Top surnames from the 1881 census in Knodishall, Suffolk

Knodishall 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
EMMERSON204.4643452.49
COOPER163.571414.68
LAST143.1250392.16
POTTER143.125048.19
SMITH143.12502.21
GOODING132.9018343.01
BOND122.678650.61
BALLS122.6786209.06
COCKERELL102.23211,818.18
BARNES102.232118.54
NORMAN102.232148.17
MEADOWS102.2321159.49
TAYLOR92.00893.14
BLAKE92.008941.47
NEWSON81.7857282.69
FORSTER81.785754.46
GARDINER81.785762.11
FARROW81.785795.12
NUNN71.562589.17
GROOM71.5625111.47
BLOWERS71.5625614.04
BURCH71.5625207.10
ANDREWS71.562516.31
BRIDGES71.562598.18
PIPE71.5625351.76
HUNTER61.339313.04
MANNING61.339342.13
MORLEY61.339333.50
GOODWIN61.339325.41
KERSEY61.3393697.67
BUCK51.116152.08
KEMP51.116120.12
BIRT51.1161263.16
FIELD51.116122.43
HOWARD51.116111.37
EVERETT51.116162.19
PEMBERTON51.116187.87
CAUDLE51.11611,612.90
DAY40.89299.48
JORDAN40.892920.21
BATES40.892914.03
HUNT40.89296.72
PEAD40.89291,052.63
BUTCHER40.892921.19
COOK30.66963.37
BARKER30.66965.12
GILDERSLEEVE30.66967,500.00
BARBER30.669611.12
FELLOWS30.669649.51
CHASE30.6696120.00

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GILDERSLEEVE7,500.0030.6696
COCKERELL1,818.18102.2321
CAUDLE1,612.9051.1161
PEAD1,052.6340.8929
KERSEY697.6761.3393
BLOWERS614.0471.5625
WESTRUP526.3210.2232
EMMERSON452.49204.4643
LAST392.16143.1250
PIPE351.7671.5625
GOODING343.01132.9018
COTTEN303.0310.2232
NEWSON282.6981.7857
BIRT263.1651.1161
NOY256.4110.2232
BALLS209.06122.6786
BURCH207.1071.5625
HAZLEWOOD198.0220.4464
MEADOWS159.49102.2321
CHASE120.0030.6696
GROOM111.4771.5625
ALDOUS110.5020.4464
BRIDGES98.1871.5625
FARROW95.1281.7857
FITCHETT91.7410.2232
NUNN89.1771.5625
PEMBERTON87.8751.1161
SCARLETT65.7910.2232
EVERETT62.1951.1161
GARDINER62.1181.7857
FORSTER54.4681.7857
BUCK52.0851.1161
BOND50.61122.6786
FELLOWS49.5130.6696
POTTER48.19143.1250
NORMAN48.17102.2321
ASHFORD45.1520.4464
MANNING42.1361.3393
BLAKE41.4792.0089
MORLEY33.5061.3393
PHILPOT33.2210.2232
KNIGHTS25.4510.2232
GOODWIN25.4161.3393
LING23.6410.2232
SWAIN23.1820.4464
FIELD22.4351.1161
BUTCHER21.1940.8929
JORDAN20.2140.8929
KEMP20.1251.1161
HEWETT19.1910.2232

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called GILDERSLEEVE in Knodishall 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 0.6696 in Knodishall means that 0.6696% of the people in Knodishall on census day were called GILDERSLEEVE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GILDERSLEEVE 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 GILDERSLEEVE 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 GILDERSLEEVE 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 GILDERSLEEVE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,500.00 in Knodishall means that you are 7,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GILDERSLEEVE in Knodishall than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Knodishall in 1881

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

ACLE (1)  ALDOUS (2)  ANDREWS (7)  ASHFORD (2)  BALLS (12)  BARBER (3)  BARKER (3)  BARNES (10)  BATES (4)  BURCH (7)  BLAKE (9)  BLOMFIELD (5)  BLOWERS (7)  BOND (12)  BRIDGES (7)  BROWN (2)  BUCK (5)  BURRELL (1)  BIRT (5)  BUTCHER (4)  CAUDLE (5)  CHANDLER (1)  CHASE (3)  CHURCHYARD (4)  COCKERELL (10)  COOK (3)  COOPER (16)  COTTEN (1)  DAY (4)  EMMERSON (20)  EVERETT (5)  FARROW (8)  FELLOWS (3)  FIELD (5)  FITCHETT (1)  FORSTER (8)  FOSTER (2)  GARDINER (8)  GILDERSLEEVE (3)  GOODING (13)  GOODWIN (6)  JORDAN (4)  GROOM (7)  HAZLEWOOD (2)  HEWETT (1)  HICKFORD (1)  HOWARD (5)  HOWLETT (1)  HUNT (4)  HUNTER (6)  JOHNSON (1)  JOLLYE (5)  KEMP (5)  KERSEY (6)  KNIGHTS (1)  LAST (14)  LING (1)  MANNING (6)  MATTEX (1)  MEADOWS (10)  MORLEY (6)  MUNNINGS (1)  NEWSON (8)  NORMAN (10)  NOY (1)  NUNN (7)  PEAD (4)  PEMBERTON (5)  PHILPOT (1)  PIPE (7)  PODD (1)  POTTER (14)  RIMMINGTON (6)  RALPH (1)  SCARLETT (1)  SEIGNE (2)  SIMS (2)  SKOULDING (10)  SMITH (14)  STUDD (5)  SWAIN (2)  TAYLOR (9)  TRUMPETER (8)  WARREN (1)  WESTRUP (1)  WINTER (2)  WRIGHT (1)