Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Elmham St James, Suffolk

South Elmham St James 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
PAGE198.1897102.43
PEARCE156.465570.39
CUNNINGHAM146.0345128.09
BISHOP146.034586.37
STANNARD135.6034802.47
STEWARD125.1724402.68
HUNTER93.879337.78
THURSTON93.8793548.78
HEMP83.44837,272.73
WEAVERS73.01721,521.74
COPPING62.5862652.17
WILES62.5862298.51
COPEMAN41.7241727.27
LIMMER31.29312,500.00
CRACKNELL31.2931186.34
CLARKSON31.293148.78
HUNTING20.8621869.57
CALVER20.8621192.31
SMITH20.86210.61
DANIELS20.862127.43
KINSEY20.8621131.58
BARBER20.862114.33
KENT20.862120.47
CLARKE20.86214.25
DAY10.43104.58
ALDRIDGE10.431022.22
CRANE10.431020.45
WOOTON10.4310161.29
STRANGE10.431040.16
HARVEY10.43104.04
BECKHAM10.4310500.00
WILSON10.43100.94
TURNER10.43101.55
BUGGS10.4310666.67
EDWARDS10.43101.55
SELF10.431060.61
LOCK10.431015.15

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HEMP7,272.7383.4483
LIMMER2,500.0031.2931
WEAVERS1,521.7473.0172
HUNTING869.5720.8621
STANNARD802.47135.6034
COPEMAN727.2741.7241
BUGGS666.6710.4310
COPPING652.1762.5862
THURSTON548.7893.8793
BECKHAM500.0010.4310
STEWARD402.68125.1724
WILES298.5162.5862
CALVER192.3120.8621
CRACKNELL186.3431.2931
WOOTON161.2910.4310
KINSEY131.5820.8621
CUNNINGHAM128.09146.0345
PAGE102.43198.1897
BISHOP86.37146.0345
PEARCE70.39156.4655
SELF60.6110.4310
CLARKSON48.7831.2931
STRANGE40.1610.4310
HUNTER37.7893.8793
DANIELS27.4320.8621
ALDRIDGE22.2210.4310
KENT20.4720.8621
CRANE20.4510.4310
LOCK15.1510.4310
BARBER14.3320.8621
DAY4.5810.4310
CLARKE4.2520.8621
HARVEY4.0410.4310
TURNER1.5510.4310
EDWARDS1.5510.4310
WILSON0.9410.4310
SMITH0.6120.8621

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called HEMP in South Elmham St James 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 3.4483 in South Elmham St James means that 3.4483% of the people in South Elmham St James on census day were called HEMP.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HEMP 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 HEMP 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 HEMP 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 HEMP here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,272.73 in South Elmham St James means that you are 7,272.73 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HEMP in South Elmham St James than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Elmham St James in 1881

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

ALDRIDGE (1)  BARBER (2)  BARIELL (1)  BECKHAM (1)  BISHOP (14)  BUGGS (1)  CALVER (2)  CLARKE (2)  CLARKSON (3)  COPEMAN (4)  COPMAN (9)  COPPING (6)  CRACKNELL (3)  CRANE (1)  CRICKMOR (11)  CRICKMER (5)  CROCKFORD (10)  CUNNINGHAM (14)  DANIELS (2)  DAY (1)  EDWARDS (1)  ERRIDGE (2)  FAIRHED (1)  FELLINGHAM (2)  GOZZETT (1)  HARVEY (1)  HEMP (8)  HUNTER (9)  HUNTING (2)  KENT (2)  KITCHES (1)  LIMMER (3)  LOCK (1)  KINSEY (2)  PAGE (19)  PEARCE (15)  PIVETT (1)  POPPY (3)  PRITTY (6)  SELF (1)  SHELDRAKE (1)  SMITH (2)  STANNARD (13)  STEWARD (12)  STRANGE (1)  THURSTON (9)  TURNER (1)  TUSON (3)  WEAVERS (7)  WHURR (1)  WILES (6)  WILSON (1)  WOOTON (1)