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 Grounds, with 77 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
1301	Grounds	77	0.010%	7.07x
1302	Mcdonald	77	0.010%	1.47x
1303	Oakley	77	0.010%	0.56x
1304	Pope	77	0.010%	0.35x
1305	Sparks	77	0.010%	0.79x
1306	Wragg	77	0.010%	1.29x
1307	Wych	77	0.010%	13.34x
1308	Bent	76	0.010%	1.62x
1309	Carey	76	0.010%	0.63x
1310	Crane	76	0.010%	0.56x
1311	Hazeldine	76	0.010%	5.73x
1312	Lanceley	76	0.010%	26.15x
1313	Monks	76	0.010%	1.46x
1314	North	76	0.010%	0.36x
1315	Raynor	76	0.010%	1.70x
1316	Rowson	76	0.010%	3.27x
1317	Birkett	75	0.010%	1.21x
1318	Eccleston	75	0.010%	2.32x
1319	Harwood	75	0.010%	0.43x
1320	Hodge	75	0.010%	0.46x
1321	Key	75	0.010%	0.84x
1322	Lownds	75	0.010%	8.37x
1323	Mahon	75	0.010%	2.62x
1324	Paterson	75	0.010%	0.17x
1325	Peel	75	0.010%	0.65x
1326	Barr	74	0.010%	0.47x
1327	Blair	74	0.010%	0.44x
1328	Broomhead	74	0.010%	2.57x
1329	Catherall	74	0.010%	6.27x
1330	Crowe	74	0.010%	1.15x
1331	Drury	74	0.010%	0.72x
1332	Moon	74	0.010%	0.54x
1333	Parton	74	0.010%	2.11x
1334	Reilly	74	0.010%	1.08x
1335	Ritchie	74	0.010%	0.33x
1336	Sheridan	74	0.010%	1.91x
1337	Skinner	74	0.010%	0.23x
1338	Strong	74	0.010%	0.77x
1339	Swindles	74	0.010%	12.68x
1340	Totty	74	0.010%	11.12x
1341	Withington	74	0.010%	4.34x
1342	Birkenhead	73	0.010%	15.62x
1343	Charlton	73	0.010%	0.40x
1344	Cropper	73	0.010%	1.88x
1345	Helsby	73	0.010%	6.10x
1346	Holford	73	0.010%	3.53x
1347	Small	73	0.010%	0.45x
1348	Storey	73	0.010%	0.45x
1349	Burkey	72	0.010%	37.58x
1350	Carman	72	0.010%	3.35x
1351	Chaddock	72	0.010%	12.91x
1352	Coventry	72	0.010%	2.82x
1353	Dowd	72	0.010%	3.55x
1354	Flint	72	0.010%	0.62x
1355	Fowls	72	0.010%	22.75x
1356	Haswell	72	0.010%	3.45x
1357	Mountfield	72	0.010%	20.64x
1358	Mumford	72	0.010%	1.16x
1359	Noon	72	0.010%	1.55x
1360	Sharps	72	0.010%	16.89x
1361	Shirt	72	0.010%	4.95x
1362	Wain	72	0.010%	1.33x
1363	Wallworth	72	0.010%	11.90x
1364	Brassington	71	0.010%	2.76x
1365	Britland	71	0.010%	13.29x
1366	Cullen	71	0.010%	0.63x
1367	Draper	71	0.010%	0.47x
1368	Fowden	71	0.010%	15.34x
1369	Grey	71	0.010%	0.51x
1370	Halewood	71	0.010%	11.69x
1371	Hassell	71	0.010%	3.49x
1372	Muir	71	0.010%	0.29x
1373	Parks	71	0.010%	1.06x
1374	Shrigley	71	0.010%	17.00x
1375	Stones	71	0.010%	0.93x
1376	Watkin	71	0.010%	1.26x
1377	Allan	70	0.010%	0.17x
1378	Amson	70	0.010%	24.08x
1379	Black	70	0.010%	0.17x
1380	Burkhill	70	0.010%	23.90x
1381	Crossland	70	0.010%	1.24x
1382	Hull	70	0.010%	0.52x
1383	Ince	70	0.010%	2.18x
1384	Kearsley	70	0.010%	4.65x
1385	Madeley	70	0.010%	3.99x
1386	Manifold	70	0.010%	10.03x
1387	Metcalf	70	0.010%	0.54x
1388	Penlington	70	0.010%	12.95x
1389	Seel	70	0.010%	10.76x
1390	Simister	70	0.010%	4.15x
1391	Spann	70	0.010%	39.64x
1392	Birtwistle	69	0.010%	1.95x
1393	Caton	69	0.010%	2.23x
1394	Devine	69	0.010%	1.07x
1395	Fenna	69	0.010%	26.05x
1396	Gorman	69	0.010%	0.89x
1397	Grace	69	0.010%	0.80x
1398	Hallows	69	0.010%	5.45x
1399	Hardern	69	0.010%	27.63x
1400	Henry	69	0.010%	0.42x