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 Clanfield, with 28 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
1301	Clanfield	28	0.010%	34.77x
1302	Cutler	28	0.010%	1.03x
1303	Eltham	28	0.010%	30.35x
1304	Emery	28	0.010%	0.58x
1305	Exell	28	0.010%	15.18x
1306	Fielder	28	0.010%	2.07x
1307	Fruin	28	0.010%	13.46x
1308	Holton	28	0.010%	2.47x
1309	Humfrey	28	0.010%	18.30x
1310	Hutchinson	28	0.010%	0.22x
1311	Janaway	28	0.010%	21.13x
1312	Judge	28	0.010%	1.18x
1313	Kidd	28	0.010%	0.63x
1314	Kimble	28	0.010%	10.12x
1315	Law	28	0.010%	0.28x
1316	Litten	28	0.010%	19.71x
1317	Lyon	28	0.010%	0.61x
1318	Merryweather	28	0.010%	5.67x
1319	Mitchel	28	0.010%	1.31x
1320	Osmond	28	0.010%	2.83x
1321	Poulter	28	0.010%	1.72x
1322	Pym	28	0.010%	5.15x
1323	Sable	28	0.010%	32.97x
1324	Samuels	28	0.010%	3.02x
1325	Seaward	28	0.010%	7.30x
1326	Shail	28	0.010%	23.75x
1327	Welstead	28	0.010%	16.14x
1328	Wheatland	28	0.010%	14.76x
1329	Woodham	28	0.010%	3.81x
1330	Woodwards	28	0.010%	15.00x
1331	Aubrey	27	0.010%	4.40x
1332	Banks	27	0.010%	0.24x
1333	Benning	27	0.010%	9.24x
1334	Bland	27	0.010%	0.59x
1335	Boult	27	0.010%	7.45x
1336	Chalk	27	0.010%	1.87x
1337	Chard	27	0.010%	2.18x
1338	Chitty	27	0.010%	3.22x
1339	Clare	27	0.010%	0.85x
1340	Clemson	27	0.010%	8.62x
1341	Cozens	27	0.010%	2.80x
1342	Crisp	27	0.010%	0.89x
1343	Cullimore	27	0.010%	8.10x
1344	Deeley	27	0.010%	3.62x
1345	Drewitt	27	0.010%	6.92x
1346	Few	27	0.010%	5.41x
1347	Frith	27	0.010%	1.23x
1348	Herrington	27	0.010%	3.27x
1349	Hickey	27	0.010%	1.98x
1350	Irving	27	0.010%	0.55x
1351	Ivey	27	0.010%	4.36x
1352	Johns	27	0.010%	0.48x
1353	Lambell	27	0.010%	19.11x
1354	Langham	27	0.010%	2.81x
1355	Layton	27	0.010%	1.54x
1356	Light	27	0.010%	1.33x
1357	Luckett	27	0.010%	4.93x
1358	Minall	27	0.010%	32.35x
1359	Osborn	27	0.010%	0.59x
1360	Peck	27	0.010%	0.73x
1361	Pollard	27	0.010%	0.34x
1362	Ruddock	27	0.010%	3.98x
1363	Sansum	27	0.010%	14.18x
1364	Seary	27	0.010%	23.34x
1365	Shephard	27	0.010%	1.28x
1366	Stallwood	27	0.010%	12.42x
1367	Strickland	27	0.010%	1.54x
1368	Teal	27	0.010%	3.23x
1369	Thornton	27	0.010%	0.24x
1370	Atkinson	26	0.010%	0.12x
1371	Benger	26	0.010%	13.06x
1372	Boulton	26	0.010%	0.66x
1373	Burke	26	0.010%	0.40x
1374	Darter	26	0.010%	33.19x
1375	Denny	26	0.010%	1.41x
1376	Faithfull	26	0.010%	8.77x
1377	Forbes	26	0.010%	0.35x
1378	Freemantle	26	0.010%	5.07x
1379	Goodson	26	0.010%	2.38x
1380	Hewer	26	0.010%	6.00x
1381	Kelsey	26	0.010%	1.60x
1382	Kendall	26	0.010%	0.55x
1383	Lang	26	0.010%	0.53x
1384	Large	26	0.010%	1.15x
1385	Lindsey	26	0.010%	2.33x
1386	Moulden	26	0.010%	9.55x
1387	Murrell	26	0.010%	1.66x
1388	Newbury	26	0.010%	1.95x
1389	Paget	26	0.010%	2.22x
1390	Parry	26	0.010%	0.16x
1391	Pizzey	26	0.010%	10.12x
1392	Portlock	26	0.010%	9.39x
1393	Pratley	26	0.010%	4.23x
1394	Rawlins	26	0.010%	2.04x
1395	Ray	26	0.010%	0.60x
1396	Rhodes	26	0.010%	0.26x
1397	Spindler	26	0.010%	11.92x
1398	Thornhill	26	0.010%	1.90x
1399	Tozer	26	0.010%	1.98x
1400	Whitbread	26	0.010%	2.97x