1881 census county

Berkshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Berkshire 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

8,987 surnames are listed for Berkshire, covering 201,830 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Tilbury, with 41 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Berkshire

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
1001	Tilbury	41	0.020%	4.85x
1002	Todd	41	0.020%	0.37x
1003	Barson	40	0.020%	9.76x
1004	Box	40	0.020%	2.25x
1005	Coster	40	0.020%	6.19x
1006	Drake	40	0.020%	0.63x
1007	Essex	40	0.020%	5.71x
1008	Gurney	40	0.020%	1.75x
1009	Howes	40	0.020%	1.04x
1010	Ingram	40	0.020%	0.60x
1011	Ledger	40	0.020%	2.67x
1012	Marriner	40	0.020%	11.08x
1013	Paine	40	0.020%	1.32x
1014	Platt	40	0.020%	0.69x
1015	Purdue	40	0.020%	17.85x
1016	Shewry	40	0.020%	62.08x
1017	Walden	40	0.020%	2.49x
1018	Weaving	40	0.020%	15.39x
1019	Windsor	40	0.020%	2.19x
1020	Wooders	40	0.020%	74.85x
1021	Barns	39	0.020%	2.76x
1022	Beckley	39	0.020%	6.84x
1023	Dicker	39	0.020%	4.54x
1024	Gibbens	39	0.020%	13.09x
1025	Grantham	39	0.020%	2.89x
1026	Hatt	39	0.020%	8.30x
1027	Howe	39	0.020%	0.45x
1028	Jacob	39	0.020%	2.29x
1029	Lambourn	39	0.020%	11.92x
1030	Lawes	39	0.020%	4.08x
1031	Plumb	39	0.020%	2.20x
1032	Tinson	39	0.020%	11.60x
1033	Westbrook	39	0.020%	3.82x
1034	Witts	39	0.020%	5.87x
1035	Boyer	38	0.020%	5.50x
1036	Briginshaw	38	0.020%	57.66x
1037	Brogden	38	0.020%	5.25x
1038	Burchell	38	0.020%	3.89x
1039	Compton	38	0.020%	1.80x
1040	Dew	38	0.020%	2.98x
1041	Douglass	38	0.020%	2.73x
1042	Elliot	38	0.020%	0.68x
1043	Gillett	38	0.020%	1.64x
1044	Hawes	38	0.020%	1.40x
1045	Humphrey	38	0.020%	0.65x
1046	Knowles	38	0.020%	0.32x
1047	Montague	38	0.020%	3.45x
1048	Ricketts	38	0.020%	1.79x
1049	Southby	38	0.020%	27.75x
1050	Squires	38	0.020%	1.22x
1051	Varney	38	0.020%	3.31x
1052	Willatts	38	0.020%	85.11x
1053	Brazier	37	0.020%	1.80x
1054	Burson	37	0.020%	38.88x
1055	Fennell	37	0.020%	3.60x
1056	Flint	37	0.020%	0.94x
1057	Gammon	37	0.020%	3.13x
1058	Hands	37	0.020%	1.68x
1059	Henderson	37	0.020%	0.16x
1060	Maisey	37	0.020%	7.61x
1061	Roby	37	0.020%	6.97x
1062	Sewell	37	0.020%	0.80x
1063	Shuttle	37	0.020%	23.84x
1064	Warrick	37	0.020%	11.03x
1065	Absolom	36	0.020%	20.75x
1066	Benson	36	0.020%	0.61x
1067	Boucher	36	0.020%	3.12x
1068	Boxall	36	0.020%	2.07x
1069	Button	36	0.020%	1.38x
1070	Capel	36	0.020%	5.54x
1071	Cove	36	0.020%	7.61x
1072	Cowley	36	0.020%	0.89x
1073	Eades	36	0.020%	3.20x
1074	Hambridge	36	0.020%	15.13x
1075	Hayden	36	0.020%	2.10x
1076	Holden	36	0.020%	0.30x
1077	Hook	36	0.020%	1.11x
1078	Kingston	36	0.020%	1.76x
1079	Marriott	36	0.020%	0.73x
1080	Nott	36	0.020%	2.33x
1081	Paul	36	0.020%	0.66x
1082	Temple	36	0.020%	1.25x
1083	Trueman	36	0.020%	2.39x
1084	Witherall	36	0.020%	61.46x
1085	Amor	35	0.020%	6.67x
1086	Carey	35	0.020%	0.85x
1087	Clift	35	0.020%	2.92x
1088	Dear	35	0.020%	2.16x
1089	Edginton	35	0.020%	9.54x
1090	Foley	35	0.020%	1.27x
1091	Frampton	35	0.020%	2.03x
1092	Frankum	35	0.020%	45.10x
1093	Froome	35	0.020%	19.51x
1094	Goodyer	35	0.020%	6.96x
1095	Guy	35	0.020%	0.73x
1096	Harriss	35	0.020%	2.44x
1097	Heavens	35	0.020%	20.87x
1098	Hibbard	35	0.020%	5.46x
1099	Mayne	35	0.020%	2.70x
1100	Noakes	35	0.020%	2.18x