Top surnames from the 1881 census in Hintlesham, Suffolk

Hintlesham 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
GREEN508.787331.21
LEEKS254.39373,333.33
FARTHING234.0422766.67
FINCH223.8664116.16
MOWER223.86641,617.65
WHITING213.6907191.61
KINSEY203.5149536.19
BUTCHER142.460558.38
BEER132.2847142.70
CUTHBERT122.1090146.70
DALE122.109049.92
GARROD122.1090401.34
JESSUP111.9332691.82
RATCLIFFE111.933270.02
HOLLAND101.757524.69
ARCHER91.581738.23
FISKE91.58171,406.25
PERCY91.5817169.49
COOK91.58177.96
GORHAM81.4060701.75
LEWIS81.40605.35
ABBOTT61.054523.91
HALL61.05453.58
BRAGG61.0545129.03
TURNER50.87873.16
CAPP50.8787505.05
SMITH50.87870.62
WATERMAN40.703090.50
PARKER40.70303.70
COLE40.70307.72
WYATT40.703023.97
CHISNALL30.5272297.03
WILSON30.52721.15
DEANE30.527263.16
STIFF30.5272151.52
BROOKS30.52725.39
GRIMWOOD30.5272128.21
GODDARD30.527213.11
PINNER30.5272212.77
NORMAN30.527211.38
DEEKS30.5272164.84
LOTT30.5272136.99
VINCE30.527287.21
FRANCIS30.52728.85
GARNHAM20.351574.07
WOODS20.35155.57
KEENE20.351559.52
BOND20.35156.64
GANT20.351597.56
ALEXANDER20.35156.64

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LEEKS3,333.33254.3937
WATCHER2,500.0010.1757
MOWER1,617.65223.8664
FISKE1,406.2591.5817
FARTHING766.67234.0422
GORHAM701.7581.4060
JESSUP691.82111.9332
KINSEY536.19203.5149
CAPP505.0550.8787
GARROD401.34122.1090
CHISNALL297.0330.5272
SAWER227.2710.1757
PINNER212.7730.5272
WHITING191.61213.6907
CASTON181.8210.1757
PERCY169.4991.5817
DEEKS164.8430.5272
KINGSBURY155.0420.3515
STIFF151.5230.5272
CUTHBERT146.70122.1090
BEER142.70132.2847
LOTT136.9930.5272
BRAGG129.0361.0545
GRIMWOOD128.2130.5272
FINCH116.16223.8664
GANT97.5620.3515
WATERMAN90.5040.7030
WEAVERS89.2910.1757
VINCE87.2130.5272
GARNHAM74.0720.3515
RATCLIFFE70.02111.9332
NORFOLK63.6910.1757
DEANE63.1630.5272
KEENE59.5220.3515
BUTCHER58.38142.4605
DALE49.92122.1090
NOCK39.6810.1757
ARCHER38.2391.5817
GREEN31.21508.7873
WHITBY28.9010.1757
HOLLAND24.69101.7575
WYATT23.9740.7030
ABBOTT23.9161.0545
SOUTHGATE22.4210.1757
RAMSEY16.1810.1757
SPARROW13.8710.1757
BLOOMFIELD13.8310.1757
GODDARD13.1130.5272
LILLEY12.6910.1757
MEADOWS12.5610.1757

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 25 people called LEEKS in Hintlesham 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 4.3937 in Hintlesham means that 4.3937% of the people in Hintlesham on census day were called LEEKS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LEEKS 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 LEEKS 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 LEEKS 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 LEEKS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,333.33 in Hintlesham means that you are 3,333.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LEEKS in Hintlesham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Hintlesham in 1881

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

ABBOTT (6)  ALEXANDER (2)  ANSTRUTHER (3)  ARCHER (9)  BALDRY (2)  BEER (13)  BERRY (1)  BLOOMFIELD (1)  BOND (2)  BRAGG (6)  BREWER (1)  BROOKS (3)  BRUNDISH (1)  BUCKMEN (1)  BARROW (1)  BUTCHER (14)  CAPP (5)  CASTON (1)  CATTY (1)  CHISNALL (3)  CHITTERHAM (4)  CLARKE (1)  COLE (4)  COOK (9)  COOPER (1)  CUTHBERT (12)  DALE (12)  DAWSON (1)  DEANE (3)  DEEKS (3)  DUNNINGHAM (2)  DYER (1)  FARTHING (23)  FINCH (22)  FISKE (9)  FITCHES (4)  FRANCIS (3)  GARNHAM (2)  GARROD (12)  GANT (2)  GODDARD (3)  GORHAM (8)  GREEN (50)  GRIMSEY (15)  GRIMWADE (4)  GRIMWOOD (3)  HALL (6)  HARTHCOTE (1)  HAYWARD (2)  HOLLAND (10)  JAMES (1)  JARROLD (4)  JESSUP (11)  KEENE (2)  KINGSBURY (2)  NOCK (1)  LEEKS (25)  LEWIS (8)  LILLEY (1)  LITTLE (1)  LOTT (3)  LUNCON (1)  LUNGDON (1)  MASON (1)  KINSEY (20)  MEADOWS (1)  MEAKINS (2)  MOWER (22)  MURRELLS (1)  MUNNINGS (3)  MURFETT (1)  MUSSETT (3)  NORFOLK (1)  NORMAN (3)  OKE (1)  PARKER (4)  PERCY (9)  PINNER (3)  PITCAITHLEY (5)  PORLEY (3)  POWLING (10)  PRYKE (1)  RAMSEY (1)  RATCLIFFE (11)  ROBINSON (1)  SAWER (1)  SEGREFF (2)  SMITH (5)  SNELL (1)  SOUTHERON (1)  SOUTHGATE (1)  SPARROW (1)  SQUIRRELL (8)  STIFF (3)  STONE (1)  TAYLOR (1)  TURNER (5)  WATCHER (1)  WATERMAN (4)  WEBB (1)  WEAVERS (1)  WELLHAM (12)  WHITBY (1)  WHITING (21)  WILLIS (1)  WILSON (3)  VINCE (3)  WOODS (2)  WOOD (1)  WOOLNER (6)  WHYATT (2)  WYATT (4)