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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 Jackman, with 21 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.

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1601Jackman211.03x
1602Maggs211.43x
1603Meadows210.68x
1604Moth217.37x
1605Mudge213.15x
1606Norcott218.15x
1607Oates210.61x
1608Parson212.13x
1609Plowman211.87x
1610Pullin212.70x
1611Punter215.10x
1612Rich210.76x
1613Riley210.12x
1614Roe210.49x
1615Ruffle216.12x
1616Rust211.82x
1617Salisbury210.96x
1618Scofield217.75x
1619Seagrove2115.59x
1620Shailes2152.16x
1621Sharman210.70x
1622Shayler219.53x
1623Shuff2136.78x
1624Stark210.70x
1625Sturt214.22x
1626Swatton2110.17x
1627Swindon2115.59x
1628Sykes210.20x
1629Tillin2177.55x
1630Vicars215.54x
1631Waller210.38x
1632Wayman213.64x
1633Wilmott212.83x
1634Anger2019.37x
1635Bonney203.64x
1636Burden200.71x
1637Cannings205.79x
1638Chown202.92x
1639Cockbill209.42x
1640Costar2023.96x
1641Couzens203.66x
1642Cowling201.04x
1643Crowdy2015.01x
1644Crutchfield2016.45x
1645David200.88x
1646Denham201.03x
1647Durman2010.12x
1648Elbrow2065.06x
1649Exall2014.01x
1650Foot200.92x
1651Foreman200.70x
1652Gilmore201.56x
1653Gomm203.47x
1654Greenslade201.56x
1655Gyngell2027.60x
1656Ham201.21x
1657Hames203.22x
1658Harling202.12x
1659Hayter201.24x
1660Hoar202.22x
1661Kirkpatrick201.06x
1662Lever201.01x
1663Loder204.91x
1664Lynch200.35x
1665Lyons200.41x
1666Monday203.79x
1667Morrell200.97x
1668Mullins200.95x
1669Nation205.67x
1670Paris202.88x
1671Parks200.88x
1672Robson200.14x
1673Rodbourne2055.74x
1674Rooke201.24x
1675Sibley201.13x
1676Siney2034.15x
1677Swallow200.90x
1678Tildesley206.12x
1679Trendell2016.66x
1680Tuckey204.50x
1681Wellbelove2021.02x
1682Whipp202.83x
1683Whitman204.51x
1684Winchcomb2037.43x
1685Wye2010.01x
1686Ackerman195.10x
1687Arlett1913.88x
1688Ballinger192.73x
1689Bannister190.50x
1690Barry190.48x
1691Bath191.15x
1692Bawden191.73x
1693Beckinsale1918.02x
1694Benwell195.94x
1695Blunsdon1932.05x
1696Boyes190.83x
1697Bridges190.54x
1698Broadhurst190.86x
1699Broome191.74x
1700Bungay198.34x