When the Norfolk Parish Registers first became available on familysearch.org I began examining each one - generally for names in my Norfolk tree and specifically for my Porter/Portler one-name study. At some point in the process I decided to continue a practice I had started years ago on visits to the NRO and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City of making a note of the names which frequently appeared in the register indicating a firm (or at least an early) family footing there. With the thought that perhaps someone with the proverbial brick wall will discover a potential location for continuing their research, I have listed those names here - with probably about 25 parishes (or wherever my cursor lands) to a part. These names are generally taken from the earliest years of the parish registers available at familysearch.org and represent, for the most part, the commencement of the registers. But a few words of caution. Although I made a note of the names that seemed, at the point of reading the register copies, the most common in the earlier years, invariably names which sounded interesting or related to my own research tended also to be the most easily remembered. Also, there were many parishes when I simply fell asleep at the switch and forgot to make a note of the common surnames. The spelling is as I saw it. Here follows the first batch of surnames listed by parish and still in the order in which I accessed the registers. I hope they will be useful to someone. Regards, Brian - (My surnames: Porter, Newson, Gates, Bloss, Heath, Barcham, Moy, Francis, Ebbetts, Portler, Fisher, Garner, Winterton... etc.) Rushall - Blomefield, Tribold, Jacob, Algers, Barkers Ashby St. Mary (nr. Buckenham) - Badly, Grint, Woodroofe, Norton, Bultitude, Goats, Lacey Melton Constable - Curson, Thirtle, Loades, Ashely Alburgh - Corbin, Burgess, Hurry, Maddy Shimpling - Shardlaw Ridlington - Drake, Pavant, Short, Thirkle, Turner, Gaze Suffield - Sword, Durrant Tuttington - Ives, Rolfe, Ashe, Snelling, Allen North Walsham - Margetson, Topps, Rye, Durrant, Goddard, Drake Loddon - Blank, Alexander, Bootie Stratton St. Michael - Stanton, Moore Stratton Strawless - Mowthing, Goldsmith, Allen, Bond Shelton - Dawson, Hubbard, Jermyn Morton on the Hill - Pirte, Potter, Fuller, Webster Great Melton - Baxter, Burk, Anguish Ditchingham - Gildenwater, Plumber, Ransom, Wolfy, Mouser Earsham - Jaye, Fitton Hedenham - Baldry, Smyth, Raven, Punchard, Andrews Burston - Made, Bacon, Mortimer, Aldred, Gooch Garboldisham - Linstead, Lovick, Osborne Alderford - Howlett, Porret Bale - Pigeon, Bullen Bawdeswell - Eglington Brockdish - Murry, Esthall, Ingledow, Cunningham, Harbour, Bridges, Sandcroft Moulton St. Mary - Anguish, Lacy, Lusher, Rising