Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cold Waltham, Sussex

Cold Waltham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Sussex

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
CHEESMAN266.56571,287.13
HUMPHREY205.0505189.57
HARWOOD205.0505188.68
BLACKMAN164.0404331.95
BARNES143.535429.37
SMITH102.52531.79
JOINER102.5253709.22
CARN92.27272,812.50
WHITE82.02026.28
BOOKER82.0202168.42
CATON82.0202421.05
SHORT71.767745.25
WARNER71.767748.48
LEE61.51529.27
HOWARD61.515215.44
CHILD61.515289.15
JOHNSON61.51524.51
ANDREWS61.515215.81
HEDGER61.5152560.75
NEALE61.515263.83
DUKE51.2626108.70
SEARLE51.262662.81
BARNETT51.262628.00
STEER41.010186.58
AYLING41.0101139.37
RANDALL41.010132.26
RUFF41.0101312.50
STANDEN41.0101179.37
EDE41.0101185.19
COX30.75765.00
BLACK30.757611.70
SMART30.757616.64
CAPLIN30.7576681.82
SIMPSON30.75764.33
GOBLE30.7576260.87
CHESTER20.505141.24
FISH20.505127.14
MORRISS20.505182.64
BUNGARD20.50512,222.22
TUPPER20.5051277.78
STEADMAN20.505181.97
EMMETT20.505160.42
HAMMOND20.50518.87
COOPER20.50512.08
LAKER20.5051118.34
WEBB20.50513.73
GOODER20.5051444.44
STRUDWICK20.5051160.00
FOARD20.5051571.43
SHEPHARD20.505152.63

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CARN2,812.5092.2727
BUNGARD2,222.2220.5051
LUTTRELL2,000.0010.2525
CHEESMAN1,287.13266.5657
JOINER709.22102.5253
CAPLIN681.8230.7576
FOARD571.4320.5051
HEDGER560.7561.5152
GOODER444.4420.5051
CATON421.0582.0202
BLACKMAN331.95164.0404
RUFF312.5041.0101
TUPPER277.7820.5051
GOBLE260.8730.7576
HASLETT222.2210.2525
HUMPHREY189.57205.0505
HARWOOD188.68205.0505
EDE185.1941.0101
STANDEN179.3741.0101
BOOKER168.4282.0202
STRUDWICK160.0020.5051
AYLING139.3741.0101
GOODGER128.2110.2525
LAKER118.3420.5051
DUKE108.7051.2626
CHILD89.1561.5152
STEER86.5841.0101
MORRISS82.6420.5051
STEADMAN81.9720.5051
NEALE63.8361.5152
SEARLE62.8151.2626
DENYER62.1110.2525
EMMETT60.4220.5051
SHEPHARD52.6320.5051
COLLIS48.9020.5051
WARNER48.4871.7677
SHORT45.2571.7677
HAMPSHIRE44.6410.2525
CHESTER41.2420.5051
RANDALL32.2641.0101
BARNES29.37143.5354
BARNETT28.0051.2626
FISH27.1420.5051
PERCY27.1010.2525
CRIPPS25.9710.2525
SMART16.6430.7576
ANDREWS15.8161.5152
HOWARD15.4461.5152
GARDENER14.0610.2525
BLACK11.7030.7576

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called CARN in Cold Waltham 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 2.2727 in Cold Waltham means that 2.2727% of the people in Cold Waltham on census day were called CARN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CARN 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 CARN 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 CARN 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 CARN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,812.50 in Cold Waltham means that you are 2,812.50 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CARN in Cold Waltham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cold Waltham in 1881

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

ELDERTON (1)  AYLING (4)  ANDREWS (6)  ANDREW (1)  BARNES (14)  BARNETT (5)  BLACK (3)  BLACKMAN (16)  BOOKER (8)  BOXALL (3)  BRUXAUD (3)  BUNGARD (2)  CARN (9)  CAPLIN (3)  CARPENTER (1)  CATON (8)  CHARMAN (2)  CHEESMAN (26)  CHESTER (2)  CHILD (6)  COLLINS (1)  COLLIS (2)  COOPER (2)  COX (3)  CRIPPS (1)  DEARLING (2)  DENYER (1)  DUKE (5)  EDE (4)  EMMETT (2)  FISH (2)  FOARD (2)  FOORD (3)  GARDENER (1)  GEARING (MORRISS) (4)  GOBLE (3)  GOODER (2)  GOODGER (1)  GRAHAM (1)  GUMBRELL (2)  HAMMOND (2)  HAMPSHIRE (1)  HARWOOD (20)  HASLETT (1)  HAWKINS (1)  HEDGER (6)  HOWARD (6)  HUMPHREY (20)  JOHNSON (6)  JOINER (10)  KING (1)  LAKER (2)  LIDBETTER (6)  LEE (6)  LEGGATT (2)  LUTTRELL (1)  LUXFORD (1)  MADGWICK (1)  MAGNAY (1)  MILLS (1)  MORRISS (2)  NALDRETT (2)  NEALE (6)  PUDDICK (1)  PAGE (1)  PALMER (1)  PERCY (1)  PESKETT (2)  PLEWS (1)  PUTTOCK (7)  PIMM (1)  RANDALL (4)  ROBERTS (2)  RUFF (4)  SANDHAM (2)  SEARLE (5)  SEBBAGE (1)  SELLWOD (SELWOOD) (10)  SELWOOD (1)  SHEPHERD (1)  SHEPHARD (2)  SHORT (7)  SIMPSON (3)  SMART (3)  SMITH (10)  STANDEN (4)  STEADMAN (2)  STEER (4)  STRUDWICK (2)  TUPPER (2)  TIBBEY (1)  TOSSWILL (6)  THAIR (15)  WARNER (7)  WEBB (2)  WHITE (8)  WOODS (1)