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 French, with 87 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
501	French	87	0.040%	0.81x
502	Grey	87	0.040%	1.83x
503	Marks	87	0.040%	1.94x
504	Baxter	86	0.040%	0.66x
505	Hine	86	0.040%	4.96x
506	Mortimer	86	0.040%	1.88x
507	Phipps	86	0.040%	2.65x
508	Snell	86	0.040%	2.07x
509	Ayers	85	0.040%	6.46x
510	Buckle	85	0.040%	3.56x
511	Charlton	85	0.040%	1.35x
512	Chambers	84	0.040%	0.67x
513	Savage	84	0.040%	1.00x
514	Stallard	84	0.040%	8.68x
515	Lambden	83	0.040%	40.63x
516	Potter	83	0.040%	0.58x
517	Stephens	83	0.040%	0.68x
518	Tyrrell	83	0.040%	5.15x
519	Viner	83	0.040%	11.65x
520	Wheatley	83	0.040%	1.86x
521	Blackall	82	0.040%	30.43x
522	Dunn	82	0.040%	0.45x
523	Illsley	82	0.040%	20.55x
524	Lake	82	0.040%	1.69x
525	Sayer	82	0.040%	2.85x
526	Vincent	82	0.040%	1.20x
527	Beard	81	0.040%	1.40x
528	Burrows	81	0.040%	0.84x
529	Dormer	81	0.040%	13.28x
530	Halfacre	81	0.040%	49.17x
531	Higgins	81	0.040%	0.73x
532	Hiscock	81	0.040%	5.03x
533	Armstrong	80	0.040%	0.48x
534	Coombs	80	0.040%	2.16x
535	Eatwell	80	0.040%	27.38x
536	Hayes	80	0.040%	0.59x
537	Hillier	80	0.040%	2.71x
538	Millard	80	0.040%	2.20x
539	Nightingale	80	0.040%	2.16x
540	Tuck	80	0.040%	2.84x
541	Attewell	79	0.040%	22.81x
542	Batt	79	0.040%	5.32x
543	Bray	79	0.040%	1.07x
544	Hewitt	79	0.040%	0.74x
545	Hopgood	79	0.040%	13.76x
546	Josey	79	0.040%	61.66x
547	Marsh	79	0.040%	0.51x
548	Pottinger	79	0.040%	13.76x
549	Weaver	79	0.040%	1.39x
550	Adnams	78	0.040%	63.79x
551	Emmett	78	0.040%	4.25x
552	Floyd	78	0.040%	3.74x
553	Fulbrook	78	0.040%	38.74x
554	Hanson	78	0.040%	1.10x
555	Monk	78	0.040%	1.69x
556	Munday	78	0.040%	3.04x
557	Bowler	77	0.040%	2.88x
558	Campbell	77	0.040%	0.21x
559	Hitchman	77	0.040%	10.67x
560	Jessett	77	0.040%	53.66x
561	Winterbourne	77	0.040%	38.24x
562	Chesterman	76	0.030%	20.08x
563	Gill	76	0.030%	0.49x
564	Marlow	76	0.030%	2.95x
565	Tarry	76	0.030%	10.40x
566	Doe	75	0.030%	7.15x
567	Keeley	75	0.030%	8.42x
568	Longhurst	75	0.030%	5.20x
569	Winkworth	75	0.030%	16.68x
570	Badcock	74	0.030%	5.89x
571	Cheer	74	0.030%	50.29x
572	Henwood	74	0.030%	8.06x
573	Huntley	74	0.030%	4.79x
574	Kirby	74	0.030%	0.89x
575	Mulford	74	0.030%	31.10x
576	Rouse	74	0.030%	2.35x
577	Sexton	74	0.030%	3.92x
578	Swadling	74	0.030%	40.11x
579	Bacon	73	0.030%	1.32x
580	Buckingham	73	0.030%	2.50x
581	Cannons	73	0.030%	46.16x
582	Duckett	73	0.030%	5.22x
583	Froude	73	0.030%	41.37x
584	Garlick	73	0.030%	3.78x
585	Leader	73	0.030%	7.33x
586	Marcham	73	0.030%	27.62x
587	Messenger	73	0.030%	4.32x
588	Sargeant	73	0.030%	4.22x
589	Barton	72	0.030%	0.61x
590	Blissett	72	0.030%	22.35x
591	Downham	72	0.030%	11.51x
592	Drewett	72	0.030%	12.09x
593	Harman	72	0.030%	2.20x
594	Hunter	72	0.030%	0.32x
595	Lipscombe	72	0.030%	12.23x
596	Mead	72	0.030%	1.41x
597	Morley	72	0.030%	0.82x
598	Painton	72	0.030%	67.82x
599	Priest	72	0.030%	2.51x
600	Selwood	72	0.030%	12.20x