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 Studd, with 101 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
1001	Studd	101	0.020%	10.18x
1002	Benham	100	0.020%	3.25x
1003	Dellow	100	0.020%	11.78x
1004	Firman	100	0.020%	6.82x
1005	Grimwade	100	0.020%	17.37x
1006	Portway	100	0.020%	25.46x
1007	Skingley	100	0.020%	39.05x
1008	Avis	99	0.020%	3.58x
1009	Bayley	99	0.020%	1.06x
1010	Cobb	99	0.020%	1.21x
1011	Draper	99	0.020%	0.73x
1012	Game	99	0.020%	5.42x
1013	Lagden	99	0.020%	29.72x
1014	Marriott	99	0.020%	0.77x
1015	Pettican	99	0.020%	41.80x
1016	Roach	99	0.020%	1.17x
1017	Bambridge	98	0.020%	7.87x
1018	Bunton	98	0.020%	12.12x
1019	Hines	98	0.020%	1.99x
1020	Legerton	98	0.020%	37.98x
1021	Rippingale	98	0.020%	30.30x
1022	Scrivener	98	0.020%	3.88x
1023	Wills	98	0.020%	0.57x
1024	Wiltshire	98	0.020%	1.27x
1025	Bedwell	97	0.020%	4.32x
1026	Bowden	97	0.020%	0.58x
1027	Cansdale	97	0.020%	27.23x
1028	Cullum	97	0.020%	4.28x
1029	Flint	97	0.020%	0.94x
1030	Lawson	97	0.020%	0.29x
1031	Lott	97	0.020%	4.36x
1032	Murrells	97	0.020%	20.73x
1033	Rudd	97	0.020%	1.07x
1034	Slater	97	0.020%	0.28x
1035	Alderton	96	0.020%	3.72x
1036	Askew	96	0.020%	1.47x
1037	Bundock	96	0.020%	17.13x
1038	Franks	96	0.020%	1.34x
1039	Jessop	96	0.020%	1.40x
1040	Johnston	96	0.020%	0.21x
1041	Stubbs	96	0.020%	0.63x
1042	Wiggins	96	0.020%	1.54x
1043	Brook	95	0.020%	0.43x
1044	Goldstone	95	0.020%	9.85x
1045	Lockwood	95	0.020%	0.75x
1046	Spinks	95	0.020%	2.44x
1047	Burch	94	0.020%	2.16x
1048	Candler	94	0.020%	8.46x
1049	Girling	94	0.020%	2.56x
1050	Horton	94	0.020%	0.44x
1051	Hunwick	94	0.020%	32.12x
1052	Jefferies	94	0.020%	1.47x
1053	Littlechild	94	0.020%	11.91x
1054	Paine	94	0.020%	1.18x
1055	Spalding	94	0.020%	2.28x
1056	Vaughan	94	0.020%	0.48x
1057	Canham	93	0.020%	3.62x
1058	Chinnery	93	0.020%	13.38x
1059	Crowe	93	0.020%	1.62x
1060	Eary	93	0.020%	30.76x
1061	Hood	93	0.020%	0.58x
1062	Linnett	93	0.020%	10.08x
1063	Nicholas	93	0.020%	0.83x
1064	Nokes	93	0.020%	7.24x
1065	Pluck	93	0.020%	12.64x
1066	Tredgett	93	0.020%	27.14x
1067	Burke	92	0.020%	0.54x
1068	Dent	92	0.020%	0.84x
1069	Ginn	92	0.020%	5.77x
1070	Hadley	92	0.020%	1.17x
1071	Haines	92	0.020%	0.69x
1072	Hewes	92	0.020%	13.27x
1073	Kibble	92	0.020%	5.30x
1074	Major	92	0.020%	1.18x
1075	Mercer	92	0.020%	0.61x
1076	Pasfield	92	0.020%	22.97x
1077	Pickett	92	0.020%	1.98x
1078	Potton	92	0.020%	12.84x
1079	Ratcliff	92	0.020%	2.48x
1080	Rumble	92	0.020%	4.28x
1081	Storey	92	0.020%	0.63x
1082	Woodard	92	0.020%	7.42x
1083	Child	91	0.020%	0.93x
1084	Dow	91	0.020%	1.31x
1085	Duncombe	91	0.020%	6.28x
1086	Hartley	91	0.020%	0.25x
1087	Holliday	91	0.020%	1.20x
1088	Hyam	91	0.020%	10.03x
1089	Kidd	91	0.020%	0.78x
1090	Radford	91	0.020%	0.83x
1091	Sharman	91	0.020%	1.15x
1092	Sheldrake	91	0.020%	4.78x
1093	Swift	91	0.020%	0.51x
1094	Bye	90	0.020%	3.10x
1095	Casey	90	0.020%	1.06x
1096	Driver	90	0.020%	0.84x
1097	Fryatt	90	0.020%	19.98x
1098	Glasscock	90	0.020%	11.24x
1099	Pigram	90	0.020%	22.91x
1100	Samuel	90	0.020%	1.31x