock	5	0.140%	88.34x
98	Pheasant	5	0.140%	128.53x
99	Scase	5	0.140%	299.40x
100	Selfe	5	0.140%	134.41x