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 Weyman, 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
11901	Weyman	2	0.000%	0.43x
11902	Whaites	2	0.000%	1.51x
11903	Whales	2	0.000%	0.61x
11904	Whately	2	0.000%	1.33x
11905	Whatley	2	0.000%	0.09x
11906	Wheale	2	0.000%	0.63x
11907	Whitcomb	2	0.000%	0.33x
11908	Whitear	2	0.000%	0.43x
11909	Whitehurst	2	0.000%	0.11x
11910	Whitelaw	2	0.000%	0.06x
11911	Whiteley	2	0.000%	0.02x
11912	Whites	2	0.000%	2.81x
11913	Whitnell	2	0.000%	0.69x
11914	Why	2	0.000%	0.60x
11915	Wickes	2	0.000%	0.27x
11916	Wier	2	0.000%	0.47x
11917	Willans	2	0.000%	0.36x
11918	Willer	2	0.000%	0.90x
11919	Willmore	2	0.000%	0.19x
11920	Willow	2	0.000%	1.04x
11921	Wilner	2	0.000%	4.00x
11922	Wilsdon	2	0.000%	0.38x
11923	Wincott	2	0.000%	0.35x
11924	Winslade	2	0.000%	0.34x
11925	Winstanley	2	0.000%	0.03x
11926	Winterbotham	2	0.000%	0.67x
11927	Winterson	2	0.000%	0.52x
11928	Wisley	2	0.000%	2.81x
11929	Wittingham	2	0.000%	0.49x
11930	Woollerton	2	0.000%	1.06x
11931	Woolly	2	0.000%	0.72x
11932	Woolsey	2	0.000%	0.29x
11933	Wooton	2	0.000%	0.13x
11934	Words	2	0.000%	2.26x
11935	Worthy	2	0.000%	0.14x
11936	Wring	2	0.000%	1.21x
11937	Writer	2	0.000%	4.16x
11938	Youldon	2	0.000%	1.37x
11939	Abass	1	0.000%	13.04x
11940	Abby	1	0.000%	0.44x
11941	Abdulla	1	0.000%	17.33x
11942	Ackroyd	1	0.000%	0.02x
11943	Addenbrooke	1	0.000%	0.84x
11944	Addington	1	0.000%	0.19x
11945	Adell	1	0.000%	1.86x
11946	Adie	1	0.000%	0.08x
11947	Adkin	1	0.000%	0.08x
11948	Adsett	1	0.000%	0.48x
11949	Agate	1	0.000%	0.10x
11950	Ahearne	1	0.000%	2.08x
11951	Ahrens	1	0.000%	0.84x
11952	Aird	1	0.000%	0.03x
11953	Airs	1	0.000%	0.39x
11954	Akehurst	1	0.000%	0.07x
11955	Albone	1	0.000%	0.20x
11956	Alce	1	0.000%	0.75x
11957	Aldam	1	0.000%	0.38x
11958	Aldom	1	0.000%	2.74x
11959	Alex	1	0.000%	6.49x
11960	Alfred	1	0.000%	0.41x
11961	Ali	1	0.000%	2.89x
11962	Alice	1	0.000%	1.33x
11963	Allbrook	1	0.000%	0.78x
11964	Allcott	1	0.000%	0.26x
11965	Allenby	1	0.000%	0.12x
11966	Allford	1	0.000%	0.25x
11967	Allfrey	1	0.000%	0.33x
11968	Allingham	1	0.000%	0.12x
11969	Allmond	1	0.000%	0.69x
11970	Allon	1	0.000%	0.28x
11971	Ally	1	0.000%	1.48x
11972	Alman	1	0.000%	0.39x
11973	Ameen	1	0.000%	26.25x
11974	Amer	1	0.000%	0.18x
11975	Amies	1	0.000%	0.11x
11976	Amjad	1	0.000%	52.63x
11977	Amsden	1	0.000%	0.68x
11978	Ancock	1	0.000%	0.39x
11979	Ancott	1	0.000%	0.67x
11980	Anderton	1	0.000%	0.01x
11981	Andreas	1	0.000%	1.24x
11982	Andrewes	1	0.000%	1.15x
11983	Andson	1	0.000%	2.74x
11984	Anglin	1	0.000%	0.93x
11985	Annes	1	0.000%	1.04x
11986	Annett	1	0.000%	0.19x
11987	Ansley	1	0.000%	0.18x
11988	Anstice	1	0.000%	0.43x
11989	Antill	1	0.000%	0.13x
11990	Antoine	1	0.000%	1.27x
11991	Antonio	1	0.000%	0.78x
11992	Apted	1	0.000%	0.19x
11993	Apthorpe	1	0.000%	0.35x
11994	Arbon	1	0.000%	0.17x
11995	Archard	1	0.000%	0.17x
11996	Archdeacon	1	0.000%	0.48x
11997	Argyle	1	0.000%	0.10x
11998	Aries	1	0.000%	0.59x
11999	Arkins	1	0.000%	6.49x
12000	Arlett	1	0.000%	0.28x