Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Cove, Suffolk

South Cove 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
HAMMOND1610.1911178.97
PIPE159.55412,142.86
MOWER127.64333,157.89
WHITING127.6433397.35
SHARMAN106.3694462.96
EVERSON95.73251,764.71
COOPER85.095520.95
MARTIN74.458618.10
EDWARDS63.821713.71
DAWSON63.821734.66
KEEN63.8217190.48
ROUSE53.1847222.22
THACKER53.1847438.60
BEAMISH31.91081,250.00
CARD31.9108326.09
BUGGS31.91083,000.00
WATERS31.910847.54
TURRELL31.9108638.30
TIPPLE21.2739909.09
EAVES21.2739235.29
HARROD21.2739377.36
BENNETT21.27397.75
HARPER10.63699.95
ALDOUS10.6369156.25
LINES10.636959.88
BUTCHER10.636915.11
HUNN10.6369454.55
MORSE10.636969.44
LEVERETT10.6369416.67
ALDRED10.636974.07
CANDLER10.6369333.33

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MOWER3,157.89127.6433
BUGGS3,000.0031.9108
PIPE2,142.86159.5541
EVERSON1,764.7195.7325
BEAMISH1,250.0031.9108
TIPPLE909.0921.2739
TURRELL638.3031.9108
SHARMAN462.96106.3694
HUNN454.5510.6369
THACKER438.6053.1847
LEVERETT416.6710.6369
WHITING397.35127.6433
HARROD377.3621.2739
CANDLER333.3310.6369
CARD326.0931.9108
EAVES235.2921.2739
ROUSE222.2253.1847
KEEN190.4863.8217
HAMMOND178.971610.1911
ALDOUS156.2510.6369
ALDRED74.0710.6369
MORSE69.4410.6369
LINES59.8810.6369
WATERS47.5431.9108
DAWSON34.6663.8217
COOPER20.9585.0955
MARTIN18.1074.4586
BUTCHER15.1110.6369
EDWARDS13.7163.8217
HARPER9.9510.6369
BENNETT7.7521.2739

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 12 people called MOWER in South Cove 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 7.6433 in South Cove means that 7.6433% of the people in South Cove on census day were called MOWER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MOWER 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 MOWER 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 MOWER 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 MOWER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,157.89 in South Cove means that you are 3,157.89 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MOWER in South Cove than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Cove in 1881

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

ALDOUS (1)  ALDRED (1)  BEAMISH (3)  BENNETT (2)  BLOMFIELD (1)  BUGGS (3)  BUTCHER (1)  CANDLER (1)  CARD (3)  CHIPPERFIELD (1)  COOPER (8)  DAWSON (6)  EAVES (2)  EDWARDS (6)  EVERSON (9)  GERREL (1)  HAMMOND (16)  HARPER (1)  HARROD (2)  HUNN (1)  KEEN (6)  LEVERETT (1)  LINES (1)  MARTIN (7)  MOWER (12)  MORSE (1)  PIPE (15)  ROUSE (5)  SADD (2)  SHARMAN (10)  SHELDRICH (3)  THACKER (5)  TIPPLE (2)  TURRELL (3)  WATERS (3)  WHITING (12)