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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 Yate, with 1 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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6801Yate11.64x
6802Yeomans10.07x
6803Yonge11.72x