Top surnames from the 1881 census in Eyke, Suffolk

Eyke 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
KING277.105332.60
SMITH266.84214.85
FISK236.05261,144.28
MILLER174.473725.00
BARBER174.473774.33
COOK143.684218.55
WHYARD123.157912,000.00
GRAY123.157922.12
LEECH112.8947177.71
CLARK102.63168.76
WEBB82.105315.53
LAST82.1053264.90
CONE71.84211,944.44
POLEY71.84214,117.65
COLLINS71.842112.84
CHILVERS61.5789402.68
CRANE61.578974.81
REEVE51.315856.31
CHURCH51.315860.31
DARLING51.3158137.36
BRIGHTWELL51.3158632.91
GILBERT51.315823.11
CROOK41.052636.66
RICHARDSON41.05266.18
FINCH41.052631.62
GODDARD41.052626.18
HAWES41.052685.29
THOMPSON41.05263.51
CARR41.052614.59
PRETTY41.0526296.30
GOOD30.789563.42
CRACKNELL30.7895113.64
MANNING30.789524.83
SAWYER30.789542.80
COOPER30.78953.25
FLETCHER30.78956.92
NUNN30.789545.05
GRASS30.78951,034.48
BAKER20.52632.40
MILLS20.52634.06
HART20.52636.17
MARKHAM20.526344.25
BENNETT20.52633.20
BATTLE20.5263172.41
HILLMAN20.526361.16
DAY20.52635.59
WRIGHT20.52631.64
FARROW20.526328.05
LING20.526355.71
CLOW10.263286.96

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WHYARD12,000.00123.1579
POLEY4,117.6571.8421
DUEL3,333.3310.2632
CONE1,944.4471.8421
FISK1,144.28236.0526
GRASS1,034.4830.7895
BRIGHTWELL632.9151.3158
CHILVERS402.6861.5789
PRETTY296.3041.0526
LAST264.9082.1053
LEECH177.71112.8947
BATTLE172.4120.5263
DARLING137.3651.3158
CRACKNELL113.6430.7895
CLOW86.9610.2632
HAWES85.2941.0526
SPURGEON82.6410.2632
SCARLETT77.5210.2632
CRANE74.8161.5789
BARBER74.33174.4737
GOOD63.4230.7895
BEECROFT62.5010.2632
HILLMAN61.1620.5263
CHURCH60.3151.3158
REEVE56.3151.3158
LING55.7120.5263
MAYS46.0810.2632
NUNN45.0530.7895
MARKHAM44.2520.5263
SAWYER42.8030.7895
KEEBLE38.3110.2632
CROOK36.6641.0526
KING32.60277.1053
FINCH31.6241.0526
SNOWDEN29.5910.2632
FARROW28.0520.5263
GODDARD26.1841.0526
MILLER25.00174.4737
MANNING24.8330.7895
LINES24.8110.2632
GILBERT23.1151.3158
GRAY22.12123.1579
BEAN20.3310.2632
CRISP18.9410.2632
COOK18.55143.6842
WEBB15.5382.1053
CARR14.5941.0526
COLLINS12.8471.8421
CLARK8.76102.6316
FLETCHER6.9230.7895

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 12 people called WHYARD in Eyke 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 3.1579 in Eyke means that 3.1579% of the people in Eyke on census day were called WHYARD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WHYARD 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 WHYARD 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 WHYARD 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 WHYARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 12,000.00 in Eyke means that you are 12,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WHYARD in Eyke than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Eyke in 1881

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

ACFIELD (1)  BAKER (2)  BARBER (17)  BATHER (1)  BEAN (1)  BEECROFT (1)  BENNETT (2)  BATTLE (2)  BRIGHTWELL (5)  BROWN (1)  BURROWS (1)  CALCUT (1)  CARR (4)  CHAPMAN (1)  CHENNEY (1)  CHILVERS (6)  CHURCH (5)  CHURCHYARD (8)  CLARK (10)  CLOW (1)  COLLINS (7)  CONE (7)  COOK (14)  COOPER (3)  COZENS (1)  CRACKNELL (3)  CRANE (6)  CRISP (1)  CROOK (4)  DARLING (5)  DAY (2)  DUEL (1)  DRUCE (1)  FARROW (2)  FINCH (4)  FISK (23)  FLETCHER (3)  FOWLER (1)  GILBERT (5)  GODDARD (4)  GOOD (3)  GRASS (3)  GRAY (12)  HART (2)  HAWES (4)  HILLMAN (2)  KEEBLE (1)  KENNEDY (1)  KING (27)  LARRETT (8)  LAST (8)  LEECH (11)  LINES (1)  LING (2)  MALSTER (4)  MANNING (3)  MARKHAM (2)  MAYS (1)  MILLER (17)  MILLS (2)  MUNNINGS (7)  NUNN (3)  POLEY (7)  PRETTY (4)  RANABY (1)  REEVE (5)  RICHARDSON (4)  SAUNDERS (1)  SAWYER (3)  SCARLETT (1)  SMITH (26)  SNOWDEN (1)  SPURGEON (1)  THURKETTLE (8)  THOMPSON (4)  WEBB (8)  WHYARD (12)  WRIGHT (2)