Top surnames from the 1881 census in Poslingford, Suffolk

Poslingford 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
BASHAM4913.72555,568.18
RAWLINSON205.6022469.48
HICKS164.4818107.10
RICHARDSON154.201724.68
MARTIN133.641514.78
HALE123.361393.68
FROST102.801149.83
EVANS102.80116.41
ROLLINSON102.8011518.13
ATKINSON92.521025.88
SPOONER92.5210174.76
GROOM92.5210180.00
BYFORD82.2409496.89
TAYLOR82.24093.50
ADDISON71.9608141.70
FISHER71.960816.75
WARD71.96088.98
COE71.9608120.69
BETTS71.960891.74
MEAKIN61.6807215.83
RUTTER61.6807110.29
CODLING30.8403240.00
PARNELL30.840386.96
CHAPMAN30.84035.92
BRETT30.840344.25
WOOLLARD30.8403238.10
DOWSE30.8403243.90
OSBORNE30.840317.61
STEWART30.84035.37
SPURLING20.5602384.62
BESTON20.56021,250.00
SUTTLE20.5602454.55
LOVERIDGE20.5602156.25
BEATH20.5602909.09
READ20.56028.69
BARTON20.560210.37
AMBROSE20.560263.69
SHEPHARD20.560258.48
LONG20.56028.64
MOORE10.28011.40
GOODCHILD10.280128.82
BRIDGE10.280113.83
MANN10.28015.32
SEVERN10.280191.74
JARVIS10.28016.24
ELSTON10.280157.80
HOWE10.28017.13
WATTS10.28013.34
COLLINGS10.280123.53
GARWOOD10.280157.14

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BASHAM5,568.184913.7255
BESTON1,250.0020.5602
BEATH909.0920.5602
HIBBLE714.2910.2801
ROLLINSON518.13102.8011
BYFORD496.8982.2409
RAWLINSON469.48205.6022
SUTTLE454.5520.5602
BAYMAN416.6710.2801
SPURLING384.6220.5602
ISAACSON243.9010.2801
DOWSE243.9030.8403
CODLING240.0030.8403
WOOLLARD238.1030.8403
MEAKIN215.8361.6807
GROOM180.0092.5210
SPOONER174.7692.5210
LOVERIDGE156.2520.5602
ADDISON141.7071.9608
COE120.6971.9608
RUTTER110.2961.6807
HICKS107.10164.4818
HALE93.68123.3613
SEVERN91.7410.2801
BETTS91.7471.9608
DEEKS87.7210.2801
PARNELL86.9630.8403
AMBROSE63.6920.5602
SHEPHARD58.4820.5602
ELSTON57.8010.2801
GARWOOD57.1410.2801
FROST49.83102.8011
BRETT44.2530.8403
GOODCHILD28.8210.2801
ATKINSON25.8892.5210
RICHARDSON24.68154.2017
IVES23.9210.2801
COLLINGS23.5310.2801
BALLS21.8310.2801
OSBORNE17.6130.8403
FISHER16.7571.9608
FARROW14.9310.2801
MARTIN14.78133.6415
BRIDGE13.8310.2801
BARTON10.3720.5602
WARD8.9871.9608
READ8.6920.5602
LONG8.6420.5602
HOWE7.1310.2801
EVANS6.41102.8011

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 49 people called BASHAM in Poslingford 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 13.7255 in Poslingford means that 13.7255% of the people in Poslingford on census day were called BASHAM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BASHAM 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 BASHAM 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 BASHAM 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 BASHAM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 5,568.18 in Poslingford means that you are 5,568.18 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BASHAM in Poslingford than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Poslingford in 1881

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

ADDISON (7)  AMBROSE (2)  HONEYBALL (3)  ATKINSON (9)  BALLS (1)  BAREHAM (3)  BARTON (2)  BASHAM (49)  READ ((BASHAM)) (2)  BEETON (3)  BESTON (2)  BETTS (7)  BOGGIS (7)  BAYMAN (1)  BRETT (3)  BRIDGE (1)  BYFORD (8)  CHAPMAN (3)  CLAYDEN (1)  CODLING (3)  COE (7)  CUTMORE (3)  DEEKES (1)  DEEKS (1)  DOWSE (3)  ELSTON (1)  EVANS (10)  FARROW (1)  FISHER (7)  FROST (10)  GARWOOD (1)  GOODCHILD (1)  GROOM (9)  HALE (12)  HIBBLE (1)  HICKS (16)  HOWE (1)  ISAACSON (1)  IVES (1)  JARVIS (1)  KETTERIDGE (1)  LONG (2)  LOVERIDGE (2)  MANN (1)  MARTIN (13)  BEATH (2)  COLLINGS (1)  MEAKIN (6)  MEEKIN (8)  MOORE (1)  MURKIN (8)  OSBORNE (3)  PARNELL (3)  ROLLINSON (10)  RAWLINSON (20)  READ (2)  RICHARDSON (15)  RUTTER (6)  SEVERN (1)  SHEPHARD (2)  SPAREMAN (4)  SPOONER (9)  SPURLING (2)  STEWART (3)  SUTTLE (2)  TAYLOR (8)  TWITCHET (2)  WALLAGE (2)  WARD (7)  WATTS (1)  WEBB (1)  WOOLLARD (3)  WORLEDGE (1)