Top surnames from the 1881 census in Chevington, Suffolk

Chevington 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
NUNN346.1151349.08
SMITH335.93534.20
CLARK315.575518.55
WALLACE234.136760.40
BAILEY234.136727.46
NEWMAN193.417345.96
ARBON183.23743,157.89
BRIDGE183.2374159.86
CLARKE162.877714.20
CROSS162.877741.82
LAST132.3381293.45
SIMKIN132.33811,111.11
COOPER122.15838.87
GOOCH122.1583245.90
FENTON111.978499.10
AVIS91.6187337.08
SANGSTER91.6187338.35
ROLFE91.6187124.83
PREWER81.43883,809.52
BASS81.4388127.19
PLUMB71.2590155.56
LING71.2590133.33
ASHMAN71.2590193.91
VINCENT61.079134.60
DYER61.079127.86
BELL61.07915.74
WHITE61.07913.36
BEALES61.0791253.16
HOWE61.079127.49
SHARPE61.079136.61
PAINE50.899365.27
WARREN50.899313.45
WELLS50.899310.81
LESTER40.719445.71
BROWN40.71941.09
STEADMAN40.7194116.96
BAKER40.71943.28
EDWARDS40.71942.58
GRIMWOOD40.7194174.67
FARROW30.539628.76
BALLS30.539642.08
OSBORNE30.539611.30
BYFORD30.5396119.52
WARD30.53962.47
WOODHAMS30.5396217.39
SPARROW30.539642.55
JACKSON20.35971.29
SUTTLE20.3597289.86
CATER20.359774.91
FINCH20.359710.81

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
PREWER3,809.5281.4388
ARBON3,157.89183.2374
FAILEY2,000.0010.1799
SIMKIN1,111.11132.3381
HARDIN588.2410.1799
NUNN349.08346.1151
SANGSTER338.3591.6187
AVIS337.0891.6187
LAST293.45132.3381
SUTTLE289.8620.3597
BREAM285.7110.1799
BEALES253.1661.0791
GOOCH245.90122.1583
WOODHAMS217.3930.5396
ASHMAN193.9171.2590
GRIMWOOD174.6740.7194
BRIDGE159.86183.2374
PLUMB155.5671.2590
LING133.3371.2590
BASS127.1981.4388
ROLFE124.8391.6187
BYFORD119.5230.5396
STEADMAN116.9640.7194
FENTON99.10111.9784
DEBENHAM97.0910.1799
BOYDEN94.3410.1799
CATER74.9120.3597
PAINE65.2750.8993
WALLACE60.40234.1367
NEWMAN45.96193.4173
LESTER45.7140.7194
SPARROW42.5530.5396
BALLS42.0830.5396
CROSS41.82162.8777
BUGG39.8410.1799
GARWOOD36.7610.1799
SHARPE36.6161.0791
VINCENT34.6061.0791
RANSOM33.2210.1799
RACE33.0010.1799
FARROW28.7630.5396
DYER27.8661.0791
HOWE27.4961.0791
BAILEY27.46234.1367
PARISH23.3120.3597
CLARK18.55315.5755
SWANN16.4710.1799
TALBOT14.4520.3597
CLARKE14.20162.8777
WARREN13.4550.8993

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called PREWER in Chevington 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 1.4388 in Chevington means that 1.4388% of the people in Chevington on census day were called PREWER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called PREWER 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 PREWER 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 PREWER 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 PREWER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,809.52 in Chevington means that you are 3,809.52 times as likely to find someone with the surname of PREWER in Chevington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Chevington in 1881

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

AGUS (1)  ALBON (6)  ARBON (18)  ARGENT (3)  ASHMAN (7)  AVIS (9)  BAILEY (23)  BAKER (4)  BALLS (3)  BASS (8)  BEALES (6)  BYATT (2)  BELL (6)  BETTS (1)  BOYDEN (1)  BREAM (1)  BRIDGE (18)  BROWN (4)  BUGG (1)  BULINGBROKE (2)  BYFORD (3)  CATER (2)  CLARRY (7)  CLARKE (16)  CLARK (31)  CLARKE (?) (1)  COOPER (12)  CROSS (16)  DEATH (2)  DEBENHAM (1)  DOCKING (2)  DYER (6)  EDWARDS (4)  EVERED (2)  FARROW (3)  FENTON (11)  FINCH (2)  FROST (1)  GARWOOD (1)  GOOCH (12)  GOVEY (1)  GRIMWOOD (4)  HAMMOND (2)  HARDIN (1)  HOWE (6)  HUNT (2)  JACKSON (2)  KING (1)  LAST (13)  LING (7)  LESTER (4)  FAILEY (1)  MURRELLS (3)  MORTLOCK (12)  NEWMAN (19)  NUNN (34)  ORRISS (5)  OSBORNE (3)  PARISH (2)  PARKER (2)  PASK (3)  PAWSEY (5)  PAINE (5)  PLUMB (7)  PREWER (8)  PRYKE (1)  RACE (1)  RAMPLING (1)  RANSOM (1)  ROLFE (9)  SANGSTER (9)  SHARPE (6)  SIMKIN (13)  SMITH (33)  SPARROW (3)  STEADMAN (4)  SUTTLE (2)  SWANN (1)  TALBOT (2)  TREDGETT (4)  TRIDGETT (1)  VINCENT (6)  WADE (1)  WALLACE (23)  WALLER (1)  WARD (3)  WARREN (5)  WELLS (5)  WHEELER (1)  WHITE (6)  WOODHAMS (3)