Top surnames from the 1881 census in Old Newton, Suffolk

Old Newton 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
TURNER263.795613.64
MILES233.357756.90
KNIGHTS233.3577383.33
RICE172.481879.92
SCOTT172.48189.81
SCARFF162.33581,951.22
FRANCIS162.335839.21
STIMPSON152.1898488.60
HAMMOND142.043835.90
HAYWARD142.043847.93
MATTOCK131.8978730.34
PLEASANTS101.45992,173.91
WOODWARD101.459929.59
SHAVE91.3139596.03
NUNN91.313975.00
EVERETT91.313973.17
KINSEY81.1679178.17
THURSTON81.1679165.29
BAKER81.16795.33
HUTTON81.167939.10
NEWSON71.0219161.66
ELMER71.0219300.43
ROBERTS71.02192.72
CUBIT71.02196,363.64
SHEPPARD71.021929.50
POTTER71.021915.76
THOMPSON60.87592.92
ROPER60.875942.08
CANN60.875994.49
LAMBERT60.875916.05
READ60.875913.59
DAVY60.875971.01
GOULD60.875924.24
WARNER60.875924.02
DURRANT60.875955.97
KERRY60.8759129.59
GOOLD50.7299416.67
BALDWIN50.729917.12
MORTIMER50.729934.92
WRIGHT50.72992.28
CODD50.7299170.07
BETTS50.729934.13
SOUTHGATE50.729993.11
GRIMWOOD50.7299177.31
ABBOTT40.583913.24
BAXTER40.58399.80
CLAMP40.5839191.39
POLLEY40.5839222.22
BLOOM40.5839173.16
QUINTON40.5839125.79

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CUBIT6,363.6471.0219
PLEASANTS2,173.91101.4599
SCARFF1,951.22162.3358
RAMPLEY1,200.0030.4380
HARNE833.3310.1460
MATTOCK730.34131.8978
SHAVE596.0391.3139
STIMPSON488.60152.1898
GOOLD416.6750.7299
KNIGHTS383.33233.3577
LEATHERS327.8720.2920
ELMER300.4371.0219
POLLEY222.2240.5839
CAGE204.0810.1460
CLAMP191.3940.5839
KINSEY178.1781.1679
GRIMWOOD177.3150.7299
BLOOM173.1640.5839
CODD170.0750.7299
THURSTON165.2981.1679
NEWSON161.6671.0219
KERSEY152.6720.2920
KERRY129.5960.8759
BUGG129.4540.5839
QUINTON125.7940.5839
THURMAN118.3420.2920
CANN94.4960.8759
SOUTHGATE93.1150.7299
OSBOURN91.7410.1460
HADDOCK90.9140.5839
GODBOLD81.9710.1460
RICE79.92172.4818
SEAMAN75.3340.5839
NUNN75.0091.3139
RUFFELL73.5310.1460
EVERETT73.1791.3139
DAVY71.0160.8759
MILES56.90233.3577
DURRANT55.9760.8759
MAYHEW53.1030.4380
NORFOLK52.9110.1460
CLOVER51.0210.1460
REASON50.0010.1460
HAYWARD47.93142.0438
BATTLE47.6210.1460
KEEBLE42.5520.2920
ROPER42.0860.8759
WARNE40.0020.2920
FRANCIS39.21162.3358
HUTTON39.1081.1679

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called CUBIT in Old Newton 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 1.0219 in Old Newton means that 1.0219% of the people in Old Newton on census day were called CUBIT.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CUBIT 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 CUBIT 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 CUBIT 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 CUBIT here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,363.64 in Old Newton means that you are 6,363.64 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CUBIT in Old Newton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Old Newton in 1881

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

ABBOTT (4)  ADAMS (1)  ALDRIDGE (1)  ANDREWS (2)  HANNIBALL (2)  HONEYBALL (6)  BAKER (8)  BALDWIN (5)  BARLEY (1)  BAXTER (4)  BATTLE (1)  BETTS (5)  BLOOM (4)  BLOOMFIELD (1)  BORLEY (16)  BUGG (4)  BURROWS (1)  BUXTON (1)  CADGE (11)  CAGE (1)  CANN (6)  CHAMBERS (3)  CHAPMAN (2)  CLABON (6)  CLAMP (4)  CLARKE (2)  CLARK (4)  CLOVER (1)  COBBOLD (1)  CODD (5)  COLEBY (3)  COLELY (1)  COOPER (1)  CRACKNELL (1)  CUBITT (8)  CUBIT (7)  CULLEY (1)  DAVEY (3)  DAVY (6)  DEAN (1)  DIAPER (9)  DURRANT (6)  EAST (1)  ELMER (7)  ESLING (7)  ESSLING (2)  EVERETT (9)  FARROW (3)  FOX (2)  FRANCIS (16)  FURMAGE (1)  GODBOLD (1)  GOODERHAM (3)  GOULD (6)  GOOLD (5)  GREEN (2)  GRIMWOOD (5)  HADDOCK (4)  HAMMOND (14)  HART (2)  HARVEY (2)  HAYWARD (14)  HEAD (3)  HARNE (1)  HORREX (1)  HOWLETT (2)  HUTTON (8)  IRWIN (1)  JOHNSTON (2)  KEEBLE (2)  KEMP (2)  KERRY (6)  KERSEY (2)  KNIGHTS (23)  LAMBERT (6)  LANKESTER (5)  LAST (1)  LEATHERS (2)  LESTER (2)  LUCAS (3)  MACKRELL (5)  MANN (1)  MATTOCK (13)  MAYHEW (3)  KINSEY (8)  MILES (23)  MORTIMER (5)  MOSS (1)  NEWMAN (3)  NEWSON (7)  NORFOLK (1)  NOTTIDGE (2)  NUNN (9)  NYE (1)  OLDFIELD (1)  ORSBOURN (5)  OSBOURN (1)  PITCHER (1)  PLEASANTS (10)  PLEASANCE (5)  POLLEY (4)  POTTER (7)  QUINTON (4)  RACE (1)  RAINBIRD (1)  RAMPLEY (3)  RAMPLING (2)  REASON (1)  READ (6)  RICE (17)  RIDGEON (4)  ROBERTS (7)  ROPER (6)  RUFFELL (1)  SCARFE (2)  SCARFF (16)  SCOTT (17)  SEAMAN (4)  SHAVE (9)  SHELDRAKE (1)  SHEPPARD (7)  SHORT (2)  SILETT (3)  SILLOTT (8)  SNELLING (1)  SOUTHGATE (5)  SPARROW (1)  SPOONER (2)  STEGGALL (10)  STIMPSON (15)  SUMMERS (1)  THOMPSON (6)  THURMAN (2)  THURSTON (8)  TRUMAN (1)  TURNER (26)  WARNE (2)  WARNER (6)  WEBB (1)  WHATLING (6)  WOODS (1)  WOODWARD (10)  WRIGHT (5)