Top surnames from the 1881 census in Holton, Suffolk

Holton 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
BUTCHER194.157598.65
CANHAM153.2823738.92
BROWN153.28234.98
GREEN122.62589.32
SMITH122.62581.86
ALDRED122.6258306.12
HOWLETT102.1882163.13
CLARKE91.96949.72
LAY91.9694264.71
BOAST91.9694978.26
BAKER91.96948.99
ROBINSON81.75055.49
STEDMAN81.7505281.69
HAWES71.5317124.11
EASTON71.5317101.01
EASTER71.5317380.43
AVEY71.53172,121.21
SPALL61.3129697.67
PECK61.312977.72
ROPER61.312963.09
HOWELL61.312931.15
BECKETT61.312965.86
WILSON61.31292.86
STOFER51.094116,666.67
LING51.0941115.74
CHAPPELL51.094164.85
WRIGHT51.09413.41
CRANE51.094151.87
CLARK51.09413.64
LANHAM51.0941431.03
WADE51.094127.34
SELF40.8753123.08
BACON40.875334.84
OFFORD40.8753277.78
DRIVER40.875347.23
VINCENT40.875328.07
PORTER40.875311.67
EVANS40.87532.00
BALLS40.875368.26
PARKER40.87534.60
SAWYER40.875347.45
BRISTER30.6565566.04
GOODING30.656577.52
NEWSON30.6565103.81
REYNOLDS30.65657.58
RAMSEY30.656560.36
PETITT30.6565967.74
EDWARDS30.65652.36
LINES30.656561.86
PAGE30.65658.21

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STOFER16,666.6751.0941
CUSSEN6,000.0030.6565
AVEY2,121.2171.5317
ROCKHILL1,428.5710.2188
BOAST978.2691.9694
PETITT967.7430.6565
CANHAM738.92153.2823
SPALL697.6761.3129
LEGARD625.0010.2188
BRISTER566.0430.6565
TUTHILL540.5420.4376
GIPSON454.5520.4376
LANHAM431.0351.0941
EASTER380.4371.5317
ALDRED306.12122.6258
STEDMAN281.6981.7505
OFFORD277.7840.8753
LAY264.7191.9694
BURD227.2710.2188
BARNABY219.7820.4376
SHELDRICK219.7820.4376
DUCKER186.9220.4376
NICKOLS163.9310.2188
HOWLETT163.13102.1882
HAWARD161.2910.2188
JESSUP157.4820.4376
HURREN131.5810.2188
SCARLETT129.0320.4376
HAWES124.1171.5317
SELF123.0840.8753
LING115.7451.0941
MILLETT110.5020.4376
BLOCK109.8910.2188
NEWSON103.8130.6565
EASTON101.0171.5317
BUTCHER98.65194.1575
THURLOW90.9120.4376
PECK77.7261.3129
GOODING77.5230.6565
ADAIR70.4210.2188
BALLS68.2640.8753
BECKETT65.8661.3129
CHAPPELL64.8551.0941
ROPER63.0961.3129
LINES61.8630.6565
PRETTY61.7310.2188
RAMSEY60.3630.6565
YOUNGS57.4710.2188
CRANE51.8751.0941
SAWYER47.4540.8753

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called STOFER in Holton 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 1.0941 in Holton means that 1.0941% of the people in Holton on census day were called STOFER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STOFER 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 STOFER 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 STOFER 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 STOFER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 16,666.67 in Holton means that you are 16,666.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STOFER in Holton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Holton in 1881

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

ADAIR (1)  ALDRED (12)  ANDREWS (2)  ATKINS (1)  AVEY (7)  BACON (4)  BAKER (9)  BALDRY (1)  BALLS (4)  BARBER (1)  BARNABY (2)  BATTRUM (1)  BECKETT (6)  BURD (1)  BLOCK (1)  BOAST (9)  BRADY (1)  BRISTER (3)  BROWN (15)  BRYANTON (4)  BULL (1)  BUTCHER (19)  CANHAM (15)  CASS? (1)  CHAPMAN (2)  CHAPPELL (5)  CHASTON (1)  CHIPPERFIELD (4)  CHURCHYARD (2)  CLAPHAM (1)  CLARK (5)  CLARKE (9)  CORNABY (2)  CUSSEN (3)  COX (1)  CRANE (5)  CURTIS (2)  DELF (5)  DYMOCK (1)  DOWNES (2)  DRAM (2)  DRIVER (4)  DUCKER (2)  EASTER (7)  EASTON (7)  EDWARDS (3)  EVANS (4)  FARROWE (1)  FENN (2)  GIPSON (2)  JILLINGS (5)  GODDARD (1)  GOODING (3)  GRANGER (1)  GREEN (12)  GRIFFIN (1)  HACON (3)  HAMBLING (9)  HAMMOND (1)  HART (2)  HARVEY (1)  HAWES (7)  HAWARD (1)  HOUSE (1)  HOWELL (6)  HOWLETT (10)  HUNTER (1)  HURREN (1)  IRELAND (3)  JESSUP (2)  KEEN (2)  KINISON (7)  LANHAM (5)  LARTER (9)  LAYLER (1)  LAY (9)  LEGARD (1)  LINES (3)  LING (5)  LUTHILL (1)  MANN (2)  MILLETT (2)  MILLS (1)  MOON (2)  MOSS (2)  NEWSON (3)  NICKOLS (1)  NUGENT (1)  OFFORD (4)  PAGE (3)  PARKER (4)  PECK (6)  PETITT (3)  PORTER (4)  PRETTY (1)  RAMSEY (3)  REYNOLDS (3)  ROBINSON (8)  ROCKHILL (1)  ROPER (6)  SALLOWS (2)  SAWYER (4)  SCARLETT (2)  SCRUTTON (2)  SELF (4)  SHELDRICK (2)  SMITH (12)  SPALL (6)  STEDMAN (8)  STOFER (5)  STYGALL (2)  THURLOW (2)  TUTHILL (2)  TWILL (1)  VINCENT (4)  WADE (5)  WILSON (6)  WINTER (1)  WOOLLY (1)  WOOLLEY (1)  WRIGHT (5)  YOUNGS (1)