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 Chamberlin, with 23 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
1501	Chamberlin	23	0.010%	3.15x
1502	Cooley	23	0.010%	4.10x
1503	Downing	23	0.010%	0.60x
1504	Dudley	23	0.010%	0.70x
1505	Emmans	23	0.010%	44.88x
1506	Emmens	23	0.010%	22.44x
1507	Everest	23	0.010%	3.07x
1508	Frances	23	0.010%	1.67x
1509	Gilkerson	23	0.010%	43.63x
1510	Godden	23	0.010%	1.52x
1511	Godliman	23	0.010%	49.87x
1512	Goldsmith	23	0.010%	0.68x
1513	Grimes	23	0.010%	0.91x
1514	Hampton	23	0.010%	0.66x
1515	Hawthorne	23	0.010%	4.50x
1516	Hendy	23	0.010%	2.08x
1517	Hills	23	0.010%	0.38x
1518	Holderness	23	0.010%	6.02x
1519	Hollister	23	0.010%	8.20x
1520	Howlett	23	0.010%	0.78x
1521	Jemmett	23	0.010%	16.28x
1522	Johnston	23	0.010%	0.13x
1523	Kersley	23	0.010%	9.10x
1524	Keyte	23	0.010%	5.61x
1525	Lamden	23	0.010%	37.85x
1526	Lush	23	0.010%	2.61x
1527	Noad	23	0.010%	7.27x
1528	Orpwood	23	0.010%	18.37x
1529	Pardoe	23	0.010%	2.13x
1530	Pead	23	0.010%	12.32x
1531	Radford	23	0.010%	0.55x
1532	Rand	23	0.010%	2.68x
1533	Reade	23	0.010%	3.49x
1534	Rolph	23	0.010%	2.85x
1535	Summers	23	0.010%	0.37x
1536	Turton	23	0.010%	0.93x
1537	Yeo	23	0.010%	1.99x
1538	Ackling	22	0.010%	46.95x
1539	Arthur	22	0.010%	0.46x
1540	Baigent	22	0.010%	7.31x
1541	Baily	22	0.010%	1.59x
1542	Barford	22	0.010%	3.93x
1543	Bolter	22	0.010%	8.23x
1544	Boylett	22	0.010%	14.87x
1545	Bristowe	22	0.010%	7.89x
1546	Clay	22	0.010%	0.49x
1547	Colin	22	0.010%	22.09x
1548	Copeland	22	0.010%	1.06x
1549	Dale	22	0.010%	0.24x
1550	Dalton	22	0.010%	0.44x
1551	Dutton	22	0.010%	0.44x
1552	Geater	22	0.010%	26.13x
1553	Glover	22	0.010%	0.24x
1554	Gooding	22	0.010%	1.19x
1555	Gordon	22	0.010%	0.16x
1556	Harker	22	0.010%	0.95x
1557	Healey	22	0.010%	0.61x
1558	Henley	22	0.010%	1.31x
1559	Hern	22	0.010%	5.48x
1560	Kirke	22	0.010%	14.59x
1561	Lanfear	22	0.010%	14.80x
1562	Lynn	22	0.010%	1.15x
1563	Maidment	22	0.010%	1.82x
1564	Nickless	22	0.010%	7.46x
1565	Noon	22	0.010%	1.40x
1566	Oakley	22	0.010%	0.47x
1567	Prew	22	0.010%	8.03x
1568	Rampton	22	0.010%	8.61x
1569	Rolf	22	0.010%	5.72x
1570	Rusher	22	0.010%	26.83x
1571	Ryman	22	0.010%	8.37x
1572	Shelton	22	0.010%	0.85x
1573	Somerville	22	0.010%	1.21x
1574	Standen	22	0.010%	1.78x
1575	Trafford	22	0.010%	2.50x
1576	Venables	22	0.010%	1.43x
1577	Weedon	22	0.010%	2.16x
1578	Apsey	21	0.010%	11.75x
1579	Baston	21	0.010%	4.50x
1580	Boulter	21	0.010%	1.89x
1581	Bourne	21	0.010%	0.49x
1582	Brittain	21	0.010%	1.24x
1583	Chadwick	21	0.010%	0.22x
1584	Clarkson	21	0.010%	0.36x
1585	Cock	21	0.010%	0.87x
1586	Cotton	21	0.010%	0.40x
1587	Davenport	21	0.010%	0.51x
1588	Drummond	21	0.010%	0.48x
1589	Eacott	21	0.010%	8.94x
1590	Eeles	21	0.010%	8.74x
1591	Eustice	21	0.010%	11.07x
1592	Flack	21	0.010%	1.36x
1593	Gauntlett	21	0.010%	5.11x
1594	Grundy	21	0.010%	0.47x
1595	Gutteridge	21	0.010%	1.88x
1596	Haig	21	0.010%	2.44x
1597	Hammans	21	0.010%	47.81x
1598	Hewlett	21	0.010%	1.53x
1599	Holyoak	21	0.010%	5.88x
1600	Humphris	21	0.010%	3.97x