Top surnames from the 1881 census in Sompting, Sussex

Sompting 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
KENNARD253.6657753.01
AUSTIN253.665774.99
RIDDLES192.78594,523.81
GROVER172.4927400.94
NYE172.4927399.06
BAKER162.346010.71
BUSHBY152.1994559.70
POTTER152.199433.91
COLEMAN121.759535.30
LAWSON121.759529.84
GROVES121.759562.60
DUKE121.7595151.52
RICHARDSON121.759510.34
BASHFORD111.6129484.58
MERCER111.612961.45
BLAKER91.3196756.30
KENT91.319631.33
STANLEY91.319634.32
COOPER81.17304.82
BENNETT81.17307.14
BARTLETT81.173026.78
COBDEN81.17301,250.00
DOWNER81.1730305.34
BURTENSHAW81.1730503.14
JENKINS81.17309.95
PULLEN71.026477.95
MAYNARD71.026466.79
FORD60.87989.03
VENUS60.8798779.22
ELLIS60.87986.06
SAUNDER60.87981,071.43
DYER60.879822.71
WORSFOLD60.8798270.27
COLLINS50.73315.11
CROFTS50.733190.74
BURRY50.7331641.03
PRATT50.733112.76
BROWN50.73311.11
GRAVETT50.7331724.64
CAIN40.586528.25
FULLER40.586514.50
TERRY40.586522.95
NOVELL40.5865869.57
MILLS40.58654.52
BLACKMAN30.439936.14
PEARSE30.439941.32
LONG30.43996.78
STEAR30.4399625.00
DUNSMORE30.4399171.43
TATE30.439922.78

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RIDDLES4,523.81192.7859
MARTENS2,500.0010.1466
COBDEN1,250.0081.1730
SAUNDER1,071.4360.8798
DUDNEY1,000.0020.2933
NOVELL869.5740.5865
VENUS779.2260.8798
BLAKER756.3091.3196
KENNARD753.01253.6657
GRAVETT724.6450.7331
BURRY641.0350.7331
STEAR625.0030.4399
BUSHBY559.70152.1994
GRAVATT555.5610.1466
BURTENSHAW503.1481.1730
MARTINE500.0010.1466
BASHFORD484.58111.6129
KEACH454.5510.1466
GROVER400.94172.4927
NYE399.06172.4927
DOWNER305.3481.1730
WORSFOLD270.2760.8798
KIDDLE202.7030.4399
PETTER175.4410.1466
DUNSMORE171.4330.4399
DUKE151.52121.7595
COUSENS119.0520.2933
WINTON117.1930.4399
BENFORD108.7010.1466
COWPER100.3330.4399
CROFTS90.7450.7331
PULLEN77.9571.0264
AUSTIN74.99253.6657
PACKWOOD72.4610.1466
SWINTON70.9210.1466
MAYNARD66.7971.0264
GROVES62.60121.7595
MERCER61.45111.6129
SLAUGHTER59.3520.2933
GANDER52.0810.1466
GREENER50.2510.1466
PEARSE41.3230.4399
COOMBES41.1530.4399
BONIFACE40.6510.1466
TILBURY38.0210.1466
WATERMAN37.7420.2933
RAND37.5910.1466
BLACKMAN36.1430.4399
COLEMAN35.30121.7595
RIDDELL34.9720.2933

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 19 people called RIDDLES in Sompting 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 2.7859 in Sompting means that 2.7859% of the people in Sompting on census day were called RIDDLES.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RIDDLES 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 RIDDLES 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 RIDDLES 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 RIDDLES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,523.81 in Sompting means that you are 4,523.81 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RIDDLES in Sompting than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Sompting in 1881

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

ANDREWS (1)  AUSTIN (25)  AUSTEN (1)  BAKER (16)  BANNISTER (1)  BARKER (3)  BARTLETT (8)  BASHFORD (11)  BENFORD (1)  BENNETT (8)  BURRY (5)  BLACKMAN (3)  BLAKER (9)  BONE (1)  BONIFACE (1)  BROCKHURST (1)  BROWN (5)  BURTENSHAW (8)  BUSHBY (15)  CAIN (4)  CAMPBELL (1)  CAPELIN (1)  CARD (1)  CHARMAN (1)  CHATFIELD (1)  CHEALE (1)  CHEAL (2)  CHIPPER (1)  COBDEN (8)  COLEMAN (12)  COLLINS (5)  COOKER (1)  COOMBES (3)  COWPER (3)  COOPER (8)  COWDRAY (1)  COUSENS (2)  CROFTS (5)  CUCKNEY (6)  CUCKUCY (12)  DILLISTONE (6)  DOWNER (8)  DUDNEY (2)  DUFFIELD (1)  DUKE (12)  DUNSMORE (3)  DURRANT (1)  DYER (6)  ELLIS (6)  EUNN (1)  AYRES (3)  FORD (6)  FOSTER (1)  FULLER (4)  GANDER (1)  JARRETT (1)  GILES (1)  GOATCHES (2)  GOLDRING (6)  GRAVETT (5)  GRAVATT (1)  GREENER (1)  GRENYER (5)  GRINYER (3)  GROVER (17)  GROVES (12)  HARE (2)  HENTY (1)  HILL (2)  HONNYWILL (8)  HURST (3)  JENKINS (8)  JUPP (4)  KEACH (1)  KENSETT (1)  KENT (9)  KIDDLE (3)  KENNARD (25)  KNIGHT (1)  LAWRENCE (3)  LAWSON (12)  LIDBETTER (18)  LEATMAN (1)  LEGGATT (1)  LELLIOTT (6)  LILYWHITE (1)  LINDUP (7)  LISHER (17)  LONG (3)  LUCAS (1)  MANNERY (3)  MARTINE (1)  MARTENS (1)  MAYBANK (2)  MAYNARD (7)  MERCER (11)  MILLS (4)  MOORE (1)  MOYES (1)  MUNNERY (2)  NORRISS (1)  NOVELL (4)  NYE (17)  PACKARRD (1)  PACKHAM (1)  PACKWOOD (1)  PARKER (2)  PEARSE (3)  PENFOLD (2)  PETTER (1)  PIPER (2)  POTTER (15)  PRATT (5)  PRICE (1)  PULLEN (7)  QUINNELL (5)  WINTON (3)  RAND (1)  REDMEAD (1)  RICHARDSON (12)  RIDDLES (19)  RIDDELL (2)  RAPSONE (4)  SANDFORD (1)  SAUNDER (6)  SCOTT (1)  SURREL (2)  SAMPER (1)  SLAUGHTER (2)  SMITH (1)  STANLEY (9)  STAPLEHURST (1)  STAPLETON (1)  STEAR (3)  STERNING (6)  STEVENSON (1)  STONE (1)  STRIPP (5)  STRIPE (1)  STYLES (1)  SWINTON (1)  SWINNETT (1)  TATE (3)  TAYLOR (2)  TELANEY (1)  TERRY (4)  TILBURY (1)  TREAGUS (1)  TUCKER (1)  TURNER (3)  VARENDALL (1)  VENUS (6)  WATERMAN (2)  WEST (3)  WILSON (1)  WOOD (3)  WOODS (1)  WORSFOLD (6)