Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cocking, Sussex

Cocking is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Sussex

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
LAMBERT254.325379.24
BLUNDEN233.97921,191.71
SMITH183.11422.21
KNIGHT152.595221.05
MILES122.076135.19
BOSWELL111.9031202.58
BARTLETT111.903143.46
AYLING111.9031262.53
CHALLEN91.5571873.79
BURROUGHS91.5571486.49
MARSHALL91.55719.28
TAYLOR81.38412.16
WILLIAMS81.38411.93
ROBERTS81.38413.68
CORNWALL81.3841325.20
BOON81.3841147.60
SEARLE81.384168.85
WHITTINGTON81.3841196.56
MACFARLANE71.2111211.48
ELWICK71.21112,258.06
SAUNDERS71.211113.21
BARNS71.2111187.67
DUMMER71.21111,186.44
WILSON71.21112.64
WEST71.211112.58
BURT61.038143.70
DALE61.038124.57
PRATT61.038118.07
COLES61.038129.79
HAMMOND61.038118.23
WALKER61.03813.10
ASH61.038162.83
COOPER61.03814.27
LONG61.038116.00
DENMAN61.0381233.46
MURDEN50.8651510.20
WEBB50.86516.38
JUDGE50.865180.00
FARLEY50.865168.87
HURST50.865124.22
WINGHAM50.86511,041.67
LEWIS50.86513.29
GILBERT50.865115.19
ETHERINGTON50.8651114.68
CHANDLER50.865126.93
FREEMAN40.692010.84
RICHARDS40.69204.58
SHEPHERD40.69209.45
GOFF40.6920107.24
ROGERS40.69205.33

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ELWICK2,258.0671.2111
NORRELL1,333.3320.3460
BLUNDEN1,191.71233.9792
DUMMER1,186.4471.2111
WINGHAM1,041.6750.8651
KEMPS1,000.0010.1730
CHALLEN873.7991.5571
MURDEN510.2050.8651
BURROUGHS486.4991.5571
CHALCRAFT344.8320.3460
CORNWALL325.2081.3841
AYLING262.53111.9031
BIGGAR250.0020.3460
DENMAN233.4661.0381
MACFARLANE211.4871.2111
BOSWELL202.58111.9031
WHITTINGTON196.5681.3841
HEDGER191.0830.5190
EASTMAN189.8730.5190
PURSER187.7940.6920
BARNS187.6771.2111
BOON147.6081.3841
HOWICK131.5810.1730
MOWBRAY125.0030.5190
ETHERINGTON114.6850.8651
GOFF107.2440.6920
TUFFIN103.0910.1730
TUPPER96.1510.1730
EDE95.2430.5190
OSBOURNE93.9020.3460
LUFF80.6530.5190
JUDGE80.0050.8651
LAMBERT79.24254.3253
FARLEY68.8750.8651
SEARLE68.8581.3841
ASH62.8361.0381
HAMLIN59.5210.1730
SILLS54.9510.1730
RICKETTS53.4830.5190
HUTSON44.0510.1730
JENNER43.7330.5190
BURT43.7061.0381
BARTLETT43.46111.9031
DENYER42.5510.1730
LAKER40.6510.1730
GRIST35.7110.1730
MILES35.19122.0761
COLES29.7961.0381
CARD29.5010.1730
GEE27.1240.6920

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called ELWICK in Cocking 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 1.2111 in Cocking means that 1.2111% of the people in Cocking on census day were called ELWICK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ELWICK 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 ELWICK 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 ELWICK 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 ELWICK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,258.06 in Cocking means that you are 2,258.06 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ELWICK in Cocking than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cocking in 1881

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

ABSETT (1)  AYLING (11)  ANDREWS (2)  ASH (6)  ASHBY (1)  BAKER (2)  BARNS (7)  BARTLETT (11)  BENNETT (1)  BIGGAR (2)  BIXLEY (1)  BLUNDEN (23)  BOON (8)  BOSWELL (11)  BOULTREE (1)  BOXALL (17)  BULBECK (2)  BURROUGHS (9)  BURROWS (1)  BURT (6)  BUTCHER (1)  BUTLER (1)  CARD (1)  CHALCRAFT (2)  CHALLEN (9)  CHANDLER (5)  CLUE (2)  COLES (6)  COLEMAN (1)  COOPER (6)  CORNWALL (8)  DALE (6)  DANIELLS (5)  DAVIS (2)  DAY (2)  DENMAN (6)  DENYER (1)  DOWLING (1)  DRAKE (1)  DUMMER (7)  DUMMER (LONG) (6)  EASTMAN (3)  EDE (3)  EDWARDS (2)  ELLCOME (1)  ELWICK (7)  ETHERINGTON (5)  FARLEY (5)  PHILLIMORE (1)  FREEMAN (4)  FROST (2)  GALE (1)  GEE (4)  GILBERT (5)  GINMAN (1)  GODMAN (1)  GOFF (4)  GREEN (1)  GRIST (1)  HALL (1)  HAMLIN (1)  HAMMOND (6)  HARRINGTON (1)  HARVEY (1)  HEDGER (3)  HEWITT (2)  HOLDEN (3)  HOLMES (1)  HOLT (2)  HOOPER (1)  HOPKINS (3)  HOWICK (1)  HUTSON (1)  HURST (5)  JENNER (3)  JOHNSON (2)  JOHNSTONE (1)  JONES (1)  JUDGE (5)  KEMPS (1)  KNIGHT (15)  LAKER (1)  LAMBERT (25)  LEWIS (5)  LINES (1)  LONG (6)  LUFF (3)  MADGWICK (3)  MURDEN (5)  MARSHALL (9)  MARTIN (1)  MAY (1)  MACFARLANE (7)  MILES (12)  MILLS (1)  MILTON (1)  MOORE (1)  MORGAN (2)  MOWBRAY (3)  MURRAY (1)  MEARS (1)  NEWTON (1)  NORMAN (1)  NORRELL (2)  NORTH (3)  OSBORNE (1)  OSBOURNE (2)  PARKES (1)  PARSONS (1)  PEARCE (2)  PEARSON (1)  PERRY (3)  POLLARD (3)  PRATT (6)  PURSER (4)  QUINNELL (3)  RANDALL (2)  RICHARDS (4)  RICKETTS (3)  ROBERTS (8)  ROBINSON (1)  ROGERS (4)  SEAL (1)  SAUNDERS (7)  SEARLE (8)  SHEPHERD (4)  SILLS (1)  SMITH (18)  SNOOKES (1)  STRETTON (9)  STROTTON (4)  TUPPER (1)  TAYLOR (8)  THOMPSON (2)  TOPPAM (5)  TOUGHER (1)  TUFFIN (1)  WALKER (6)  WEBB (5)  WEST (7)  WHITTINGTON (8)  WILLIAMS (8)  WILSON (7)  WINGHAM (5)  WOOD (2)  WRETTS (1)