Top surnames from the 1881 census in Brettenham, Suffolk

Brettenham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Suffolk

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
CURREY185.69622,769.23
LEVITT154.74681,415.09
GRIMWOOD123.7975923.08
BREWSTER123.7975392.16
KEEBLE123.7975553.00
LAST113.4810436.51
MOYES103.1646735.29
BONNETT103.16461,250.00
MILLS82.531619.52
BAKER82.531611.55
GARDINER72.215277.09
BIRD72.215228.99
GODDARD72.215255.07
MORLEY72.215255.42
ANDREWS61.898719.82
ROSE61.898725.61
BUXTON61.8987126.32
MANNING61.898759.70
CURRY51.5823110.38
RULE51.5823230.41
GOOCH51.5823180.51
DOWNING51.582391.07
LISTER41.265844.40
OSBOURNE41.2658344.83
PROCTOR41.265851.48
PEARL41.2658606.06
RANSON30.9494192.31
JACKSON30.94943.40
SCOTT30.94943.75
MORRIS30.94944.27
WINTER30.949426.76
BENDALL30.9494260.87
HOWLETT30.949470.75
GARNER30.949430.03
WILDING30.949480.65
CLARK20.63292.11
BRAGG20.632977.22
WRIGHT20.63291.97
DYER20.632916.34
BEALE20.632949.88
BRADLEY20.63297.88
SALMON20.632927.74
PLUMB20.632978.13
STEARN20.6329303.03
HOLDEN10.31655.78
MOLTON10.3165416.67
PITT10.316514.81
WARREN10.31654.73
HAWES10.316525.64
ELMER10.316592.59

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CURREY2,769.23185.6962
LEVITT1,415.09154.7468
BONNETT1,250.00103.1646
GRIMWOOD923.08123.7975
MOYES735.29103.1646
PEARL606.0641.2658
KEEBLE553.00123.7975
LAST436.51113.4810
RISBY434.7810.3165
MOLTON416.6710.3165
BREWSTER392.16123.7975
OSBOURNE344.8341.2658
STEARN303.0320.6329
BENDALL260.8730.9494
RULE230.4151.5823
RANSON192.3130.9494
GOOCH180.5151.5823
KERSEY166.6710.3165
BUXTON126.3261.8987
CURRY110.3851.5823
ELMER92.5910.3165
DOWNING91.0751.5823
WILDING80.6530.9494
PLUMB78.1320.6329
BRAGG77.2220.6329
GARDINER77.0972.2152
HOWLETT70.7530.9494
MANNING59.7061.8987
MORLEY55.4272.2152
GODDARD55.0772.2152
PROCTOR51.4841.2658
BEALE49.8820.6329
LISTER44.4041.2658
GARNER30.0330.9494
BIRD28.9972.2152
SALMON27.7420.6329
WINTER26.7630.9494
HAWES25.6410.3165
ROSE25.6161.8987
EDGAR20.5310.3165
LESTER20.1210.3165
ANDREWS19.8261.8987
MILLS19.5282.5316
DYER16.3420.6329
PITT14.8110.3165
WALLER12.5610.3165
BAKER11.5582.5316
BEAUMONT10.6710.3165
BRADLEY7.8820.6329
NORRIS7.3710.3165

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 18 people called CURREY in Brettenham 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 5.6962 in Brettenham means that 5.6962% of the people in Brettenham on census day were called CURREY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CURREY 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 CURREY 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 CURREY 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 CURREY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,769.23 in Brettenham means that you are 2,769.23 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CURREY in Brettenham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Brettenham in 1881

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

ANDREWS (6)  BAKER (8)  BEALE (2)  BEAUMONT (1)  BENDALL (3)  BETHAM (1)  BIRD (7)  BONNETT (10)  BRADBROOK (1)  BRADLEY (2)  BRAGG (2)  BRAMFORD (1)  BREWSTER (12)  BUXTON (6)  CHESTER (?) (1)  CLARK (2)  COOPER (1)  CURRY (5)  CURREY (18)  DOWNING (5)  DYER (2)  EDGAR (1)  ELMER (1)  GARNER (3)  GARDINER (7)  GODDARD (7)  GOOCH (5)  GOSTLING (6)  GRIMWOOD (12)  HAWES (1)  HODDY (2)  HOLDEN (1)  HORREX (6)  HOWLETT (3)  HUFFEY (9)  JACKSON (3)  KEEBLE (12)  KERSEY (1)  LAST (11)  LEVITT (15)  LESTER (1)  LISTER (4)  MANNING (6)  MILLS (8)  MORLEY (7)  MORRIS (3)  MOLTON (1)  MOYES (10)  NOBBS (4)  NORRIS (1)  OSBOURNE (4)  PARKER (1)  PEARL (4)  PITT (1)  PLUMB (2)  PROCTOR (4)  RANSON (3)  RISBY (1)  ROSE (6)  RULE (5)  SALMON (2)  SCOTT (3)  STEARN (2)  STEGGALL (6)  STONHAM (3)  TUNWELL (3)  WALLER (1)  WARREN (1)  WILDING (3)  WINTER (3)  WRIGHT (2)  WHYMARK (9)