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 Aplin, with 6 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
2501	Aplin	6	0.000%	1.43x
2502	Aram	6	0.000%	5.71x
2503	Atterton	6	0.000%	8.80x
2504	Balding	6	0.000%	2.14x
2505	Beech	6	0.000%	0.27x
2506	Beeson	6	0.000%	0.99x
2507	Berrell	6	0.000%	15.43x
2508	Bindley	6	0.000%	5.10x
2509	Blackburn	6	0.000%	0.11x
2510	Blaydes	6	0.000%	16.97x
2511	Bloodworth	6	0.000%	2.36x
2512	Boid	6	0.000%	23.30x
2513	Boltwood	6	0.000%	14.49x
2514	Boorman	6	0.000%	1.07x
2515	Bottle	6	0.000%	3.01x
2516	Boulton	6	0.000%	0.22x
2517	Bradham	6	0.000%	33.00x
2518	Braund	6	0.000%	1.89x
2519	Bridge	6	0.000%	0.20x
2520	Britchford	6	0.000%	12.12x
2521	Brotherton	6	0.000%	0.78x
2522	Buchan	6	0.000%	0.31x
2523	Bullard	6	0.000%	1.30x
2524	Bunn	6	0.000%	0.41x
2525	Casterton	6	0.000%	10.90x
2526	Cavill	6	0.000%	1.24x
2527	Chinn	6	0.000%	1.17x
2528	Choppin	6	0.000%	16.74x
2529	Clear	6	0.000%	1.90x
2530	Climpson	6	0.000%	4.26x
2531	Cockman	6	0.000%	4.50x
2532	Colling	6	0.000%	1.56x
2533	Conder	6	0.000%	4.50x
2534	Court	6	0.000%	0.31x
2535	Crowe	6	0.000%	0.40x
2536	Croxton	6	0.000%	4.05x
2537	Culpin	6	0.000%	2.77x
2538	Daines	6	0.000%	1.68x
2539	Deeks	6	0.000%	1.24x
2540	Denmark	6	0.000%	5.82x
2541	Dickerson	6	0.000%	0.97x
2542	Dodimead	6	0.000%	20.84x
2543	Doggrell	6	0.000%	12.77x
2544	Drury	6	0.000%	0.25x
2545	Eade	6	0.000%	0.82x
2546	Eckford	6	0.000%	3.93x
2547	Edson	6	0.000%	3.48x
2548	Eggleston	6	0.000%	1.69x
2549	Elbourne	6	0.000%	11.53x
2550	Eling	6	0.000%	17.47x
2551	Elkington	6	0.000%	1.05x
2552	Elsom	6	0.000%	2.40x
2553	Enderby	6	0.000%	3.00x
2554	Enfield	6	0.000%	6.49x
2555	Eves	6	0.000%	0.95x
2556	Ewington	6	0.000%	7.47x
2557	Fall	6	0.000%	1.84x
2558	Farrington	6	0.000%	0.46x
2559	Faulkener	6	0.000%	3.34x
2560	Ferguson	6	0.000%	0.06x
2561	Filer	6	0.000%	1.92x
2562	Fitness	6	0.000%	9.90x
2563	Fitzpatrick	6	0.000%	0.27x
2564	Flaws	6	0.000%	7.03x
2565	Fosker	6	0.000%	16.28x
2566	Furlong	6	0.000%	1.14x
2567	Gleave	6	0.000%	0.94x
2568	Gorey	6	0.000%	11.00x
2569	Gration	6	0.000%	9.82x
2570	Gresham	6	0.000%	3.59x
2571	Hackett	6	0.000%	0.34x
2572	Hammonds	6	0.000%	1.51x
2573	Hamp	6	0.000%	5.08x
2574	Hardstaff	6	0.000%	3.04x
2575	Harker	6	0.000%	0.38x
2576	Hayter	6	0.000%	0.54x
2577	Hemmingway	6	0.000%	2.61x
2578	Higginson	6	0.000%	0.40x
2579	Holah	6	0.000%	19.16x
2580	Holehouse	6	0.000%	5.50x
2581	Holtom	6	0.000%	2.74x
2582	Hooley	6	0.000%	0.83x
2583	Hooper	6	0.000%	0.09x
2584	Hopcroft	6	0.000%	2.48x
2585	Howle	6	0.000%	6.91x
2586	Huber	6	0.000%	15.43x
2587	Hymus	6	0.000%	17.73x
2588	Ibbotson	6	0.000%	0.58x
2589	Jaques	6	0.000%	0.54x
2590	Jarrett	6	0.000%	0.43x
2591	Jeff	6	0.000%	3.59x
2592	Jefferson	6	0.000%	0.37x
2593	Jefferys	6	0.000%	2.10x
2594	Keenan	6	0.000%	0.47x
2595	Keetch	6	0.000%	10.15x
2596	Kimsey	6	0.000%	30.46x
2597	Kitchen	6	0.000%	0.23x
2598	Knibb	6	0.000%	3.59x
2599	Knopp	6	0.000%	9.28x
2600	Knowles	6	0.000%	0.07x