Top surnames from the 1881 census in Nacton, Suffolk

Nacton 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
COWIE244.6512383.39
HERRING224.2636415.88
FARTHING163.1008588.24
BROWN132.51943.82
CLARKE112.131810.52
KNIGHTS101.9380221.24
MELLOR101.938055.01
COOK101.93809.76
FISK91.7442329.67
COLLINS91.744212.16
WESLEY91.7442447.76
BLOOMFIELD81.5504121.95
CROWE81.5504155.34
SMITH81.55041.10
WATERS71.356633.77
SHARMAN71.356698.45
PAGE71.356616.97
LAMBERT71.356624.86
GREENWOOD61.162814.97
LAST61.1628145.99
TURNER61.16284.18
GARNHAM61.1628244.90
LEE61.16287.11
KERRIGAN50.9690537.63
SCALES50.9690163.93
BURROWS50.969022.13
GILLINGHAM50.9690216.45
PLUMMER50.969072.57
LONG50.969014.94
GOODWIN50.969018.39
CRANE40.775236.73
SNELL40.775240.94
BURROUGHS40.7752242.42
SMYTHE40.7752400.00
COOKE40.775214.04
ARCHER40.775218.74
STEVENSON40.775211.05
DINGLE30.5814133.33
PORTER30.58147.75
DAWSON30.58145.27
LONGBOTTOM30.581465.36
ARRIS30.58143,000.00
KENNELL30.5814666.67
STANNARD30.581483.33
WALLIS30.581417.16
KING30.58142.67
POTTER30.58148.97
PIPE30.5814131.00
RUSH30.581454.15
BAXTER30.58149.76

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ARRIS3,000.0030.5814
BUTTRUM1,250.0010.1938
BRUMLEY909.0910.1938
MAUSER714.2910.1938
KENNELL666.6730.5814
FARTHING588.24163.1008
BASE555.5620.3876
KERRIGAN537.6350.9690
HARN476.1910.1938
WESLEY447.7691.7442
HERRING415.88224.2636
SMYTHE400.0040.7752
MOUSER384.6210.1938
COWIE383.39244.6512
FISK329.6791.7442
EDGELL250.0020.3876
GARNHAM244.9061.1628
BURROUGHS242.4240.7752
GLADDEN227.2710.1938
KNIGHTS221.24101.9380
GODBOLD217.3920.3876
GILLINGHAM216.4550.9690
SYER181.8210.1938
SCALES163.9350.9690
CROWE155.3481.5504
LAST145.9961.1628
FINCHAM138.8920.3876
GAMMAGE136.9910.1938
DINGLE133.3330.5814
PIPE131.0030.5814
BLOOMFIELD121.9581.5504
HAZELWOOD117.6510.1938
RIVETT104.1720.3876
SHARMAN98.4571.3566
UPSON90.0910.1938
STIMPSON86.5820.3876
BUGG85.8420.3876
HAZLEWOOD85.4710.1938
STANNARD83.3330.5814
CUNDY74.0710.1938
GOMM73.5310.1938
PLUMMER72.5750.9690
LONGBOTTOM65.3630.5814
SCARLETT57.1410.1938
KEEBLE56.5020.3876
MELLOR55.01101.9380
RUSH54.1530.5814
DICKERSON47.3910.1938
GOODING45.7720.3876
JAY44.3520.3876

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called ARRIS in Nacton 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 0.5814 in Nacton means that 0.5814% of the people in Nacton on census day were called ARRIS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ARRIS 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 ARRIS 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 ARRIS 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 ARRIS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,000.00 in Nacton means that you are 3,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ARRIS in Nacton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Nacton in 1881

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

ABLITT (7)  ANDERSON (1)  ARCHER (4)  ARRIS (3)  ATKINS (2)  BAILY (1)  BAKER (2)  BALDRY (1)  BANYARD (1)  BARNARD (3)  BARTON (1)  BUTTRUM (1)  BAXTER (3)  BEALE (1)  BERRY (1)  BILNEY (2)  BIRD (2)  BLAKE (1)  BLOOMFIELD (8)  BOON (1)  BRANCH (1)  BROWN (13)  BRUMLEY (1)  BUGG (2)  BURNS (1)  BURROUGHS (4)  BURROWS (5)  BASE (2)  CAPON (1)  CHAPLIN (2)  CHARTIY (1)  CLARKE (11)  COCKSHEDGE (1)  COLES (1)  COLLINS (9)  CUNDY (1)  COOKE (4)  COOK (10)  COOPER (1)  COWIE (24)  COX (2)  CRANE (4)  CROWE (8)  DAWSON (3)  DICKERSON (1)  DICKINSON (1)  DINGLE (3)  EADE (1)  EDGELL (2)  EVERED (5)  FAIRWEATHER (1)  FARTHING (16)  FIELD (2)  FINCH (1)  FINCHAM (2)  FINTER (3)  FISK (9)  FOLKE (1)  FRANCIS (1)  FORSDYKE (1)  GAMMAGE (1)  GARDNER (1)  GARHAM (1)  GARNHAM (6)  JAY (2)  GILLINGHAM (5)  GLADDEN (1)  GODBOLD (2)  GOMM (1)  GOODING (2)  GOODWIN (5)  GRAY (2)  GRAYSTON (2)  GREEN (1)  GREENWOOD (6)  HALL (1)  HANCOX (1)  HARRINGTON (1)  HAZELWOOD (1)  HAZLEWOOD (1)  HARN (1)  HERRING (22)  HOWELL (1)  HUNT (1)  HURRELL (1)  JENNINGS (1)  JOLLY (2)  KEEBLE (2)  KEAN (1)  KEMP (1)  KENNELL (3)  KERRIGAN (5)  KING (3)  KNAPPETT (1)  KNIGHTS (10)  LAMBERT (7)  LAST (6)  LAWSON (1)  LEE (6)  LIVIS (1)  LONG (5)  LONGBOTTOM (3)  LUCOCK (1)  MADDISON (1)  MARKHAM (2)  MATTIN (3)  MAUSER (1)  MAY (1)  MAYES (1)  MAYHEW (1)  MELLOR (10)  MESSENT (4)  MOUSER (1)  NORMAN (2)  NUNN (1)  OLLERTON (1)  OSBORN (1)  PAGE (7)  PALMER (1)  PEPPER (1)  PIPE (3)  PLUMMER (5)  POTTER (3)  PORTER (3)  PRICE (1)  PRYKE (1)  RAINBIRD (1)  RANSBY (7)  READ (2)  RIVETT (2)  RALPH (2)  ROPER (2)  ROUSE (1)  ROWE (2)  RUFFORD (5)  RUSH (3)  SALISBURY (1)  SYER (1)  SCARLETT (1)  SCHOFIELD (1)  SEWELL (1)  SHARMAN (7)  SHEPHERD (1)  SCALES (5)  SILBYRN (1)  SLEWICK (3)  SMITH (8)  SMYTHE (4)  SNELL (4)  SOUTHGATE (1)  STANNARD (3)  STEEL (1)  STEVENSON (4)  STIMPSON (2)  TALBOT (1)  TAYLOR (1)  THURSTON (1)  TRICKER (5)  TURNER (6)  TURTILL (1)  UPSON (1)  WALKER (3)  WALLIS (3)  WARD (1)  WARNER (1)  WATERS (7)  WEBSTER (1)  WESLEY (9)  WOLNO (1)  WOOLNOUGH (5)  WRIGHT (2)