Top surnames from the 1881 census in Crawley, Sussex

Crawley 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
DENMAN224.87801,094.53
BRIDGER153.3259394.74
BOTTING143.1042828.40
JOHNSON143.10429.24
MARTIN122.660810.80
SINGLEY112.439027,500.00
NIGHTINGALE102.2173131.58
KILLICK81.7738347.83
BURGESS71.552122.35
JONES71.55211.37
POTTER71.552123.93
REEVE71.552166.41
GREEN71.55215.51
TYLER71.552152.59
BRANCH71.5521303.03
ROBINSON71.55214.87
PICKARD61.330495.39
BOWERS61.330472.90
ROWSE61.3304571.43
SNELLING61.3304163.93
RANDELL61.3304213.52
COWDERY51.10861,250.00
GRAVELY51.10863,571.43
COOPER51.10864.56
MITCHELL51.10865.47
WILKINS51.108625.09
MEASON51.10862,272.73
BATES51.108617.42
PENFOLD51.1086130.55
SAYERS51.1086100.40
BLOOM51.1086328.95
ELLIS51.10867.63
KENNARD51.1086227.27
BRIGGS40.886916.33
KNIGHT40.88697.20
PARSONS40.886911.68
POLLARD40.886924.32
LITTLE40.886918.75
FULLER40.886921.93
MESSER40.8869303.03
DENCH40.8869470.59
SMITH40.88690.63
BAINES30.665234.72
SEMPLE30.6652139.53
GIBB30.665237.69
LEE30.66524.07
HALL30.66522.26
PARKER30.66523.50
CHANTLER30.6652252.10
JENNER30.665255.97

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SINGLEY27,500.00112.4390
SORN20,000.0020.4435
HERTER10,000.0010.2217
GRAVELY3,571.4351.1086
WEAKS2,500.0010.2217
HAMMOCK2,500.0010.2217
MEASON2,272.7351.1086
COWDERY1,250.0051.1086
DENMAN1,094.53224.8780
BOTTING828.40143.1042
ROWSE571.4361.3304
HESS500.0010.2217
DENCH470.5940.8869
BRIDGER394.74153.3259
KILLICK347.8381.7738
BLOOM328.9551.1086
HAZELGROVE312.5010.2217
MESSER303.0340.8869
BRANCH303.0371.5521
CHANTLER252.1030.6652
KENNARD227.2751.1086
BLANEY219.7820.4435
RANDELL213.5261.3304
SNELLING163.9361.3304
SEMPLE139.5330.6652
PEIRSON138.8910.2217
NIGHTINGALE131.58102.2173
PENFOLD130.5551.1086
LEMMON121.9510.2217
SAYERS100.4051.1086
PICKARD95.3961.3304
HOLLY88.5010.2217
BOWERS72.9061.3304
SOPER71.4320.4435
REEVE66.4171.5521
JENNER55.9730.6652
TYLER52.5971.5521
STOW50.2510.2217
CAWLEY41.8410.2217
HEAL41.6710.2217
EDE40.6510.2217
GIBB37.6930.6652
NYE35.4610.2217
COURT34.9020.4435
BAINES34.7230.6652
BRISTOW32.7920.4435
LONGLEY32.6810.2217
LANDER32.3610.2217
CORK29.9410.2217
HOOKER25.9110.2217

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 11 people called SINGLEY in Crawley 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 2.4390 in Crawley means that 2.4390% of the people in Crawley on census day were called SINGLEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SINGLEY 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 SINGLEY 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 SINGLEY 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 SINGLEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 27,500.00 in Crawley means that you are 27,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SINGLEY in Crawley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Crawley in 1881

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

ALLEN (2)  ARNOLD (1)  ATTLEE (1)  BAINES (3)  BAKER (1)  BATES (5)  BLANEY (2)  BLOOM (5)  BOTTING (14)  BOWERS (6)  BRANCH (7)  BRIDGER (15)  BRIGGS (4)  BRISTOW (2)  BROWN (2)  BURGESS (7)  BUTCHER (1)  CHANTLER (3)  CHAPLIN (1)  CHEAL (2)  CLIFFORD (1)  COATES (2)  CAFFYN (3)  COLMAN (1)  CAWLEY (1)  COOPER (5)  COWDERY (5)  CORK (1)  COART (6)  COURT (2)  CURRIE (1)  DAVIES (2)  DENCH (4)  DENMAN (22)  DEWDERY (3)  EDE (1)  ELLIS (5)  ELPHICK (2)  FOSTER (1)  FULLER (4)  FRANCIS (1)  GIBB (3)  GODSMARK (2)  GRARELY (2)  GRASELEY (1)  GRAVELY (5)  GREEN (7)  GREENFIELD (1)  HALL (3)  HAMMOCK (1)  HARRINGTON (2)  HAWKINS (1)  HAYLER (2)  HAINES (1)  HAZELGROVE (1)  HEAL (1)  HERTER (1)  HESS (1)  HILL (2)  HOLDER (1)  HOLLY (1)  HOLLMEWOOD (6)  HOOKER (1)  HOPKINS (1)  HUBBERD (1)  IFE (1)  JENNER (3)  JOHNSON (14)  JONES (7)  KENSETT (1)  KILLICK (8)  KENNARD (5)  KNIGHT (4)  LANDER (1)  LONGLEY (1)  LEDBITTER (6)  LEE (3)  LEMMON (1)  LILLIBETTER (1)  LITTLE (4)  LOVEGROVE (1)  LUKE (1)  MARTIN (12)  MEASON (5)  MESSER (4)  MEASER (2)  MILLER (1)  MITCHELL (5)  MUGGERIDGE (3)  NELSON (1)  NIGHTINGALE (10)  NYE (1)  PARKER (3)  PARSONAGE (1)  PARSONS (4)  PATCHING (1)  PEIRSON (1)  PENFOLD (5)  PHIPPS (1)  PICKARD (6)  POLLARD (4)  POTTER (7)  RANDELL (6)  REEVE (7)  RICHARDSON (1)  ROBINSON (7)  ROWSE (6)  RUSSELL (2)  SAYERS (5)  SCANNER (3)  SEMPLE (3)  SINGLEY (11)  SKINNER (1)  SLATER (1)  SMITH (4)  SNELLING (6)  SOPER (2)  SORN (2)  SPICER (1)  STOW (1)  STRADER (1)  SWAN (2)  TERRY (1)  TELLETT (1)  TOMRILT (1)  THOMPSETT (10)  TULLETT (2)  TYLER (7)  EARTON (3)  WEAKS (1)  WENDHAM (1)  WHEELER (1)  WHITE (1)  WILKINS (5)  WINTER (1)