Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cowlinge, Suffolk

Cowlinge 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
POTTER385.588286.17
STARLING284.1176560.00
WEBB223.235323.87
TURNER192.794110.04
CARTER172.500014.89
RANSOME162.3529744.19
MARSH131.911826.80
HAMMOND131.911833.58
RANSOM131.9118353.26
HURST131.911853.54
MARTIN121.76477.16
REEVE121.764775.47
BYE121.7647350.88
COOKE111.617629.31
GARROD111.6176308.12
PETTIT101.4706185.87
GINN101.4706531.91
WOOLLARD101.4706418.41
THURGOOD101.4706416.67
LING91.3235139.97
FROST91.323523.54
CHAMBERS81.176520.69
CRICK81.1765196.56
FORMAN81.1765228.57
PRIGG81.17651,290.32
SPARROW71.029481.21
CHAPMAN71.02947.25
STEWARD71.029480.09
BAILEY71.02946.83
FITCH71.0294131.58
POND71.0294212.12
GOLDING71.029458.43
TAYLOR60.88241.38
PEACOCK60.882424.75
BANNISTER60.882451.11
HEMPSTEAD60.88241,428.57
MARSHALL60.88245.26
TUTHILL60.88241,111.11
WILLIAMS60.88241.23
MAYES60.882491.60
FOREMAN50.735356.24
SMITH50.73530.52
SAMS50.7353337.84
GIFFORD50.735384.60
BRADDY50.73531,612.90
ELEY40.588295.01
TWEED40.5882253.16
GOOCH40.588267.11
COE40.588236.20
CHANT40.5882141.34

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRADDY1,612.9050.7353
BITTON1,481.4840.5882
HEMPSTEAD1,428.5760.8824
PRIGG1,290.3281.1765
TUTHILL1,111.1160.8824
RANSOME744.19162.3529
STARLING560.00284.1176
GINN531.91101.4706
WOOLLARD418.41101.4706
THURGOOD416.67101.4706
RANSOM353.26131.9118
BYE350.88121.7647
SAMS337.8450.7353
HAZLE312.5010.1471
GARROD308.12111.6176
TWEED253.1640.5882
ROLES235.2920.2941
FORMAN228.5781.1765
POND212.1271.0294
CRICK196.5681.1765
PETTIT185.87101.4706
FORGE163.9310.1471
REVEL156.2510.1471
SIMKINS142.1830.4412
CHANT141.3440.5882
LING139.9791.3235
BLIZARD133.3310.1471
FITCH131.5871.0294
TREW130.7220.2941
HAYLOCK107.5320.2941
ELEY95.0140.5882
MARROW94.3410.1471
MAYES91.6060.8824
POTTER86.17385.5882
GIFFORD84.6050.7353
SPARROW81.2171.0294
STEWARD80.0971.0294
REEVE75.47121.7647
GOOCH67.1140.5882
HINDS63.9730.4412
GOLDING58.4371.0294
FOREMAN56.2450.7353
HURST53.54131.9118
BANNISTER51.1160.8824
DACK47.8510.1471
SYMONDS36.6330.4412
COE36.2040.5882
MOULD34.3120.2941
HAMMOND33.58131.9118
SEABROOK29.8510.1471

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called BRADDY in Cowlinge 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 0.7353 in Cowlinge means that 0.7353% of the people in Cowlinge on census day were called BRADDY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRADDY 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 BRADDY 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 BRADDY 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 BRADDY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,612.90 in Cowlinge means that you are 1,612.90 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRADDY in Cowlinge than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cowlinge in 1881

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

ALDRIDGE (2)  ALLEN (3)  ARGENT (7)  BAILEY (7)  BALLS (2)  BANNISTER (6)  BITSON (1)  BEADDY (2)  BITTON (4)  BENTLEY (3)  BLIZARD (1)  BOWERS (3)  BOWYERS (1)  BRADDY (5)  BROWN (3)  BUSHELL (1)  BYE (12)  CARTER (17)  CHAMBERS (8)  CHANT (4)  CHAPMAN (7)  CLARK (4)  CLAYDON (7)  COE (4)  COOKE (11)  COOPER (2)  RANSOM ((COOPER)) (2)  COPPON (1)  CRICK (8)  CROSBY (1)  DACK (1)  DAWSON (1)  DEARSLEY (1)  DENCON (1)  ELSDEN (7)  ELEY (4)  EVERARD (1)  FITCH (7)  FOREMAN (5)  FORMAN (8)  FORGE (1)  FROST (9)  GARROD (11)  GIFFORD (5)  GINN (10)  GOLDING (7)  GOOCH (4)  GORMER (2)  HAGREEN (3)  HAMMOND (13)  HARVEY (3)  HAZLE (1)  HAYGREEN (14)  HAYLOCK (2)  HEMPSTEAD (6)  HEWISON (1)  HINDS (3)  HOWARD (1)  HURST (13)  JARVIS (3)  JOLLEY (1)  JOLLY (1)  LAMPREL (1)  LE GRICE (1)  LING (9)  LITTLECHILD (8)  LITTLECHITS (7)  MANSFIELD (1)  MARROW (1)  MARSH (13)  MARSHALL (6)  MARTIN (12)  MAYES (6)  MISSON (1)  MOORE (1)  MORLEY (1)  MOULD (2)  MURKIN (8)  NUNN (1)  PALMER (1)  PEACE (1)  PEACOCK (6)  PETTIT (10)  POND (7)  PORTER (1)  POTTER (38)  PRIGG (8)  RANSOME (16)  RANSOM (13)  ROWLINSON (3)  RAWLSON (2)  REEVE (12)  REVEL (1)  ROBINSON (1)  ROLFE (2)  ROSE (1)  ROLES (2)  SAMS (5)  SEABROOK (1)  SIMKINS (3)  SYMONDS (3)  SMITH (5)  SNAZELL (2)  SPARROW (7)  STEWARD (7)  STARLING (28)  STUBINGS (20)  TALBOT (2)  TAYLOR (6)  THURGOOD (10)  TILBROOK (5)  TREW (2)  TURNER (19)  TUTHILL (6)  TWEED (4)  WADE (2)  WEBB (22)  WHITEROLL (8)  WIGHTWICK (2)  WILDING (1)  WILLIAMS (6)  WOOLLARD (10)  WRIGHT (1)