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 Gostick, 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
11101	Gostick	2	0.000%	0.80x
11102	Gouldsmith	2	0.000%	1.32x
11103	Gove	2	0.000%	0.29x
11104	Gow	2	0.000%	0.04x
11105	Gowrie	2	0.000%	1.15x
11106	Gratrix	2	0.000%	0.29x
11107	Greatbatch	2	0.000%	0.46x
11108	Greenley	2	0.000%	0.61x
11109	Greeves	2	0.000%	0.31x
11110	Gregson	2	0.000%	0.03x
11111	Greham	2	0.000%	3.85x
11112	Grieveson	2	0.000%	0.62x
11113	Grills	2	0.000%	0.34x
11114	Griss	2	0.000%	1.28x
11115	Grocock	2	0.000%	0.23x
11116	Grooms	2	0.000%	1.79x
11117	Grovenor	2	0.000%	0.61x
11118	Gurner	2	0.000%	1.42x
11119	Gurry	2	0.000%	1.15x
11120	Gustard	2	0.000%	0.73x
11121	Hackley	2	0.000%	1.15x
11122	Hadcock	2	0.000%	0.84x
11123	Hadwell	2	0.000%	2.81x
11124	Hagar	2	0.000%	1.27x
11125	Haig	2	0.000%	0.09x
11126	Hailstone	2	0.000%	0.19x
11127	Haith	2	0.000%	0.67x
11128	Haller	2	0.000%	0.74x
11129	Hallington	2	0.000%	2.12x
11130	Halston	2	0.000%	2.53x
11131	Hamed	2	0.000%	26.08x
11132	Hammer	2	0.000%	0.46x
11133	Hamshire	2	0.000%	1.35x
11134	Handford	2	0.000%	0.09x
11135	Handscomb	2	0.000%	0.64x
11136	Hanger	2	0.000%	0.34x
11137	Hanlin	2	0.000%	0.68x
11138	Hanman	2	0.000%	0.95x
11139	Hanna	2	0.000%	0.22x
11140	Hannaford	2	0.000%	0.08x
11141	Hanner	2	0.000%	0.80x
11142	Hannett	2	0.000%	1.40x
11143	Harbor	2	0.000%	0.77x
11144	Hardings	2	0.000%	10.42x
11145	Harington	2	0.000%	1.37x
11146	Harles	2	0.000%	4.95x
11147	Harms	2	0.000%	0.56x
11148	Harner	2	0.000%	1.21x
11149	Harritt	2	0.000%	6.50x
11150	Harrup	2	0.000%	0.50x
11151	Harse	2	0.000%	0.67x
11152	Harte	2	0.000%	0.54x
11153	Hartle	2	0.000%	0.23x
11154	Hartshorn	2	0.000%	0.08x
11155	Harver	2	0.000%	2.47x
11156	Haseman	2	0.000%	1.25x
11157	Haslem	2	0.000%	0.51x
11158	Hason	2	0.000%	4.33x
11159	Hassan	2	0.000%	0.75x
11160	Hasson	2	0.000%	0.53x
11161	Hatherell	2	0.000%	0.64x
11162	Havell	2	0.000%	0.68x
11163	Havill	2	0.000%	0.57x
11164	Hawcroft	2	0.000%	0.42x
11165	Hawood	2	0.000%	2.36x
11166	Hawthorne	2	0.000%	0.15x
11167	Haydock	2	0.000%	0.11x
11168	Hayse	2	0.000%	1.13x
11169	Hayword	2	0.000%	1.73x
11170	Hazard	2	0.000%	0.20x
11171	Headford	2	0.000%	0.44x
11172	Heap	2	0.000%	0.02x
11173	Hearl	2	0.000%	1.32x
11174	Heat	2	0.000%	1.57x
11175	Heele	2	0.000%	5.20x
11176	Heeley	2	0.000%	0.08x
11177	Heels	2	0.000%	1.33x
11178	Heggarty	2	0.000%	1.48x
11179	Helton	2	0.000%	1.27x
11180	Hendrie	2	0.000%	0.14x
11181	Henly	2	0.000%	0.25x
11182	Hennah	2	0.000%	1.30x
11183	Hennesy	2	0.000%	0.71x
11184	Henshall	2	0.000%	0.07x
11185	Hersey	2	0.000%	0.22x
11186	Herton	2	0.000%	3.71x
11187	Hewart	2	0.000%	0.94x
11188	Hewat	2	0.000%	0.79x
11189	Hewit	2	0.000%	0.22x
11190	Heyland	2	0.000%	1.89x
11191	Hiddleston	2	0.000%	0.60x
11192	Hiff	2	0.000%	3.85x
11193	Higginson	2	0.000%	0.03x
11194	Highfield	2	0.000%	0.12x
11195	Highway	2	0.000%	0.61x
11196	Higman	2	0.000%	0.27x
11197	Hile	2	0.000%	0.78x
11198	Hillaby	2	0.000%	1.32x
11199	Hilling	2	0.000%	0.27x
11200	Hincks	2	0.000%	0.29x