Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bodiam, Sussex

Bodiam is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Sussex

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
GOODSELL185.55563,461.54
STEDMAN144.3210696.52
MOON113.3951161.05
CHATFIELD92.7778576.92
MAYNARD92.7778180.72
GARRATT92.7778273.56
ELDRIDGE92.7778254.24
HUME82.4691173.91
SMITH82.46911.75
SAWYER72.1605117.06
EDMONDS72.1605113.09
BISHOPP72.16053,333.33
CALLAWAY72.1605795.45
HOLLANDS72.1605414.20
GADD72.1605324.07
GLAZIER61.85191,153.85
LEVETT61.8519422.54
GURR61.8519540.54
CHRISTMAS61.8519342.86
CROUCH61.8519138.25
CHEESMAN61.8519361.45
WARE51.543293.81
KNIGHT51.543212.52
POPE51.543244.76
COUSINS41.234668.61
POCOCK41.2346117.30
SANDS41.2346110.19
BRYANT41.234628.90
HAYWARD41.234628.96
MILLS41.23469.52
BUTTON41.2346104.17
BUTTER30.9259194.81
BRADFORD30.925947.47
MILTON30.925967.11
DUKE30.925979.79
MUNN30.9259128.76
THOMPSON30.92593.09
PARKER20.61733.25
WALLER20.617324.51
WOODGATE20.6173131.58
HOLLAND20.61738.67
MERRICK10.308641.67
BAKER10.30861.41
FRENCH10.30866.32
HILLS10.308611.16
THOMAS10.30860.75
DALLER10.30862,000.00
WREN10.308628.49
FARLEY10.308624.57
PLAYFORD10.3086149.25

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GOODSELL3,461.54185.5556
BISHOPP3,333.3372.1605
DALLER2,000.0010.3086
SUTOR1,428.5710.3086
GLAZIER1,153.8561.8519
CALLAWAY795.4572.1605
STEDMAN696.52144.3210
CHATFIELD576.9292.7778
GURR540.5461.8519
LEVETT422.5461.8519
HOLLANDS414.2072.1605
CHEESMAN361.4561.8519
CHRISTMAS342.8661.8519
GADD324.0772.1605
GARRATT273.5692.7778
ELDRIDGE254.2492.7778
BUTTER194.8130.9259
MAYNARD180.7292.7778
HUME173.9182.4691
HARD169.4910.3086
MOON161.05113.3951
PLAYFORD149.2510.3086
CROUCH138.2561.8519
WOODGATE131.5820.6173
MUNN128.7630.9259
POCOCK117.3041.2346
SAWYER117.0672.1605
EDMONDS113.0972.1605
SANDS110.1941.2346
BUTTON104.1741.2346
WARE93.8151.5432
BLACKFORD85.4710.3086
DUKE79.7930.9259
TESTER68.9710.3086
COUSINS68.6141.2346
MILTON67.1130.9259
DANN49.0210.3086
BRADFORD47.4730.9259
POPE44.7651.5432
MERRICK41.6710.3086
BOSWELL32.8910.3086
HAYWARD28.9641.2346
BRYANT28.9041.2346
JUDGE28.5710.3086
WREN28.4910.3086
FARLEY24.5710.3086
WALLER24.5120.6173
PIPER15.6310.3086
KNIGHT12.5251.5432
HILLS11.1610.3086

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 18 people called GOODSELL in Bodiam 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 5.5556 in Bodiam means that 5.5556% of the people in Bodiam on census day were called GOODSELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GOODSELL 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 GOODSELL 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 GOODSELL 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 GOODSELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,461.54 in Bodiam means that you are 3,461.54 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GOODSELL in Bodiam than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bodiam in 1881

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

APPS (6)  BAKER (1)  BATES (1)  BEENEY (6)  BISHOPP (7)  BLACKFORD (1)  BOSWELL (1)  BOVIS (7)  BRADFORD (3)  BRADLEY (1)  BRYANT (4)  BUTTER (3)  BUTTON (4)  CALLAWAY (7)  CHATFIELD (9)  CHEESMAN (6)  CHRISTMAS (6)  CLOUT (1)  CLOUTT (13)  COUSINS (4)  CROUCH (6)  DALLER (1)  DANN (1)  DUKE (3)  DYIRE (2)  EDMONDS (7)  ELDRIDGE (9)  ELSAM (3)  EMUNDS (1)  FARLEY (1)  FRENCH (1)  GARRATT (9)  GADD (7)  GLAZIER (6)  GODSELL (1)  GOODSELL (18)  GURR (6)  HARD (1)  HAYWARD (4)  HILDER (1)  HILLS (1)  HOLLANDS (7)  HOLLAND (2)  HUME (8)  JUDGE (1)  KENWARD (4)  KNIGHT (5)  LEVETT (6)  MARTIN (1)  MAYNARD (9)  MALLION (6)  MERRICK (1)  MERRICKS (8)  MILLS (4)  MILTON (3)  MOON (11)  MUNN (3)  PARKER (2)  PENNELLS (3)  PIPER (1)  PLAYFORD (1)  POCOCK (4)  POPE (5)  SANDS (4)  SAWYER (7)  SMITH (8)  SUTOR (1)  STEDMAN (14)  TESTER (1)  THOMAS (1)  THOMPSON (3)  WALLER (2)  WARE (5)  WOODGATE (2)  WREN (1)