1881 census place

Wadhurst surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wadhurst, 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

181 surnames are listed for Wadhurst, Sussex, covering 1,635 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Baldwin, with 52 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wadhurst

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	Baldwin	52	1.61%	37.71x
2	Humphrey	49	1.52%	56.88x
3	Tompsett	47	1.45%	863.97x
4	Pattenden	44	1.36%	578.19x
5	Wallis	41	1.27%	37.43x
6	Weeks	35	1.08%	50.56x
7	Manktelow	34	1.05%	1333.33x
8	Styles	34	1.05%	99.53x
9	Fairbrother	32	0.990%	174.01x
10	Newington	32	0.990%	658.44x
11	Piper	28	0.870%	43.81x
12	Blackman	27	0.830%	68.63x
13	Wickham	25	0.770%	114.31x
14	Baldock	24	0.740%	106.10x
15	Boorman	24	0.740%	199.34x
16	Groves	24	0.740%	26.39x
17	Clifton	23	0.710%	50.28x
18	Sands	23	0.710%	63.50x
19	Lavender	22	0.680%	108.06x
20	Tester	21	0.650%	145.13x
21	Luck	20	0.620%	74.88x
22	Barham	19	0.590%	95.00x
23	Corke	19	0.590%	193.48x
24	Kine	19	0.590%	1484.38x
25	Wickens	19	0.590%	93.27x
26	Apps	18	0.560%	123.63x
27	Burr	18	0.560%	69.26x
28	Goldsmith	18	0.560%	35.84x
29	Jenner	18	0.560%	46.88x
30	Austen	17	0.530%	68.38x
31	Hemsley	17	0.530%	105.07x
32	Pomfret	17	0.530%	152.88x
33	Attwood	16	0.490%	49.95x
34	Gibb	16	0.490%	28.02x
35	Mabb	15	0.460%	872.09x
36	Benge	13	0.400%	300.93x
37	Delves	13	0.400%	225.30x
38	Rumens	13	0.400%	977.44x
39	Cane	12	0.370%	54.47x
40	Couchman	12	0.370%	113.53x
41	Doust	12	0.370%	320.00x
42	Hallett	12	0.370%	30.16x
43	Onion	12	0.370%	190.48x
44	Packham	12	0.370%	76.78x
45	Pilbeam	12	0.370%	167.13x
46	Rabson	12	0.370%	1224.49x
47	Cosham	11	0.340%	488.89x
48	Cottingham	11	0.340%	127.61x
49	Lade	11	0.340%	401.46x
50	Parks	11	0.340%	32.69x
51	Gadd	10	0.310%	46.43x
52	Hallet	10	0.310%	256.41x
53	Maryan	10	0.310%	1204.82x
54	Pierson	10	0.310%	145.56x
55	Stapley	10	0.310%	111.36x
56	Wickenden	10	0.310%	136.80x
57	Avis	9	0.280%	57.95x
58	Clout	9	0.280%	240.64x
59	Dadswell	9	0.280%	208.33x
60	Godley	9	0.280%	88.32x
61	Standen	9	0.280%	49.34x
62	Beney	8	0.250%	434.78x
63	Buss	8	0.250%	77.07x
64	Clapson	8	0.250%	208.88x
65	Hubble	8	0.250%	104.17x
66	Husher	8	0.250%	1269.84x
67	Kennard	8	0.250%	50.83x
68	Mepham	8	0.250%	134.91x
69	Mitten	8	0.250%	334.73x
70	Napp	8	0.250%	808.08x
71	Sellens	8	0.250%	689.66x
72	Towner	8	0.250%	92.49x
73	Woodgate	8	0.250%	52.67x
74	Bocking	7	0.220%	159.09x
75	Casterton	7	0.220%	593.22x
76	Cheesman	7	0.220%	42.37x
77	Latter	7	0.220%	82.94x
78	Parrett	7	0.220%	106.54x
79	Shingleton	7	0.220%	348.26x
80	Streeter	7	0.220%	51.85x
81	Tolhurst	7	0.220%	99.29x
82	Waghorn	7	0.220%	55.42x
83	Brissenden	6	0.190%	326.09x
84	Eastland	6	0.190%	144.23x
85	Fishenden	6	0.190%	326.09x
86	Haskell	6	0.190%	72.55x
87	Henly	6	0.190%	134.53x
88	Hider	6	0.190%	180.72x
89	Hoad	6	0.190%	51.11x
90	Hyland	6	0.190%	46.88x
91	Playfoot	6	0.190%	333.33x
92	Bellingham	5	0.150%	41.98x
93	Callaway	5	0.150%	56.63x
94	Cattanach	5	0.150%	122.25x
95	Colvin	5	0.150%	44.60x
96	Creasy	5	0.150%	76.10x
97	Groombridge	5	0.150%	61.20x
98	Hazelgrove	5	0.150%	219.30x
99	Hilder	5	0.150%	66.23x
100	Lower	5	0.150%	81.57x