Top surnames from the 1881 census in Buxhall, Suffolk

Buxhall 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
SMITH245.04203.57
WILLIAMS224.62186.43
DYKES214.4118642.20
DURRANT214.4118281.88
SAWYER153.1513170.84
EDWARDS132.73119.80
SPINK112.3109286.46
CUTTING102.1008411.52
LEEKS91.89081,428.57
GLADWELL91.8908687.02
COCKRILL91.89082,307.69
HILL91.89087.42
BAKER81.68077.67
BIRD81.680722.00
CLOVER71.4706514.71
BUXTON71.470697.90
RUDDOCK71.4706476.19
STIFF61.2605363.64
ORD61.2605191.08
RANSON61.2605255.32
SPARKS61.260583.33
HANTON51.0504602.41
SPARKES51.0504143.27
PARISH51.050468.12
HARVEY51.05049.84
PROCTOR51.050442.74
JACKSON51.05043.76
MARRIOTT51.050446.90
STEED51.0504218.34
POLLARD51.050428.80
PEARL51.0504505.05
BARNARD51.050442.30
BRADLEY40.840310.47
CLARKE40.84034.15
LESTER40.840353.40
GASKIN40.8403224.72
DOUBLE30.6303319.15
GAGE30.6303111.94
RICHER30.6303434.78
BOND30.630311.90
SOUTHGATE30.630380.43
FROST30.630311.21
YOUNGMAN30.6303215.83
CLARK30.63032.10
STEARN20.4202202.02
BOULTER20.420282.99
HAGGAR20.4202277.78
PETTITT20.420278.43
MILLS20.42023.24
BALLS20.420232.79

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
COCKRILL2,307.6991.8908
PEED1,666.6720.4202
LEEKS1,428.5791.8908
GLADWELL687.0291.8908
DYKES642.20214.4118
HANTON602.4151.0504
CLOVER514.7171.4706
PEARL505.0551.0504
RUDDOCK476.1971.4706
LAFLIN476.1910.2101
RICHER434.7830.6303
CUTTING411.52102.1008
LASH400.0010.2101
STIFF363.6461.2605
BARROTT322.5810.2101
DOUBLE319.1530.6303
SPINK286.46112.3109
DURRANT281.88214.4118
HAGGAR277.7820.4202
RANSON255.3261.2605
GASKIN224.7240.8403
STEED218.3451.0504
YOUNGMAN215.8330.6303
STEARN202.0220.4202
GULL200.0010.2101
ORD191.0861.2605
SAWYER170.84153.1513
SPARKES143.2751.0504
GAGE111.9430.6303
GRIMWOOD102.0420.4202
CODD98.0420.4202
BUXTON97.9071.4706
SPARKS83.3361.2605
BOULTER82.9920.4202
SOUTHGATE80.4330.6303
PETTITT78.4320.4202
PARISH68.1251.0504
PYKE60.9810.2101
LESTER53.4040.8403
STURGEON52.0810.2101
MARRIOTT46.9051.0504
PROCTOR42.7451.0504
BARNARD42.3051.0504
RODWELL38.9110.2101
BALLS32.7920.4202
CURRY29.3320.4202
POLLARD28.8051.0504
SARGENT27.2920.4202
GOOCH23.9810.2101
MADDOCK22.9910.2101

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called COCKRILL in Buxhall 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 1.8908 in Buxhall means that 1.8908% of the people in Buxhall on census day were called COCKRILL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called COCKRILL 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 COCKRILL 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 COCKRILL 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 COCKRILL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,307.69 in Buxhall means that you are 2,307.69 times as likely to find someone with the surname of COCKRILL in Buxhall than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Buxhall in 1881

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

ASHLEY (1)  BAKER (8)  BALLS (2)  BANHAM (2)  BARNARD (5)  BARNES (1)  BARROTT (1)  BASS (1)  BENNETT (2)  BERRY (1)  BIRD (8)  BOND (3)  BOTWRIGHT (1)  BOULTER (2)  BRADBROOK (1)  BRADLEY (4)  BUNN (1)  BOURNE (1)  BUTCHER (1)  BUXTON (7)  CLARK (3)  CLARKE (4)  CLOVER (7)  COBBOLD (8)  COCKRILL (9)  CODD (2)  CORNISH (1)  CURRY (2)  CUTTING (10)  DEATH (1)  DERLIG (1)  DYKES (21)  DOUBLE (3)  DURRANT (21)  EDWARDS (13)  EUSTON (17)  FOLKARD (1)  FROST (3)  GAGE (3)  GASKIN (4)  GLADWELL (9)  GOOCH (1)  GOODERHAM (1)  GREENGRASS (8)  GRIMWOOD (2)  GULL (1)  HAGGAR (2)  HAMMOND (2)  HANDS (1)  HANTON (5)  HARE (1)  HARVEY (5)  HILL (9)  HODDY (2)  HOLDEN (2)  HAWTIN (2)  HOWE (1)  HUNT (1)  JACKSON (5)  KING (1)  LAFLIN (1)  LEEKS (9)  LASH (1)  LESTER (4)  LISTER (1)  MADDOCK (1)  MAIDWELL (3)  MARRIOTT (5)  MILLS (2)  NOBBS (1)  OLIVER (1)  ORD (6)  PARISH (5)  PEED (2)  PEARL (5)  PETTITT (2)  PYKE (1)  POLLARD (5)  PROCTOR (5)  PUNCHARD (1)  PURR (1)  RANSON (6)  RICHER (3)  RODWELL (1)  ROPER (2)  ROSE (1)  RUDDOCK (7)  SARGENT (2)  SAWYER (15)  SCARFE (2)  SEBRAGE (2)  SMITH (24)  SOUTHGATE (3)  SPARKS (6)  SPARKES (5)  SPINK (11)  STEED (5)  STEARN (2)  STIFF (6)  STURGEON (1)  TAYLOR (2)  TURNER (1)  WADE (1)  WARD (2)  WELHAM (31)  WILLIAMS (22)  YOUNGMAN (3)