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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 Peet, with 26 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.

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1301Peet262.66x
1302Popple268.11x
1303Prentice261.19x
1304Robson260.21x
1305Rouse260.98x
1306Saywell269.56x
1307Shilling265.78x
1308Spinks262.08x
1309Trolley2627.15x
1310Whitfield260.70x
1311Whittome2642.08x
1312Whybro2648.37x
1313Wiltshire261.05x
1314Ashling2528.70x
1315Baldry252.88x
1316Benson250.50x
1317Betson2525.94x
1318Boulton250.75x
1319Burnham252.20x
1320Campkin2514.77x
1321Clack253.40x
1322Claxton252.13x
1323Crofts251.67x
1324Crook250.47x
1325Deeks254.22x
1326Dyer250.35x
1327Eaton250.48x
1328Farrant252.28x
1329Farren256.66x
1330Faulkner250.50x
1331Firman255.31x
1332Flowers251.67x
1333Gale250.45x
1334Gall252.09x
1335Gault2510.12x
1336Handscombe2528.91x
1337Haws2512.12x
1338Hiner25109.41x
1339Judd251.04x
1340Lilly252.22x
1341Lupson2547.61x
1342Misson2528.50x
1343Nelson250.28x
1344Oakes250.93x
1345Pitches2547.06x
1346Prince250.60x
1347Proctor250.55x
1348Rignall2528.30x
1349Rushbrook258.39x
1350Sansby25106.56x
1351Scotting2555.44x
1352Scrivener253.09x
1353Seaman251.74x
1354Staples251.41x
1355Toombs2513.91x
1356Trundley2544.48x
1357Tyers254.21x
1358Weston250.33x
1359Woodroffe256.73x
1360Audus2446.81x
1361Bassett240.83x
1362Bradnam2423.83x
1363Britton240.73x
1364Corney243.89x
1365Davies240.03x
1366Doubleday246.19x
1367Elderkin2417.82x
1368Fison2432.64x
1369Flatt245.87x
1370Flavell244.34x
1371Forster240.40x
1372Gauge2431.58x
1373Goodger246.55x
1374Goodley2419.62x
1375Haddock242.02x
1376Harben2432.10x
1377Hatton240.66x
1378Herring241.26x
1379Langran2464.76x
1380Larham24117.82x
1381Laud2413.92x
1382Loker2434.38x
1383Malton2410.22x
1384Malyon247.85x
1385Medcalf243.33x
1386Metcalf240.64x
1387Minns242.95x
1388Nobbs243.13x
1389Picken243.11x
1390Rickard241.90x
1391Rickett244.29x
1392Rix242.35x
1393Rumbold245.92x
1394Sargeant241.65x
1395Scales242.19x
1396See2417.34x
1397Sergeant242.72x
1398Spackman244.43x
1399Strickland241.63x
1400Throssell2425.72x