1881 census county

Essex surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Essex 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

14,736 surnames are listed for Essex, covering 515,370 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 10,833 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Essex

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
1	Smith	10,833	1.88%	1.33x
2	Brown	4,013	0.700%	1.06x
3	Clark	3,577	0.620%	2.06x
4	Wright	3,378	0.590%	1.83x
5	Taylor	3,178	0.550%	0.86x
6	Green	2,660	0.460%	1.64x
7	Turner	2,603	0.450%	1.62x
8	King	2,596	0.450%	2.07x
9	White	2,410	0.420%	1.30x
10	Wood	2,326	0.400%	1.27x
11	Cook	2,227	0.390%	1.94x
12	Baker	2,061	0.360%	1.63x
13	Johnson	2,016	0.350%	1.04x
14	Carter	1,969	0.340%	2.03x
15	Martin	1,846	0.320%	1.30x
16	Harvey	1,798	0.310%	2.92x
17	Chapman	1,737	0.300%	2.12x
18	Harris	1,722	0.300%	1.18x
19	Clarke	1,679	0.290%	1.44x
20	Jones	1,676	0.290%	0.26x
21	Barker	1,646	0.290%	2.18x
22	Ward	1,592	0.280%	1.26x
23	Cooper	1,589	0.280%	1.13x
24	Wilson	1,582	0.270%	0.60x
25	Webb	1,545	0.270%	1.98x
26	Allen	1,382	0.240%	1.27x
27	Williams	1,308	0.230%	0.32x
28	Newman	1,306	0.230%	3.05x
29	Day	1,285	0.220%	2.37x
30	Thompson	1,281	0.220%	0.74x
31	Moore	1,276	0.220%	1.11x
32	Ellis	1,239	0.210%	1.48x
33	Howard	1,239	0.210%	2.19x
34	Miller	1,229	0.210%	1.19x
35	Young	1,218	0.210%	0.98x
36	Richardson	1,208	0.210%	1.23x
37	Adams	1,204	0.210%	1.42x
38	Cole	1,194	0.210%	2.27x
39	Robinson	1,184	0.210%	0.64x
40	Butcher	1,179	0.200%	4.85x
41	Scott	1,173	0.200%	0.80x
42	Porter	1,166	0.200%	2.69x
43	French	1,144	0.200%	4.06x
44	Page	1,109	0.190%	2.41x
45	Warren	1,105	0.190%	2.87x
46	Andrews	1,098	0.190%	1.99x
47	Edwards	1,096	0.190%	0.68x
48	Saunders	1,089	0.190%	2.06x
49	Davis	1,083	0.190%	0.85x
50	Potter	1,080	0.190%	2.89x
51	Frost	1,074	0.190%	3.31x
52	Cox	1,069	0.190%	1.22x
53	Bird	1,063	0.180%	2.41x
54	Knight	1,059	0.180%	1.49x
55	Hammond	1,054	0.180%	3.21x
56	Jackson	1,043	0.180%	0.65x
57	Collins	1,038	0.180%	1.25x
58	Harrington	1,034	0.180%	9.45x
59	Parker	1,025	0.180%	0.93x
60	Lee	1,020	0.180%	1.08x
61	Rogers	1,017	0.180%	1.36x
62	Kemp	996	0.170%	3.11x
63	Hall	994	0.170%	0.59x
64	Reynolds	967	0.170%	1.94x
65	Palmer	963	0.170%	1.42x
66	Lewis	952	0.170%	0.63x
67	Fisher	943	0.160%	1.40x
68	Mason	941	0.160%	1.21x
69	Walker	936	0.160%	0.48x
70	Watson	936	0.160%	0.70x
71	Bailey	919	0.160%	1.06x
72	Moss	903	0.160%	2.54x
73	Mead	902	0.160%	6.71x
74	Mills	897	0.160%	1.20x
75	Reed	896	0.160%	2.13x
76	Barnard	886	0.150%	6.19x
77	Hart	873	0.150%	1.77x
78	Evans	860	0.150%	0.34x
79	Rayner	857	0.150%	5.96x
80	Phillips	855	0.150%	0.83x
81	Stevens	851	0.150%	1.41x
82	Marshall	850	0.150%	0.88x
83	Finch	842	0.150%	4.39x
84	Bacon	841	0.150%	5.80x
85	Gray	825	0.140%	1.00x
86	Burton	817	0.140%	1.66x
87	Mann	806	0.140%	2.65x
88	Watts	804	0.140%	1.66x
89	Monk	791	0.140%	6.53x
90	Everett	790	0.140%	7.63x
91	Bush	783	0.140%	5.50x
92	Willis	782	0.140%	2.55x
93	Brooks	780	0.140%	1.38x
94	Barnes	778	0.130%	1.12x
95	Prior	768	0.130%	5.75x
96	Bennett	767	0.130%	0.81x
97	Hills	747	0.130%	4.68x
98	Freeman	737	0.130%	2.00x
99	Tyler	737	0.130%	4.33x
100	Chaplin	724	0.130%	8.75x