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 Sumpter, with 15 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
3901	Sumpter	15	0.000%	1.47x
3902	Timms	15	0.000%	0.23x
3903	Townend	15	0.000%	0.27x
3904	Trigger	15	0.000%	3.08x
3905	Urmson	15	0.000%	3.63x
3906	Wearing	15	0.000%	0.76x
3907	Whitham	15	0.000%	0.40x
3908	Willey	15	0.000%	0.26x
3909	Willshaw	15	0.000%	2.69x
3910	Winder	15	0.000%	0.35x
3911	Wooding	15	0.000%	0.53x
3912	Yorke	15	0.000%	0.73x
3913	Aked	14	0.000%	2.17x
3914	Aldous	14	0.000%	0.54x
3915	Baily	14	0.000%	0.34x
3916	Beacall	14	0.000%	12.76x
3917	Beggs	14	0.000%	1.62x
3918	Bellion	14	0.000%	5.51x
3919	Bertram	14	0.000%	0.45x
3920	Bettany	14	0.000%	2.37x
3921	Bilsborough	14	0.000%	2.10x
3922	Blanchard	14	0.000%	0.26x
3923	Blears	14	0.000%	2.74x
3924	Boreham	14	0.000%	0.55x
3925	Bowling	14	0.000%	0.59x
3926	Boyce	14	0.000%	0.15x
3927	Brailey	14	0.000%	2.00x
3928	Brandrith	14	0.000%	25.01x
3929	Breedon	14	0.000%	1.61x
3930	Brickhill	14	0.000%	6.08x
3931	Bridden	14	0.000%	6.25x
3932	Brightmore	14	0.000%	2.27x
3933	Brittin	14	0.000%	4.25x
3934	Bullen	14	0.000%	0.20x
3935	Burges	14	0.000%	0.87x
3936	Burtonwood	14	0.000%	4.12x
3937	Cantrell	14	0.000%	1.57x
3938	Cantrill	14	0.000%	1.60x
3939	Carnes	14	0.000%	4.25x
3940	Carton	14	0.000%	3.92x
3941	Caryl	14	0.000%	8.13x
3942	Clarson	14	0.000%	5.91x
3943	Cochran	14	0.000%	0.57x
3944	Concannon	14	0.000%	3.01x
3945	Conde	14	0.000%	5.97x
3946	Coomber	14	0.000%	0.48x
3947	Copestick	14	0.000%	4.68x
3948	Corden	14	0.000%	1.32x
3949	Cornish	14	0.000%	0.15x
3950	Coulson	14	0.000%	0.12x
3951	Cowdell	14	0.000%	2.63x
3952	Criddle	14	0.000%	1.30x
3953	Crouchley	14	0.000%	7.22x
3954	Crowfoot	14	0.000%	2.92x
3955	Cryer	14	0.000%	0.39x
3956	Cull	14	0.000%	0.44x
3957	Culley	14	0.000%	0.51x
3958	Darcy	14	0.000%	2.94x
3959	Davise	14	0.000%	10.00x
3960	Dawe	14	0.000%	0.25x
3961	Devey	14	0.000%	1.45x
3962	Donnell	14	0.000%	2.12x
3963	Downe	14	0.000%	3.08x
3964	Duffin	14	0.000%	0.57x
3965	Emson	14	0.000%	2.20x
3966	Fanning	14	0.000%	2.04x
3967	Flanigan	14	0.000%	1.26x
3968	Follows	14	0.000%	1.04x
3969	Foote	14	0.000%	0.57x
3970	Fosbrook	14	0.000%	5.56x
3971	Fynn	14	0.000%	3.51x
3972	Gain	14	0.000%	1.66x
3973	Garwood	14	0.000%	0.44x
3974	Goss	14	0.000%	0.25x
3975	Graney	14	0.000%	3.89x
3976	Grindey	14	0.000%	5.75x
3977	Haggarty	14	0.000%	1.13x
3978	Handy	14	0.000%	0.63x
3979	Hann	14	0.000%	0.48x
3980	Hannam	14	0.000%	0.71x
3981	Harling	14	0.000%	0.51x
3982	Harlock	14	0.000%	1.67x
3983	Harmer	14	0.000%	0.22x
3984	Haselden	14	0.000%	2.31x
3985	Hassal	14	0.000%	5.70x
3986	Hassey	14	0.000%	8.79x
3987	Hatch	14	0.000%	0.25x
3988	Haydock	14	0.000%	0.69x
3989	Haydon	14	0.000%	0.35x
3990	Hedges	14	0.000%	0.19x
3991	Heeler	14	0.000%	15.13x
3992	Hennessey	14	0.000%	1.24x
3993	Hibbs	14	0.000%	0.63x
3994	Higgenbottom	14	0.000%	11.82x
3995	Hoffman	14	0.000%	1.02x
3996	Hollingdrake	14	0.000%	5.86x
3997	Hollywood	14	0.000%	3.01x
3998	Hopps	14	0.000%	1.59x
3999	Hoskin	14	0.000%	0.48x
4000	Howlett	14	0.000%	0.16x