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 Stalley, with 90 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
1101	Stalley	90	0.020%	20.59x
1102	Weaver	90	0.020%	0.60x
1103	Willingale	90	0.020%	33.63x
1104	Allan	89	0.020%	0.25x
1105	Boosey	89	0.020%	21.01x
1106	Boyden	89	0.020%	8.09x
1107	Garnham	89	0.020%	3.25x
1108	Grove	89	0.020%	1.32x
1109	Hay	89	0.020%	0.42x
1110	Ince	89	0.020%	3.10x
1111	Lanham	89	0.020%	6.10x
1112	Priest	89	0.020%	1.18x
1113	Rich	89	0.020%	1.23x
1114	Totman	89	0.020%	28.53x
1115	Warman	89	0.020%	3.29x
1116	Bayford	88	0.020%	11.99x
1117	Clift	88	0.020%	2.79x
1118	Collin	88	0.020%	2.93x
1119	Cutting	88	0.020%	2.99x
1120	Gifford	88	0.020%	1.76x
1121	Lovell	88	0.020%	0.73x
1122	Paul	88	0.020%	0.61x
1123	Raymond	88	0.020%	2.64x
1124	Ridley	88	0.020%	0.79x
1125	Ryan	88	0.020%	0.49x
1126	Tilbrook	88	0.020%	11.93x
1127	Anthony	87	0.020%	1.30x
1128	Beck	87	0.020%	0.65x
1129	Cutmore	87	0.020%	9.05x
1130	Dalton	87	0.020%	0.66x
1131	Goldsmith	87	0.020%	0.97x
1132	Gooday	87	0.020%	22.26x
1133	Greenhill	87	0.020%	3.49x
1134	Lovett	87	0.020%	1.65x
1135	Myall	87	0.020%	12.05x
1136	Turp	87	0.020%	32.51x
1137	Cumbers	86	0.010%	23.26x
1138	Downey	86	0.010%	2.11x
1139	Gamble	86	0.010%	1.04x
1140	Garrod	86	0.010%	2.84x
1141	Lacey	86	0.010%	0.81x
1142	Loveday	86	0.010%	2.44x
1143	Mascall	86	0.010%	12.65x
1144	Passfield	86	0.010%	24.68x
1145	Swain	86	0.010%	0.77x
1146	Tansley	86	0.010%	4.03x
1147	Wiffin	86	0.010%	13.74x
1148	Blowes	85	0.010%	27.08x
1149	Elmer	85	0.010%	4.33x
1150	Gowlett	85	0.010%	23.61x
1151	Haynes	85	0.010%	0.41x
1152	Kennedy	85	0.010%	0.24x
1153	Larkin	85	0.010%	1.64x
1154	Leonard	85	0.010%	0.68x
1155	Polly	85	0.010%	19.71x
1156	Sandford	85	0.010%	2.07x
1157	Smoothy	85	0.010%	20.72x
1158	Tracey	85	0.010%	2.33x
1159	Woolard	85	0.010%	10.27x
1160	Campion	84	0.010%	2.08x
1161	Conway	84	0.010%	0.78x
1162	Godden	84	0.010%	2.11x
1163	Gunton	84	0.010%	6.39x
1164	Hatch	84	0.010%	1.69x
1165	Kerry	84	0.010%	2.15x
1166	Middleditch	84	0.010%	7.96x
1167	Pope	84	0.010%	0.42x
1168	Revell	84	0.010%	2.52x
1169	Alliston	83	0.010%	16.02x
1170	Armstrong	83	0.010%	0.19x
1171	Aves	83	0.010%	8.52x
1172	Dace	83	0.010%	15.12x
1173	Fairweather	83	0.010%	1.86x
1174	Feast	83	0.010%	9.06x
1175	Hewett	83	0.010%	1.24x
1176	Jaggard	83	0.010%	9.25x
1177	Rushen	83	0.010%	19.77x
1178	Watling	83	0.010%	2.78x
1179	Withers	83	0.010%	0.88x
1180	Barrow	82	0.010%	0.67x
1181	Broom	82	0.010%	1.15x
1182	Elsdon	82	0.010%	7.74x
1183	Frances	82	0.010%	2.26x
1184	Herrington	82	0.010%	3.78x
1185	Knights	82	0.010%	1.62x
1186	Nott	82	0.010%	2.02x
1187	Patience	82	0.010%	7.63x
1188	Robins	82	0.010%	0.67x
1189	Stafford	82	0.010%	0.67x
1190	Ainger	81	0.010%	12.23x
1191	Bickmore	81	0.010%	21.69x
1192	Chappell	81	0.010%	0.83x
1193	Hance	81	0.010%	11.22x
1194	Harmer	81	0.010%	1.42x
1195	Hickford	81	0.010%	13.88x
1196	Hurley	81	0.010%	1.20x
1197	Plummer	81	0.010%	1.05x
1198	Shuttleworth	81	0.010%	1.18x
1199	Speed	81	0.010%	1.75x
1200	Thurlow	81	0.010%	2.92x