Top surnames from the 1881 census in Alfold, Surrey

Alfold is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Surrey

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
COVEY264.81484,406.78
BARNETT264.8148106.73
BUTCHER224.074196.66
LUFF193.5185545.98
EDE183.3333610.17
FOSTER152.777820.78
PARSONS142.592634.13
MATTHEWS101.851921.23
WARREN91.666724.93
TURNER91.66675.99
HOOK91.6667112.50
EDWARDS91.66675.98
LUCAS91.666736.04
SPARKES91.6667227.27
SMITHERS81.4815273.97
TATE71.296367.11
PULLEN71.296398.45
WELLS71.296315.58
ANDREWS71.296313.53
MERCER61.111142.34
LEVER61.1111123.46
SHEPHERD61.111115.16
REEVES61.111127.12
HENLY61.1111810.81
FOREMAN50.925970.82
FARLEY50.925973.75
HEATHER50.9259174.22
FRANCIS50.925915.54
HUNT50.92596.97
SALMON50.925940.58
TICKNER50.9259213.68
STRUDWICK50.9259294.12
BOOKER50.925977.28
BROOKER50.925976.80
BROWN40.74071.12
COLLYER40.7407119.76
POTTER40.740711.42
DICKER40.7407188.68
LANE40.740710.75
REEN30.55562,142.86
COOK30.55562.80
HEMMING30.555662.76
WINSON30.5556277.78
GOODCHILD30.555657.14
DAVIS30.55562.53
THORPE30.555614.05
SOLE30.5556240.00
SAYERS20.370433.50
HENLEY20.370448.43
BOTTING20.370499.01

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
COVEY4,406.78264.8148
LIKE2,500.0010.1852
PATCHELL2,500.0020.3704
REEN2,142.8630.5556
HENLY810.8161.1111
PRIER625.0010.1852
EDE610.17183.3333
LUFF545.98193.5185
STRUDWICK294.1250.9259
WINSON277.7830.5556
SMITHERS273.9781.4815
SOLE240.0030.5556
SPARKES227.2791.6667
TICKNER213.6850.9259
DICKER188.6840.7407
HEATHER174.2250.9259
RANDS126.5820.3704
LEVER123.4661.1111
COLLYER119.7640.7407
BUCKMAN114.9410.1852
STEMP113.6410.1852
HOOK112.5091.6667
BARNETT106.73264.8148
TYRELL101.5220.3704
BOTTING99.0120.3704
DENCH99.0110.1852
PULLEN98.4571.2963
BUTCHER96.66224.0741
BOOKER77.2850.9259
BROOKER76.8050.9259
FARLEY73.7550.9259
FOREMAN70.8250.9259
HEDGER68.4910.1852
TATE67.1171.2963
FAIRBROTHER65.1520.3704
HEMMING62.7630.5556
GOODCHILD57.1430.5556
HONE54.3510.1852
WHITTINGTON52.6320.3704
HENLEY48.4320.3704
PENFOLD43.6720.3704
MERCER42.3461.1111
SALMON40.5850.9259
LUCAS36.0491.6667
PARSONS34.13142.5926
SAYERS33.5020.3704
REEVES27.1261.1111
KELSEY25.0010.1852
WARREN24.9391.6667
PICKETT23.0410.1852

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 26 people called COVEY in Alfold 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 4.8148 in Alfold means that 4.8148% of the people in Alfold on census day were called COVEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called COVEY 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 COVEY 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 COVEY 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 COVEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,406.78 in Alfold means that you are 4,406.78 times as likely to find someone with the surname of COVEY in Alfold than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Alfold in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (1)  AMORRE (6)  ANDREWS (7)  BALCHIN (7)  BARNETT (26)  BEER (1)  BOOKER (5)  BOTTING (2)  BOXALL (6)  BROOKER (5)  BROWN (4)  BUCKMAN (1)  BUTCHER (22)  KEDDIE (3)  CANNON (1)  CLEAVER (1)  COLLYER (4)  COOK (3)  COVEY (26)  DAVIS (3)  DENCH (1)  DICKER (4)  EEDE (14)  EDE (18)  EDWARDS (9)  ELLISON (1)  FAIRBROTHER (2)  FARLEY (5)  FAULKNER (2)  FISHER (1)  FOREMAN (5)  FOSTER (15)  FULLER (2)  FRANCIS (5)  GLUE (4)  GOODCHILD (3)  GUILFOY (1)  GUMBRELL (3)  HEATHER (5)  HEDGER (1)  HEMMING (3)  HENLY (6)  HENLEY (2)  HONE (1)  HUGHES (1)  HUNT (5)  HOOK (9)  JOHNS (1)  KELSEY (1)  KNIGHT (1)  LANE (4)  LEVER (6)  LIKE (1)  LITTLE (1)  LUCAS (9)  LUFF (19)  LUXFORD (4)  LIMBURN (2)  MATTHEWS (10)  MERCER (6)  MOSS (1)  MUGGERIDGE (14)  NEWMAN (1)  PARSONS (14)  PATCHELL (2)  PENFOLD (2)  PICKETT (1)  PLAW (1)  POTTER (4)  PRIER (1)  PULLEN (7)  PUTTICK (3)  PUTTOCK (1)  REEN (3)  REDMAN (1)  REEVES (6)  RANDS (2)  ROUTLEY (11)  RUGMAN (1)  SALMON (5)  SAYERS (2)  SHEPHERD (6)  SHRUBB (6)  SMITHERS (8)  SOLE (3)  SPARKES (9)  SPENSLEY (6)  SPURSHOLT (1)  STALKARTT (2)  STEEMING (1)  STEMP (1)  STEVENS (2)  STOVOLD (4)  STRUDWICK (5)  STURDWICK (5)  TATE (7)  THORPE (3)  TICKNER (5)  TIPPER (1)  TURNER (9)  THAYRE (2)  TYRELL (2)  WHALE (1)  WEALE (15)  WARNER (2)  WARREN (9)  WELLS (7)  WHITE (1)  WHITTINGTON (2)  WINSON (3)  WOODS (1)  YOUNG (1)