Top surnames from the 1881 census in East Preston, Sussex

East Preston 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
AYLING194.5238625.00
MILLS163.809529.37
BARNETT133.095268.64
CAPLIN112.61902,340.43
BUSHBY102.3810606.06
ETHERINGTON102.3810315.46
BAKER102.381010.87
GREEN102.38108.46
REDMAN92.1429162.75
PARSONS92.142928.20
ROBERTS81.90485.06
CORNEY81.9048571.43
JANUARY71.66677,777.78
DOIG71.6667283.40
HARDING71.666723.03
LEE71.666710.20
BOOKER71.6667139.17
MERRITT71.6667237.29
BIRD61.428618.70
MORRIS51.19055.35
SYMES51.1905161.29
BURTENSHAW51.1905510.20
JOHNSON51.19053.54
SLAUGHTER40.9524193.24
FARR40.952464.10
CHALLEN40.9524533.33
STAFFORD30.714333.56
COOPER30.71432.94
RUSSELL30.71435.85
WARREN30.714310.68
HILLS30.714325.82
HAMMOND30.714312.55
WILLIAMS30.71430.99
WELLS20.47625.72
PITT20.476222.30
GRANT20.47624.80
EDE20.476287.34
HEDGECOCK20.4762338.98
CLOUGH20.476221.32
GALE20.476215.90
VOGAN20.47623,333.33
WILSHIRE20.4762240.96
FOARD20.4762540.54
TATE20.476224.66
HAINES20.476220.56
CROWTHER20.476215.95
LEGGETT20.476260.61
GODDARD20.476211.84
DUNWOODY20.47622,000.00
SMITH20.47620.34

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
JANUARY7,777.7871.6667
VOGAN3,333.3320.4762
FRUMAN3,333.3310.2381
CAPLIN2,340.43112.6190
DUNWOODY2,000.0020.4762
AYLING625.00194.5238
WATER625.0010.2381
BUSHBY606.06102.3810
CORNEY571.4381.9048
FOARD540.5420.4762
CHALLEN533.3340.9524
BURTENSHAW510.2051.1905
WILMER487.8020.4762
HEDGECOCK338.9820.4762
ETHERINGTON315.46102.3810
BARD285.7110.2381
DOIG283.4071.6667
WILSHIRE240.9620.4762
MERRITT237.2971.6667
SLAUGHTER193.2440.9524
HOWICK181.8210.2381
REDMAN162.7592.1429
SYMES161.2951.1905
STILLWELL151.5210.2381
BOOKER139.1771.6667
TUGWELL119.0510.2381
WALDER101.0110.2381
SCUTT93.4610.2381
EDE87.3420.4762
CAPEL80.6510.2381
STEDMAN76.6320.4762
GURR69.4410.2381
BARNETT68.64133.0952
BLAIN68.4910.2381
STONER68.4910.2381
HACK68.0310.2381
BONIFACE65.7910.2381
FARR64.1040.9524
LEGGETT60.6120.4762
DENYER58.4810.2381
HOAR57.8010.2381
AVIS49.5110.2381
DAWS46.5110.2381
BELTON44.2510.2381
BOWLEY43.2910.2381
MACEY43.2910.2381
STILES42.9210.2381
CHASE42.5510.2381
WARR41.8410.2381
FERRIER40.9810.2381

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called JANUARY in East Preston 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 1.6667 in East Preston means that 1.6667% of the people in East Preston on census day were called JANUARY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called JANUARY 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 JANUARY 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 JANUARY 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 JANUARY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,777.78 in East Preston means that you are 7,777.78 times as likely to find someone with the surname of JANUARY in East Preston than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in East Preston in 1881

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

AYLING (19)  ANDERSON (1)  AVIS (1)  BACON (1)  BARD (1)  BAKER (10)  BARNARD (1)  BARNES (1)  BARNETT (13)  BATCHELOR (1)  BEATON (1)  BELCHAMBER (1)  BELTON (1)  BENNETT (1)  BEST (1)  BIRD (6)  BISCKLAND (1)  BLABER (1)  BLAIN (1)  BLIGH (1)  BONIFACE (1)  BOOKER (7)  BOON (1)  BOWLEY (1)  BOXALL (1)  BRADLEY (1)  BRIDGER (1)  BRIND (5)  BROOKER (1)  BURTENSHAW (5)  BUSHBY (10)  CANE (1)  CAPLIN (11)  CARTER (1)  CAUTE (1)  CHALLEN (4)  CHANDLER (1)  CAPEL (1)  CHARLES (1)  CHARMAN (3)  CHASE (1)  CLEVETT (1)  CLOUGH (2)  COLLINS (1)  COOPER (3)  CORNEY (8)  COUNSELL (1)  COX (2)  CROWTHER (2)  DAWS (1)  DAY (1)  DENYER (1)  DUNWOODY (2)  DIXON (1)  DOIG (7)  DUDDINGS (1)  DUFFIELD (1)  DUKE (1)  EDE (2)  EDMUNDS (1)  ETHERINGTON (10)  EVANS (1)  FAIRS (1)  FARLEY (1)  FARMANER (6)  FARR (4)  FERRIER (1)  FIELD (1)  FOARD (2)  FRUMAN (1)  FREEMAN (1)  GALE (2)  GATES (1)  GOATCHER (1)  GODDARD (2)  GRANT (2)  GREEN (10)  GREVETT (1)  GROVER (1)  GRUNYER (3)  GUMBRILL (1)  GURR (1)  HACK (1)  HAMMOND (3)  HARDING (7)  HARRINGTON (1)  HARVEY (1)  HARWOOD (1)  HAINES (2)  HEDGECOCK (2)  HILLS (3)  HOAR (1)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HOPKINS (1)  HORN (1)  HOWICK (1)  HURREL (1)  HERSER (1)  JACKSON (1)  JANMAN (5)  JANUARY (7)  JEFFREE (2)  JOHNSON (5)  JONES (1)  JUKPIN (1)  KEELING (1)  KELLOWAY (1)  LACEY (1)  LASSITTER (1)  LAW (1)  LEACH (1)  LEE (7)  LEGGETT (2)  LEGROVE (2)  LELLIOTT (2)  LONG (1)  MERRITT (7)  MARTIN (1)  MACEY (1)  MILLS (16)  MORRIS (5)  MUNDAY (1)  PAGE (1)  PARKER (1)  PARSONS (9)  PAIN (1)  PITT (2)  PRATT (1)  PUTTICK (2)  REDMAN (9)  ROBERTS (8)  RUSSELL (3)  SCOTT (1)  SCUTT (1)  SYMES (5)  SKINNER (2)  SLAUGHTER (4)  SMART (1)  SMITH (2)  SOLTY (1)  STAFFORD (3)  STEDMAN (2)  STILLWELL (1)  STONE (1)  STONER (1)  STURT (1)  STILES (1)  SWAIN (1)  TATE (2)  TERRY (1)  TUESLEY (1)  TUGWELL (1)  VARNLY (4)  VERRION (2)  VOGAN (2)  WALDER (1)  WARD (1)  WARR (1)  WARREN (3)  WATER (1)  WEBBERLEY (3)  WELLS (2)  WENN (3)  WEST (1)  WHITE (1)  WILLIAMS (3)  WILMER (2)  WILSHIRE (2)  WORTHEART (1)