1881 census place

West Chiltington surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in West Chiltington, 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

44 surnames are listed for West Chiltington, Sussex, covering 277 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Geal, with 24 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in West Chiltington

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	Geal	24	3.76%	4705.88x
2	Balchin	19	2.97%	1319.44x
3	Greenfield	16	2.50%	225.04x
4	Charman	13	2.03%	364.15x
5	Penfold	13	2.03%	239.85x
6	Money	12	1.88%	314.14x
7	Laker	11	1.72%	404.41x
8	Towse	11	1.72%	1309.52x
9	Willmer	11	1.72%	1594.20x
10	Chatfield	10	1.56%	324.68x
11	Coote	10	1.56%	317.46x
12	Boniface	8	1.25%	346.32x
13	Comper	7	1.10%	2916.67x
14	Etheridge	7	1.10%	184.21x
15	Harden	7	1.10%	278.88x
16	Wadey	7	1.10%	707.07x
17	Aylward	6	0.940%	451.13x
18	Downer	6	0.940%	244.90x
19	Hard	6	0.940%	517.24x
20	Ragless	6	0.940%	8571.43x
21	Scutt	6	0.940%	368.10x
22	Joyes	5	0.780%	1562.50x
23	Nickolson	5	0.780%	746.27x
24	Tupper	5	0.780%	434.78x
25	Wady	5	0.780%	2000.00x
26	Hayler	4	0.630%	380.95x
27	Moase	4	0.630%	2500.00x
28	Streeter	4	0.630%	149.81x
29	Dudman	3	0.470%	252.10x
30	Lindfield	3	0.470%	375.00x
31	Linnell	3	0.470%	208.33x
32	Penticost	3	0.470%	1034.48x
33	Burchett	2	0.310%	156.25x
34	Mellersh	2	0.310%	1000.00x
35	Naldrett	2	0.310%	800.00x
36	Steere	2	0.310%	408.16x
37	Stepney	2	0.310%	219.78x
38	Attwater	1	0.160%	188.68x
39	Berkshire	1	0.160%	303.03x
40	Frist	1	0.160%	2500.00x
41	Goby	1	0.160%	434.78x
42	Highgate	1	0.160%	625.00x
43	Kempshall	1	0.160%	333.33x
44	Upfold	1	0.160%	222.22x