Top surnames from the 1881 census in Middleton, Suffolk

Middleton 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
BARHAM275.3678868.17
WRIGHT203.976112.39
NOY173.37973,863.64
SMITH173.37972.39
CHURCH163.1809145.85
BUTTON152.9821251.26
COOPER122.38579.81
FREE112.1869894.31
NEWSON112.1869345.91
BEDWELL101.9881510.20
VINCENT91.789357.36
KEMP91.789332.26
LING91.7893189.47
MAYHEW91.7893216.87
BAGGOTT91.7893616.44
SAWYER81.590586.21
MILLS81.590512.26
SPALDING71.3917194.44
ROUSE71.391797.09
CHAMBERS71.391724.48
GEATER71.39173,684.21
FREEMAN71.391721.79
BARBER61.192819.82
HEWETT50.994085.47
BARKER50.99407.60
PHILLIPS50.99405.56
WOODS50.994015.76
MARKIN50.99401,851.85
BROOM40.795264.52
PULHAM40.7952476.19
BALLS40.795262.02
COBB40.795255.94
YOUNGS40.7952208.33
ADAMSON40.795230.05
WILSON40.79521.73
BARLEY40.7952143.37
PRETTY40.7952223.46
CATCHPOLE40.7952123.46
JOBSON30.5964101.35
ADAMS30.59644.05
SAVAGE30.596415.53
MATTEN30.59643,000.00
WIGG30.5964215.83
CANHAM30.5964133.93
LEGGETT30.596475.95
SELF30.596484.03
DAVY30.596448.39
CALVER30.5964133.33
BAKER30.59642.72
BROWN30.59640.90

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
NOY3,863.64173.3797
GEATER3,684.2171.3917
MATTEN3,000.0030.5964
MARKIN1,851.8550.9940
FREE894.31112.1869
BARHAM868.17275.3678
NOLLER800.0020.3976
BAGGOTT616.4491.7893
BEDWELL510.20101.9881
PULHAM476.1940.7952
FLORY465.1220.3976
MOUSER400.0010.1988
NEWSON345.91112.1869
SPALL315.7930.5964
BUTTON251.26152.9821
PRETTY223.4640.7952
MAYHEW216.8791.7893
WIGG215.8330.5964
YOUNGS208.3340.7952
SPALDING194.4471.3917
LING189.4791.7893
CHURCH145.85163.1809
BARLEY143.3740.7952
CANHAM133.9330.5964
CALVER133.3330.5964
CATCHPOLE123.4640.7952
HURREN119.0510.1988
JOBSON101.3530.5964
ROUSE97.0971.3917
MASTERSON95.2410.1988
BIRT93.9020.3976
SAWYER86.2181.5905
HEWETT85.4750.9940
SELF84.0330.5964
CHURCHMAN78.1310.1988
LEGGETT75.9530.5964
FISK75.1920.3976
BROOM64.5240.7952
BALLS62.0240.7952
VINCENT57.3691.7893
COBB55.9440.7952
WELTON54.9510.1988
BENDALL54.6410.1988
DAVY48.3930.5964
KNIGHTS45.3520.3976
KEMP32.2691.7893
ADAMSON30.0540.7952
BUCKINGHAM29.8520.3976
SEWELL28.2230.5964
CHAMBERS24.4871.3917

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 17 people called NOY in Middleton 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 3.3797 in Middleton means that 3.3797% of the people in Middleton on census day were called NOY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called NOY 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 NOY 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 NOY 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 NOY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,863.64 in Middleton means that you are 3,863.64 times as likely to find someone with the surname of NOY in Middleton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Middleton in 1881

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

ADAMS (3)  ADAMSON (4)  ALEXANDER (1)  BACKHOUSE (3)  BAGGOTT (9)  BAKER (3)  BALDRY (7)  BALLS (4)  BARAHAM (1)  BARBER (6)  BARHAM (27)  BARKER (5)  BARLEY (4)  BARNES (2)  BEDWELL (10)  BENDALL (1)  BLAXELL (1)  BRABBIN (6)  BROOM (4)  BROWN (3)  BUCKINGHAM (2)  BIRT (2)  BUTTON (15)  CALVER (3)  CANHAM (3)  CATCHPOLE (4)  CHAMBERS (7)  CHASTON (8)  CHURCH (16)  CHURCHMAN (1)  COBB (4)  COOPER (12)  CORNISH (1)  DAVY (3)  DOY (7)  FISK (2)  FLEGG (6)  FLORY (2)  FOULSHAM (10)  FREEMAN (7)  FORSDICKE (6)  FREE (11)  GEATER (7)  GODWARD (3)  GREEN (1)  HAMILTON (2)  HARTRIDGE (1)  HARVEY (1)  HARVY (1)  HEWETT (5)  HOWLETT (1)  HURREN (1)  JOBSON (3)  JOHNSON (2)  KEMP (9)  KERRIDGE (1)  KING (1)  KNIGHTS (2)  LARTER (4)  LEGGETT (3)  LEWIS (1)  LING (9)  LLOYD (2)  MULLY (5)  MARJORAM (11)  MARKIN (5)  MASTERSON (1)  MATTEN (3)  MAYHEW (9)  MEADOWS (1)  MILLS (8)  MOTHERSOLE (2)  MOUSER (1)  NAPTHINE (1)  NESSLING (4)  NEWSON (11)  NOLLER (2)  NOY (17)  PHILLIPS (5)  PRETTY (4)  PRIOR (1)  PULHAM (4)  RAYNER (3)  RIBBANS (7)  ROUSE (7)  SAVAGE (3)  SAWYER (8)  SELF (3)  SEWELL (3)  SMITH (17)  SPALDING (7)  SPALL (3)  TURNER (1)  TUTTILL (1)  VINCENT (9)  WALKER (2)  WELTON (1)  WESTRAP (1)  WIGG (3)  WILSON (4)  WOODS (5)  WRIGHT (20)  YOUNGS (4)