Top surnames from the 1881 census in Lakenheath, Suffolk

Lakenheath 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
ROLPH1538.14262,210.98
FLACK1467.77011,103.55
PALMER753.991533.86
KENT623.299678.32
COLEMAN593.140063.01
FINCHAM422.2352798.48
NEAL341.809561.15
MORLEY321.703042.60
PEACHEY301.5966397.88
BUTCHER271.436934.10
BROWN261.38372.10
ALLSOP261.3837134.78
BAILEY261.38379.19
PAYNE261.383715.38
HARDING251.330518.38
SIZER241.2773731.71
HAMMOND201.064418.70
BARBER191.011216.80
HORN191.011244.50
BENNETT180.95805.83
SHINN170.9047534.59
CROW170.904759.94
CRANE160.851540.36
MILLER160.85154.76
MATTHEWS150.79839.15
BONNETT140.7451295.36
CASH140.7451112.45
CARMAN140.7451223.64
RUMSEY130.6919207.34
JOHNSON120.63861.90
WATTS120.63867.62
SMITH120.63860.45
SARGEANT120.638681.03
LAWS110.585452.66
HARRISON110.58542.64
ROPER100.532225.57
FOSTER100.53223.98
KING100.53222.44
WILLIAMS90.47900.67
HALLS90.479060.57
PORTER90.47906.38
READER90.479055.49
COLE80.42584.67
CHAPMAN80.42583.00
FULLER80.425810.52
WINDLEY80.4258459.77
FROST70.37256.63
BARKER70.37252.85
TUCK70.372529.02
TALBOT70.372514.97

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
ROLPH2,210.981538.1426
FLACK1,103.551467.7701
FINCHAM798.48422.2352
SIZER731.71241.2773
SHINN534.59170.9047
WINDLEY459.7780.4258
PEACHEY397.88301.5966
HOUCHEN392.1640.2129
COBBIN327.8720.1064
BATCH314.4750.2661
BONNETT295.36140.7451
PENSON224.7260.3193
CARMAN223.64140.7451
RUMSEY207.34130.6919
KERSEY167.1360.3193
COSSEY153.2640.2129
ALLSOP134.78261.3837
CASH112.45140.7451
CAPP91.4630.1597
HAZEL83.0650.2661
SARGEANT81.03120.6386
KENT78.32623.2996
GALLEY74.5250.2661
FARTHING70.7170.3725
SECKER69.9330.1597
MICHAEL69.3170.3725
ELSEY69.2040.2129
COLEMAN63.01593.1400
GAYTON62.7020.1064
NEAL61.15341.8095
HALLS60.5790.4790
CROW59.94170.9047
READER55.4990.4790
LAWS52.66110.5854
STIMPSON47.4540.2129
HORN44.50191.0112
MORLEY42.60321.7030
CRANE40.36160.8515
RAVEN38.0560.3193
CLIFF36.5260.3193
SCRIVENER36.5030.1597
BUTCHER34.10271.4369
PALMER33.86753.9915
DICKS32.7230.1597
STRATFORD31.0340.2129
SPARROW29.4070.3725
TUCK29.0270.3725
HACKER28.4920.1064
ROPER25.57100.5322
CRACKNELL23.0230.1597

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 153 people called ROLPH in Lakenheath 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 8.1426 in Lakenheath means that 8.1426% of the people in Lakenheath on census day were called ROLPH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called ROLPH 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 ROLPH 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 ROLPH 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 ROLPH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,210.98 in Lakenheath means that you are 2,210.98 times as likely to find someone with the surname of ROLPH in Lakenheath than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Lakenheath in 1881

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

ALLSOP (26)  ASHMAN (1)  BAILEY (26)  BANGS (1)  BARBER (19)  BARKER (7)  BATCH (5)  BEAN (1)  BENNETT (18)  BENNET (1)  BETTS (4)  BONNETT (14)  BOWERS (4)  BROOKS (4)  BROWN (26)  HOUSEHOLD (8)  BULLEN (1)  BUNNETT (1)  BURGESS (3)  BUTCHER (27)  BUTLER (3)  CAPP (3)  CARMAN (14)  CASH (14)  CATER (2)  CHAMBERLAIN (4)  CHAPMAN (8)  CHILVERS (1)  CLARK (2)  CLARKE (5)  CLIFF (6)  COBBIN (2)  COLE (8)  COLEBY (3)  COLEMAN (59)  COOPER (2)  COOTE (1)  COTTIS (1)  CORNELL (1)  COSSEY (4)  COX (1)  CRACKNELL (3)  CRANE (16)  CROPPING (1)  CROW (17)  COOBER (1)  CULLEN (1)  DAYNES (6)  DICKS (3)  DORLEY (1)  DOUBLE (1)  ELSEY (4)  FARROW (3)  FARTHING (7)  FENIRS OR FEUIRS (4)  FENDICK (1)  FINCHAM (42)  FLACK (146)  FOLKARD (2)  FOSTER (10)  FULLER (8)  FROST (7)  GALLEY (5)  GATHERCOLE (44)  GAYTON (2)  GOATE (5)  GOLDING (3)  GRAY (5)  GREAVES (1)  GREENACRE (1)  HACKER (2)  HALLS (9)  HAMMOND (20)  HARDING (25)  HARDY (6)  HARLE (1)  HARRISON (11)  HAZEL (5)  HAYLOCK (1)  HENSBY (12)  HILLS (4)  HOLDEN (3)  HORNE (4)  HORN (19)  HORREX (18)  HOWARD (2)  HOUCHEN (4)  JOHNSON (12)  KENT (62)  KERSEY (6)  KIDD (5)  KING (10)  MC KENDER (4)  LARTER (8)  LAST (2)  LAWS (11)  LEE (2)  LONG (4)  MATTHEWS (15)  COLLINGS (1)  MACKENDER (14)  MILLER (16)  MITCHELL (2)  MICHAEL (7)  MORLEY (32)  MORTON (5)  MOAL (1)  NEAL (34)  NEAVE (2)  NEWDICK (2)  NORTON (3)  PALFREY (8)  PALMER (75)  PARKER (1)  PARSONS (6)  PAWSEY (3)  PAYNE (26)  PEACHEY (30)  PEACOCK (1)  PELLS (1)  PENSON (6)  PHILLIPS (1)  PHIPP (5)  POND (1)  PORTER (9)  POWELL (1)  PRESLAND (15)  RUMSEY (13)  RATCLIFFE (2)  RAVEN (6)  RAYNER (5)  READER (9)  REDGMONT (1)  REEVE (1)  RICE (1)  ROLPH (153)  ROPER (10)  MACRO (5)  RUSHBROOK (5)  RUTTERFORD (129)  SARGEANT (12)  SCOTT (3)  SCRIVENER (3)  SECKER (3)  SHINN (17)  SILLETT (1)  SIZER (24)  SMITH (12)  SPALDING (1)  SPARROW (7)  STANTON (2)  STAPLES (1)  STEARNE (1)  STEELE (1)  STEPHENSON (1)  STEWARD (2)  STIMPSON (4)  STRATFORD (4)  STUBBINGS (7)  STURTON (2)  TALBOT (7)  TAYLOR (4)  THOMPSON (6)  THORNALLY (8)  TEBBIT (1)  TERRINGTON (3)  TRUDGETT (5)  TUCK (7)  TUFFS (31)  TURNER (5)  TURRINGTON (14)  WAINWRIGHT (2)  WATTS (12)  WEBB (2)  WHITEHAND (9)  WILLETT (1)  WILLIAMS (9)  WINDLEY (8)  WRETHAM (10)  WRIGHT (1)