Top surnames from the 1881 census in East Wittering, Sussex

East Wittering 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
REDMAN166.9565528.05
SHARPE146.0870206.49
TERRY146.0870238.10
GREEN104.347815.44
ROBINSON104.347813.64
NAPPER93.91301,267.61
COMBES83.47831,632.65
BUCKLAND83.4783327.87
HOPKINS83.478357.76
STEVENS73.043529.15
RICHARD73.0435353.54
PINK73.0435463.58
PARSONS73.043540.07
HAY62.608771.09
CATE62.60878,571.43
LEWIS52.17398.27
SOPP52.17392,173.91
VINEY52.1739574.71
PETTER52.17392,631.58
PHILLIPS41.73919.72
MILLS41.739113.41
POLLARD41.739147.68
GARDINER41.739160.51
LONGMAN41.7391344.83
TADD31.30432,000.00
LANG31.304358.48
SPARKES31.3043177.51
BACON20.869634.60
NORRIS20.869620.24
HAMMOND20.869615.28
HARDING10.43486.01
COLE10.43484.77
BEAL10.434846.30
FORD10.43484.46
MORRIS10.43481.95
RUST10.434882.64

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CATE8,571.4362.6087
PETTER2,631.5852.1739
SOPP2,173.9152.1739
TADD2,000.0031.3043
COMBES1,632.6583.4783
NAPPER1,267.6193.9130
VINEY574.7152.1739
REDMAN528.05166.9565
PINK463.5873.0435
RICHARD353.5473.0435
LONGMAN344.8341.7391
BUCKLAND327.8783.4783
TERRY238.10146.0870
SHARPE206.49146.0870
SPARKES177.5131.3043
RUST82.6410.4348
HAY71.0962.6087
GARDINER60.5141.7391
LANG58.4831.3043
HOPKINS57.7683.4783
POLLARD47.6841.7391
BEAL46.3010.4348
PARSONS40.0773.0435
BACON34.6020.8696
STEVENS29.1573.0435
NORRIS20.2420.8696
GREEN15.44104.3478
HAMMOND15.2820.8696
ROBINSON13.64104.3478
MILLS13.4141.7391
PHILLIPS9.7241.7391
LEWIS8.2752.1739
HARDING6.0110.4348
COLE4.7710.4348
FORD4.4610.4348
MORRIS1.9510.4348

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called CATE in East Wittering 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 2.6087 in East Wittering means that 2.6087% of the people in East Wittering on census day were called CATE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CATE 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 CATE 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 CATE 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 CATE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,571.43 in East Wittering means that you are 8,571.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CATE in East Wittering than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in East Wittering in 1881

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

BACON (2)  BEAL (1)  BUCKLAND (8)  COLE (1)  COMBES (8)  DILLAWAY (6)  FORD (1)  GARDINER (4)  GREEN (10)  HAMMOND (2)  HARDING (1)  HAY (6)  HOPKINS (8)  HOTSTON (1)  KEWELL (3)  CATE (6)  LANG (3)  LEGGATT (1)  LEWIS (5)  LONGMAN (4)  MILLS (4)  MORRIS (1)  MURMER (2)  NAPPER (9)  NORRIS (2)  PARSONS (7)  PETTER (5)  PHILLIPS (4)  PINK (7)  POLLARD (4)  REDMAN (16)  RICHARD (7)  ROBINSON (10)  RUST (1)  SARGANT (7)  SHARPE (14)  SOPP (5)  SPARKES (3)  STEVENS (7)  TERRY (14)  TADD (3)  TREAGUS (5)  TRUST (6)  VENIS (1)  VINEY (5)