Top surnames from the 1881 census in Chilton, Suffolk

Chilton 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
MARTIN144.929620.01
EADY124.22541,846.15
BYHAM103.521110,000.00
PARTRIDGE93.1690121.29
FINCH82.816984.66
KEEBLE72.4648358.97
GREEN72.46488.75
GARDINER72.464885.78
SILVESTER72.4648318.18
GARDENER72.4648137.25
SMITH62.11271.50
SARGENT62.1127137.30
CARTER62.112712.59
ELMER62.1127618.56
POTTER62.112732.57
SPEARMAN62.11271,333.33
MCCABE62.11272,142.86
FARTHING62.1127400.00
STEED62.1127437.96
ELLISTON62.11271,090.91
BOWERS62.1127115.83
STEAD51.760686.06
OLIVER51.760624.68
GOLDING51.760699.80
KING51.76068.08
LOCKLEY41.4085370.37
FELTON41.4085205.13
THOMPSON41.40854.70
DOUBLE31.0563535.71
ALLEN31.05635.59
HOWARD31.056310.76
GRIMWOOD31.0563256.41
GRIGGS31.0563135.75
CURTIS20.704212.41
WEBB20.70425.19
CATCHPOLE20.7042109.29
UPSON20.7042327.87
MORLEY20.704217.62
RAYMOND20.7042121.95
DAY20.70427.48
SANDFORD20.704299.01
SPARROW20.704255.56
NEWMAN10.35214.73
GILBERT10.35216.18
SHEPPARD10.352110.16
SALMONS10.3521250.00
FARNSWORTH10.352184.75
PRATT10.35216.13
BRAY10.352110.47
GROVER10.352156.50

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BYHAM10,000.00103.5211
MCCABE2,142.8662.1127
EADY1,846.15124.2254
SPEARMAN1,333.3362.1127
BLOIS1,111.1110.3521
ELLISTON1,090.9162.1127
ELMER618.5662.1127
DOUBLE535.7131.0563
STEED437.9662.1127
FARTHING400.0062.1127
LOCKLEY370.3741.4085
KEEBLE358.9772.4648
UPSON327.8720.7042
SILVESTER318.1872.4648
GRIMWOOD256.4131.0563
SALMONS250.0010.3521
FELTON205.1341.4085
DUCE156.2510.3521
DEAL142.8610.3521
SARGENT137.3062.1127
GARDENER137.2572.4648
GRIGGS135.7531.0563
RAYMOND121.9520.7042
PARTRIDGE121.2993.1690
BOWERS115.8362.1127
CATCHPOLE109.2920.7042
GOLDING99.8051.7606
SANDFORD99.0120.7042
BETHELL95.2410.3521
STEAD86.0651.7606
GARDINER85.7872.4648
FARNSWORTH84.7510.3521
FINCH84.6682.8169
COOTE71.4310.3521
RANSOM64.9410.3521
GROVER56.5010.3521
SPARROW55.5620.7042
VICKERY48.5410.3521
POTTER32.5762.1127
BOWLER28.8210.3521
OLIVER24.6851.7606
CHAPLIN24.5710.3521
MARTIN20.01144.9296
MORLEY17.6220.7042
CARTER12.5962.1127
CURTIS12.4120.7042
HOWARD10.7631.0563
BRAY10.4710.3521
SHEPPARD10.1610.3521
WARNER9.6610.3521

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 10 people called BYHAM in Chilton 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 3.5211 in Chilton means that 3.5211% of the people in Chilton on census day were called BYHAM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BYHAM 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 BYHAM 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 BYHAM 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 BYHAM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 10,000.00 in Chilton means that you are 10,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BYHAM in Chilton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Chilton in 1881

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

ALLEN (3)  BANHAM (1)  BAREHAM (3)  BETHELL (1)  BLOIS (1)  BORLEY (2)  BOWERS (6)  BOWLER (1)  BRAY (1)  BYHAM (10)  CANT (2)  CARTER (6)  CATCHPOLE (2)  CAWSTON (1)  CHAPLIN (1)  CRISELL (3)  COOTE (1)  CULLINGFORD (5)  CURTIS (2)  DEAL (1)  DAY (2)  DENOVAN (2)  DOUBLE (3)  DUCE (1)  EADY (12)  ELLISTON (6)  ELMER (6)  FARNSWORTH (1)  FARTHING (6)  FELTON (4)  FINCH (8)  GAME (1)  GARDINER (7)  GARDENER (7)  GAYMOUR (1)  GILBERT (1)  GOLDING (5)  GREEN (7)  GRIGGS (3)  GRIMWOOD (3)  GROVER (1)  HART (1)  HOWARD (3)  KEEBLE (7)  KING (5)  LOCKLEY (4)  MARTIN (14)  MCCABE (6)  MEEKING (7)  MORLEY (2)  NEWMAN (1)  OLIVER (5)  PALMER (1)  PARSONSON (8)  PARTRIDGE (9)  POTTER (6)  PRATT (1)  RANSOM (1)  RAYMOND (2)  MACRO (1)  SALMONS (1)  SANDFORD (2)  SARGANT (2)  SARGENT (6)  SCHLITTE (1)  SHEPPARD (1)  SILVESTER (7)  SMITH (6)  SPARROW (2)  SPEARMAN (6)  SPRINGETT (1)  STEAD (5)  STEED (6)  THOMPSON (4)  UPSON (2)  VICKERY (1)  WANFORD (2)  WARNER (1)  WEBB (2)  YELLOLY (2)