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 Margison, with 6 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
6701	Margison	6	0.000%	2.02x
6702	Martlew	6	0.000%	1.59x
6703	Martyn	6	0.000%	0.23x
6704	Masher	6	0.000%	6.48x
6705	Maslen	6	0.000%	0.44x
6706	Mattin	6	0.000%	1.68x
6707	Maughan	6	0.000%	0.17x
6708	Maund	6	0.000%	0.46x
6709	Mayes	6	0.000%	0.10x
6710	Mayne	6	0.000%	0.16x
6711	Mcardle	6	0.000%	1.98x
6712	Mcclelland	6	0.000%	2.73x
6713	Mcgown	6	0.000%	10.72x
6714	Mchugh	6	0.000%	1.13x
6715	Mcinnes	6	0.000%	2.84x
6716	Mckellar	6	0.000%	4.81x
6717	Mclaughlin	6	0.000%	1.16x
6718	Mclellan	6	0.000%	1.95x
6719	Mcnee	6	0.000%	16.41x
6720	Mcwaters	6	0.000%	27.93x
6721	Medley	6	0.000%	0.25x
6722	Melin	6	0.000%	5.26x
6723	Mellin	6	0.000%	1.39x
6724	Merritt	6	0.000%	0.13x
6725	Mews	6	0.000%	1.51x
6726	Mill	6	0.000%	0.15x
6727	Millburn	6	0.000%	0.80x
6728	Minikin	6	0.000%	2.14x
6729	Moodie	6	0.000%	0.20x
6730	Morgans	6	0.000%	0.04x
6731	Mothersole	6	0.000%	0.86x
6732	Mount	6	0.000%	0.24x
6733	Mountain	6	0.000%	0.13x
6734	Moxey	6	0.000%	0.71x
6735	Muffett	6	0.000%	1.74x
6736	Muirhead	6	0.000%	0.12x
6737	Mulhearn	6	0.000%	2.25x
6738	Munnerley	6	0.000%	16.41x
6739	Munton	6	0.000%	0.37x
6740	Musson	6	0.000%	0.19x
6741	Nabb	6	0.000%	1.54x
6742	Nailor	6	0.000%	1.47x
6743	Neagle	6	0.000%	1.24x
6744	Nesbett	6	0.000%	4.10x
6745	Nesbit	6	0.000%	0.30x
6746	Neven	6	0.000%	3.44x
6747	Nevin	6	0.000%	0.46x
6748	Niblock	6	0.000%	1.83x
6749	Nickells	6	0.000%	3.13x
6750	Nickols	6	0.000%	0.70x
6751	Nicoll	6	0.000%	0.10x
6752	Nicols	6	0.000%	1.49x
6753	Nobbs	6	0.000%	0.22x
6754	Nowland	6	0.000%	2.40x
6755	Oldman	6	0.000%	0.68x
6756	Omara	6	0.000%	2.76x
6757	Oniel	6	0.000%	1.07x
6758	Ormesher	6	0.000%	1.44x
6759	Paget	6	0.000%	0.17x
6760	Palfrey	6	0.000%	0.29x
6761	Parbery	6	0.000%	2.71x
6762	Parramore	6	0.000%	3.24x
6763	Parrow	6	0.000%	18.61x
6764	Passmore	6	0.000%	0.16x
6765	Peek	6	0.000%	0.35x
6766	Pence	6	0.000%	8.99x
6767	Penkethman	6	0.000%	3.17x
6768	Perrott	6	0.000%	0.27x
6769	Pescott	6	0.000%	1.92x
6770	Phillipps	6	0.000%	0.49x
6771	Philpott	6	0.000%	0.12x
6772	Plowright	6	0.000%	0.37x
6773	Pointer	6	0.000%	0.22x
6774	Polkinghorne	6	0.000%	0.73x
6775	Pomfret	6	0.000%	0.27x
6776	Postans	6	0.000%	1.85x
6777	Prall	6	0.000%	3.06x
6778	Prime	6	0.000%	0.24x
6779	Prudence	6	0.000%	1.39x
6780	Pulham	6	0.000%	0.56x
6781	Pullen	6	0.000%	0.07x
6782	Punch	6	0.000%	1.86x
6783	Purton	6	0.000%	0.60x
6784	Rafter	6	0.000%	1.44x
6785	Reach	6	0.000%	1.11x
6786	Reader	6	0.000%	0.11x
6787	Readhead	6	0.000%	1.54x
6788	Red	6	0.000%	3.28x
6789	Reek	6	0.000%	2.58x
6790	Renner	6	0.000%	2.34x
6791	Revill	6	0.000%	0.21x
6792	Reynard	6	0.000%	0.56x
6793	Reynold	6	0.000%	0.67x
6794	Rickman	6	0.000%	0.47x
6795	Rickson	6	0.000%	1.81x
6796	Riggs	6	0.000%	0.28x
6797	Roby	6	0.000%	0.38x
6798	Rochester	6	0.000%	0.36x
6799	Roddis	6	0.000%	0.50x
6800	Roddy	6	0.000%	0.96x