Top surnames from the 1881 census in Freckenham, Suffolk

Freckenham 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
SMITH236.19954.39
RAYNER225.9299237.84
BALLS164.3127336.84
BROWN154.04316.13
DIVER143.77362,028.99
PLUMMER143.7736282.26
RADFORD123.2345170.45
WISEMAN123.2345235.29
COOK92.425912.21
FULLER92.425959.96
TURNER82.15637.75
LEONARD82.156399.50
BRADLEY82.156326.85
NEAL71.886863.75
FROST71.886833.56
CORNELL71.8868282.26
GREEN71.88686.70
SCARROW61.617312,000.00
PARISH61.6173104.90
LESTOR61.617315,000.00
PAYNE61.617317.97
MACE51.3477152.91
PARTRIDGE41.078241.28
BARRETT41.078216.05
PALEY41.0782449.44
HOWE30.808620.59
BAKER20.53912.46
HOOD20.539119.47
WADE20.539113.47
PEARCE20.53915.87
MIDDLETON20.539110.27
REEVE20.539123.07
DODD20.539113.25
PRICE20.53913.08
KIDD20.539126.49
MASON20.53914.01
JEFFERY10.269512.41
CUMBERLAND10.2695106.38
CHINNERY10.2695222.22
WILLSON10.269524.04
HARVEY10.26952.52
RICE10.26958.68
WAUGH10.269519.76
DENNIS10.26959.12
IVES10.269522.99
WYMER10.2695312.50
HITCHCOCK10.269523.36
SARGENT10.269517.51
CHILVERS10.269568.49
WHITE10.26950.84

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LESTOR15,000.0061.6173
SCARROW12,000.0061.6173
DIVER2,028.99143.7736
PALEY449.4441.0782
BALLS336.84164.3127
WYMER312.5010.2695
PLUMMER282.26143.7736
CORNELL282.2671.8868
RAYNER237.84225.9299
WISEMAN235.29123.2345
CHINNERY222.2210.2695
RADFORD170.45123.2345
MACE152.9151.3477
UPSON125.0010.2695
CUMBERLAND106.3810.2695
PARISH104.9061.6173
LEONARD99.5082.1563
CHILVERS68.4910.2695
NEAL63.7571.8868
SCRIVENER61.7310.2695
FULLER59.9692.4259
PARTRIDGE41.2841.0782
FROST33.5671.8868
BRADLEY26.8582.1563
KIDD26.4920.5391
WILLSON24.0410.2695
HITCHCOCK23.3610.2695
REEVE23.0720.5391
IVES22.9910.2695
BLOOMFIELD21.2310.2695
HOWE20.5930.8086
WAUGH19.7610.2695
HOOD19.4720.5391
PAYNE17.9761.6173
SARGENT17.5110.2695
LESTER17.1210.2695
BARRETT16.0541.0782
WADE13.4720.5391
DODD13.2520.5391
JEFFERY12.4110.2695
COOK12.2192.4259
MIDDLETON10.2720.5391
DENNIS9.1210.2695
RICE8.6810.2695
TURNER7.7582.1563
WARNER7.3910.2695
GREEN6.7071.8868
BUTCHER6.4010.2695
BROWN6.13154.0431
PEARCE5.8720.5391

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called LESTOR in Freckenham 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 1.6173 in Freckenham means that 1.6173% of the people in Freckenham on census day were called LESTOR.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LESTOR 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 LESTOR 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 LESTOR 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 LESTOR here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 15,000.00 in Freckenham means that you are 15,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LESTOR in Freckenham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Freckenham in 1881

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

BAKER (2)  BALLS (16)  BARRETT (4)  BLOOMFIELD (1)  BRADLEY (8)  BRANWHITE (5)  BROWN (15)  BUTCHER (1)  CAWSTON (6)  CHINNERY (1)  CHILVERS (1)  COOK (9)  COPANY (3)  CORNELL (7)  CUMBERLAND (1)  DORLING (16)  DAY (1)  DECKS (2)  DENNIS (1)  DIVER (14)  DODD (2)  FULLER (9)  FROST (7)  GREEN (7)  HARVEY (1)  HAZEN (1)  HITCHCOCK (1)  HOOD (2)  HOWE (3)  IVES (1)  JEFFERY (1)  KIBLO (1)  KIDD (2)  LEONARD (8)  LESTOR (6)  LESTER (1)  MAAR (1)  MASON (2)  MACE (5)  MENDHAM (5)  MIDDLETON (2)  NEAL (7)  PALEY (4)  PARISH (6)  PARTRIDGE (4)  PAYNE (6)  PEARCE (2)  PLUMMER (14)  PRICE (2)  RADFORD (12)  RAMPLING (1)  RAYNER (22)  REEVE (2)  RICE (1)  ROGERS (1)  RUMBELOW (14)  RUSHBROOKE (4)  SARGENT (1)  SCARROW (6)  SCAVROW (4)  SCRIVENER (1)  SMITH (23)  TOLWORTHY (22)  TURNER (8)  UPSON (1)  WADE (2)  WARNER (1)  WATTS (1)  WAUGH (1)  WELLS (1)  WHITE (1)  WILLSON (1)  WISEMAN (12)  WYMER (1)