The 100 most common surnames in Norfolk – how many people share your name?

If you know someone with the surname Rix, Platten or Leeder, chances are they're from Norfolk.

All three are among those names which are far more common in Nelson's county than anywhere else – Norfolk is home to around one third of every Leeder in the country, for example.

That's according to Geneaology site Forebears, which has collected data around people's names in Norfolk compared to the rest of the country.

Its results show there are 56,926 unique surnames in the county, and an average of 15 people for each of them.

But some are far more common than others.

Unsurprisingly, Smith tops the list in terms of the number of people who bear the name. Around one person in every 68 in Norfolk is a Smith – there are 13,011 of them.

There are more than double the number of Smiths in the county compared to any other surname – far more than runner-up Brown (5,974) and Taylor (4,617) in third.

Like the rest of the top 10, these names make up less than 3pc of those who bear the name across the rest of the country.

Others on the list of 1,000 surnames are undoubtedly more Norfolk-centric – Howes, for example, is 88th on the list as 1,100 people bear the name, but this makes up more than 10pc of the national total.

Is your surname among the top 100 in Norfolk? Have a look for yourself below:

1. Smith - 13,011 people
2. Brown - 5,974
3. Taylor - 4,617
4. Wright - 4,425
5. Jones - 3,853
6. Clarke - 3,559
7. Green - 3,467
8. Moore - 3,435
9. King - 2,924
10. Wilson - 2,858
11. Thompson - 2,817
12. Williams - 2,789
13. Johnson - 2,785
14. Cooper - 2,778
15. Ward - 2,724
16. Allen - 2,664
17. Hall - 2,510
18. Turner - 2,477
19. Edwards - 2,455
20. White - 2,409
21. Baker - 2,388
22. Howard - 2,292
23. Carter - 2,114
24. Walker - 2,075
25. Cook - 2,064
26. Chapman - 2,041
27. Robinson - 2,031
28. Martin - 1,927
29. Palmer - 1,887
30. Gray - 1,866
31. Harvey - 1,865
32. Harris - 1,844
33. Bailey - 1,830
34. Hill - 1,812
35. Davies - 1,802
36. Watson - 1,802
37. Mitchell - 1,789
38. Roberts - 1,776
39. Clark - 1,775
40. Scott - 1,741
41. Barnes - 1,723
42. Jackson - 1,707
43. Ellis - 1,694
44. Lee - 1,636
45. Parker - 1,633
46. Hunt - 1,604
47. Evans - 1,599
48. Fisher - 1,596
49. Miller - 1,592
50. Wood - 1,535
51. Bell - 1,526
52. Harrison - 1,523
53. Reynolds - 1,516
54. Webb - 1,464
55. Page - 1,447
56. Holmes - 1,420
57. Richardson - 1,416
58. Cox - 1,409
59. Woods - 1,400
60. Watts - 1,397
61. Brooks - 1,388
62. Fox - 1,363
63. Barber - 1,356
64. Thomas - 1,341
65. Barker - 1,334
66. Mason - 1,324
67. Read - 1,320
68. Reeve - 1,320
69. Lewis - 1,298
70. Anderson - 1,296
71. Marshall - 1,292
72. Mills - 1,277
73. Wells - 1,276
74. Burton - 1,271
75. Rose - 1,263
76. Adams - 1,256
77. Barrett - 1,255
78. Payne - 1,253
79. Webster - 1,236
80. Matthews - 1,234
81. Williamson - 1,200
82. Bennett - 1,181
83. Kemp - 1,154
84. Hewitt - 1,146
85. Saunders - 1,134
86. Mann - 1,133
87. Collins - 1,115
88. Howes - 1,100
89. Long - 1,100
90. Hudson - 1,096
91. Hughes - 1,093
92. George - 1,089
93. Stone - 1,084
94. James - 1,030
95. Knights - 1,022
96. Phillips - 1,020
97. Young - 1,009
98. Cole - 1,004
99. Simpson - 1,003
100. Andrews - 1,002