1881 census county

Bedfordshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Bedfordshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

5,600 surnames are listed for Bedfordshire, covering 138,357 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Gaskins, with 11 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Bedfordshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1801	Gaskins	11	0.010%	8.82x
1802	Gathard	11	0.010%	34.58x
1803	Gilbey	11	0.010%	3.03x
1804	Gladwell	11	0.010%	2.65x
1805	Goldney	11	0.010%	17.01x
1806	Goodin	11	0.010%	14.14x
1807	Greatorex	11	0.010%	2.37x
1808	Grooms	11	0.010%	37.56x
1809	Haselgrove	11	0.010%	21.15x
1810	Haskins	11	0.010%	2.59x
1811	Hazzard	11	0.010%	6.42x
1812	Hearn	11	0.010%	0.55x
1813	Hickson	11	0.010%	1.05x
1814	Hight	11	0.010%	13.44x
1815	Jelley	11	0.010%	2.78x
1816	Juniper	11	0.010%	3.83x
1817	Kinman	11	0.010%	20.94x
1818	Layton	11	0.010%	0.91x
1819	Lindsell	11	0.010%	6.81x
1820	Lock	11	0.010%	0.26x
1821	Lummas	11	0.010%	27.93x
1822	Matthew	11	0.010%	0.96x
1823	Maxwell	11	0.010%	0.31x
1824	Mee	11	0.010%	0.96x
1825	Mellor	11	0.010%	0.21x
1826	Merritt	11	0.010%	1.04x
1827	Monday	11	0.010%	3.02x
1828	Orchard	11	0.010%	0.68x
1829	Owen	11	0.010%	0.06x
1830	Parkes	11	0.010%	0.36x
1831	Paul	11	0.010%	0.29x
1832	Phillpotts	11	0.010%	11.11x
1833	Radcliffe	11	0.010%	0.63x
1834	Rands	11	0.010%	2.48x
1835	Ratcliffe	11	0.010%	0.26x
1836	Rider	11	0.010%	0.75x
1837	Rodwell	11	0.010%	1.35x
1838	Rolfe	11	0.010%	0.56x
1839	Row	11	0.010%	1.41x
1840	Rowell	11	0.010%	0.83x
1841	Shepheard	11	0.010%	4.20x
1842	Sibthorpe	11	0.010%	16.37x
1843	Sills	11	0.010%	2.31x
1844	Simon	11	0.010%	1.11x
1845	Spalding	11	0.010%	1.02x
1846	Sparkes	11	0.010%	0.99x
1847	Spittal	11	0.010%	6.96x
1848	Steer	11	0.010%	0.62x
1849	Stickles	11	0.010%	19.98x
1850	Stilgoe	11	0.010%	20.17x
1851	Strickland	11	0.010%	0.91x
1852	Toms	11	0.010%	0.94x
1853	Tookey	11	0.010%	5.60x
1854	Travell	11	0.010%	16.88x
1855	Twelftree	11	0.010%	49.51x
1856	Tyers	11	0.010%	2.27x
1857	Uff	11	0.010%	19.45x
1858	Wale	11	0.010%	1.52x
1859	Wharton	11	0.010%	0.52x
1860	Whitelock	11	0.010%	2.53x
1861	Winsor	11	0.010%	2.42x
1862	Wisson	11	0.010%	32.03x
1863	Witty	11	0.010%	3.66x
1864	Woodin	11	0.010%	11.00x
1865	Wootten	11	0.010%	3.08x
1866	Allingham	10	0.010%	4.45x
1867	Andrew	10	0.010%	0.21x
1868	Ash	10	0.010%	0.40x
1869	Askham	10	0.010%	3.40x
1870	Babbington	10	0.010%	12.77x
1871	Barnell	10	0.010%	21.29x
1872	Barns	10	0.010%	1.02x
1873	Batty	10	0.010%	0.43x
1874	Beddall	10	0.010%	5.08x
1875	Blaney	10	0.010%	3.28x
1876	Blaxill	10	0.010%	23.03x
1877	Blount	10	0.010%	1.93x
1878	Bodger	10	0.010%	4.58x
1879	Brabrook	10	0.010%	11.06x
1880	Braybrooke	10	0.010%	18.17x
1881	Bromley	10	0.010%	0.43x
1882	Bruce	10	0.010%	0.14x
1883	Bule	10	0.010%	34.73x
1884	Burbridge	10	0.010%	1.91x
1885	Campling	10	0.010%	4.48x
1886	Chander	10	0.010%	60.06x
1887	Christmas	10	0.010%	1.23x
1888	Cobley	10	0.010%	1.81x
1889	Cockrell	10	0.010%	6.35x
1890	Coker	10	0.010%	1.40x
1891	Coot	10	0.010%	14.89x
1892	Corney	10	0.010%	1.98x
1893	Currington	10	0.010%	19.22x
1894	Danes	10	0.010%	4.29x
1895	Dawbarn	10	0.010%	24.14x
1896	Devereaux	10	0.010%	11.93x
1897	Dillon	10	0.010%	0.67x
1898	Dockrill	10	0.010%	15.59x
1899	Donne	10	0.010%	8.35x
1900	Dover	10	0.010%	1.47x