Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Malling, Sussex

South Malling 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
TAYLOR202.73604.28
MITCHELL152.052010.12
MOORE141.91529.58
STEVENS141.915218.35
BAKER111.50486.87
WHITE111.50484.68
HUTSON101.3680348.43
LAWRENCE101.368021.07
BLACKMORE101.368094.97
HARMER101.3680138.12
KEMP101.368024.67
COLWELL101.3680420.17
BEST101.368050.76
WEBB91.23129.08
HOEY91.2312720.00
FUNNELL91.2312222.77
RIDDLES91.23122,000.00
HENDLEY91.2312737.70
KING81.09445.02
PIPER81.094455.36
GODDEN81.0944158.42
HUTTON81.094436.65
WHEATLEY70.957647.01
BRAY70.957628.48
PRICE70.95765.47
PAGE70.957611.98
ARLINGTON70.95763,888.89
HARMAN70.957664.10
BLUNDEN70.9576286.89
GANDER70.9576339.81
DAY60.82088.72
FULLER60.820820.29
GURR60.8208240.00
EASTWOOD60.820834.70
HYLANDS60.82081,818.18
COX60.82085.42
BARNES60.82086.82
WALTER60.820853.57
ALLEN60.82084.35
PAYNE60.82089.12
COATES60.820822.02
KNIGHT60.82086.66
CHAPMAN60.82085.78
BERRY50.68408.62
ADAMS50.68404.64
JONES50.68400.60
HEMSLEY50.6840136.61
DUNK50.6840206.61
DAWES50.684050.25
ROGERS50.68405.27

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ARLINGTON3,888.8970.9576
RIDDLES2,000.0091.2312
HYLANDS1,818.1860.8208
WILLE1,111.1110.1368
HENDLEY737.7091.2312
HOEY720.0091.2312
MITCHENER461.5430.4104
COLWELL420.17101.3680
HUTSON348.43101.3680
GANDER339.8170.9576
BLUNDEN286.8970.9576
CURREY266.6740.5472
BERKSHIRE263.1610.1368
STAY256.4110.1368
GURR240.0060.8208
FUNNELL222.7791.2312
EVERSON210.0850.6840
RICKMAN208.3330.4104
DUNK206.6150.6840
EAGER196.0820.2736
PIERCY190.1150.6840
GODDEN158.4281.0944
PACKHAM141.6450.6840
HARMER138.12101.3680
HEMSLEY136.6150.6840
BUSSEY120.9730.4104
GILLMAN97.5620.2736
BLACKMORE94.97101.3680
LANGRIDGE93.0240.5472
CALLOWAY84.0310.1368
VINALL83.3310.1368
VINE73.5350.6840
PARKS65.7050.6840
STREETER65.5720.2736
HARMAN64.1070.9576
WINDER62.5030.4104
KENNARD56.1820.2736
PIPER55.3681.0944
WALTER53.5760.8208
VIRGO53.4810.1368
BEST50.76101.3680
DAWES50.2550.6840
ASHDOWN48.3120.2736
FAIRBROTHER48.0820.2736
WHEATLEY47.0170.9576
GROVER43.9620.2736
AVERY40.7850.6840
PEIRCE40.4910.1368
BANNISTER39.6250.6840
HUTTON36.6581.0944

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called ARLINGTON in South Malling 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 0.9576 in South Malling means that 0.9576% of the people in South Malling on census day were called ARLINGTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ARLINGTON 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 ARLINGTON 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 ARLINGTON 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 ARLINGTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,888.89 in South Malling means that you are 3,888.89 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ARLINGTON in South Malling than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Malling in 1881

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

ADAMS (5)  EAGER (2)  ALGAR (1)  ALLEN (6)  ANSCOMBE (7)  ARKCOLL (5)  ARLINGTON (7)  ASHDOWN (2)  AVERY (5)  BAKER (11)  BANNISTER (5)  BARNDEN (1)  BARNES (6)  BARRETT (1)  BAXTER (1)  BELTON (1)  BENNETT (1)  BERKSHIRE (1)  BERRY (5)  BEST (10)  BLABER (7)  BLACKMORE (10)  BLUNDEN (7)  BOOTH (2)  BOXALL (4)  BRAY (7)  BREWER (3)  BRIGGS (4)  BROOKER (2)  BROWNING (5)  BARROW (1)  BUSSEY (3)  COLWELL (10)  CALLOWAY (1)  CARD (1)  CAREY (1)  CHAPMAN (6)  CHURCH (2)  CLARKE (4)  COATES (6)  COLBRAW (1)  COLOBEEN (1)  COOKE (1)  COOPER (1)  COTTINGTON (1)  COSHAM (2)  COX (6)  CURREY (4)  DIVALL (5)  DAVEY (3)  DAWES (5)  DAY (6)  DEAN (1)  DUPLOCK (9)  DIPLOCK (5)  DOCKINGS (1)  DUMBRELL (15)  DUNK (5)  DUNRY (1)  EARL (1)  EASTWOOD (6)  ELDRIDGE (1)  EVERSON (5)  FAIRBROTHER (2)  FIELDER (1)  FOSTER (1)  FULLER (6)  FUNNELL (9)  GALE (3)  GANDER (7)  GATES (1)  GEERING (5)  GILLETT (1)  GILLMAN (2)  GODDEN (8)  GOWER (2)  GRAYLING (5)  GREEN (1)  GROVER (2)  GURR (6)  HALL (1)  HAMMOND (1)  HANN (1)  HARMAN (7)  HARMER (10)  HARRIS (4)  HEMSLEY (5)  HENDLEY (9)  HAYWOOD (1)  HORSCRAFT (6)  HOEY (9)  HUTSON (10)  HUTTON (8)  HIDE (1)  HYLANDS (6)  JONES (5)  KEATES (1)  KEEN (4)  KEMP (10)  KENWARD (7)  KENYON (5)  KING (8)  KENNARD (2)  KNIGHT (6)  LANGRIDGE (4)  LAWRENCE (10)  LONGEST (1)  MARCHANT (2)  MARKWICK (3)  MATTHEWS (1)  MEDHURST (2)  MILLER (5)  MITCHELL (15)  MITCHENER (3)  MOCKFORD (1)  MOORE (14)  MORRIS (2)  MULLINS (1)  OVENDEN (1)  PACKHAM (5)  PAGE (7)  PARKS (5)  PARKER (2)  PARSONS (3)  PATTENDEN (5)  PAYNE (6)  PEIRCE (1)  PECKHAM (1)  PIERCY (5)  PIPER (8)  POLLARD (3)  POINTING (2)  POTTER (2)  PORTER (1)  POWELL (2)  PRATT (2)  PRICE (7)  REEVE (5)  RICE (3)  RICKMAN (3)  RIDDLES (9)  ROGERS (5)  ROSE (1)  SAAHAM (1)  SADLER (3)  SANDERS (2)  SAYERS (2)  SMITH (2)  STAY (1)  STEELE (5)  STEVENS (14)  STEPHENS (5)  STEPHENSON (4)  STREETER (2)  STRONG (1)  SWAYSLAND (1)  TAPP (1)  TAYLOR (20)  TESTER (1)  THORPE (3)  TODD (1)  THOMPSETT (2)  VINALL (1)  VINE (5)  VIRGO (1)  WHALE (2)  WALLIS (3)  WALTER (6)  WARKWICK (1)  WEBB (9)  WEST (1)  WESTON (5)  WHEATLEY (7)  WHITE (11)  WINDER (3)  WILLE (1)  YEOMANS (2)