Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Elmham St Cross, Suffolk

South Elmham St Cross 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
PAGE167.407492.65
ALDOUS136.01851,494.25
COE104.6296284.90
JOHNSON83.703711.02
BETTS83.7037173.16
JEFFERIES83.7037334.73
LANHAM73.24071,272.73
SMITH73.24072.30
SCALES73.2407546.88
BUTCHER62.777865.93
NEWHAM62.7778759.49
PLUMB62.7778342.86
HOWLETT52.3148172.41
BROCK52.3148199.20
ELWOOD52.31481,250.00
COPEMAN52.3148980.39
STANNARD52.3148331.13
DREW52.314887.57
MILES52.314839.25
CHILVERS41.8519470.59
REYNOLDS41.851921.38
FOUNTAIN31.3889202.70
BROWN31.38892.11
READ20.925914.37
BALDWIN20.925921.72
SPALDING20.9259129.03
FISHER20.92597.91
BEAUMONT20.925931.25
CROSS10.46306.73
WHITE10.46301.44
FUNNELL10.463084.03
LEATHERS10.4630526.32
CASON10.4630416.67
HAMMOND10.46308.13
BUNNING10.4630434.78
PULFORD10.4630178.57
ALDRICH10.4630285.71
LEACH10.463011.22
CARTER10.46302.76
GODDARD10.463011.51

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ALDOUS1,494.25136.0185
LANHAM1,272.7373.2407
ELWOOD1,250.0052.3148
COPEMAN980.3952.3148
NEWHAM759.4962.7778
SCALES546.8873.2407
LEATHERS526.3210.4630
CHILVERS470.5941.8519
BUNNING434.7810.4630
CASON416.6710.4630
PLUMB342.8662.7778
JEFFERIES334.7383.7037
STANNARD331.1352.3148
ALDRICH285.7110.4630
COE284.90104.6296
FOUNTAIN202.7031.3889
BROCK199.2052.3148
PULFORD178.5710.4630
BETTS173.1683.7037
HOWLETT172.4152.3148
SPALDING129.0320.9259
PAGE92.65167.4074
DREW87.5752.3148
FUNNELL84.0310.4630
BUTCHER65.9362.7778
MILES39.2552.3148
BEAUMONT31.2520.9259
BALDWIN21.7220.9259
REYNOLDS21.3841.8519
READ14.3720.9259
GODDARD11.5110.4630
LEACH11.2210.4630
JOHNSON11.0283.7037
HAMMOND8.1310.4630
FISHER7.9120.9259
CROSS6.7310.4630
CARTER2.7610.4630
SMITH2.3073.2407
BROWN2.1131.3889
WHITE1.4410.4630

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 13 people called ALDOUS in South Elmham St Cross 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 6.0185 in South Elmham St Cross means that 6.0185% of the people in South Elmham St Cross on census day were called ALDOUS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ALDOUS 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 ALDOUS 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 ALDOUS 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 ALDOUS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,494.25 in South Elmham St Cross means that you are 1,494.25 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ALDOUS in South Elmham St Cross than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Elmham St Cross in 1881

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

ALDOUS (13)  ALDRICH (1)  BALDWIN (2)  BANYARD (1)  BEAUMONT (2)  BETTS (8)  BOOLMAN (1)  BOTWRIGHT (7)  BROCK (5)  BROWN (3)  BUNNING (1)  BUTCHER (6)  CARTER (1)  CASON (1)  CATLING (3)  CHILVERS (4)  COE (10)  COPEMAN (5)  CROCKFORD (7)  CROSS (1)  DREW (5)  ELWOOD (5)  FISHER (2)  FOUNTAIN (3)  FUNNELL (1)  GODDARD (1)  HAMMOND (1)  HOWLETT (5)  JEFFERIES (8)  JOHNSON (8)  LANHAM (7)  LEACH (1)  LEATHERS (1)  MILES (5)  NEWHAM (6)  PAGE (16)  PLUMB (6)  POPPY (1)  PULFORD (1)  READ (2)  REYNOLDS (4)  SCALES (7)  SILLETT (11)  SMITH (7)  SPALDING (2)  STANNARD (5)  HADINGHAM (12)  WHITE (1)