Top surnames from the 1881 census in Clapham, Sussex

Clapham 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
SEARLE156.2762312.50
KINNARD114.60257,333.33
MILLS104.184132.26
HAZELGROVE83.34734,705.88
BEATY83.34731,454.55
BROOKS72.928929.97
SHORT72.928974.95
SMITH62.51051.78
JONES62.51052.22
DOREY62.5105731.71
KENNARD52.0921431.03
GATES52.0921135.14
BONIFACE52.0921581.40
MITCHELL52.092110.31
WILSON41.67363.64
WEST41.673617.38
EDE41.6736307.69
BOOKER31.2552104.90
DALE31.255229.70
KING31.25525.76
BROWN31.25521.90
WALLS31.2552104.53
GODDARD31.255231.22
PENFOLD20.836898.52
DUKE20.836871.94
FAIRWEATHER20.8368108.11
BREWER20.836831.55
HOLMES20.83686.87
BARWELL20.8368270.27
WINTON20.8368222.22
JACKSON20.83682.99
BARRATT20.836841.24
BURCHFIELD10.41842,500.00
AUSTIN10.41848.56
ELTON10.4184104.17
HORN10.418418.42
ORTON10.418444.44
STRINGER10.418421.01
CHALCRAFT10.4184416.67
BAILEY10.41842.78
WRIGHT10.41841.30
SHELLEY10.418454.05
BUCK10.418419.53
WILLIAM10.418449.02
ELLIOTT10.41844.93
OSMOND10.418492.59
WATSON10.41841.80
MORRELL10.418444.44
GOODWIN10.41847.94
STANFORD10.418450.25

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
KINNARD7,333.33114.6025
HAZELGROVE4,705.8883.3473
BURCHFIELD2,500.0010.4184
LASSITER2,500.0010.4184
BEATY1,454.5583.3473
DOREY731.7162.5105
DAVITT714.2910.4184
BONIFACE581.4052.0921
KENNARD431.0352.0921
CHALCRAFT416.6710.4184
SEARLE312.50156.2762
EDE307.6941.6736
BARWELL270.2720.8368
WINTON222.2220.8368
GATES135.1452.0921
OSMAN114.9410.4184
FAIRWEATHER108.1120.8368
BOOKER104.9031.2552
WALLS104.5331.2552
ELTON104.1710.4184
PENFOLD98.5220.8368
OSMOND92.5910.4184
GARROD80.0010.4184
SOUTER76.9210.4184
SHORT74.9572.9289
DUKE71.9420.8368
AYLING57.8010.4184
SHELLEY54.0510.4184
FORDHAM52.0810.4184
STANFORD50.2510.4184
WILLIAM49.0210.4184
ORTON44.4410.4184
MORRELL44.4410.4184
BARRATT41.2420.8368
MILLS32.26104.1841
BREWER31.5520.8368
GODDARD31.2231.2552
BROOKS29.9772.9289
DALE29.7031.2552
BRETT22.0310.4184
STRINGER21.0110.4184
BUCK19.5310.4184
HORN18.4210.4184
WEST17.3841.6736
CARPENTER12.2010.4184
HOBBS11.4810.4184
MITCHELL10.3152.0921
SIMMONS10.2510.4184
BENTLEY9.8910.4184
AUSTIN8.5610.4184

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 11 people called KINNARD in Clapham 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 4.6025 in Clapham means that 4.6025% of the people in Clapham on census day were called KINNARD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called KINNARD 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 KINNARD 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 KINNARD 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 KINNARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,333.33 in Clapham means that you are 7,333.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of KINNARD in Clapham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Clapham in 1881

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

AYLING (1)  AUSTIN (1)  BAILEY (1)  BARRATT (2)  BARWELL (2)  BEATY (8)  BENTLEY (1)  BONIFACE (5)  BOOKER (3)  BRETT (1)  BREWER (2)  BROADBRIDGE (3)  BROOKS (7)  BROWN (3)  BUCK (1)  BURCHER (3)  BURCHFIELD (1)  CARPENTER (1)  CHALCRAFT (1)  CLARK (1)  CLEVETT (7)  COLLINS (1)  DALE (3)  DAVITT (1)  DOREY (6)  DUKE (2)  EDE (4)  EDHOUSE (1)  ELLIOTT (1)  ELTON (1)  EVANS (1)  EYEARS (1)  FAIRWEATHER (2)  FORDHAM (1)  GARROD (1)  GATES (5)  GOATER (3)  GODDARD (3)  GOLDRING (1)  GOODWIN (1)  HAZELGROVE (8)  HOBBS (1)  HOLMES (2)  HORN (1)  HURBETT (1)  JACKSON (2)  JONES (6)  JUPP (5)  KENNISH (1)  KING (3)  KINNARD (11)  KENNARD (5)  KNIGHT (1)  LASSITER (1)  MILLS (10)  MITCHELL (5)  MORRELL (1)  NORTHEAST (8)  ORTON (1)  OSMAN (1)  OSMOND (1)  PASCOTT (2)  PENFOLD (2)  PESCOTT (5)  WINTON (2)  RAYLASS (1)  SEARLE (15)  SHELLEY (1)  SHORT (7)  SIMMONS (1)  SMITH (6)  SOUTER (1)  STANFORD (1)  STRINGER (1)  THAIR (3)  VEARL (2)  WALLS (3)  WASTRUP (3)  WATSON (1)  WEST (4)  WHILTOCK (2)  WHITE (1)  WILLIAM (1)  WILSON (4)  WRIGHT (1)