1881 census county

Cheshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cheshire 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

13,220 surnames are listed for Cheshire, covering 591,819 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Horrocks, with 128 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cheshire

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
901	Horrocks	128	0.020%	1.62x
902	Lyon	128	0.020%	0.95x
903	Malone	128	0.020%	2.48x
904	Arden	127	0.020%	8.19x
905	Baguley	127	0.020%	7.05x
906	Bennison	127	0.020%	7.00x
907	Carson	127	0.020%	1.79x
908	Clay	127	0.020%	0.96x
909	Dolan	127	0.020%	2.26x
910	Haywood	127	0.020%	0.94x
911	Ireland	127	0.020%	0.85x
912	Boswell	126	0.020%	2.08x
913	Boyle	126	0.020%	0.75x
914	Bromley	126	0.020%	1.27x
915	Bryan	126	0.020%	0.79x
916	Merrill	126	0.020%	6.80x
917	Pass	125	0.020%	3.97x
918	Robson	125	0.020%	0.29x
919	Bowler	124	0.020%	1.58x
920	Byrom	124	0.020%	7.08x
921	Gardner	124	0.020%	0.28x
922	Lyons	124	0.020%	0.86x
923	Swallow	124	0.020%	1.91x
924	Brunt	123	0.020%	2.77x
925	Dentith	123	0.020%	25.50x
926	Froggatt	123	0.020%	4.15x
927	Lomax	123	0.020%	1.35x
928	Pratt	123	0.020%	0.33x
929	Thelwell	123	0.020%	20.04x
930	Tipping	123	0.020%	3.35x
931	Weedall	123	0.020%	30.39x
932	Bramall	122	0.020%	7.11x
933	Duncalf	122	0.020%	18.76x
934	Roylance	122	0.020%	13.55x
935	Whitney	122	0.020%	3.64x
936	Bevan	121	0.020%	0.77x
937	Cavanagh	121	0.020%	2.49x
938	Coombs	121	0.020%	1.11x
939	Grocott	121	0.020%	6.55x
940	Major	121	0.020%	1.39x
941	Mealor	121	0.020%	33.06x
942	Okell	121	0.020%	20.58x
943	Pointon	121	0.020%	4.44x
944	Whitworth	121	0.020%	1.12x
945	Windsor	121	0.020%	2.25x
946	Aldred	120	0.020%	2.17x
947	Hayman	120	0.020%	2.44x
948	Nicholas	120	0.020%	0.95x
949	Pye	120	0.020%	1.24x
950	Statham	120	0.020%	3.22x
951	Whitley	120	0.020%	2.27x
952	Coe	119	0.020%	1.14x
953	Hicks	119	0.020%	0.44x
954	Jinks	119	0.020%	4.41x
955	Mann	119	0.020%	0.35x
956	Whitaker	119	0.020%	0.65x
957	Atkin	118	0.020%	1.37x
958	Gardiner	118	0.020%	0.64x
959	Mutch	118	0.020%	4.10x
960	Beck	117	0.020%	0.78x
961	Godwin	117	0.020%	1.40x
962	Haynes	117	0.020%	0.51x
963	Hogan	117	0.020%	1.81x
964	Pearce	117	0.020%	0.20x
965	Watkins	117	0.020%	0.30x
966	Bann	116	0.020%	15.71x
967	Belfield	116	0.020%	7.10x
968	Bowen	116	0.020%	0.44x
969	Brennan	116	0.020%	1.72x
970	Cork	116	0.020%	2.43x
971	Hopkinson	116	0.020%	1.10x
972	Lester	116	0.020%	1.14x
973	Summerfield	116	0.020%	2.78x
974	Youd	116	0.020%	14.40x
975	Boyer	115	0.020%	5.66x
976	Corbett	115	0.020%	0.91x
977	Crossley	115	0.020%	0.65x
978	Makin	115	0.020%	2.08x
979	Mort	115	0.020%	3.70x
980	Nickson	115	0.020%	5.99x
981	Alexander	114	0.020%	0.33x
982	Littlemore	114	0.020%	21.09x
983	Littlewood	114	0.020%	1.37x
984	Boote	113	0.020%	11.14x
985	Eden	113	0.020%	1.73x
986	Law	113	0.020%	0.39x
987	Lythgoe	113	0.020%	5.70x
988	Blackhurst	112	0.020%	9.93x
989	Bolshaw	112	0.020%	29.56x
990	Cameron	112	0.020%	0.22x
991	Dearden	112	0.020%	1.77x
992	Flynn	112	0.020%	0.91x
993	Forrest	112	0.020%	0.67x
994	Galley	112	0.020%	4.87x
995	Gouldson	112	0.020%	29.89x
996	Higson	112	0.020%	2.72x
997	Kirby	112	0.020%	0.46x
998	Lingard	112	0.020%	2.74x
999	Newman	112	0.020%	0.23x
1000	Philips	112	0.020%	0.94x