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 Thacker, with 143 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
601	Thacker	143	0.030%	4.32x
602	Tunnicliffe	143	0.030%	9.49x
603	Waterfall	143	0.030%	18.92x
604	Batty	142	0.030%	2.03x
605	Noon	142	0.030%	4.32x
606	Pass	142	0.030%	6.36x
607	Clamp	141	0.030%	10.10x
608	Swindells	141	0.030%	4.81x
609	Whitehouse	141	0.030%	1.19x
610	Lester	140	0.030%	1.94x
611	Nelson	140	0.030%	0.63x
612	Pursglove	140	0.030%	32.62x
613	Soar	140	0.030%	12.98x
614	Wilcockson	140	0.030%	23.69x
615	Griffin	139	0.030%	0.65x
616	Hand	139	0.030%	2.53x
617	Shimwell	139	0.030%	39.24x
618	Thorp	139	0.030%	2.24x
619	Broadbent	138	0.030%	1.41x
620	Dodd	138	0.030%	0.74x
621	Hooley	138	0.030%	6.29x
622	Kidd	138	0.030%	1.48x
623	Marson	138	0.030%	6.63x
624	Proctor	138	0.030%	1.23x
625	Willis	138	0.030%	0.57x
626	Ashley	137	0.030%	1.79x
627	Hilton	137	0.030%	0.87x
628	Madin	137	0.030%	34.77x
629	Nicholson	137	0.030%	0.42x
630	Preston	137	0.030%	0.60x
631	Brealey	136	0.030%	16.83x
632	Castledine	136	0.030%	17.39x
633	Hicklin	136	0.030%	19.79x
634	Ride	136	0.030%	33.11x
635	Wade	136	0.030%	0.74x
636	Alsop	135	0.030%	6.62x
637	Appleby	135	0.030%	1.81x
638	Cotterill	135	0.030%	3.37x
639	Davenport	135	0.030%	1.56x
640	Gascoigne	135	0.030%	6.41x
641	Gibbons	135	0.030%	0.92x
642	Hallsworth	135	0.030%	15.65x
643	Milnes	135	0.030%	3.34x
644	Ashby	134	0.030%	1.75x
645	Tivey	134	0.030%	28.03x
646	Curzon	133	0.030%	14.84x
647	Gaskin	133	0.030%	7.77x
648	Pickford	133	0.030%	3.57x
649	Stenson	133	0.030%	15.81x
650	Crookes	132	0.030%	6.61x
651	Cupit	132	0.030%	22.69x
652	Lacey	132	0.030%	1.57x
653	Titterton	132	0.030%	17.82x
654	Dickens	131	0.030%	2.74x
655	Hartle	131	0.030%	18.85x
656	Longson	131	0.030%	25.53x
657	Sellers	131	0.030%	3.72x
658	Swan	131	0.030%	1.11x
659	Heywood	130	0.030%	1.43x
660	Percival	130	0.030%	1.81x
661	Aldred	128	0.030%	3.26x
662	Featherstone	128	0.030%	3.11x
663	Gascoyne	128	0.030%	12.08x
664	Lawton	128	0.030%	1.09x
665	Long	128	0.030%	0.43x
666	Morten	128	0.030%	18.38x
667	Whysall	128	0.030%	38.10x
668	Bridges	127	0.030%	1.75x
669	Cantrill	127	0.030%	20.48x
670	Wilton	127	0.030%	2.89x
671	Crossland	126	0.030%	3.13x
672	Handford	126	0.030%	7.41x
673	Parr	126	0.030%	1.10x
674	Ridgway	126	0.030%	3.00x
675	Wingfield	126	0.030%	5.96x
676	Alcock	125	0.030%	1.89x
677	Hopkins	125	0.030%	0.45x
678	Staniforth	125	0.030%	7.21x
679	Birkin	124	0.030%	13.81x
680	Bishop	124	0.030%	0.39x
681	Hodson	124	0.030%	1.31x
682	Kirkham	124	0.030%	1.94x
683	Beighton	123	0.030%	17.40x
684	Downing	123	0.030%	1.55x
685	Horton	123	0.030%	0.72x
686	Jeffery	123	0.030%	1.24x
687	Bannister	122	0.030%	1.54x
688	Beck	122	0.030%	1.14x
689	Dooley	122	0.030%	4.33x
690	Jenkinson	122	0.030%	1.52x
691	Large	122	0.030%	2.59x
692	Wharton	122	0.030%	1.90x
693	Havenhand	121	0.030%	41.70x
694	Jacques	121	0.030%	3.12x
695	Maddocks	121	0.030%	4.33x
696	Musson	121	0.030%	5.35x
697	Atkinson	120	0.030%	0.27x
698	Byard	120	0.030%	18.58x
699	Drury	120	0.030%	1.65x
700	Garton	120	0.030%	5.33x