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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 Copperthwaite, with 1 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
12501Copperthwaite10.52x
12502Copplestone10.25x
12503Copps10.79x
12504Coran10.87x
12505Corbert11.00x
12506Corbyn10.25x
12507Corcoran10.04x
12508Cordall10.60x
12509Cordey10.53x
12510Cordy10.15x
12511Core10.12x
12512Corfe10.24x
12513Corlett10.03x
12514Corman11.40x
12515Cormell11.00x
12516Cornel13.06x
12517Corral11.92x
12518Corrall10.27x
12519Corrick10.42x
12520Corston10.45x
12521Corten12.36x
12522Corton10.54x
12523Cosgrave10.35x
12524Cossins10.19x
12525Costa10.27x
12526Costea152.63x
12527Cottington10.31x
12528Cottrall10.44x
12529Coucher10.50x
12530Count10.49x
12531Coupar10.12x
12532Couper10.04x
12533Covington10.14x
12534Cowans10.16x
12535Cowdry10.18x
12536Cowpe10.33x
12537Coxen10.26x
12538Coyne10.03x
12539Crain10.18x
12540Cram10.09x
12541Crass10.34x
12542Crates10.30x
12543Crawly11.58x
12544Crawshaw10.02x
12545Creak10.34x
12546Creber10.16x
12547Creech10.20x
12548Crespo152.63x
12549Crighton10.04x
12550Crisford10.46x
12551Cristian13.71x
12552Critchell10.20x
12553Critchfield10.65x
12554Crofton10.15x
12555Croisdale10.56x
12556Croke10.72x
12557Croll10.09x
12558Cromer10.44x
12559Crone10.09x
12560Crosswell10.22x
12561Crowden10.20x
12562Crozer10.81x
12563Cruickshanks10.11x
12564Cruise10.18x
12565Crumplin10.34x
12566Crutch10.29x
12567Cryan10.49x
12568Cubbon10.09x
12569Cuddy10.21x
12570Culbert10.23x
12571Cullerton11.18x
12572Cundall10.11x
12573Cunnell10.53x
12574Cunning10.64x
12575Cupples10.81x
12576Curr10.15x
12577Cursley10.58x
12578Cursons10.63x
12579Curtain10.31x
12580Curties10.81x
12581Cusack10.16x
12582Cushion10.13x
12583Cust10.73x
12584Custer11.53x
12585Cutt10.17x
12586Dabb10.44x
12587Daby11.68x
12588Daggett10.30x
12589Daglish10.08x
12590Dailey10.13x
12591Daily10.07x
12592Dame11.79x
12593Dames10.78x
12594Danbury10.47x
12595Danley12.89x
12596Dannatt10.34x
12597Dannett10.60x
12598Danton10.22x
12599Danvers10.29x
12600Darbyshire10.03x