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 Weller, with 134 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
301	Weller	134	0.060%	4.25x
302	Anderson	133	0.060%	0.31x
303	Harvey	133	0.060%	0.57x
304	Pither	133	0.060%	37.84x
305	Westall	133	0.060%	26.95x
306	Benham	132	0.060%	11.27x
307	Bosley	132	0.060%	25.64x
308	Waters	132	0.060%	1.50x
309	Knapp	131	0.060%	8.77x
310	Price	131	0.060%	0.34x
311	Tull	131	0.060%	24.81x
312	Langford	130	0.060%	3.77x
313	Rumble	130	0.060%	15.89x
314	Eaton	129	0.060%	2.10x
315	Goswell	129	0.060%	60.13x
316	Hutt	129	0.060%	13.73x
317	Willoughby	129	0.060%	6.76x
318	Bartholomew	128	0.060%	7.21x
319	Hammond	128	0.060%	1.03x
320	Little	128	0.060%	1.23x
321	Trinder	128	0.060%	14.92x
322	Wooldridge	127	0.060%	10.60x
323	Bosher	126	0.060%	36.31x
324	Clifford	126	0.060%	2.79x
325	Collier	126	0.060%	1.72x
326	Howard	126	0.060%	0.59x
327	Short	126	0.060%	1.47x
328	Watkins	126	0.060%	0.95x
329	Hearn	125	0.060%	4.31x
330	Skinner	125	0.060%	1.12x
331	Tombs	125	0.060%	11.34x
332	Aldworth	124	0.060%	73.95x
333	Bullock	124	0.060%	1.74x
334	Dennis	124	0.060%	1.91x
335	Underwood	124	0.060%	2.10x
336	Crocker	123	0.060%	4.18x
337	Finch	123	0.060%	1.69x
338	Hutchins	123	0.060%	5.55x
339	Maynard	123	0.060%	3.65x
340	Bryant	122	0.060%	1.30x
341	Douglas	122	0.060%	1.15x
342	Gardener	122	0.060%	3.10x
343	Sutton	122	0.060%	0.87x
344	Darling	121	0.060%	5.76x
345	Garrett	121	0.060%	2.43x
346	Grant	121	0.060%	0.56x
347	Hale	121	0.060%	1.54x
348	Lambourne	121	0.060%	20.79x
349	Newport	121	0.060%	10.84x
350	Holder	120	0.050%	4.07x
351	Thorn	120	0.050%	3.66x
352	Archer	118	0.050%	1.30x
353	Clack	118	0.050%	13.53x
354	Lovejoy	118	0.050%	24.53x
355	Chivers	117	0.050%	6.05x
356	Neale	117	0.050%	2.25x
357	Pratt	117	0.050%	0.93x
358	Smart	117	0.050%	1.17x
359	Annetts	116	0.050%	38.73x
360	Blackwell	116	0.050%	2.90x
361	Bowles	116	0.050%	3.23x
362	Gould	116	0.050%	1.46x
363	Booker	115	0.050%	4.38x
364	Grace	115	0.050%	3.92x
365	Loader	115	0.050%	9.43x
366	Drew	114	0.050%	1.97x
367	Goodman	114	0.050%	1.78x
368	Lyford	114	0.050%	59.43x
369	Beckett	113	0.050%	2.59x
370	Broad	113	0.050%	4.05x
371	Coventry	113	0.050%	13.00x
372	Plumridge	113	0.050%	18.59x
373	Rixon	113	0.050%	15.68x
374	Cordery	112	0.050%	21.30x
375	Langley	112	0.050%	2.33x
376	Rance	112	0.050%	13.71x
377	Robins	112	0.050%	2.41x
378	Silver	112	0.050%	8.92x
379	Bates	111	0.050%	0.80x
380	Hatch	111	0.050%	5.89x
381	Deane	110	0.050%	6.01x
382	Horne	110	0.050%	2.30x
383	Hewett	109	0.050%	4.27x
384	Jenkins	109	0.050%	0.42x
385	Love	109	0.050%	2.10x
386	Quelch	109	0.050%	29.48x
387	Walter	109	0.050%	3.24x
388	Cousins	108	0.050%	2.74x
389	Gosling	108	0.050%	3.15x
390	Mundy	108	0.050%	6.64x
391	Oliver	108	0.050%	0.69x
392	Salter	108	0.050%	2.15x
393	Holland	107	0.050%	0.69x
394	Money	107	0.050%	8.16x
395	Sellwood	107	0.050%	30.07x
396	Steptoe	107	0.050%	27.73x
397	Whitfield	107	0.050%	2.44x
398	Woodward	107	0.050%	0.99x
399	Englefield	106	0.050%	29.48x
400	Gardiner	106	0.050%	1.68x