Top surnames from the 1881 census in Jevington, Sussex

Jevington 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
THORPE155.0676128.21
DANN134.3919695.19
SEYMOUR124.0541198.35
BENNETT113.716222.61
WATERS103.378484.10
CLAY93.0405148.03
FLINT93.0405169.49
VINE93.0405327.27
MARSHALL82.702716.11
PETTITT72.3649443.04
MILLER72.364913.22
GOLDSMITH72.3649152.17
BARNARD62.027081.63
WESTON62.027049.71
ASHWELL51.6892485.44
JOHNSON51.68925.03
HOMEWOOD51.6892537.63
CADE41.3514434.78
MOORE41.35146.76
POCOCK41.3514128.21
RICH41.3514107.82
CHAPMAN41.35149.51
BAKER41.35146.17
FOX41.351414.56
FARRANT31.0135171.43
BEARD31.013538.51
FOLEY31.013580.43
BARTHOLOMEW31.0135125.00
PIERCE20.675745.98
DIMMER20.67571,538.46
BUCHAN20.675752.22
PITCHER20.675786.96
PAGE20.67578.45
MARCHANT20.675743.57
LANGRIDGE10.337857.47
FOWLER10.33785.92
BRADFORD10.337817.33
BILLETT10.3378156.25
HATCH10.337839.37
TOMPSETT10.3378200.00
MARTIN10.33781.37
GOWER10.337832.15
LONG10.33785.21
GANDER10.3378120.48
KEELING10.337838.76
BOWERS10.337818.52
HUNT10.33782.54
WALLER10.337813.40
FAIRBROTHER10.337859.52
BEST10.337812.53

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DIMMER1,538.4620.6757
DANN695.19134.3919
HAMPER666.6710.3378
HOMEWOOD537.6351.6892
ASHWELL485.4451.6892
PETTITT443.0472.3649
CADE434.7841.3514
VINE327.2793.0405
TOMPSETT200.0010.3378
GAYTON200.0010.3378
LIST200.0010.3378
SEYMOUR198.35124.0541
FARRANT171.4331.0135
FLINT169.4993.0405
BILLETT156.2510.3378
GOLDSMITH152.1772.3649
CLAY148.0393.0405
BIRMINGHAM135.1410.3378
THORPE128.21155.0676
POCOCK128.2141.3514
BARTHOLOMEW125.0031.0135
GANDER120.4810.3378
RICH107.8241.3514
MEADS104.1710.3378
PITCHER86.9620.6757
WATERS84.10103.3784
BARNARD81.6362.0270
FOLEY80.4331.0135
FAIRBROTHER59.5210.3378
LANGRIDGE57.4710.3378
BUCHAN52.2220.6757
WESTON49.7162.0270
PIERCE45.9820.6757
MARCHANT43.5720.6757
HATCH39.3710.3378
KEELING38.7610.3378
BEARD38.5131.0135
GOWER32.1510.3378
JUDGE31.2510.3378
BROOKER28.0110.3378
BENNETT22.61113.7162
DEACON19.8810.3378
BOWERS18.5210.3378
BRADFORD17.3310.3378
MARSHALL16.1182.7027
BARROW15.9510.3378
GREY15.5810.3378
FOX14.5641.3514
WALLER13.4010.3378
MILLER13.2272.3649

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 2 people called DIMMER in Jevington 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 0.6757 in Jevington means that 0.6757% of the people in Jevington on census day were called DIMMER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DIMMER 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 DIMMER 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 DIMMER 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 DIMMER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,538.46 in Jevington means that you are 1,538.46 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DIMMER in Jevington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Jevington in 1881

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

AKEHURST (10)  ASHWELL (5)  BAKER (4)  BARNARD (6)  BARTHOLOMEW (3)  BEARD (3)  BENNETT (11)  BEST (1)  BILLETT (1)  BIRMINGHAM (1)  BOWERS (1)  BRADFORD (1)  BROOKER (1)  BUCHAN (2)  BARROW (1)  CADE (4)  CHAPMAN (4)  CLAY (9)  COLLINGHAM (4)  COTTINGTON (5)  CUTRESS (1)  DANN (13)  DEACON (1)  DIMMER (2)  DUNHILL (3)  EDWARDS (1)  FAIRBROTHER (1)  FARRANT (3)  FITSELL (2)  FLINT (9)  FOLEY (3)  FOWLER (1)  FOX (4)  GANDER (1)  GAYTON (1)  GILBEY (1)  GOLDSMITH (7)  GOWER (1)  GREY (1)  HAMPER (1)  HARFIELD (2)  HATCH (1)  HENTY (7)  HOAD (1)  HOMEWOOD (5)  HUNT (1)  JOHNSON (5)  JUDGE (1)  KEELING (1)  LANGRIDGE (1)  LIST (1)  LONG (1)  MEASEY (10)  MARCHANT (2)  MARSHALL (8)  MARTIN (1)  MEADS (1)  MILLER (7)  MOORE (4)  PAGE (2)  PIERCE (2)  PETTITT (7)  PITCHER (2)  POCOCK (4)  RANDALL (1)  RAWSELL (5)  RICH (4)  ROODS (5)  SCOTCHER (1)  SEYMOUR (12)  SMITH (1)  THORPE (15)  TICEHURST (4)  TOMPSETT (1)  VINE (9)  WALLER (1)  WATERS (10)  WESTON (6)  WITCHURCH (1)  WOOLLER (5)  WARTOS (4)