Top surnames from the 1881 census in Old Shoreham, Sussex

Old Shoreham 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
DARK156.04841,666.67
TURRELL135.24191,733.33
SLATER114.435573.28
BLACK83.225849.81
COLEMAN83.225864.72
SMART83.225870.86
BRYANT72.822666.04
ROBINSON62.41947.59
BRIDGER52.0161239.23
TOWNER52.0161757.58
STANDEN52.0161357.14
KENT52.016147.85
STANDING41.6129253.16
BROWN41.61292.45
TUPPER41.6129888.89
ADAMS31.20978.21
GRAVES31.209779.79
COOPER31.20974.97
HOLT31.209718.07
CAPLIN31.20971,071.43
POPE31.209735.09
ORMEROD31.2097151.52
BIGNALL31.2097731.71
POCOCK31.2097114.94
PAYNE31.209713.44
BARNES31.209710.05
CHATFIELD20.8065166.67
STRINGER20.806540.49
PIPER20.806540.82
WHITE20.80652.51
PHILLIPS20.80654.51
CUDDINGTON20.80654,000.00
SKINNER20.806515.89
SALTER20.806535.27
CRIPPS20.806582.99
FLOWERS10.403249.75
SPRATT10.403272.46
PARKER10.40322.12
TWINE10.4032322.58
KING10.40321.85
TRUSSLER10.4032312.50
SELLERS10.403252.36
BANFIELD10.403288.50
TALBOT10.403216.21
FULLER10.40329.97
BROWNING10.403219.80
WATTS10.40324.81
FINCH10.403212.11
SMITH10.40320.29
BREACH10.4032204.08

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CUDDINGTON4,000.0020.8065
TURRELL1,733.33135.2419
DARK1,666.67156.0484
CAPLIN1,071.4331.2097
TUPPER888.8941.6129
TOWNER757.5852.0161
BIGNALL731.7131.2097
MARES625.0010.4032
STANDEN357.1452.0161
TWINE322.5810.4032
TRUSSLER312.5010.4032
VANE312.5010.4032
STANDING253.1641.6129
BRIDGER239.2352.0161
BREACH204.0810.4032
CHATFIELD166.6720.8065
ORMEROD151.5231.2097
POCOCK114.9431.2097
BONIFACE111.1110.4032
DENYER99.0110.4032
BANFIELD88.5010.4032
CRIPPS82.9920.8065
GRAVES79.7931.2097
SLATER73.28114.4355
SPRATT72.4610.4032
SMART70.8683.2258
BRYANT66.0472.8226
GROVER64.9410.4032
COLEMAN64.7283.2258
SELLERS52.3610.4032
BLACK49.8183.2258
FLOWERS49.7510.4032
KENT47.8552.0161
KIMBER42.3710.4032
PIPER40.8220.8065
STRINGER40.4920.8065
SALTER35.2720.8065
POPE35.0931.2097
BUDD31.7510.4032
BROWNING19.8010.4032
HOLT18.0731.2097
TALBOT16.2110.4032
SKINNER15.8920.8065
TERRY15.7710.4032
SUMMERS14.3910.4032
PAYNE13.4431.2097
FINCH12.1110.4032
BARNES10.0531.2097
FULLER9.9710.4032
ADAMS8.2131.2097

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 2 people called CUDDINGTON in Old Shoreham 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 0.8065 in Old Shoreham means that 0.8065% of the people in Old Shoreham on census day were called CUDDINGTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CUDDINGTON 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 CUDDINGTON 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 CUDDINGTON 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 CUDDINGTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,000.00 in Old Shoreham means that you are 4,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CUDDINGTON in Old Shoreham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Old Shoreham in 1881

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

ADAMS (3)  ADSETT (2)  BAKER (1)  BANFIELD (1)  BARNES (3)  BIGNALL (3)  BLABER (1)  BLACK (8)  BONIFACE (1)  BREACH (1)  BRIDGER (5)  BROWN (4)  BROWNING (1)  BRYANT (7)  BUDD (1)  BURNLESS (1)  CAPLIN (3)  CHATFIELD (2)  COLEMAN (8)  COOPER (3)  CRIPPS (2)  CUDDINGTON (2)  DALSON (1)  DARK (15)  DENNEGE (1)  DENYER (1)  FEEST (7)  FINCH (1)  FLOWERS (1)  FOWLER (1)  FULLER (1)  GRAVES (3)  GROVER (1)  HAFFENDEN (1)  HAYLOR (1)  HISKIN (1)  HOLT (3)  KENELL (2)  KENT (5)  KIMBER (1)  KING (1)  LAMBLE (1)  LISHER (1)  LUCKIN (7)  MELVERS (1)  MUNNERY (9)  MARES (1)  ORMEROD (3)  PARKER (1)  PATCHING (6)  PAYNE (3)  PHILLIPS (2)  PILBEAM (2)  PIPER (2)  POCOCK (3)  POPE (3)  ROBINSON (6)  SALTER (2)  SAYOR (2)  SELLERS (1)  SHARP (1)  SKINNER (2)  SLATER (11)  SMART (8)  SMITH (1)  SPRATT (1)  STANDING (4)  STANDEN (5)  STRANGMAN (7)  STRINGER (2)  STURT (4)  SUMMERS (1)  TALBOT (1)  TUPPER (4)  TERRY (1)  TOWNER (5)  TRUSSLER (1)  TWINE (1)  TURRELL (13)  VANE (1)  WATTS (1)  WHEATLAND (4)  WHITE (2)