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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 Huson, with 15 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
3101Huson153.16x
3102Huss1514.23x
3103Inskip151.85x
3104Jagger150.41x
3105Jarman150.34x
3106Keeley150.81x
3107Kingham150.90x
3108Kyle150.59x
3109Lalley153.79x
3110Lally152.07x
3111Legg150.20x
3112Luckett151.31x
3113Mackie150.15x
3114Madely158.69x
3115Matchett156.03x
3116Mears150.35x
3117Meek150.28x
3118Melling150.53x
3119Miner154.40x
3120More150.42x
3121Moulden152.64x
3122Murdock150.91x
3123Negus151.15x
3124Norbury150.65x
3125Nuttal152.07x
3126Ogle151.03x
3127Otterwell1512.93x
3128Palin150.77x
3129Parrott150.29x
3130Partington150.23x
3131Partlow1521.83x
3132Pearse150.31x
3133Plowman150.64x
3134Polkey1516.65x
3135Poultney152.04x
3136Randles151.45x
3137Ravensdale1512.13x
3138Russel150.48x
3139Sandy150.94x
3140Sansam1521.35x
3141Sault155.85x
3142Shackleton150.29x
3143Simkin151.56x
3144Spetch158.47x
3145Spiers150.40x
3146Streets152.41x
3147Tatton151.26x
3148Thackeray152.25x
3149Tindall150.54x
3150Towson1511.04x
3151Trotter150.31x
3152Walden150.45x
3153Watkin150.37x
3154Weight151.44x
3155Wiggett152.44x
3156Wilber1511.98x
3157Wilkin150.60x
3158Willson150.29x
3159Yardley150.52x
3160Antcliff146.03x
3161Armfield142.23x
3162Babbs143.79x
3163Bear141.15x
3164Beaton140.27x
3165Biggins141.27x
3166Billam146.79x
3167Billing140.55x
3168Billyeald1416.08x
3169Bodill1414.32x
3170Bodin148.82x
3171Boss142.41x
3172Bothamley145.24x
3173Bowing1412.56x
3174Bradly141.36x
3175Braybrook141.59x
3176Brinsley146.41x
3177Brittlebank147.45x
3178Browitt1413.29x
3179Case140.31x
3180Choyce148.26x
3181Commons144.11x
3182Conroy140.41x
3183Craddock140.36x
3184Cuddy143.70x
3185Culley140.72x
3186Currie140.11x
3187Darbyshire140.58x
3188Dibble141.06x
3189Downey140.43x
3190Ducker141.30x
3191Eyres141.00x
3192Fairbanks142.47x
3193Farrall141.55x
3194Fells142.96x
3195Freeston143.00x
3196Gaffney140.90x
3197Gibb140.17x
3198Glassbrook147.97x
3199Grattidge1417.99x
3200Gresley148.04x