1881 census county

Cambridgeshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cambridgeshire 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

6,803 surnames are listed for Cambridgeshire, covering 170,564 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Harradence, with 29 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cambridgeshire

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
1201	Harradence	29	0.020%	62.59x
1202	Kett	29	0.020%	11.94x
1203	Mean	29	0.020%	22.67x
1204	Melton	29	0.020%	4.44x
1205	Murden	29	0.020%	9.20x
1206	Owen	29	0.020%	0.13x
1207	Painter	29	0.020%	1.14x
1208	Pattrick	29	0.020%	20.96x
1209	Pierson	29	0.020%	7.38x
1210	Rooks	29	0.020%	7.27x
1211	Simper	29	0.020%	14.40x
1212	Tomlin	29	0.020%	1.75x
1213	Walters	29	0.020%	0.33x
1214	Ashworth	28	0.020%	0.38x
1215	Balderson	28	0.020%	7.95x
1216	Bays	28	0.020%	12.87x
1217	Beasley	28	0.020%	1.40x
1218	Bradbury	28	0.020%	0.52x
1219	Brewster	28	0.020%	1.56x
1220	Covington	28	0.020%	11.80x
1221	Eggett	28	0.020%	20.32x
1222	Gore	28	0.020%	1.34x
1223	Gutteridge	28	0.020%	2.98x
1224	Jacob	28	0.020%	1.94x
1225	Keath	28	0.020%	60.44x
1226	Maycock	28	0.020%	3.26x
1227	Merchant	28	0.020%	2.25x
1228	Milton	28	0.020%	1.10x
1229	Murkin	28	0.020%	24.63x
1230	Neale	28	0.020%	0.64x
1231	Norfield	28	0.020%	57.39x
1232	Piper	28	0.020%	0.77x
1233	Rolls	28	0.020%	3.39x
1234	Rook	28	0.020%	2.21x
1235	Roope	28	0.020%	30.62x
1236	Sansom	28	0.020%	2.24x
1237	Sayer	28	0.020%	1.16x
1238	Selby	28	0.020%	1.27x
1239	Shinn	28	0.020%	8.94x
1240	Spence	28	0.020%	0.46x
1241	Tansley	28	0.020%	4.09x
1242	Tassell	28	0.020%	8.85x
1243	Vincent	28	0.020%	0.49x
1244	Atherton	27	0.010%	0.81x
1245	Aubin	27	0.010%	20.23x
1246	Bingham	27	0.010%	0.99x
1247	Blanks	27	0.010%	11.68x
1248	Brockett	27	0.010%	15.12x
1249	Corn	27	0.010%	19.69x
1250	Cottage	27	0.010%	44.15x
1251	Edgeley	27	0.010%	21.63x
1252	Elger	27	0.010%	25.41x
1253	Elliott	27	0.010%	0.17x
1254	Friend	27	0.010%	1.29x
1255	Game	27	0.010%	4.61x
1256	Giffin	27	0.010%	14.52x
1257	Hayles	27	0.010%	5.72x
1258	Heading	27	0.010%	21.85x
1259	Hickman	27	0.010%	0.87x
1260	Kitson	27	0.010%	1.83x
1261	Peachy	27	0.010%	19.69x
1262	Peed	27	0.010%	56.76x
1263	Pitt	27	0.010%	0.68x
1264	Priest	27	0.010%	1.11x
1265	Saggers	27	0.010%	11.09x
1266	Sarll	27	0.010%	41.62x
1267	Snelling	27	0.010%	1.80x
1268	Start	27	0.010%	6.30x
1269	Swain	27	0.010%	0.76x
1270	Vaughan	27	0.010%	0.43x
1271	Waddelow	27	0.010%	71.68x
1272	Wallman	27	0.010%	34.68x
1273	Whiteman	27	0.010%	2.26x
1274	Wilmot	27	0.010%	2.19x
1275	Wollard	27	0.010%	29.53x
1276	Ashton	26	0.010%	0.29x
1277	Atkinson	26	0.010%	0.14x
1278	Barham	26	0.010%	2.27x
1279	Bavister	26	0.010%	36.92x
1280	Beaton	26	0.010%	1.22x
1281	Black	26	0.010%	0.22x
1282	Blott	26	0.010%	12.20x
1283	Brakes	26	0.010%	48.95x
1284	Buckle	26	0.010%	1.29x
1285	Burbage	26	0.010%	8.75x
1286	Copeman	26	0.010%	5.94x
1287	Dawkins	26	0.010%	1.94x
1288	Fryer	26	0.010%	0.76x
1289	Goat	26	0.010%	38.26x
1290	Hearn	26	0.010%	1.06x
1291	Hemmings	26	0.010%	1.65x
1292	Kingston	26	0.010%	1.51x
1293	Lawrance	26	0.010%	2.15x
1294	Leete	26	0.010%	19.04x
1295	Maris	26	0.010%	22.15x
1296	Missin	26	0.010%	127.64x
1297	Moody	26	0.010%	0.54x
1298	Mulberry	26	0.010%	51.32x
1299	Murphy	26	0.010%	0.18x
1300	Outlaw	26	0.010%	21.04x