Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Itchenor, Sussex

West Itchenor 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
PARSONS138.0247105.61
BOWERS138.0247439.19
CHANDLER84.9383153.85
PAIGE84.93832,758.62
BEALE63.7037291.26
EAMES53.0864450.45
PHILLIPS53.086417.25
BISHOP42.469135.34
BALL42.469129.90
DAILEY42.46911,818.18
WINGATE42.4691689.66
FORD42.469125.35
ROGERS31.851914.27
BRIDGER31.8519220.59
MAY31.851929.10
TURNER31.85196.65
COBB31.8519130.43
HOWES31.8519106.01
SMYTH21.2346132.45
RODGERS21.234645.15
CATES21.2346833.33
HONER21.23464,000.00
TERRY10.617324.15
HEADLY10.61731,666.67
OLDHAM10.617335.09
WEST10.61736.41
HOPKINS10.617310.26
HARRIS10.61732.43
BARNES10.61735.13
SELDON10.6173344.83
ROBINSON10.61731.94
CARPENTER10.617317.99
WILLIS10.617311.61

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HONER4,000.0021.2346
PAIGE2,758.6284.9383
DAILEY1,818.1842.4691
HEADLY1,666.6710.6173
CATES833.3321.2346
WINGATE689.6642.4691
EAMES450.4553.0864
BOWERS439.19138.0247
SELDON344.8310.6173
BEALE291.2663.7037
BRIDGER220.5931.8519
CHANDLER153.8584.9383
SMYTH132.4521.2346
COBB130.4331.8519
HOWES106.0131.8519
PARSONS105.61138.0247
RODGERS45.1521.2346
BISHOP35.3442.4691
OLDHAM35.0910.6173
BALL29.9042.4691
MAY29.1031.8519
FORD25.3542.4691
TERRY24.1510.6173
CARPENTER17.9910.6173
PHILLIPS17.2553.0864
ROGERS14.2731.8519
WILLIS11.6110.6173
HOPKINS10.2610.6173
TURNER6.6531.8519
WEST6.4110.6173
BARNES5.1310.6173
HARRIS2.4310.6173
ROBINSON1.9410.6173

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 2 people called HONER in West Itchenor 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 1.2346 in West Itchenor means that 1.2346% of the people in West Itchenor on census day were called HONER.

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

All the surnames recorded in West Itchenor in 1881

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

AYLMORE (2)  BALL (4)  BARNES (1)  BEALE (6)  BISHOP (4)  BOWERS (13)  MOORE (BOWERS) (10)  BRIDGER (3)  CARPENTER (1)  CHANDLER (8)  COBB (3)  COBBY (1)  CORNESTY (3)  DAILEY (4)  EAMES (5)  TERRY OR FERRY (14)  FORD (4)  FOWSE (1)  HARRIS (1)  HAYLOR (4)  HEBBERDON (1)  HEADLY (1)  HONER (2)  HOPKINS (1)  HOWES (3)  CATES (2)  LIVGER OR SIVGER (4)  MAY (3)  OLDHAM (1)  PAIGE (8)  PARSONS (13)  PEACHY (7)  PHILLIPS (5)  ROBINSON (1)  RODGERS (2)  ROGERS (3)  SELDON (1)  SMYTH (2)  TERRY (1)  TURNER (3)  WEST (1)  WILLIS (1)  WINGATE (4)