Top surnames from the 1881 census in Peasmarsh, Sussex

Peasmarsh 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
SMITH465.49583.89
STANDEN404.7790847.46
COOPER232.747911.30
FUNNELL222.6284476.19
ASHDOWN222.6284464.14
BANISTER202.3895573.07
MURRELL202.3895335.01
GILL172.031128.71
NOAKES172.0311277.78
RIDLEY141.672686.53
BULL131.553236.73
BUTLER131.553215.93
BRANN131.55322,280.70
REEVE131.553266.43
CARLEY121.4337638.30
BATES111.314220.65
WELLS111.314215.80
TAPP111.3142306.41
FOSTER101.19478.94
PIPER101.194760.46
FIELD91.075321.61
CARTER91.07536.41
BENNETT91.07536.54
ELDRIDGE91.075398.25
EASTON91.075370.92
SKINNER91.075321.19
BOOTS80.9558930.23
CATT80.9558233.92
DUNK80.9558288.81
WAIT80.9558189.13
STONE80.955813.22
UNDERDOWN70.8363419.16
MASTERS70.836345.13
FARLEY70.836366.60
LANCASTER70.836333.65
JURY70.8363260.22
CROUCH70.836362.39
ETHERINGTON60.716895.09
RUSSELL60.71685.87
EDWARDS50.59742.14
HODGES50.597420.37
WILLIAMS50.59740.83
DAW50.597486.21
MILHAM50.59741,282.05
MARTIN50.59742.42
PLAYFORD40.4779229.89
BARNETT40.477910.60
CLARK40.47791.59
OFFEN40.4779459.77
CAVEY40.4779655.74

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRANN2,280.70131.5532
MILHAM1,282.0550.5974
BOOTS930.2380.9558
STANDEN847.46404.7790
CAVEY655.7440.4779
CARLEY638.30121.4337
HUCKSTEP576.9230.3584
BANISTER573.07202.3895
MUNK476.1910.1195
FUNNELL476.19222.6284
ASHDOWN464.14222.6284
OFFEN459.7740.4779
MAUSER434.7810.1195
UNDERDOWN419.1670.8363
MURRELL335.01202.3895
TAPP306.41111.3142
DUNK288.8180.9558
NOAKES277.78172.0311
JURY260.2270.8363
GARTRELL238.1010.1195
CATT233.9280.9558
PLAYFORD229.8940.4779
FILMER215.0540.4779
BRODRICK190.4820.2389
BEECHING189.8730.3584
WAIT189.1380.9558
HEATHERINGTON133.3310.1195
TUTT124.4830.3584
GOBLE123.4630.3584
NEWSHAM114.5030.3584
ELDRIDGE98.2591.0753
ETHERINGTON95.0960.7168
BARDEN93.7530.3584
RIDLEY86.53141.6726
DAW86.2150.5974
LEVITT71.6820.2389
EASTON70.9291.0753
GURR69.6920.2389
FARLEY66.6070.8363
GANT66.4520.2389
REEVE66.43131.5532
CROUCH62.3970.8363
PIPER60.46101.1947
WHITEMAN55.5630.3584
CRAMP54.2020.2389
MASTERS45.1370.8363
RELF42.7410.1195
LOWES41.1520.2389
VIDLER39.6810.1195
FINN39.2730.3584

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 13 people called BRANN in Peasmarsh 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 1.5532 in Peasmarsh means that 1.5532% of the people in Peasmarsh on census day were called BRANN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRANN 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 BRANN 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 BRANN 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 BRANN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,280.70 in Peasmarsh means that you are 2,280.70 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRANN in Peasmarsh than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Peasmarsh in 1881

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

ANDREWS (1)  ASHDOWN (22)  AUSTIN (1)  AVERY (3)  BAILEY (2)  BALCOMBE (3)  BANISTER (20)  BARDEN (3)  BARKER (1)  BARNETT (4)  BARTHOLOMEW (1)  BATCUP (1)  BATES (11)  BEECHING (3)  BENNETT (9)  BILLENNESS (3)  BOOTS (8)  BOOTH (1)  BRANN (13)  BRODRICK (2)  BROWNING (3)  BUCKLEY (1)  BULL (13)  BURT (1)  BUTLER (13)  CABLE (1)  CARLEY (12)  CARTER (9)  CATT (8)  CAVEY (4)  CLARK (4)  COLLINS (3)  COOPER (23)  CRAMP (2)  CROCKFORD (3)  CROUCH (7)  CURTEIS (10)  DAW (5)  DENGATE (14)  DUNK (8)  EASTON (9)  EDMONDS (2)  EDWARDS (5)  ELDRIDGE (9)  ELLIOTT (2)  ETHERINGTON (6)  FARLEY (7)  FAULTY (4)  FEWKES (1)  FIEL (1)  FIELD (9)  FILMER (4)  FINN (3)  FOSTER (10)  FOWLER (4)  FUNNELL (22)  JARRETT (1)  GARTRELL (1)  GANT (2)  GEORGE (2)  GIBBS (3)  GILBERT (1)  GILL (17)  GIRDLESTONE (1)  GLADWISH (5)  GOBLE (3)  GODDEN (1)  GOSLING (1)  GRIST (1)  GURR (2)  MAC HALE (1)  HARMAN (2)  HARRINGTON (3)  HAYWARD (1)  HEATHCOTE (1)  HEMMIT (8)  HEATHERINGTON (1)  HOAD (13)  HODGES (5)  HONYSETT (1)  HUCKSTEP (3)  HOOK (2)  JAMESON (1)  JOHNSON (1)  JONES (2)  JURY (7)  KENWARD (9)  KING (1)  KNIGHT (3)  LANCASTER (7)  LIVICK (11)  LEVITT (2)  LOWES (2)  MARKWICK (2)  MARTIN (5)  MASTERS (7)  MAUSER (1)  MERRICKS (9)  MILGATE (1)  MILHAM (5)  MILLGATE (2)  MILLS (1)  MUNK (1)  MURRELL (20)  MORFEY (2)  NEEVES (8)  NEWSHAM (3)  NOAKES (17)  OFFENS (7)  OFFEN (4)  PAIN (1)  PETTITT (1)  PIPER (10)  PLAYFORD (4)  POILE (2)  REEVE (13)  RIDLEY (14)  RELF (1)  ROSEWARN (1)  RUSSELL (6)  SANTER (1)  SARGEANT (1)  SAUNTER (3)  SHARWOOD (11)  SHEATHER (7)  SKIMMER (3)  SKINNER (9)  SMITH (46)  SMEED (2)  STANDEN (40)  STEVENS (1)  STONE (8)  SWAIN (1)  TAPP (11)  TUTT (3)  UNDERDOWN (7)  VIDLER (1)  VINCETT (10)  WEAVER (1)  WELLS (11)  WENHAM (1)  WEST (2)  WHITEMAN (3)  WILLIAMS (5)  WOOLLELL (1)  WOOLLETT (7)  WOOLETT (1)  WREN (2)  WAIT (8)