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 Betterton, with 2 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
10701	Betterton	2	0.000%	0.73x
10702	Beven	2	0.000%	0.50x
10703	Beves	2	0.000%	1.21x
10704	Bewsher	2	0.000%	0.52x
10705	Bexley	2	0.000%	1.79x
10706	Bickle	2	0.000%	0.16x
10707	Bidder	2	0.000%	0.46x
10708	Biffen	2	0.000%	0.54x
10709	Biglin	2	0.000%	1.00x
10710	Bilham	2	0.000%	0.29x
10711	Billard	2	0.000%	1.42x
10712	Billingham	2	0.000%	0.06x
10713	Bind	2	0.000%	2.36x
10714	Bindley	2	0.000%	0.45x
10715	Bindon	2	0.000%	0.35x
10716	Binsley	2	0.000%	2.00x
10717	Bint	2	0.000%	0.38x
10718	Birnie	2	0.000%	0.08x
10719	Bishops	2	0.000%	1.96x
10720	Bissmire	2	0.000%	2.81x
10721	Blacker	2	0.000%	0.11x
10722	Blackford	2	0.000%	0.10x
10723	Blackton	2	0.000%	2.81x
10724	Blackwood	2	0.000%	0.06x
10725	Blagg	2	0.000%	0.19x
10726	Blaker	2	0.000%	0.20x
10727	Blandford	2	0.000%	0.11x
10728	Blenkinsop	2	0.000%	0.12x
10729	Block	2	0.000%	0.17x
10730	Blofeld	2	0.000%	2.26x
10731	Blumsom	2	0.000%	9.45x
10732	Boam	2	0.000%	0.27x
10733	Boatwright	2	0.000%	0.55x
10734	Boby	2	0.000%	1.07x
10735	Bodell	2	0.000%	0.46x
10736	Bodkin	2	0.000%	0.38x
10737	Boler	2	0.000%	0.62x
10738	Bollard	2	0.000%	0.29x
10739	Borthwick	2	0.000%	0.06x
10740	Bossom	2	0.000%	0.59x
10741	Botfield	2	0.000%	0.79x
10742	Bournes	2	0.000%	1.07x
10743	Bovis	2	0.000%	1.08x
10744	Bowan	2	0.000%	0.99x
10745	Bowdon	2	0.000%	0.35x
10746	Bowery	2	0.000%	0.66x
10747	Bowkett	2	0.000%	0.25x
10748	Bowl	2	0.000%	0.84x
10749	Bowran	2	0.000%	0.90x
10750	Bowry	2	0.000%	1.04x
10751	Boylan	2	0.000%	0.23x
10752	Boyse	2	0.000%	0.84x
10753	Bramwell	2	0.000%	0.06x
10754	Brannen	2	0.000%	0.30x
10755	Brass	2	0.000%	0.18x
10756	Bratt	2	0.000%	0.10x
10757	Breach	2	0.000%	0.17x
10758	Brearley	2	0.000%	0.06x
10759	Brebner	2	0.000%	0.27x
10760	Brechin	2	0.000%	0.38x
10761	Bree	2	0.000%	0.39x
10762	Brell	2	0.000%	7.43x
10763	Briar	2	0.000%	1.37x
10764	Bricknell	2	0.000%	0.19x
10765	Brickwell	2	0.000%	0.79x
10766	Bridgen	2	0.000%	0.34x
10767	Briginshaw	2	0.000%	1.15x
10768	Brind	2	0.000%	0.23x
10769	Brindley	2	0.000%	0.05x
10770	Brines	2	0.000%	4.95x
10771	Brister	2	0.000%	0.30x
10772	Broadbent	2	0.000%	0.02x
10773	Brockley	2	0.000%	0.48x
10774	Broker	2	0.000%	0.89x
10775	Bromhead	2	0.000%	0.46x
10776	Bromwich	2	0.000%	0.16x
10777	Broughall	2	0.000%	0.65x
10778	Brownson	2	0.000%	0.37x
10779	Bryden	2	0.000%	0.08x
10780	Bucknell	2	0.000%	0.14x
10781	Budger	2	0.000%	6.50x
10782	Buffey	2	0.000%	0.79x
10783	Buglass	2	0.000%	0.25x
10784	Buist	2	0.000%	0.18x
10785	Bulcher	2	0.000%	6.94x
10786	Bullon	2	0.000%	2.53x
10787	Bunbury	2	0.000%	1.17x
10788	Burbury	2	0.000%	0.99x
10789	Burgan	2	0.000%	0.69x
10790	Burgis	2	0.000%	0.83x
10791	Burnaby	2	0.000%	1.40x
10792	Burnet	2	0.000%	0.09x
10793	Burwell	2	0.000%	0.49x
10794	Bushill	2	0.000%	0.58x
10795	Bustard	2	0.000%	0.84x
10796	Butland	2	0.000%	0.31x
10797	Butterly	2	0.000%	1.55x
10798	Bygraves	2	0.000%	1.35x
10799	Byrnes	2	0.000%	0.20x
10800	Caddy	2	0.000%	0.12x