Top surnames from the 1881 census in Pyecombe, Sussex

Pyecombe 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
BROWN174.95637.52
MILLER123.498519.55
BARNETT102.915564.64
TULLEY92.62391,267.61
BACHELOR92.62391,836.73
TIDEY92.62392,307.69
JOHNSON82.33246.94
BIGNELL72.0408507.25
HARRIS72.04088.03
STILL72.0408324.07
MITCHELL72.040810.06
GREENFIELD72.0408183.73
REED61.749323.96
FUNNELL61.7493317.46
WARNER61.749347.96
GORRINGE51.4577909.09
HOPKINS51.457724.21
HILTON51.457742.41
GODLEY51.4577462.96
CRUMPTON51.4577617.28
HILLMAN51.4577169.49
CARVER41.1662128.62
MORLEY41.166229.18
CLARK41.16623.88
TUGWELL41.1662588.24
AYLING41.1662161.29
LEE41.16627.14
CHEESEMAN30.8746111.11
NEWNHAM30.8746204.08
TAYLOR20.58310.91
FLINT20.583132.52
UPTON20.583130.58
ROUT20.5831377.36
LEWRY20.5831588.24
BRAIN20.583154.35
DODD20.583114.34
HOOK20.583139.37
MASKELL20.583182.99
BLAKER20.5831333.33
HOWE20.583114.85
DENYER20.5831142.86
COOPER10.29151.20
LUCAS10.29156.31
ASHDOWN10.291551.55
HENLY10.2915212.77
KNIGHT10.29152.37
TUCKER10.29155.27
PARSON10.291564.94
BROOKER10.291524.15
JACKSON10.29151.04

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TIDEY2,307.6992.6239
BACHELOR1,836.7392.6239
TULLEY1,267.6192.6239
CANWELL1,000.0010.2915
GORRINGE909.0951.4577
CRUMPTON617.2851.4577
TUGWELL588.2441.1662
LEWRY588.2420.5831
TUCKNOTT526.3210.2915
BIGNELL507.2572.0408
GODLEY462.9651.4577
ROUT377.3620.5831
BLAKER333.3320.5831
STILL324.0772.0408
FUNNELL317.4661.7493
HENLY212.7710.2915
NEWNHAM204.0830.8746
GREENFIELD183.7372.0408
ROLAND178.5710.2915
HILLMAN169.4951.4577
AYLING161.2941.1662
DENYER142.8620.5831
CARVER128.6241.1662
HOBDEN123.4610.2915
CHEESEMAN111.1130.8746
MASKELL82.9920.5831
PARSON64.9410.2915
BARNETT64.64102.9155
BRAIN54.3520.5831
ASHDOWN51.5510.2915
WARNER47.9661.7493
RANDELL46.7310.2915
SHERLOCK43.2910.2915
HILTON42.4151.4577
HOOK39.3720.5831
FLINT32.5220.5831
UPTON30.5820.5831
MORLEY29.1841.1662
HOPKINS24.2151.4577
BROOKER24.1510.2915
REED23.9661.7493
MILLER19.55123.4985
INNES18.8310.2915
HOWE14.8520.5831
DODD14.3420.5831
JEFFERY13.4210.2915
SMALL11.4910.2915
SIMMONDS10.9210.2915
MITCHELL10.0672.0408
WINTER8.2210.2915

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called TIDEY in Pyecombe 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 2.6239 in Pyecombe means that 2.6239% of the people in Pyecombe on census day were called TIDEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TIDEY 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 TIDEY 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 TIDEY 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 TIDEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,307.69 in Pyecombe means that you are 2,307.69 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TIDEY in Pyecombe than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Pyecombe in 1881

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

AYLING (4)  ASHDOWN (1)  BAKER (1)  BARNETT (10)  BACHELOR (9)  BIGNELL (7)  BIRDINSHAW (2)  BLAKER (2)  BRAIN (2)  BROOKER (1)  BROWN (17)  CANWELL (1)  CARVER (4)  CHAMLERS (1)  CHEESEMAN (3)  CLARK (4)  COOPER (1)  COPPARD (1)  COSTICK (9)  CRUMPTON (5)  DEAN (1)  DENYER (2)  DODD (2)  FLINT (2)  FUNNELL (6)  GODLEY (5)  GODDING (2)  GORRINGE (5)  GREENFIELD (7)  HARME (6)  HARRIS (7)  HENLY (1)  HENTY (5)  HILLMAN (5)  HILTON (5)  HOBDEN (1)  HOLLINGDALE (2)  HOPKINS (5)  HOWE (2)  HOOK (2)  INNES (1)  JACKSON (1)  JEFFERY (1)  JOHNSON (8)  KNIGHT (1)  LEDJER (8)  LEE (4)  LEWRY (2)  LINTOTT (6)  LUCAS (1)  MASKELL (2)  MASKEL (8)  MILES (1)  MILLER (12)  MITCHELL (7)  MORLEY (4)  MUZZELL (1)  NEWNHAM (3)  OSBORNE (1)  PARSON (1)  PAYNE (1)  PELLING (7)  PRIDDLE (1)  PRONGER (4)  PYSING (1)  RANDELL (1)  REGLARE (4)  REED (6)  ROUT (2)  ROLAND (1)  RUSSELL (1)  SCRASE (5)  SHERLOCK (1)  SHOESMITH (4)  SIMMONDS (1)  SMALL (1)  SOUCH (5)  STILL (7)  STILLAWAY (1)  TAYLOR (2)  THOMAS (1)  THUROTT (1)  TIDEY (9)  TREAGUS (1)  TUCKER (1)  TUCKNOTT (1)  TUGWELL (4)  TULLETT (4)  TULLEY (9)  TUPPIN (1)  TURNER (1)  UPTON (2)  WABLER (3)  WARNER (6)  WEST (1)  WINTER (1)  WOOLGAR (8)  WRIGHT (1)  YOUNG (1)