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 Eddowes, with 42 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
2001	Eddowes	42	0.010%	8.55x
2002	Garton	42	0.010%	1.32x
2003	Greenall	42	0.010%	2.15x
2004	Handforth	42	0.010%	7.90x
2005	Haslehurst	42	0.010%	9.20x
2006	Hitchinson	42	0.010%	16.26x
2007	Johns	42	0.010%	0.25x
2008	Laing	42	0.010%	0.32x
2009	Leatherbarrow	42	0.010%	3.12x
2010	Leay	42	0.010%	25.01x
2011	Litherland	42	0.010%	2.87x
2012	Norcott	42	0.010%	5.54x
2013	Nuttal	42	0.010%	4.11x
2014	Pickstone	42	0.010%	7.17x
2015	Steward	42	0.010%	0.51x
2016	Terry	42	0.010%	0.25x
2017	Waine	42	0.010%	2.63x
2018	Whitely	42	0.010%	3.08x
2019	Wills	42	0.010%	0.22x
2020	Armitt	41	0.010%	6.48x
2021	Boothroyd	41	0.010%	1.23x
2022	Bradwell	41	0.010%	3.10x
2023	Braid	41	0.010%	1.73x
2024	Carden	41	0.010%	2.88x
2025	Clements	41	0.010%	0.19x
2026	Cosgrove	41	0.010%	1.31x
2027	Crellin	41	0.010%	2.42x
2028	Dewsnap	41	0.010%	4.21x
2029	Drummond	41	0.010%	0.32x
2030	Eachus	41	0.010%	13.70x
2031	Earnshaw	41	0.010%	0.51x
2032	Ennion	41	0.010%	18.13x
2033	Gibbins	41	0.010%	0.83x
2034	Goodacre	41	0.010%	1.99x
2035	Groome	41	0.010%	4.03x
2036	Healy	41	0.010%	0.96x
2037	Hollinworth	41	0.010%	14.21x
2038	Ingleson	41	0.010%	8.43x
2039	Jukes	41	0.010%	1.06x
2040	Legge	41	0.010%	1.42x
2041	Moorcroft	41	0.010%	1.92x
2042	Openshaw	41	0.010%	1.31x
2043	Postlethwaite	41	0.010%	1.67x
2044	Robins	41	0.010%	0.30x
2045	Rutherford	41	0.010%	0.26x
2046	Sandford	41	0.010%	0.89x
2047	Sharkey	41	0.010%	2.78x
2048	Siddorn	41	0.010%	35.94x
2049	Thelwall	41	0.010%	17.47x
2050	Westbrook	41	0.010%	1.36x
2051	Winter	41	0.010%	0.18x
2052	Abraham	40	0.010%	0.63x
2053	Artingstall	40	0.010%	9.99x
2054	Bankes	40	0.010%	9.78x
2055	Calveley	40	0.010%	45.31x
2056	Coffin	40	0.010%	2.55x
2057	Conolly	40	0.010%	2.05x
2058	Downey	40	0.010%	0.88x
2059	Edgar	40	0.010%	0.40x
2060	Gittins	40	0.010%	1.01x
2061	Gratton	40	0.010%	1.56x
2062	Halsall	40	0.010%	1.18x
2063	Hanmer	40	0.010%	4.23x
2064	Hesford	40	0.010%	4.15x
2065	Hines	40	0.010%	0.73x
2066	Hollowood	40	0.010%	8.93x
2067	Horner	40	0.010%	0.33x
2068	Housley	40	0.010%	2.55x
2069	Humphrey	40	0.010%	0.23x
2070	Laird	40	0.010%	0.55x
2071	Linnell	40	0.010%	2.76x
2072	Madders	40	0.010%	9.38x
2073	Montgomery	40	0.010%	0.39x
2074	Neal	40	0.010%	0.21x
2075	Pepper	40	0.010%	0.44x
2076	Pryce	40	0.010%	1.30x
2077	Rowcroft	40	0.010%	9.83x
2078	Salter	40	0.010%	0.27x
2079	Sconce	40	0.010%	23.22x
2080	Sidley	40	0.010%	9.83x
2081	Skelhorn	40	0.010%	10.68x
2082	Stagg	40	0.010%	0.93x
2083	Travers	40	0.010%	1.24x
2084	Widdowson	40	0.010%	1.17x
2085	Wolfe	40	0.010%	1.19x
2086	Woodyatt	40	0.010%	6.30x
2087	Anyon	39	0.010%	11.11x
2088	Badrock	39	0.010%	23.84x
2089	Burn	39	0.010%	0.45x
2090	Charnock	39	0.010%	1.27x
2091	Clucas	39	0.010%	2.53x
2092	Donovan	39	0.010%	0.38x
2093	Furlong	39	0.010%	1.73x
2094	Goodman	39	0.010%	0.21x
2095	Harrington	39	0.010%	0.32x
2096	Heatley	39	0.010%	2.54x
2097	Hodcroft	39	0.010%	23.84x
2098	Howes	39	0.010%	0.35x
2099	Howson	39	0.010%	0.97x
2100	Irwin	39	0.010%	0.72x