1881 census county

Derbyshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Derbyshire 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

10,684 surnames are listed for Derbyshire, covering 422,500 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Wagg, with 70 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Derbyshire

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
1101	Wagg	70	0.020%	6.55x
1102	Blore	69	0.020%	12.21x
1103	Bowen	69	0.020%	0.36x
1104	Chandler	69	0.020%	0.47x
1105	Cuthbert	69	0.020%	1.05x
1106	Greenhough	69	0.020%	6.68x
1107	Hulse	69	0.020%	2.38x
1108	Pedley	69	0.020%	2.98x
1109	Pickard	69	0.020%	1.08x
1110	Pike	69	0.020%	0.52x
1111	Shenton	69	0.020%	2.36x
1112	Barsby	68	0.010%	8.63x
1113	Britland	68	0.010%	17.95x
1114	Doar	68	0.010%	42.82x
1115	Firth	68	0.010%	0.45x
1116	Peake	68	0.010%	1.54x
1117	Pool	68	0.010%	1.28x
1118	Redgate	68	0.010%	9.98x
1119	Stoppard	68	0.010%	24.60x
1120	Sylvester	68	0.010%	4.42x
1121	Tatlow	68	0.010%	16.87x
1122	Bush	67	0.010%	0.59x
1123	Daniel	67	0.010%	0.66x
1124	Gerrard	67	0.010%	1.15x
1125	Maddock	67	0.010%	1.60x
1126	Mountney	67	0.010%	17.55x
1127	Shawcroft	67	0.010%	26.92x
1128	Shirley	67	0.010%	1.79x
1129	Tate	67	0.010%	0.76x
1130	Welch	67	0.010%	0.42x
1131	Wilbraham	67	0.010%	9.90x
1132	Brewin	66	0.010%	4.01x
1133	Hayward	66	0.010%	0.34x
1134	Hibberd	66	0.010%	2.35x
1135	Hood	66	0.010%	0.52x
1136	Ibbotson	66	0.010%	2.10x
1137	Ison	66	0.010%	4.92x
1138	Repton	66	0.010%	24.42x
1139	Riggott	66	0.010%	45.02x
1140	Skinner	66	0.010%	0.28x
1141	Tranter	66	0.010%	1.96x
1142	Waring	66	0.010%	1.15x
1143	Whitfield	66	0.010%	0.72x
1144	Worthy	66	0.010%	5.93x
1145	Buckland	65	0.010%	1.34x
1146	Burke	65	0.010%	0.48x
1147	Copeland	65	0.010%	1.50x
1148	Godley	65	0.010%	4.51x
1149	Hoult	65	0.010%	5.50x
1150	Hoyle	65	0.010%	0.62x
1151	Kenyon	65	0.010%	0.68x
1152	Killer	65	0.010%	32.49x
1153	Lyons	65	0.010%	0.64x
1154	Newham	65	0.010%	3.88x
1155	Peck	65	0.010%	0.84x
1156	Snow	65	0.010%	1.05x
1157	Armitage	64	0.010%	0.55x
1158	Bartram	64	0.010%	2.83x
1159	Carrier	64	0.010%	8.68x
1160	Clowes	64	0.010%	2.52x
1161	Glew	64	0.010%	6.37x
1162	Goodhead	64	0.010%	12.11x
1163	Holme	64	0.010%	3.02x
1164	Hufton	64	0.010%	12.04x
1165	Hulland	64	0.010%	16.31x
1166	Parry	64	0.010%	0.18x
1167	Salisbury	64	0.010%	1.41x
1168	Scothern	64	0.010%	14.91x
1169	Smart	64	0.010%	0.31x
1170	Whitmore	64	0.010%	1.59x
1171	Wilcox	64	0.010%	0.74x
1172	Wildsmith	64	0.010%	6.57x
1173	Yarwood	64	0.010%	3.44x
1174	Bark	63	0.010%	9.03x
1175	Etchells	63	0.010%	3.56x
1176	Gration	63	0.010%	34.09x
1177	Hallas	63	0.010%	3.69x
1178	Hydes	63	0.010%	9.82x
1179	Jeffries	63	0.010%	1.10x
1180	Kidger	63	0.010%	10.14x
1181	Leeson	63	0.010%	2.38x
1182	Metcalf	63	0.010%	0.68x
1183	Mousley	63	0.010%	10.16x
1184	Nix	63	0.010%	5.34x
1185	Sandars	63	0.010%	50.31x
1186	Bettison	62	0.010%	11.09x
1187	Birkinshaw	62	0.010%	7.24x
1188	Bodell	62	0.010%	17.81x
1189	Brierley	62	0.010%	0.76x
1190	Caudwell	62	0.010%	13.27x
1191	Clements	62	0.010%	0.41x
1192	Daws	62	0.010%	2.65x
1193	Field	62	0.010%	0.27x
1194	Gardner	62	0.010%	0.20x
1195	Guy	62	0.010%	0.62x
1196	Hattersley	62	0.010%	4.75x
1197	Ling	62	0.010%	1.43x
1198	Merchant	62	0.010%	2.02x
1199	Monks	62	0.010%	1.67x
1200	Moorhouse	62	0.010%	1.10x