Top surnames from the 1881 census in Wortham, Suffolk

Wortham 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
BARTRUM464.83195,411.76
RODWELL343.5714661.48
WOODS323.361353.31
POTTER313.256350.21
HOWARD293.046231.04
GODDARD242.521062.70
JOLLY202.1008148.26
GARNHAM181.8908399.11
BUCK181.890888.19
RUDDOCK171.7857576.27
FROST141.470626.15
ALGER141.4706642.20
FAKE141.47062,592.59
BUSH131.365555.32
WILBY131.3655232.56
DIXON121.260511.51
SHARMAN121.260591.53
BRYANT111.155527.04
YOUNGMAN111.1555395.68
CATTON111.1555357.14
SCOTT101.05044.15
HUBBARD101.050443.20
KEELY101.05041,030.93
GOODY90.9454328.47
COX90.94546.24
MINTER80.8403231.88
COLLINS80.84035.86
SPARROW80.840366.34
LISTER80.840329.48
SMITH70.73530.52
BURK70.7353204.68
RUSH70.735368.49
ELVIN70.7353208.96
COLLINGS70.735361.78
GARDNER70.735310.83
DYE60.630394.94
GREEN60.63032.24
KIRBY60.630316.61
BISHOP60.63039.02
BOND60.630311.91
COPPIN60.6303200.00
DRIVER60.630334.01
COTTON60.630326.40
HILL50.52522.06
THAIN50.5252162.87
ROWE50.52529.25
BASE50.5252746.27
RIVETT50.5252141.24
ADAMS50.52523.56
BLACKBURN40.420211.15

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BOISE40,000.0040.4202
BARTRUM5,411.76464.8319
DRESS5,000.0010.1050
FAKE2,592.59141.4706
PIN1,250.0010.1050
KEELY1,030.93101.0504
RASH851.0640.4202
BASE746.2750.5252
STOPHER666.6730.3151
BOBBY666.6730.3151
RODWELL661.48343.5714
ALGER642.20141.4706
RUDDOCK576.27171.7857
THORNDYKE425.5320.2101
GARNHAM399.11181.8908
YOUNGMAN395.68111.1555
FOARD361.4530.3151
CATTON357.14111.1555
GOODY328.4790.9454
THREADGILL322.5810.1050
JERRY277.7810.1050
FISHBURN260.8730.3151
WILBY232.56131.3655
MINTER231.8880.8403
DADE220.5930.3151
SPURLING214.2930.3151
ELVIN208.9670.7353
BURK204.6870.7353
COPPIN200.0060.6303
STERRY193.5530.3151
HAWS188.6820.2101
THAIN162.8750.5252
HARBOUR162.6040.4202
JOLLY148.26202.1008
TIPPLE147.0620.2101
RIVETT141.2450.5252
EKINS123.4620.2101
PRETTY118.3440.4202
DYE94.9460.6303
CALVER94.1240.4202
SHARMAN91.53121.2605
BUCK88.19181.8908
BLOWERS82.6420.2101
CULLUM80.2130.3151
GARROD80.0040.4202
KEELEY77.5230.3151
JESSUP75.4720.2101
RUSH68.4970.7353
SEELEY68.2620.2101
SPARROW66.3480.8403

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called BOISE in Wortham 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 0.4202 in Wortham means that 0.4202% of the people in Wortham on census day were called BOISE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BOISE 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 BOISE 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 BOISE 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 BOISE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 40,000.00 in Wortham means that you are 40,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BOISE in Wortham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Wortham in 1881

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

ABRAHAMS (2)  ADAMS (5)  ALDOUS (1)  ALDRED (1)  ALGER (14)  ARBIN (2)  BALDING (1)  BARBER (2)  BARTRUM (46)  BAWSEY (6)  BENSON (4)  BERRY (2)  BETTS (2)  BIGNELL (2)  BURK (7)  BISHOP (6)  BLACKBURN (4)  BLOWERS (2)  BOBBY (3)  BOND (6)  BOWEN (1)  BOYCE (3)  BOISE (4)  BRIDGES (1)  BROWNE (2)  BROWN (1)  BRUCE (2)  BRYANT (11)  BUCK (18)  BURROWS (1)  BUSH (13)  BUTTLER (1)  BUTTON (1)  BASE (5)  CALVER (4)  CAMBELL (1)  CATTON (11)  CHAPMAN (3)  CHENERY (1)  CHILDER (1)  CHILLISTONE (1)  CHILESTONE (5)  CHURCHYAD (11)  CHURCHYARD (12)  CLAKES (1)  CLAYDON (1)  COLLINS (8)  COOK (4)  COPPIN (6)  COPPING (1)  COTTON (6)  COX (9)  COCKS (1)  CUTON (1)  DADE (3)  DYE (6)  DIXON (12)  DRESS (1)  DRIVER (6)  DURRANT (1)  AYTON (5)  EATON (1)  EDWARDS (1)  EKINS (2)  ELVIN (7)  ESLING (3)  FAIRWEATHER (1)  FAKE (14)  FIRMAN (1)  FISHBURN (3)  FISK (1)  FLATMAN (33)  FOARD (3)  FOULGER (1)  FULLER (1)  FOX (1)  FRANCIS (2)  FROST (14)  FULCHER (3)  GARDNER (7)  GARNHAM (18)  GARROD (4)  GAYFER (1)  JERRY (1)  GODDARD (24)  GOODERHAM (15)  GOODERICK (1)  GOODY (9)  GOOERHAM (1)  GREEN (6)  HANN (1)  HAULDER (3)  HAWS (2)  HARBOUR (4)  HAYWOOD (2)  HEYWOOD (1)  HILL (5)  HINES (4)  HOLDEN (2)  HOWARD (29)  HOWE (3)  HOWLET (2)  HOWLETT (1)  HUBBARD (10)  HUME (2)  HUTTON (1)  JACOBS (4)  JESSUP (2)  JOLLY (20)  KEELEY (3)  KEELY (10)  KERRY (1)  KIRBY (6)  KNIGHTS (3)  KNOWLES (2)  LAMBERT (1)  LAND (1)  LANDYMORE (1)  LINGLY (7)  LAWS (1)  LAWRENCE (2)  LEATCH (3)  LEWIS (1)  LICENCE (6)  LAIGHT (1)  LING (2)  LESTER (1)  LISTER (8)  LITTLE (2)  LUMMAS (2)  LONG (1)  MARSHALL (4)  COLLINGS (7)  CULLUM (3)  MINTER (8)  MOSS (1)  MUSK (4)  NICHOLLS (1)  NUNN (NUN) (4)  NUNN (3)  NUN (NUNN) (4)  OSBORNE (2)  PARK (3)  PEACOOK (1)  PERRY (1)  PHILPOT (1)  PIN (1)  PIRL (1)  POTTER (31)  PRETTY (4)  RAY (1)  RASH (4)  REYNOLDS (1)  RIVETT (5)  RODWELL (34)  ROPER (1)  ROWE (5)  RUDDOCK (17)  RUSH (7)  SAUNDERS (1)  SCOTT (10)  SEELEY (2)  SELF (3)  SHARMAN (12)  SHOROW (1)  SMITH (7)  SNELLING (3)  SPARROW (8)  SPURLING (3)  STERRY (3)  STOPHER (3)  STYLES (1)  TAYLOR (2)  TAYLER (1)  THAIN (5)  THEOBALD (1)  THIRKETTLE (2)  THORNDYKE (2)  THORP (1)  THREADGILL (1)  THREADILL (1)  THURLOW (1)  TIPPLE (2)  TURNER (1)  WADE (1)  WEVERS (1)  WEST (1)  WHARTON (1)  WORTON (1)  WHITE (4)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILBY (13)  WILLS (2)  WILSON (2)  WOODS (32)  YOUNGMAN (11)