Top surnames from the 1881 census in Hitcham, Suffolk

Hitcham 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
FISHER606.689057.15
KNOCK303.34451,764.71
LISTER283.1215109.50
BAKER273.010013.74
BULL273.010071.20
DICKERSON262.8986710.38
GOOCH252.7871317.66
GRIMWOOD252.7871677.51
STIFF242.6756769.23
SMITH192.11821.50
ROZIER171.89524,594.59
HALLS151.6722211.27
PEARL141.5608748.66
LEVETT141.5608355.33
GOSLING141.560899.72
RUSH131.4493134.99
GREEN131.44935.15
HARVEY121.337812.53
RANSON111.2263247.75
BRETT111.226364.59
SALMON111.226353.76
MOWER101.1148467.29
REYNOLDS101.114812.87
BLOOMFIELD91.003378.95
TAYLOR91.00331.57
RICHARDSON91.00335.89
GARNER91.003331.75
COOK91.00335.05
BARRELL91.0033264.71
PROCTOR80.891936.28
BURMAN80.8919224.09
BIRMAN80.89198,888.89
EDWARDS80.89193.20
THORPE80.891922.56
ADAMS70.78045.30
WOOLLARD70.7804222.22
STEFF70.78044,117.65
COLSON70.7804409.36
HASSELL70.7804247.35
PALLANT70.7804578.51
CLARKE60.66893.30
BURTON50.55746.54
COULSON50.557431.08
BROOK50.557414.46
PEAD50.5574657.89
PREECE50.557434.27
STERRY50.5574342.47
HAYLES40.4459174.67
SNELL40.445923.56
COE40.445927.45

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BIRMAN8,888.8980.8919
ROZIER4,594.59171.8952
STEFF4,117.6570.7804
KNOCK1,764.71303.3445
STIFF769.23242.6756
PEARL748.66141.5608
DICKERSON710.38262.8986
GRIMWOOD677.51252.7871
PEAD657.8950.5574
SHIN625.0010.1115
PALLANT578.5170.7804
MOWER467.29101.1148
LUCKEY454.5510.1115
COLSON409.3670.7804
LEVETT355.33141.5608
STERRY342.4750.5574
GOOCH317.66252.7871
SYER312.5030.3344
RAMPTON285.7130.3344
BARRELL264.7191.0033
TATUM256.4120.2230
RANSON247.75111.2263
HASSELL247.3570.7804
BURMAN224.0980.8919
WOOLLARD222.2270.7804
HALLS211.27151.6722
LUSHER206.9030.3344
HAYLES174.6740.4459
DIGGINS136.9920.2230
RUSH134.99131.4493
COGGINS128.2130.3344
ROSIER116.9620.2230
LISTER109.50283.1215
STEARN107.5320.2230
GOSLING99.72141.5608
BLOOMFIELD78.9591.0033
HURRELL75.0540.4459
BULL71.20273.0100
STEED69.4430.3344
KEEBLE64.9440.4459
BRETT64.59111.2263
FISHER57.15606.6890
CURREY54.0510.1115
SALMON53.76111.2263
BOWELL53.7610.1115
NICE47.3910.1115
WIDDOWSON41.9320.2230
BUTTON37.5940.4459
PROCTOR36.2880.8919
PREECE34.2750.5574

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called BIRMAN in Hitcham 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 0.8919 in Hitcham means that 0.8919% of the people in Hitcham on census day were called BIRMAN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BIRMAN 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 BIRMAN 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 BIRMAN 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 BIRMAN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,888.89 in Hitcham means that you are 8,888.89 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BIRMAN in Hitcham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Hitcham in 1881

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

ABLETT (1)  ADAMS (7)  BAKER (27)  BARNES (1)  BARTON (3)  BEARD (1)  BEETON (4)  BEAMONT (3)  BIRD (2)  BLOOMFIELD (9)  BOWELL (1)  BRADBROOK (2)  BRAMFORD (2)  BRETT (11)  BROOK (5)  BROCKTON (1)  BULL (27)  BIRMAN (8)  BURMAN (8)  BARRELL (9)  BURTLETT (1)  BURTON (5)  BUTTON (4)  BYKE (4)  CARNESLI (1)  CARTER (1)  CLARKE (6)  CLARK (1)  COE (4)  COGGINS (3)  COLE (1)  COOK (9)  COOPER (2)  COLSON (7)  COULSON (5)  CRICK (1)  CURREY (1)  DEAVES (7)  DEATH (12)  DICKERSON (26)  DIGGINS (2)  DOWNING (4)  DREW (1)  EDWARDS (8)  FAIRWEATHER (1)  FARROW (1)  FAYERS (6)  FENNING (2)  FISHER (60)  FORD (3)  GARNER (9)  GOOCH (25)  GOODALL (2)  GORAM (4)  GOSLING (14)  GOYMOUR (4)  GRANT (3)  GREEN (13)  GRIMWOOD (25)  HAYLES (4)  HALLS (15)  HAMMOND (1)  HARPER (3)  HARRINGTON (2)  HARVEY (12)  HASSELL (7)  HAYWARD (1)  HILRONS (1)  HODDY (7)  HUDSON (2)  HURRELL (4)  HYMUS (4)  JACKSON (4)  JARVIS (2)  JEWERS (2)  KEEBLE (4)  KING (2)  KNOCK (30)  LEVETT (14)  LISTER (28)  LESTER (1)  LUCKEY (1)  LUSHER (3)  MILTON (1)  MOWER (10)  MOORE (4)  MOYES (1)  MURRAY (1)  NICE (1)  NUNN (3)  PALLANT (7)  PATTISON (1)  PAYNE (3)  PEAD (5)  PEARL (14)  PHILLIPS (3)  PILGRIM (1)  POLDEN (1)  POLDING (4)  POOLE (3)  POWL (1)  PREECE (5)  PROCTOR (8)  QUINTON (1)  RAMPLING (5)  RAMPLIN (5)  RAMPTON (3)  RANSON (11)  REYNOLDS (10)  RICHARDSON (9)  ROBINSON (3)  ROSIER (2)  ROZIER (17)  RUDLAND (3)  RUSH (13)  SALMON (11)  SYER (3)  SCOTT (4)  SEWELL (3)  SHAW (2)  SHIN (1)  SIMPSON (2)  SMITH (19)  SNELL (4)  SQUIRRELL (18)  STEED (3)  STEARN (2)  STEFF (7)  STERRY (5)  STIFF (24)  TATUM (2)  TAYLOR (9)  THORPE (8)  THORRINGTON (4)  TRICKER (1)  UNWIN (1)  WALLER (3)  WARD (3)  WEBB (1)  WEEKS (2)  WELHAM (7)  WHITING (2)  WIDDOWSON (2)  WILDING (3)  WOOLLARD (7)  WYATT (1)