Top surnames from the 1881 census in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk

Little Waldingfield 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
DAY4811.5385122.57
BARTLETT215.0481115.26
UNDERWOOD194.5673169.19
SANDFORD163.8462540.54
BUTCHER153.605885.57
BOWERS143.3654184.45
KING112.644212.13
EVERITT102.4038286.53
SPRAGGINS92.163518,000.00
LOVELL92.1635103.45
GARDENER92.1635120.64
HEAD92.163588.85
BLYTHE81.9231253.16
KINGSBURY81.9231851.06
GROOM71.6827120.07
BYE71.6827334.93
GIRLING71.6827264.15
ROWLAND61.442350.76
WADE61.442336.04
CURTIS61.442325.41
TURNER61.44235.18
ROPER61.442369.28
HUGHES61.44235.15
UPSON61.4423674.16
COUSINS61.442380.21
GOLDING51.201968.21
PARSONS51.201915.82
BLUNDEN51.2019359.71
MANN40.961518.26
DIGGINS40.9615588.24
LEEKS40.9615727.27
LEECH30.721244.25
HARVEY30.72126.76
NEWMAN30.72129.70
FORKER30.72126,000.00
ROGERS30.72125.55
BALLS30.721256.29
AMEY20.4808172.41
BEAR20.4808181.82
ANDREWS20.48085.02
SMITH20.48080.34
AMOS20.480829.24
STEWARD20.480837.38
WILLIAMS20.48080.67
POOLE10.24044.99
CHAPMAN10.24041.69
GANT10.240466.67
ROBINSON10.24040.75
HAYLOCK10.240488.50
GRAINGER10.240415.65

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SPRAGGINS18,000.0092.1635
FORKER6,000.0030.7212
KINGSBURY851.0681.9231
LEEKS727.2740.9615
UPSON674.1661.4423
DIGGINS588.2440.9615
SANDFORD540.54163.8462
BLUNDEN359.7151.2019
BYE334.9371.6827
EVERITT286.53102.4038
GIRLING264.1571.6827
BLYTHE253.1681.9231
BOWERS184.45143.3654
BEAR181.8220.4808
AMEY172.4120.4808
UNDERWOOD169.19194.5673
DAY122.574811.5385
GARDENER120.6492.1635
GROOM120.0771.6827
BARTLETT115.26215.0481
LOVELL103.4592.1635
HEAD88.8592.1635
HAYLOCK88.5010.2404
BUTCHER85.57153.6058
COUSINS80.2161.4423
ROPER69.2861.4423
GOLDING68.2151.2019
GANT66.6710.2404
BALLS56.2930.7212
ROWLAND50.7661.4423
LEECH44.2530.7212
RADLEY41.6710.2404
STEWARD37.3820.4808
WADE36.0461.4423
AMOS29.2420.4808
CURTIS25.4161.4423
GOODCHILD24.6910.2404
MANN18.2640.9615
PARSONS15.8251.2019
GRAINGER15.6510.2404
KING12.13112.6442
NEWMAN9.7030.7212
HARVEY6.7630.7212
LEACH5.8310.2404
ROGERS5.5530.7212
TURNER5.1861.4423
HUGHES5.1561.4423
ANDREWS5.0220.4808
POOLE4.9910.2404
FROST4.2810.2404

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called SPRAGGINS in Little Waldingfield 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 2.1635 in Little Waldingfield means that 2.1635% of the people in Little Waldingfield on census day were called SPRAGGINS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SPRAGGINS 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 SPRAGGINS 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 SPRAGGINS 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 SPRAGGINS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 18,000.00 in Little Waldingfield means that you are 18,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SPRAGGINS in Little Waldingfield than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Little Waldingfield in 1881

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

AMOS (2)  ANDREWS (2)  BALLS (3)  BARTLETT (21)  BEAR (2)  BLUNDEN (5)  BLYTHE (8)  BOWERS (14)  BUTCHER (15)  BOUTELL (1)  BYE (7)  CANIQE (1)  CHAPMAN (1)  CRISELL (5)  COUSINS (6)  CURTIS (6)  DAY (48)  DIGGINS (4)  AMEY (2)  EVERITT (10)  FAYERS (12)  FORKER (3)  FROST (1)  GAME (9)  GARDENER (9)  GANT (1)  GIRLING (7)  GOLDING (5)  GOODCHILD (1)  GOODAY (8)  GRAINGER (1)  GROOM (7)  HARVEY (3)  HAYLOCK (1)  HEAD (9)  HUGHES (6)  KING (11)  KINGSBURY (8)  LEEKS (4)  LEECH (3)  LEACH (1)  LOVELL (9)  MANN (4)  MORLEY OR ROGERS (2)  NEWMAN (3)  PARSONS (5)  PARSONSON (2)  POOLE (1)  PRYKE (27)  RADLEY (1)  ROBINSON (1)  ROGERS (3)  ROPER (6)  ROWLAND (6)  RUFFLE (2)  SANDFORD (16)  SMITH (2)  SPRAGGONS (3)  SPRAGGINS (9)  STEWARD (2)  TURNER (6)  UNDERWOOD (19)  UPSON (6)  WADE (6)  WILLIAMS (2)