Top surnames from the 1881 census in Westmeston, Sussex

Westmeston 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
OSBORNE123.681077.12
GRAINGER113.3742219.56
FRENCH103.067562.81
THOMAS103.06757.43
BODLE92.76072,500.00
MANSBRIDGE92.76071,232.88
MILLS92.760721.29
NEWHAM82.4540666.67
JOHNSON82.45407.30
EDWARDS82.45408.80
WHITE72.14726.68
BOURNE72.1472110.76
HARBOUR72.1472833.33
COTTINGHAM72.1472804.60
WICKS72.1472152.51
PARSONS72.147228.26
BOTTING72.1472573.77
HAMPER72.14724,375.00
CHATFIELD61.8405382.17
RICH61.8405146.70
BROOKER61.8405152.67
HOBDEN61.8405779.22
SPRINGATE51.53371,219.51
BISH51.53371,190.48
BAKER51.53377.00
WICKHAM51.5337227.27
GOLDSMITH51.533798.81
COLLINS41.22708.55
MARCHANT41.227079.21
REED41.227016.81
EADE41.2270254.78
COX30.92026.07
AVERY30.920254.84
HEMSLEY30.9202184.05
CAMPION30.9202131.58
NEWNHAM30.9202215.83
TULLEY30.9202447.76
TRILL20.6135689.66
MOON20.613529.07
JACKSON20.61352.20
FRIAR20.6135400.00
HARLAND10.306736.76
SIMMONS10.30677.51
MILLER10.30671.71
WOODHAMS10.3067123.46
HALL10.30671.04
ROBINSON10.30670.96
COOK10.30671.54
GANDER10.3067108.70
PLUMMER10.306722.94

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HAMPER4,375.0072.1472
BODLE2,500.0092.7607
MANSBRIDGE1,232.8892.7607
SPRINGATE1,219.5151.5337
BISH1,190.4851.5337
HARBOUR833.3372.1472
COTTINGHAM804.6072.1472
HOBDEN779.2261.8405
TRILL689.6620.6135
NEWHAM666.6782.4540
BOTTING573.7772.1472
TULLEY447.7630.9202
FRIAR400.0020.6135
CHATFIELD382.1761.8405
EADE254.7841.2270
HARMON243.9010.3067
WICKHAM227.2751.5337
GRAINGER219.56113.3742
NEWNHAM215.8330.9202
HEMSLEY184.0530.9202
DEDMAN161.2910.3067
BROOKER152.6761.8405
WICKS152.5172.1472
RICH146.7061.8405
HOLCROFT142.8610.3067
CORNFORD136.9910.3067
CAMPION131.5830.9202
WALDER129.8710.3067
WOODHAMS123.4610.3067
BOURNE110.7672.1472
GANDER108.7010.3067
GOLDSMITH98.8151.5337
MARCHANT79.2141.2270
OSBORNE77.12123.6810
STALLARD69.4410.3067
FRENCH62.81103.0675
SMITHERS56.8210.3067
AVERY54.8430.9202
HARLAND36.7610.3067
MEARS32.5710.3067
CRIPPS31.5510.3067
MOON29.0720.6135
ORCHARD28.9010.3067
PARSONS28.2672.1472
PLUMMER22.9410.3067
MILLS21.2992.7607
REED16.8141.2270
SHEPPARD8.8610.3067
EDWARDS8.8082.4540
HURST8.5910.3067

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called HAMPER in Westmeston 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 2.1472 in Westmeston means that 2.1472% of the people in Westmeston on census day were called HAMPER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HAMPER 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 HAMPER 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 HAMPER 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 HAMPER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,375.00 in Westmeston means that you are 4,375.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HAMPER in Westmeston than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Westmeston in 1881

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

AVERY (3)  BAKER (5)  BETTEX (1)  BISH (5)  BOTTING (7)  BOXALL (4)  BROOKER (6)  BUCKWELL (9)  BODLE (9)  BOURNE (7)  CAMPION (3)  CHATFIELD (6)  CLARK (1)  COLLINS (4)  COOK (1)  CORNFORD (1)  COTTINGHAM (7)  COX (3)  CRIPPS (1)  DEDMAN (1)  EADE (4)  EDWARDS (8)  FULLER (1)  FRENCH (10)  FRIAR (2)  GANDER (1)  GOLDRING (6)  GOLDSMITH (5)  GRAINGER (11)  HALL (1)  HAMPER (7)  HARLAND (1)  HARMON (1)  HEMSLEY (3)  HARBOUR (7)  HIDER (6)  HOBDEN (6)  HOLCROFT (1)  HURST (1)  JACKSON (2)  JOHNSON (8)  KENSETT (1)  KEMBER (5)  LIDBETTER (6)  LEANEY (5)  LELLIOTT (6)  MANSBRIDGE (9)  MARCHANT (4)  MILLER (1)  MILLS (9)  MOLDS (2)  MOON (2)  MEARS (1)  NEWHAM (8)  NEWNHAM (3)  ORCHARD (1)  OSBORNE (12)  PARSONS (7)  PITTINAM (1)  PLUMMER (1)  PUTTOCH (1)  REED (4)  RICH (6)  ROBINSON (1)  SHEPHERD (1)  SHEPPARD (1)  SIMMONS (1)  SMITHERS (1)  SPRINGATE (5)  STALLARD (1)  THOMAS (10)  TRILL (2)  TULLEY (3)  WALDER (1)  WELFARE (6)  WHITE (7)  WICKHAM (5)  WICKS (7)  WOODHAMS (1)  WOOLVEN (2)