Top surnames from the 1881 census in Norton, Suffolk

Norton 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
BLOOMFIELD364.8257379.75
STIFF334.42361,274.13
BRINKLEY243.21722,330.10
RUDDOCK233.0831995.67
CORNISH212.8150195.17
PECK162.1448126.88
BURT152.010784.65
BUCKEL121.60863,636.36
SOUTHGATE121.6086205.48
HAWES121.6086130.43
PRICE121.60869.19
HUNT111.474511.10
WOODS111.474523.38
MATHEW101.3405357.14
STURGEON101.3405332.23
BAILEY101.34058.90
WARREN101.340520.05
HOLDEN101.340524.47
PLUMMER91.206490.27
OSBORN91.206457.99
QUILTER81.0724655.74
NUNN81.072461.21
JOLLEY70.9383178.12
HARVEY70.93838.79
WATERMAN70.9383120.90
DOWNING70.938353.97
GREENE70.9383343.14
SEELEY60.8043262.01
HUDDLESTON60.8043287.08
OAKLEY60.804337.97
MORLEY60.804320.12
HALLS60.8043101.69
HUFFER60.80431,111.11
FAIRES50.67022,000.00
HAILSTONE50.6702375.94
BARNES50.67025.57
HAWKSLEY50.6702555.56
SMITH50.67020.47
OTLEY50.6702396.83
TILLETT50.6702312.50
CHAPPELL50.670239.75
LING50.670270.92
COLLINGS40.536245.05
LUCKS40.53626,666.67
ORFORD40.5362215.05
LLOYD40.53624.59
BURROWS40.536212.25
KING40.53622.46
HAWKES40.536233.25
BRAND40.536236.33

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LUCKS6,666.6740.5362
BUCKEL3,636.36121.6086
BRINKLEY2,330.10243.2172
FAIRES2,000.0050.6702
STIFF1,274.13334.4236
FOLGER1,250.0010.1340
HUFFER1,111.1160.8043
RUDDOCK995.67233.0831
QUILTER655.7481.0724
HAWKSLEY555.5650.6702
WHYARD526.3210.1340
WATTSON400.0010.1340
OTLEY396.8350.6702
BLOOMFIELD379.75364.8257
HAILSTONE375.9450.6702
RICHER370.3740.5362
MATHEW357.14101.3405
GREENE343.1470.9383
STURGEON332.23101.3405
TILLETT312.5050.6702
HUDDLESTON287.0860.8043
SEELEY262.0160.8043
NICKELS253.1620.2681
ORFORD215.0540.5362
SOUTHGATE205.48121.6086
CORNISH195.17212.8150
JOLLEY178.1270.9383
HAZLEWOOD177.5130.4021
CHANNELL169.4910.1340
DOUBLE136.0520.2681
BLIZZARD131.5810.1340
HAWES130.43121.6086
PECK126.88162.1448
SYER125.0010.1340
WATERMAN120.9070.9383
HEWES111.1110.1340
BARRELL106.0130.4021
HALLS101.6960.8043
GRIMWOOD97.7230.4021
YOUNGMAN91.7420.2681
PLUMMER90.2791.2064
HOSKIN89.8230.4021
BURT84.65152.0107
GALLANT80.0010.1340
MELTON76.0520.2681
ROLLINSON74.4430.4021
LING70.9250.6702
HURRELL67.5730.4021
NUNN61.2181.0724
OSBORN57.9991.2064

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called LUCKS in Norton 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 0.5362 in Norton means that 0.5362% of the people in Norton on census day were called LUCKS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LUCKS 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 LUCKS 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 LUCKS 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 LUCKS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,666.67 in Norton means that you are 6,666.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LUCKS in Norton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Norton in 1881

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

ORFORD (4)  ALLEN (1)  BAILEY (10)  BARNES (5)  BURY (1)  BLIZZARD (1)  BLOOMFIELD (36)  BLOMFIELD (1)  BODRETT (2)  BOGGIS (2)  BOGIS (5)  BOND (1)  BONNETT (1)  BOREHAM (1)  BORRETT (7)  BRADBROOK (9)  BRADLEY (1)  BRAND (4)  BRAY (1)  BRIDGES (3)  BRINKLEY (24)  BRYANT (2)  BUCKEL (12)  BARRELL (3)  BURROWS (4)  BURT (15)  CHALLIS (2)  CHANNELL (1)  CHAPPELL (5)  CLARK (2)  COBB (1)  COE (1)  COLLINS (2)  CORNISH (21)  COCKS (2)  CROOKS (1)  CROSS (1)  CUTMORE (1)  DAY (2)  DOUBLE (2)  DOWNING (7)  EDWARDS (2)  ELLIS (4)  EUNALS (1)  EVERETT (1)  FAIRES (5)  FENTON (1)  FINCH (2)  FINTER (1)  FISH (1)  FOLGER (1)  GALLANT (1)  GAME (1)  GARRARD (1)  GOOCH (2)  GOSLING (3)  GREENE (7)  GRICK (1)  GRIMWOOD (3)  HAILSTONE (5)  HALLS (6)  HARVEY (7)  HAWES (12)  HAWKES (4)  HAZLEWOOD (3)  HICKS (2)  HILDER (1)  HOLDEN (10)  HOSKIN (3)  HUDDLESTON (6)  HUFFER (6)  HEWES (1)  HUNT (11)  HURRELL (3)  JAGGARD (1)  JAMES (3)  JARROLD (1)  JOLLEY (7)  KEMP (1)  KING (4)  LAMBERT (4)  LAST (3)  LEGGETT (1)  LING (5)  LLOYD (4)  LUCKS (4)  MATHER (1)  MATHEW (10)  MEE (1)  COLLINGS (4)  KINSEY (1)  MIDDLEDITCH (1)  MILLER (3)  MELTON (2)  MORGAN (2)  MORLEY (6)  MOTHERSOLE (3)  MOTHURST (1)  NICKELS (2)  NUNN (8)  OAKLEY (6)  ALDHAM (2)  OSBORN (9)  HAWKSLEY (5)  PARR (2)  PAWSEY (3)  PEARCENCE (6)  PECK (16)  PENTNEY (7)  PERCY (1)  PETTITT (1)  PIZZY (1)  PLEASANCE (45)  PLUMMER (9)  PLUMPKIN (10)  POLLARD (1)  PRICE (12)  PRIKE (6)  QUILTER (8)  ROLLINSON (3)  REEMAN (4)  RICE (2)  RICHER (4)  RIFTON (1)  ROLFE (1)  ROSE (1)  RUDDOCK (23)  SYER (1)  SEELEY (6)  SIMPSON (2)  SMITH (5)  SOUTHGATE (12)  SPARHAM (9)  STARKIE (1)  STEVENS (3)  STIFF (33)  STEBBINGS (7)  STURGEON (10)  TALBOT (4)  TILLETT (5)  TUCKER (3)  OTLEY (5)  WAKELIN (4)  WALOR (4)  WARREN (10)  WATERMAN (7)  WATTSON (1)  WHITE (1)  WHYARD (1)  WOODS (11)  WRIGHT (2)  YOUNGMAN (2)