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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 Loveday, with 18 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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1801Loveday181.34x
1802Massey180.32x
1803Mealing186.63x
1804Millin187.13x
1805Murby1813.73x
1806Musto189.87x
1807Peart181.44x
1808Penfold180.97x
1809Pickles180.40x
1810Pigg182.78x
1811Preater1820.66x
1812Randell181.32x
1813Redman180.62x
1814Sandells1822.35x
1815Seller185.42x
1816Sharps1812.42x
1817Steward180.64x
1818Toovey187.34x
1819Waterhouse180.54x
1820Whitehorne1844.71x
1821Whitehouse180.32x
1822Wilshire184.15x
1823Winder181.25x
1824Winstone183.12x
1825Alderman171.97x
1826Ash170.47x
1827Banister171.86x
1828Barfield173.84x
1829Barnet171.62x
1830Barratt170.38x
1831Bedborough1740.74x
1832Benstead173.01x
1833Betts170.36x
1834Borlase1710.09x
1835Boswell170.83x
1836Bruce170.17x
1837Bulpit1716.70x
1838Burge171.07x
1839Carvey1729.40x
1840Cassell173.36x
1841Collings170.65x
1842Coulton172.21x
1843Cram173.98x
1844Creffield1729.40x
1845Critchfield1729.03x
1846Cumner1733.65x
1847Daniels170.25x
1848Dredge172.99x
1849Duffield170.89x
1850Emans1729.03x
1851Emblin1715.08x
1852Ewins174.44x
1853Excell176.24x
1854Flower170.79x
1855Fossett1712.90x
1856Frankham175.92x
1857Gamblin175.98x
1858Gear172.08x
1859Giblett179.07x
1860Grist171.60x
1861Guyatt177.23x
1862Hague170.49x
1863Hanks171.59x
1864Harley170.60x
1865Haskell173.03x
1866Hatfield171.09x
1867Hidden1719.19x
1868Hodgkins171.72x
1869Keeling170.89x
1870Kibble172.58x
1871Lavington176.08x
1872Lutman1713.34x
1873Luxton171.75x
1874Malham1724.44x
1875Manley170.69x
1876Merchant171.15x
1877Moon170.37x
1878Mortimore172.06x
1879Patient177.06x
1880Pavey171.81x
1881Pavier1716.47x
1882Pink171.18x
1883Pinniger1714.42x
1884Plumer1710.60x
1885Pond171.60x
1886Pooley170.96x
1887Prescott170.55x
1888Prout171.56x
1889Ratcliffe170.28x
1890Redwood172.87x
1891Reeley1746.45x
1892Richmond170.35x
1893Riddell170.92x
1894Roake179.63x
1895Saddler172.58x
1896Satchell173.43x
1897Sell172.56x
1898Slack170.49x
1899Soan1716.12x
1900Solloway179.44x