Top surnames from the 1881 census in Lewes St John Under, Sussex

Lewes St John Under 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
STEVENS213.125029.94
SIMMONS162.381058.33
SMITH131.93451.37
DAVEY111.636939.81
BAKER111.63697.47
CARTER101.48818.87
NYE101.4881238.10
FUNNELL91.3393242.59
MARTIN91.33935.44
SANDLES91.33932,647.06
GILLHAM81.1905439.56
HERRIOTT81.19051,000.00
UPTON81.190562.50
HARRIS81.19054.68
ROLFE81.190591.74
ADDISON71.041775.27
FREELAND71.0417393.26
BOOTH71.041710.56
WALKER71.04173.11
CHANDLER71.041732.42
TOWNSEND71.041724.53
BATCHELOR60.892952.63
MARSH60.892912.52
PAYNE60.89299.92
WATFORD60.8929666.67
GODFREY60.892930.11
STEELE60.892933.37
WILLIAMS50.74401.04
WARE50.744045.25
RICKSON50.74401,428.57
BROOK50.744019.30
LANGRIDGE50.7440126.58
BENTLY50.7440287.36
DAVIES50.74401.46
TOMPSETT50.7440442.48
BROWN50.74401.13
SHERWIN50.7440138.12
CURD50.7440318.47
LEE50.74404.55
HILLMAN50.744086.36
COX40.59523.93
BROADBENT40.595227.76
LEACH40.595214.42
JUDGE40.595255.02
ROSER40.5952579.71
WHITE40.59521.85
OSBORN40.595228.61
HALL30.44641.52
WELLER30.446431.06
PIERCE30.446430.36

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DARM5,000.0010.1488
SANDLES2,647.0691.3393
RICKSON1,428.5750.7440
HERRIOTT1,000.0081.1905
WATFORD666.6760.8929
ROSER579.7140.5952
POLLEN500.0010.1488
TOMPSETT442.4850.7440
GILLHAM439.5681.1905
FREELAND393.2671.0417
CURD318.4750.7440
MEASON312.5010.1488
BENTLY287.3650.7440
RHOADES275.2330.4464
TIPPIN270.2710.1488
BANCE270.2720.2976
CANTY256.4120.2976
FUNNELL242.5991.3393
NYE238.10101.4881
HARTLY188.6810.1488
GASSON180.7230.4464
ELLSON178.5720.2976
TOWNER166.6730.4464
GRAVETT147.0610.1488
RUFF138.2530.4464
SHERWIN138.1250.7440
LANGRIDGE126.5850.7440
HENLY107.5310.1488
HUGGETT97.4030.4464
ROLFE91.7481.1905
HILLMAN86.3650.7440
SULIVAN81.3010.1488
RUGG76.9210.1488
ADDISON75.2771.0417
KEECH70.4210.1488
NEWNHAM69.6920.2976
PIERPOINT69.4410.1488
STONEHAM64.5210.1488
UPTON62.5081.1905
EADE61.7320.2976
BRAKE61.3510.1488
SIMMONS58.33162.3810
JUDGE55.0240.5952
JESSUP53.4810.1488
BILLING53.4820.2976
ESCOTT53.1910.1488
BATCHELOR52.6360.8929
LIGHT48.3930.4464
WARE45.2550.7440
GOODRIDGE44.6410.1488

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called DARM in Lewes St John Under 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 0.1488 in Lewes St John Under means that 0.1488% of the people in Lewes St John Under on census day were called DARM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DARM 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 DARM 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 DARM 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 DARM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 5,000.00 in Lewes St John Under means that you are 5,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DARM in Lewes St John Under than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Lewes St John Under in 1881

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

ABLERTON (1)  ADDISON (7)  ALLCOCK (1)  ANSELL (3)  ARMSTRONG (1)  BAKER (11)  BALCOMBE (2)  BANCE (2)  BOURNER (6)  BARTHOLOMEW (2)  BARTLETT (1)  BASSETT (1)  BATCHELOR (6)  BATCUP (5)  BEAN (1)  BECKETT (1)  BEACH (1)  BEENEY (3)  BENTLY (5)  BEST (3)  BILLING (2)  BISHOP (2)  BLABER (1)  BOOTH (7)  BOYLE (1)  BRAKE (1)  BRODBENT (1)  BROADBENT (4)  BROADHEAD (1)  BROOK (5)  BROOM (1)  BROWN (5)  BUCKWELL (8)  BURGESS (2)  BARROW (1)  BUTCHER (1)  CARTER (10)  CANTY (2)  CHANDLER (7)  CHAPMAN (1)  CHERRYMAN (1)  CHITTLE (1)  CLARKE (3)  CONNER (2)  COOK (1)  CORDINGLEY (1)  COSHAM (4)  COX (4)  CUCKNEY (6)  CURD (5)  DEALL (6)  DANCOMBE (1)  DANN ? (2)  DARM (1)  DAVIES (5)  DAVEY (11)  DIDMAN (5)  DIPLOCK (5)  DUDENEY (3)  DUNCAN (1)  EARL (1)  EADE (2)  ELLSON (2)  ELPHICK (8)  ESCOTT (1)  AYRES (1)  FARRANT (1)  FAULKNER (1)  FINLAYSON (3)  FLAINHALL (1)  FORBES (2)  FREELAND (7)  FREEMAN (2)  FUNNELL (9)  FURMELL (1)  GASSON (3)  GATES (1)  GEALL (10)  GILLHAM (8)  GOORD (1)  GODFREY (6)  GOLDSMITH (1)  GOODRIDGE (1)  MC GOVEN (1)  GRANT (1)  GRAVETT (1)  GRAYSON (1)  GREEN (1)  GUY (2)  HADLOW (4)  HALL (3)  HARRIS (8)  HARTLY (1)  HAYLEY (3)  HENLY (1)  HENDLY (6)  HENTY (4)  HERRIOTT (8)  HEWITT (2)  HICKMOTT (1)  HILLMAN (5)  HOAD (2)  HOLMAN (3)  HOLMES (1)  HOVA (1)  HOWELL (1)  HUGGETT (3)  IRELAND (1)  JESSUP (1)  JUDGE (4)  KEECH (1)  KEMP (1)  KENWARD (5)  KIRK (3)  KNIGHT (2)  LANGRIDGE (5)  LEACH (4)  LEE (5)  LIGHT (3)  LOSHAM (4)  LUCKIN (1)  MARKWICK (3)  MARSH (6)  MARTIN (9)  MEASON (1)  MAGUNE (8)  MERRICKS (2)  MERRALL (1)  MICKAY (1)  MOORE (2)  MORLEY (3)  MORTIMER (3)  MUDDLE (7)  NEWNHAM (2)  NEWTON (2)  NYE (10)  OSBORN (4)  PACKHAM (1)  PADGE (1)  PAGE (2)  PARSONS (1)  PAYNE (6)  PIERCE (3)  PELLING (4)  PIERPOINT (1)  POLLEN (1)  RAMSEY (1)  REVETT (6)  RHOADES (3)  RYDER (2)  RICKSON (5)  ROLFE (8)  ROSER (4)  RUFF (3)  RUGG (1)  RUGMAN (2)  RUSSELL (2)  SANDLES (9)  SANDS (3)  SHEPHERD (1)  SHERWIN (5)  SIMMONS (16)  SIMMONDS (1)  SKEAN (3)  SLARKS (3)  SMITH (13)  SOOREL (1)  SPENCER (1)  STEELE (6)  STEVENS (21)  STEPHENS (1)  STONEHAM (1)  STRINGER (1)  SULIVAN (1)  SULLIVAN (1)  THOMAS (1)  TIPPIN (1)  TOMPSETT (5)  TOWNER (3)  TOWNSEND (7)  TREDWILL (5)  TREDGALL (2)  UPTON (8)  URIDGE (1)  VINCENT (1)  WALKER (7)  WALLER (2)  WARE (5)  WATFORD (6)  WATKINS (1)  WELLFARE (12)  WENHAM (6)  WELLER (3)  WHITE (4)  WICKENS (1)  WILLIAMS (5)  WOOD (2)  WREN (1)  YEOMANS (1)  YOUNG (2)