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 Cockayne, with 33 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
2301	Cockayne	33	0.010%	1.70x
2302	Diamond	33	0.010%	1.10x
2303	Edgerley	33	0.010%	9.82x
2304	Emmerson	33	0.010%	0.52x
2305	Finlow	33	0.010%	9.52x
2306	Formstone	33	0.010%	18.25x
2307	Grindrod	33	0.010%	1.28x
2308	Growcott	33	0.010%	10.43x
2309	Horne	33	0.010%	0.24x
2310	Huntbach	33	0.010%	18.25x
2311	Jeffries	33	0.010%	0.41x
2312	Lally	33	0.010%	3.23x
2313	Lewin	33	0.010%	0.63x
2314	Mack	33	0.010%	0.51x
2315	Merry	33	0.010%	0.68x
2316	Morecroft	33	0.010%	5.42x
2317	Morten	33	0.010%	3.36x
2318	Nutter	33	0.010%	0.67x
2319	Oconnor	33	0.010%	0.89x
2320	Pardoe	33	0.010%	1.04x
2321	Pogson	33	0.010%	1.35x
2322	Press	33	0.010%	1.78x
2323	Revell	33	0.010%	0.88x
2324	Ryley	33	0.010%	1.98x
2325	Tansey	33	0.010%	3.35x
2326	Tilsley	33	0.010%	4.18x
2327	Tomkins	33	0.010%	0.49x
2328	Tooley	33	0.010%	1.48x
2329	Tweedale	33	0.010%	1.69x
2330	Warner	33	0.010%	0.14x
2331	Wiseman	33	0.010%	0.37x
2332	Alcroft	32	0.010%	14.57x
2333	Amos	32	0.010%	0.30x
2334	Angus	32	0.010%	0.35x
2335	Barley	32	0.010%	0.89x
2336	Benion	32	0.010%	12.81x
2337	Bevin	32	0.010%	7.11x
2338	Burnes	32	0.010%	2.74x
2339	Chaloner	32	0.010%	3.02x
2340	Chalton	32	0.010%	11.99x
2341	Childs	32	0.010%	0.27x
2342	Clapham	32	0.010%	0.58x
2343	Corkhill	32	0.010%	4.20x
2344	Cottrill	32	0.010%	2.48x
2345	Coupe	32	0.010%	0.71x
2346	Davey	32	0.010%	0.12x
2347	Deaville	32	0.010%	3.16x
2348	Dingle	32	0.010%	1.14x
2349	Dougherty	32	0.010%	1.28x
2350	Duckett	32	0.010%	0.78x
2351	Eddleston	32	0.010%	2.58x
2352	Fernyhough	32	0.010%	6.32x
2353	Finley	32	0.010%	1.79x
2354	Fosbrooke	32	0.010%	16.33x
2355	Gaulton	32	0.010%	7.99x
2356	Hallwood	32	0.010%	9.59x
2357	Hamman	32	0.010%	11.34x
2358	Harlow	32	0.010%	0.91x
2359	Hayhurst	32	0.010%	1.14x
2360	Hazledine	32	0.010%	6.94x
2361	Hollis	32	0.010%	0.36x
2362	Illidge	32	0.010%	7.99x
2363	Innes	32	0.010%	0.32x
2364	Keegan	32	0.010%	1.49x
2365	Kynaston	32	0.010%	2.63x
2366	Lancashire	32	0.010%	2.08x
2367	Line	32	0.010%	1.05x
2368	Locker	32	0.010%	1.98x
2369	Loughlin	32	0.010%	3.05x
2370	Maylor	32	0.010%	8.40x
2371	Melling	32	0.010%	0.80x
2372	Nathan	32	0.010%	1.49x
2373	Ormes	32	0.010%	7.70x
2374	Percy	32	0.010%	0.53x
2375	Pollock	32	0.010%	0.34x
2376	Ralphs	32	0.010%	1.89x
2377	Robbins	32	0.010%	0.32x
2378	Roche	32	0.010%	1.17x
2379	Rylands	32	0.010%	3.59x
2380	Seal	32	0.010%	0.69x
2381	Sephton	32	0.010%	1.91x
2382	Shepheard	32	0.010%	2.87x
2383	Simester	32	0.010%	12.39x
2384	Smyth	32	0.010%	0.53x
2385	Stanier	32	0.010%	4.05x
2386	Tipton	32	0.010%	2.04x
2387	Whitter	32	0.010%	6.72x
2388	Wildig	32	0.010%	14.57x
2389	Wolfenden	32	0.010%	1.06x
2390	Arnfield	31	0.000%	5.54x
2391	Baird	31	0.000%	0.22x
2392	Barron	31	0.000%	0.31x
2393	Benbow	31	0.000%	1.21x
2394	Billing	31	0.000%	0.86x
2395	Case	31	0.000%	0.48x
2396	Coxon	31	0.000%	0.63x
2397	Crosbie	31	0.000%	0.94x
2398	Danson	31	0.000%	2.15x
2399	Dunne	31	0.000%	1.48x
2400	Faram	31	0.000%	14.40x