Top surnames from the 1881 census in Westerfield, Suffolk

Westerfield 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
FROST205.8140103.41
BIRD133.779149.45
TURNER133.779113.58
HAGGAR102.90701,923.08
SMITH102.90702.06
HAZLEWOOD102.90701,282.05
NORMAN92.616356.46
DAVEY92.616363.65
PARKER92.616313.76
ASKEW82.3256206.19
COBB82.3256163.60
BARNES82.325619.32
ADAMS82.325615.78
JAY72.0349232.56
COOPER72.03498.37
GARROD72.0349386.74
RUSH72.0349189.70
CAGE51.45352,000.00
SWAN51.453556.12
MAGNUS51.45352,083.33
POTTER51.453522.41
MORPHY51.45356,250.00
COOK51.45357.32
MANN51.453527.59
GOODING51.4535171.82
HOWARD41.162811.85
HARRISON41.16285.24
MOOR41.162882.99
ADAM41.162867.68
BUCKLER41.1628363.64
HINES30.8721102.39
WALFORD30.8721142.18
BROWN30.87211.32
HAMMOND30.872115.32
CHERRY20.581456.82
ABEL20.581490.09
BAKER20.58142.65
SALTER20.581425.41
READ20.58149.02
CAPEL20.5814196.08
FELL20.581441.41
PAYNE20.58146.46
MOYSE20.5814246.91
HARDING20.58148.03
MILLS20.58144.48
GREEN20.58142.06
RUST20.5814110.50
LITTLE20.581412.29
SMART20.581412.77
KNIGHTS10.290733.22

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MORPHY6,250.0051.4535
MAGNUS2,083.3351.4535
CAGE2,000.0051.4535
HAGGAR1,923.08102.9070
HAZLEWOOD1,282.05102.9070
GEATER769.2310.2907
GARROD386.7472.0349
BUCKLER363.6441.1628
MOYSE246.9120.5814
JAY232.5672.0349
ASKEW206.1982.3256
CAPEL196.0820.5814
RUSH189.7072.0349
GOODING171.8251.4535
ACKERS163.9310.2907
COBB163.6082.3256
WALFORD142.1830.8721
RUST110.5020.5814
FROST103.41205.8140
HINES102.3930.8721
CRESWELL90.9110.2907
ABEL90.0920.5814
MOOR82.9941.1628
ADAM67.6841.1628
CALVER64.9410.2907
DAVEY63.6592.6163
CHERRY56.8220.5814
NORMAN56.4692.6163
SWAN56.1251.4535
PILGRIM51.5510.2907
BIRD49.45133.7791
FELL41.4120.5814
KNIGHTS33.2210.2907
MANN27.5951.4535
CRESSWELL27.5510.2907
SALTER25.4120.5814
BLOOMFIELD22.8810.2907
POTTER22.4151.4535
BARNES19.3282.3256
ADAMS15.7882.3256
HAMMOND15.3230.8721
PARKER13.7692.6163
TURNER13.58133.7791
SMART12.7720.5814
LITTLE12.2920.5814
HUBBARD11.9610.2907
HOWARD11.8541.1628
READ9.0220.5814
COLLIER8.7010.2907
COOPER8.3772.0349

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called MORPHY in Westerfield 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 1.4535 in Westerfield means that 1.4535% of the people in Westerfield on census day were called MORPHY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MORPHY 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 MORPHY 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 MORPHY 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 MORPHY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,250.00 in Westerfield means that you are 6,250.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MORPHY in Westerfield than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Westerfield in 1881

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

ABEL (2)  ADAM (4)  ADAMS (8)  ACKERS (1)  ALGAR (1)  ASKERS (1)  ASKEW (8)  BAKER (2)  BANYARD (12)  BARNES (8)  BIRD (13)  BLOOMFIELD (1)  BROWN (3)  BUCKLER (4)  CAGE (5)  CALVER (1)  CATHERMOLE (1)  CATTERMOLE (1)  CAPEL (2)  CHERRY (2)  SHILCOT (1)  COBB (8)  COLLIER (1)  COOK (5)  COOPER (7)  CRESSWELL (1)  CRESWELL (1)  CROSS (1)  CURTIS (1)  DAMANT (2)  DAVEY (9)  FELL (2)  FORSDYKE (1)  FROST (20)  GARROD (7)  GEATER (1)  JAY (7)  GOODING (5)  GREEN (2)  HAGGAR (10)  HAMMOND (3)  HARDING (2)  HARPOUR (2)  HARRISON (4)  HAZLEWOOD (10)  HINES (3)  HOWARD (4)  HUBBARD (1)  ENGALL (1)  KNIGHTS (1)  LITTLE (2)  MAGNUS (5)  MANN (5)  MILLS (2)  MOOR (4)  MOYSE (2)  MORPHEY (5)  MORPHY (5)  NORMAN (9)  OLLEY (1)  PARKER (9)  PAYNE (2)  PILGRIM (1)  POTTER (5)  READ (2)  RUSH (7)  RUST (2)  SALTER (2)  SCOPES (1)  SHELDRAKE (2)  SMART (2)  SMITH (10)  STUDD (12)  SWAN (5)  TURNER (13)  WARD (1)  WARREN (1)  WEBB (1)  WEEVING (2)  WALFORD (3)  WOOLNER (3)  WORBY (11)  WRETHAM (4)