Top surnames from the 1881 census in Upper Beeding, Sussex

Upper Beeding 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
GROVES233.7643133.88
KENT223.600785.47
TOWN203.2733660.07
FEAST142.29131,443.30
DEAN142.291333.01
BROWN132.12773.23
HOLMES121.964016.13
KNIGHT111.800314.61
WOOD101.63675.14
HENLEY101.6367214.13
BENTON101.6367157.98
MILES101.636727.74
TWEED91.4730633.80
BROWNING91.473072.35
SLAUGHTER91.4730298.01
LUFF81.3093203.05
PHILLIPS81.30937.32
KING71.14575.26
HEDGER71.1457424.24
RICHARDSON71.14576.73
YOUNG71.14575.33
STONER71.1457330.19
FISH71.145761.51
HOBBS71.145731.45
SANFORD60.9820526.32
ELMS60.9820257.51
HILL60.98203.86
PAYNE60.982010.91
FENNER60.9820231.66
WARNER50.818322.44
BUDD50.818364.43
BROOKES50.818334.84
WINTON50.8183218.34
NEWNHAM50.8183191.57
MILLS50.81836.31
EAMES50.8183119.33
WITTEN40.65471,428.57
COLLINS40.65474.56
BOTTING40.6547174.67
FOSSETT40.65471,081.08
HARDWICK40.654742.83
BEAR40.6547246.91
LISH40.65473,333.33
OLIVER40.65479.18
WELLS40.65477.87
COOPER40.65472.69
STEELE40.654724.46
BROOKER40.654754.27
FRANCIS40.654710.99
WILKINSON40.65474.29

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GROOMES6,666.6720.3273
LISH3,333.3340.6547
FEAST1,443.30142.2913
WITTEN1,428.5740.6547
HERRITT1,111.1110.1637
FOSSETT1,081.0840.6547
TOWN660.07203.2733
TWEED633.8091.4730
SANFORD526.3260.9820
HEDGER424.2471.1457
STONER330.1971.1457
SLAUGHTER298.0191.4730
CAPLIN294.1220.3273
BACKER285.7110.1637
ELMS257.5160.9820
BEAR246.9140.6547
FENNER231.6660.9820
WINTON218.3450.8183
HENLEY214.13101.6367
HARNDEN204.0810.1637
DOWDELL204.0810.1637
LUFF203.0581.3093
NEWNHAM191.5750.8183
BOTTING174.6740.6547
BENTON157.98101.6367
BONIFACE135.7530.4910
GROVES133.88233.7643
EAMES119.3350.8183
NYE104.7140.6547
BLAKER94.3410.1637
KENT85.47223.6007
BROWNING72.3591.4730
BUDD64.4350.8183
FISH61.5171.1457
BROOKER54.2740.6547
STALEY50.0010.1637
HARDWICK42.8340.6547
KILNER39.2210.1637
BROOKES34.8450.8183
DEAN33.01142.2913
STRINGER32.8740.6547
GATES31.7130.4910
HOBBS31.4571.1457
MILES27.74101.6367
COCKS24.6310.1637
STEELE24.4640.6547
MERRITT23.3110.1637
ROUSE22.8320.3273
WARNER22.4450.8183
CHANDLER20.3840.6547

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 2 people called GROOMES in Upper Beeding 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 0.3273 in Upper Beeding means that 0.3273% of the people in Upper Beeding on census day were called GROOMES.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GROOMES 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 GROOMES 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 GROOMES 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 GROOMES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,666.67 in Upper Beeding means that you are 6,666.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GROOMES in Upper Beeding than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Upper Beeding in 1881

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

ADAMS (1)  ALLEN (2)  ANDREW (1)  AVERY (1)  BAKER (1)  BACKER (1)  BARBER (3)  BARNETT (2)  BARING (7)  BEAR (4)  BENTON (10)  BERRY (1)  BLAKER (1)  BLAUN (12)  BLOXAM (1)  BOND (1)  BONIFACE (3)  BOTTING (4)  BROOKER (4)  BROOKES (5)  BROWN (13)  BROWNING (9)  BUDD (5)  BURGESS (3)  BURTON (1)  CAPLIN (2)  CHANDLER (4)  CHAPPELL (1)  CHARMAN (3)  CLARK (3)  CLEMENTS (1)  COLLINS (4)  COOPER (4)  CORSTICK (5)  COSSTICK (1)  COCKS (1)  CROGER (1)  DEAN (14)  DEATH (1)  DINER (1)  DONNISON (1)  DOWDELL (1)  DUNSTALL (1)  DUNSTONE (1)  EAMES (5)  EDWARDS (1)  ELLIOTT (2)  ELMS (6)  FOSSETT (4)  FEAST (14)  FENNER (6)  FISH (7)  FULLER (2)  FRANCIS (4)  GATES (3)  GOATCHER (3)  GODDARD (3)  GROOMES (2)  GROVES (23)  GUMBRELL (5)  GUMBRILL (1)  HARDWICK (4)  HARNDEN (1)  HARWOOD (1)  HAINES (1)  HEDGER (7)  HENLEY (10)  HERRITT (1)  HERNSLEY (2)  HICKS (1)  HILL (6)  HINES (1)  HOBBS (7)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HOLMES (12)  HUNT (3)  IVES (1)  JUPP (5)  KENT (22)  KIDD (1)  KILNER (1)  KING (7)  KNIGHT (11)  LELLIOTT (4)  LILEYWHITE (1)  LILLEYWHITE (5)  LINCER (8)  LUFF (8)  MERRITT (1)  MASON (2)  LISH (4)  MILES (10)  MILLS (5)  NASH (1)  NEWMAN (1)  NEWNHAM (5)  NICHOLLS (3)  NOVIS (3)  NYE (4)  OCKENDEN (1)  OLIVER (4)  PARKER (1)  PATCHING (6)  PAYNE (6)  PAYNER (8)  PELLING (1)  PHILLIPS (8)  POWELL (3)  PUCKEY (2)  PUTTICK (2)  WINTON (5)  WINTEN (5)  RANDALL (1)  RICHARDSON (7)  ROBINSON (1)  ROUSE (2)  MACRO (2)  SANFORD (6)  SEARLE (1)  SHARP (2)  SILVERSON (1)  SIMMS (1)  SLAUGHTER (9)  SOAL (1)  STALEY (1)  STANFORD (1)  STEELE (4)  STENING (1)  STONER (7)  STOPTIS (1)  STRINGER (4)  TAYLOR (2)  TITCHINER (3)  TOWN (20)  TURNER (1)  TWEED (9)  VERM (6)  WARNER (5)  WELLS (4)  WHEATLAND (3)  WELLER (1)  WHITE (1)  WITTEN (4)  WILKINSON (4)  WOOD (10)  WOOLGAR (12)  WOOLGER (6)  YOUNG (7)