Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bentley, Suffolk

Bentley is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Suffolk

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
PAGE204.938361.77
SMITH143.45682.45
COOPER143.456814.21
CLARKE112.716013.40
FINCH102.469174.18
PORTER92.222229.62
KING81.97539.06
PINNER81.9753800.00
CRESSWELL81.9753187.35
DALE81.975346.76
MUNSON71.7284769.23
BRANCH71.7284338.16
PRATT71.728430.08
BULLARD71.7284569.11
HINES71.7284202.90
MAY71.728427.15
STANNARD71.7284247.35
SKEET61.4815779.22
STEWARD61.4815115.38
DAKING51.23468,333.33
REYNOLDS51.234614.25
KEEBLE51.2346179.86
HOLLAND51.234617.34
BAYNES51.2346312.50
ALDERTON51.2346276.24
LAMBERT51.234622.62
COOK40.98774.97
SOUTHGATE40.9877126.18
MEDOWS40.98774,444.44
CLARK40.98773.29
SANSOM40.9877146.52
BINES30.74071,071.43
RANDALL30.740723.64
DOUBLE30.7407375.00
WOODS30.740711.75
EVERSON30.7407227.27
BUTCHER20.493811.72
LEWIS20.49381.88
ELLIS20.49383.40
SEXTON20.493857.31
BRETT20.493826.01
MASON20.49383.67
BRITTON20.493827.89
SEAGER20.493889.69
WEBB20.49383.64
SHELTON20.493842.02
BRITTAIN20.493863.90
MOSS20.49388.01
BOND20.49389.33
WARD20.49382.26

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DAKING8,333.3351.2346
MEDOWS4,444.4440.9877
CLASS1,250.0010.2469
BINES1,071.4330.7407
PINNER800.0081.9753
SKEET779.2261.4815
MUNSON769.2371.7284
BULLARD569.1171.7284
DOUBLE375.0030.7407
BRANCH338.1671.7284
BAYNES312.5051.2346
GERMANY312.5010.2469
ALDERTON276.2451.2346
STANNARD247.3571.7284
EVERSON227.2730.7407
HINES202.9071.7284
CRESSWELL187.3581.9753
KEEBLE179.8651.2346
WOOLARD172.4110.2469
SANSOM146.5240.9877
ROLF140.8510.2469
COLSON129.8710.2469
SOUTHGATE126.1840.9877
SMEE119.0510.2469
STEWARD115.3861.4815
GARROD93.9020.4938
SEAGER89.6920.4938
FINCH74.18102.4691
TYRELL67.5710.2469
BRITTAIN63.9020.4938
PAGE61.77204.9383
SEXTON57.3120.4938
DALE46.7681.9753
REVELL42.7410.2469
SHELTON42.0220.4938
RATCLIFF38.3110.2469
LAY33.2210.2469
BURCH32.6810.2469
PRATT30.0871.7284
PORTER29.6292.2222
BRITTON27.8920.4938
MALLETT27.7010.2469
MAY27.1571.7284
BRETT26.0120.4938
RANDALL23.6430.7407
LAMBERT22.6251.2346
WILDING21.0110.2469
HOLLAND17.3451.2346
REYNOLDS14.2551.2346
COOPER14.21143.4568

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called DAKING in Bentley 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 1.2346 in Bentley means that 1.2346% of the people in Bentley on census day were called DAKING.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DAKING 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 DAKING 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 DAKING 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 DAKING here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 8,333.33 in Bentley means that you are 8,333.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DAKING in Bentley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bentley in 1881

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

ABBOTT (1)  ALDERTON (5)  BAYNES (5)  BARCLAY (1)  BARRETT (2)  BEESTON (1)  BINES (3)  BURCH (1)  BOND (2)  BRANCH (7)  BRETT (2)  BRITTON (2)  BRITTAIN (2)  BRITON (1)  BRITTON (BRITTAIN) (8)  BUCK (1)  BULLARD (7)  BUTCHER (2)  CLARK (4)  CLARKE (11)  CLASS (1)  COOK (4)  COOPER (14)  COPPEN (3)  COLSON (1)  CRESSWELL (8)  DAKING (5)  DALE (8)  DOUBLE (3)  ELLIS (2)  EVERSON (3)  FINCH (10)  GARBELL (2)  GARROD (2)  GERMANY (1)  GOODERAM (1)  GOSNALL (1)  GRIMSEY (2)  HEARSUM (1)  HILL (1)  HINES (7)  HIPPERSON (1)  HOLLAND (5)  JACOBS (1)  JAMES (1)  KEEBLE (5)  KING (8)  LAMBERT (5)  LAY (1)  LEWIS (2)  MALLETT (1)  MASON (2)  MAY (7)  MEDOWS (4)  MILES (1)  MOSS (2)  MOUTELL (10)  MOYS (2)  MUNNINGS (4)  MUNSON (7)  PAGE (20)  PANNIFER (5)  PANIFER (1)  PAYNE (1)  PICKERS (4)  PICKESS (32)  PINNER (8)  PORTER (9)  PRATT (7)  RANDALL (3)  RATCLIFF (1)  REVELL (1)  REYNOLDS (5)  ROLF (1)  ROSE (1)  ROWLAND (1)  RUDLAND (11)  RUDLING (4)  SANSOM (4)  SCOOT (1)  SEAGER (2)  SEXTON (2)  SHELDRAKE (1)  SKEET (6)  SHELTON (2)  SMEE (1)  SMITH (14)  SOUTHGATE (4)  STANNARD (7)  STEWARD (6)  STUDD (2)  TUFFS (2)  TYRELL (1)  WARD (2)  WEBB (2)  WEEDING (2)  WEST (1)  WILDING (1)  WOODS (3)  WOOLARD (1)  WOOLLARD (WOOLARD) (6)