Top surnames from the 1881 census in Iford, Sussex

Iford 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
MUNT189.94484,186.05
SIMMONS179.3923230.04
PENFOLD137.1823844.16
EARL126.6298506.33
LOWER116.07733,235.29
NORMAN73.867483.43
RIDLEY63.3149171.43
CORNFORD63.31491,463.41
HUDSON52.762433.74
LEE42.209913.52
TUPPEN42.20992,500.00
HOBDEN42.2099930.23
SMITH42.20991.57
RICHARDSON31.65759.74
ROSSETER31.657515,000.00
INCE31.6575333.33
WEAVER31.657563.69
WHITAKER21.105039.14
POPE21.105032.05
HILLMAN21.1050128.21
MILLS21.10508.52
REYNOLDS21.105012.76
PLUMER21.10501,538.46
WOOD21.10503.47
REED21.105015.14
ATTWOOD10.552555.87
COOK10.55252.78
ISAACS10.552564.10
HOPKINS10.55259.17
WEEKS10.552525.84
GARNHAM10.5525116.28
STANFORD10.552566.67
DAVIS10.55252.51
SAYERS10.552550.00
BAKER10.55252.52
FRANCIS10.55259.28
MOON10.552526.18
ROWLAND10.552519.46

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ROSSETER15,000.0031.6575
MUNT4,186.05189.9448
LOWER3,235.29116.0773
TUPPEN2,500.0042.2099
PLUMER1,538.4621.1050
CORNFORD1,463.4163.3149
HOBDEN930.2342.2099
PENFOLD844.16137.1823
EARL506.33126.6298
INCE333.3331.6575
SIMMONS230.04179.3923
RIDLEY171.4363.3149
HILLMAN128.2121.1050
GARNHAM116.2810.5525
NORMAN83.4373.8674
STANFORD66.6710.5525
ISAACS64.1010.5525
WEAVER63.6931.6575
ATTWOOD55.8710.5525
SAYERS50.0010.5525
WHITAKER39.1421.1050
HUDSON33.7452.7624
POPE32.0521.1050
MOON26.1810.5525
WEEKS25.8410.5525
ROWLAND19.4610.5525
REED15.1421.1050
LEE13.5242.2099
REYNOLDS12.7621.1050
RICHARDSON9.7431.6575
FRANCIS9.2810.5525
HOPKINS9.1710.5525
MILLS8.5221.1050
WOOD3.4721.1050
COOK2.7810.5525
BAKER2.5210.5525
DAVIS2.5110.5525
SMITH1.5742.2099

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called ROSSETER in Iford 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 1.6575 in Iford means that 1.6575% of the people in Iford on census day were called ROSSETER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ROSSETER 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 ROSSETER 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 ROSSETER 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 ROSSETER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 15,000.00 in Iford means that you are 15,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ROSSETER in Iford than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Iford in 1881

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

ATTWOOD (1)  BAKER (1)  COOK (1)  CORNFORD (6)  CROWHURST (6)  DAVIS (1)  DUDENEY (1)  EARL (12)  FRANCIS (1)  GARNHAM (1)  HILLMAN (2)  HOAD (1)  HOBDEN (4)  HOPKINS (1)  HUDSON (5)  INCE (3)  ISAACS (1)  LEE (4)  LOWER (11)  MILLS (2)  MOCKFORD (6)  MOON (1)  MUNT (18)  NORMAN (7)  PENFOLD (13)  PLUMER (2)  POPE (2)  REED (2)  REYNOLDS (2)  RICHARDSON (3)  RIDLEY (6)  ROSSETER (3)  ROWLAND (1)  SAYERS (1)  SIMMONS (17)  SMITH (4)  STANFORD (1)  TICEHURST (7)  TUPPEN (4)  WEAVER (3)  WEEKS (1)  WHITAKER (2)  WOOD (2)  WOOLER (4)  WOOLAR (4)