Top surnames from the 1881 census in Barrow, Suffolk

Barrow is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Suffolk

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
TALBOT758.2418331.13
WOODS424.615473.20
FROST353.846268.41
FULLER303.296781.50
FORDHAM293.1868396.17
WRIGHT272.96709.25
SALE262.8571433.33
WALLIS222.417671.38
SWAN222.417693.34
SHARP222.417629.01
BRAND171.8681126.58
JOLLY151.6484116.28
BRIDGE151.648481.39
HAWKINS131.428619.73
DRAKE121.318745.27
BROWN121.31872.00
FENTON121.318766.08
SMITH111.20880.86
BANKS111.208823.56
PALMER101.09899.32
SHORTER101.0989236.41
WATSON101.09894.74
ELLWOOD90.9890178.57
CLARY80.8791808.08
CALVER80.8791197.04
MANNING70.769224.20
MOLE70.769299.15
SARGENT70.769249.96
CLARKE70.76923.80
BARTON70.769214.24
TROUT70.7692395.48
CODD70.7692179.49
PARISH70.769249.86
SCOTT60.65932.61
SIMPKIN60.6593175.44
BARROW60.659331.12
DIXON50.54955.02
JOHNSON50.54951.64
SHARPE50.549518.64
SEALY50.5495306.75
STURGEON50.5495135.87
GRICE50.549553.30
BURROUGHS50.5495171.23
CROWN50.5495446.43
BONNETT40.4396173.91
BOND40.43968.30
PEAKE40.439645.56
BYFORD30.329772.99
GOODING30.329738.96
FOSTER30.32972.47

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
OSBON909.0910.1099
CLARY808.0880.8791
BLATCHLEY500.0020.2198
CROWN446.4350.5495
SALE433.33262.8571
FORDHAM396.17293.1868
TROUT395.4870.7692
TALBOT331.13758.2418
SEALY306.7550.5495
SHORTER236.41101.0989
CALVER197.0480.8791
CODD179.4970.7692
ELLWOOD178.5790.9890
SIMPKIN175.4460.6593
BONNETT173.9140.4396
BURROUGHS171.2350.5495
MOYE169.4910.1099
SIMKIN157.0730.3297
BURWELL156.2510.1099
STURGEON135.8750.5495
BRAND126.58171.8681
JOLLY116.28151.6484
SEELY112.3610.1099
DOUGALL106.0130.3297
COPSEY103.0920.2198
MOLE99.1570.7692
SWAN93.34222.4176
BIDWELL89.2920.2198
FULLER81.50303.2967
BRIDGE81.39151.6484
ROYAL77.5220.2198
GOODY76.3420.2198
WOODS73.20424.6154
BYFORD72.9930.3297
WALLIS71.38222.4176
FROST68.41353.8462
FENTON66.08121.3187
HANTON63.2910.1099
MOLES57.4710.1099
GRICE53.3050.5495
SARGENT49.9670.7692
PARISH49.8670.7692
PEAKE45.5640.4396
DRAKE45.27121.3187
GOODING38.9630.3297
CRICK36.7620.2198
BARROW31.1260.6593
SHARP29.01222.4176
STOCKDALE28.2520.2198
HALLS27.7820.2198

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called OSBON in Barrow at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 0.1099 in Barrow means that 0.1099% of the people in Barrow on census day were called OSBON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called OSBON in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called OSBON as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called OSBON here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called OSBON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 909.09 in Barrow means that you are 909.09 times as likely to find someone with the surname of OSBON in Barrow than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Barrow in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ADHINS (6)  AGGIS (13)  ALCOCK (1)  ALLIBON (1)  ANDERSON (3)  ARMITAGE (2)  BAINES (1)  BALLS (1)  BANKS (11)  BARTON (7)  BIDWELL (2)  BLATCHLEY (2)  BLINCO (2)  BLINES (3)  BOGGIS (3)  BOND (4)  BONNETT (4)  BOSBROOK (6)  BOWERS (1)  BRAG (1)  BRAGG (1)  BRAND (17)  BRIDGE (15)  BROWN (12)  BARKHAM (7)  BARROW (6)  BURROUGHS (5)  BURWELL (1)  BYFORD (3)  CALVER (8)  CAWSBONE (1)  CHEESWRIGHT (1)  CLAPERTON (2)  CLARY (8)  CLARKE (7)  CODD (7)  COOPER (1)  COPSEY (2)  CORNISH (1)  CRACK (39)  CRICK (2)  CROWN (5)  DAVIES (1)  DIXON (5)  DOWNES (1)  DRAKE (12)  EDWARDS (2)  ELLCOATE (2)  ELLWOOD (9)  ELSDEN (2)  EVERITT (1)  FERRIER (1)  FENTON (12)  FORDHAM (29)  FOSTER (3)  FULLER (30)  FROST (35)  GARDNER (1)  GAYFORD (2)  GILBERT (1)  GODDARD (2)  GONALL (1)  GOODING (3)  GOODY (2)  GRICE (5)  HALES (2)  HALE (1)  HALLS (2)  HANTON (1)  HURLEY (1)  HAZELL (1)  HAWKINS (13)  HINDS (1)  HOWE (2)  HUDSON (1)  HUNT (2)  JARROLD (1)  JOHNSON (5)  JOLLY (15)  KEELING (2)  LYES (9)  LLOYD (1)  LYDLE (6)  MANNING (7)  MARTIN (2)  DOUGALL (3)  MISON (1)  MIZEN (7)  MOORE (1)  MORTLOCK (1)  MOLE (7)  MOLES (1)  MOYE (1)  MURHIM (1)  MUXLOW (1)  NICHOLL (1)  OSBONE (8)  OSBON (1)  PALMER (10)  PARISH (7)  PATTLE (3)  PAWSEY (1)  PEAKE (4)  PETLEY (2)  PRYKE (2)  RANS (5)  RANNOW (2)  ROSBROOK (37)  ROWLINGS (2)  MACRO (2)  ROYAL (2)  SALE (26)  SARGENT (7)  SCOTT (6)  SEALY (5)  SEELY (1)  SHARP (22)  SHARPE (5)  SHORTER (10)  SIMKIN (3)  SIMPKIN (6)  SMITH (11)  SPARHAMN (11)  SPARROW (3)  SPENCER (1)  STOCKDALE (2)  STURGEON (5)  SWAN (22)  TALBOT (75)  TORDHAM (1)  TROUT (7)  WALLIS (22)  WARD (1)  WATSON (10)  WEBB (1)  WISEMAN (3)  WOODS (42)  WRIGHT (27)