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 Neish, 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
11501	Neish	2	0.000%	0.17x
11502	Nell	2	0.000%	0.45x
11503	Nelms	2	0.000%	0.56x
11504	Netley	2	0.000%	1.06x
11505	Newbolt	2	0.000%	0.67x
11506	Newborn	2	0.000%	0.57x
11507	Newey	2	0.000%	0.09x
11508	Newlyn	2	0.000%	0.65x
11509	Newns	2	0.000%	0.30x
11510	Nibloe	2	0.000%	2.31x
11511	Nickalls	2	0.000%	0.99x
11512	Nicks	2	0.000%	0.52x
11513	Nickson	2	0.000%	0.12x
11514	Niner	2	0.000%	3.25x
11515	Niven	2	0.000%	0.05x
11516	Noel	2	0.000%	0.13x
11517	Noone	2	0.000%	0.87x
11518	Normandale	2	0.000%	1.15x
11519	Norrie	2	0.000%	0.11x
11520	Norrish	2	0.000%	0.26x
11521	Northway	2	0.000%	0.38x
11522	Numan	2	0.000%	2.04x
11523	Nunns	2	0.000%	0.26x
11524	Nutley	2	0.000%	0.24x
11525	Nutton	2	0.000%	0.27x
11526	Odam	2	0.000%	0.82x
11527	Oldridge	2	0.000%	0.25x
11528	Oman	2	0.000%	0.29x
11529	Oniel	2	0.000%	0.40x
11530	Onions	2	0.000%	0.06x
11531	Oreilly	2	0.000%	0.49x
11532	Ormond	2	0.000%	0.16x
11533	Osler	2	0.000%	0.30x
11534	Oswell	2	0.000%	0.41x
11535	Oulton	2	0.000%	0.39x
11536	Outlaw	2	0.000%	0.52x
11537	Overbury	2	0.000%	0.60x
11538	Padfield	2	0.000%	0.13x
11539	Padget	2	0.000%	0.25x
11540	Padgham	2	0.000%	0.37x
11541	Painton	2	0.000%	0.72x
11542	Paish	2	0.000%	0.69x
11543	Pale	2	0.000%	1.42x
11544	Palgrave	2	0.000%	0.93x
11545	Pammenter	2	0.000%	2.66x
11546	Pank	2	0.000%	0.50x
11547	Paper	2	0.000%	3.35x
11548	Papps	2	0.000%	0.51x
11549	Passey	2	0.000%	0.16x
11550	Pate	2	0.000%	0.08x
11551	Patey	2	0.000%	0.15x
11552	Pattern	2	0.000%	1.42x
11553	Pattman	2	0.000%	1.76x
11554	Patty	2	0.000%	1.62x
11555	Paull	2	0.000%	0.10x
11556	Pavier	2	0.000%	0.74x
11557	Paye	2	0.000%	1.96x
11558	Paynton	2	0.000%	1.24x
11559	Peal	2	0.000%	0.41x
11560	Pearey	2	0.000%	1.39x
11561	Pearton	2	0.000%	1.14x
11562	Peason	2	0.000%	2.08x
11563	Peat	2	0.000%	0.04x
11564	Pender	2	0.000%	0.11x
11565	Pendergast	2	0.000%	0.26x
11566	Perkis	2	0.000%	0.91x
11567	Pestell	2	0.000%	0.26x
11568	Pettifer	2	0.000%	0.16x
11569	Pettifor	2	0.000%	0.75x
11570	Pewsey	2	0.000%	1.33x
11571	Phippard	2	0.000%	0.67x
11572	Pidduck	2	0.000%	0.53x
11573	Pierpoint	2	0.000%	0.16x
11574	Pigot	2	0.000%	0.67x
11575	Pinchen	2	0.000%	0.71x
11576	Pincher	2	0.000%	0.39x
11577	Pinson	2	0.000%	0.24x
11578	Pipkin	2	0.000%	0.51x
11579	Pitcairn	2	0.000%	0.42x
11580	Pitchers	2	0.000%	0.48x
11581	Pitson	2	0.000%	1.57x
11582	Plaskett	2	0.000%	0.47x
11583	Pleasance	2	0.000%	0.27x
11584	Poad	2	0.000%	0.46x
11585	Pocknell	2	0.000%	0.66x
11586	Pole	2	0.000%	0.11x
11587	Poller	2	0.000%	2.47x
11588	Pollington	2	0.000%	0.45x
11589	Pomfrey	2	0.000%	1.37x
11590	Ponsonby	2	0.000%	0.50x
11591	Pooke	2	0.000%	2.47x
11592	Pout	2	0.000%	0.66x
11593	Powe	2	0.000%	0.68x
11594	Powles	2	0.000%	0.19x
11595	Pray	2	0.000%	3.15x
11596	Prichard	2	0.000%	0.04x
11597	Priddle	2	0.000%	0.21x
11598	Pucknell	2	0.000%	1.37x
11599	Pullar	2	0.000%	0.27x
11600	Pulleyn	2	0.000%	1.01x