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 Vyse, with 12 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
4501	Vyse	12	0.000%	1.29x
4502	Wager	12	0.000%	0.69x
4503	Walkington	12	0.000%	1.56x
4504	Warr	12	0.000%	0.33x
4505	Warton	12	0.000%	1.07x
4506	Wellman	12	0.000%	0.82x
4507	Wemyss	12	0.000%	1.34x
4508	Westmoreland	12	0.000%	1.16x
4509	Wheelan	12	0.000%	2.06x
4510	Winterburn	12	0.000%	0.67x
4511	Woodburn	12	0.000%	0.59x
4512	Woodyer	12	0.000%	3.69x
4513	Woolliscroft	12	0.000%	3.79x
4514	Woolly	12	0.000%	3.87x
4515	Younger	12	0.000%	0.34x
4516	Abel	11	0.000%	0.26x
4517	Adlard	11	0.000%	1.71x
4518	Ainley	11	0.000%	0.43x
4519	Alderdice	11	0.000%	8.81x
4520	Aldis	11	0.000%	0.91x
4521	Alker	11	0.000%	0.93x
4522	Angel	11	0.000%	0.40x
4523	Atterbury	11	0.000%	1.63x
4524	Bacchus	11	0.000%	2.16x
4525	Ballard	11	0.000%	0.11x
4526	Bannon	11	0.000%	1.55x
4527	Bartram	11	0.000%	0.34x
4528	Batchlor	11	0.000%	2.95x
4529	Beale	11	0.000%	0.13x
4530	Beardmore	11	0.000%	0.37x
4531	Becket	11	0.000%	0.84x
4532	Beeton	11	0.000%	0.55x
4533	Besley	11	0.000%	1.16x
4534	Bett	11	0.000%	0.71x
4535	Beynon	11	0.000%	0.24x
4536	Bingley	11	0.000%	0.63x
4537	Birchwood	11	0.000%	6.16x
4538	Birkbeck	11	0.000%	1.16x
4539	Blackledge	11	0.000%	0.63x
4540	Blacklock	11	0.000%	0.40x
4541	Blount	11	0.000%	0.50x
4542	Blythen	11	0.000%	7.63x
4543	Blythin	11	0.000%	6.47x
4544	Bohanna	11	0.000%	6.55x
4545	Bolas	11	0.000%	2.97x
4546	Boler	11	0.000%	3.04x
4547	Boothman	11	0.000%	0.45x
4548	Bowdler	11	0.000%	0.85x
4549	Brash	11	0.000%	0.97x
4550	Breach	11	0.000%	0.86x
4551	Brennand	11	0.000%	1.13x
4552	Brier	11	0.000%	1.03x
4553	Brining	11	0.000%	8.81x
4554	Buchannan	11	0.000%	1.21x
4555	Burland	11	0.000%	1.52x
4556	Burman	11	0.000%	0.43x
4557	Butchart	11	0.000%	0.76x
4558	Carlin	11	0.000%	0.34x
4559	Carlton	11	0.000%	0.33x
4560	Carmon	11	0.000%	4.52x
4561	Carolan	11	0.000%	5.44x
4562	Carp	11	0.000%	4.78x
4563	Carrigan	11	0.000%	0.87x
4564	Carrole	11	0.000%	4.73x
4565	Carron	11	0.000%	3.21x
4566	Caskey	11	0.000%	12.78x
4567	Caswell	11	0.000%	0.35x
4568	Cattrell	11	0.000%	6.47x
4569	Chant	11	0.000%	0.41x
4570	Chapple	11	0.000%	0.25x
4571	Chinn	11	0.000%	0.50x
4572	Claye	11	0.000%	8.81x
4573	Clewett	11	0.000%	6.01x
4574	Cleworth	11	0.000%	1.86x
4575	Cobham	11	0.000%	1.72x
4576	Cogan	11	0.000%	0.84x
4577	Colles	11	0.000%	10.43x
4578	Connelley	11	0.000%	6.47x
4579	Connery	11	0.000%	2.81x
4580	Corbet	11	0.000%	0.62x
4581	Corderoy	11	0.000%	2.25x
4582	Cottrall	11	0.000%	4.37x
4583	Coveney	11	0.000%	1.09x
4584	Cowin	11	0.000%	0.85x
4585	Cowlishaw	11	0.000%	0.99x
4586	Crewdson	11	0.000%	1.55x
4587	Crowden	11	0.000%	1.94x
4588	Culshaw	11	0.000%	0.45x
4589	Curly	11	0.000%	2.94x
4590	Cutter	11	0.000%	0.61x
4591	Daken	11	0.000%	9.29x
4592	Dall	11	0.000%	0.93x
4593	Darnley	11	0.000%	2.62x
4594	Darragh	11	0.000%	4.15x
4595	Darrock	11	0.000%	5.55x
4596	Daw	11	0.000%	0.25x
4597	Dennet	11	0.000%	6.91x
4598	Digby	11	0.000%	0.33x
4599	Diggle	11	0.000%	0.47x
4600	Dolphin	11	0.000%	0.46x