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 Bullen, with 48 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
1801	Bullen	48	0.010%	0.78x
1802	Campen	48	0.010%	28.65x
1803	Colman	48	0.010%	0.89x
1804	Croxon	48	0.010%	10.34x
1805	Cutter	48	0.010%	2.96x
1806	Eustace	48	0.010%	2.97x
1807	Gull	48	0.010%	7.89x
1808	Hollick	48	0.010%	4.22x
1809	Inch	48	0.010%	2.93x
1810	Leigh	48	0.010%	0.36x
1811	Madden	48	0.010%	0.96x
1812	Nurse	48	0.010%	1.71x
1813	Phipps	48	0.010%	0.56x
1814	Sheridan	48	0.010%	1.38x
1815	Sparke	48	0.010%	4.95x
1816	Stoneham	48	0.010%	3.62x
1817	Strong	48	0.010%	0.56x
1818	Turvey	48	0.010%	1.77x
1819	Woolley	48	0.010%	0.42x
1820	Aylen	47	0.010%	12.20x
1821	Bently	47	0.010%	3.15x
1822	Brooker	47	0.010%	0.68x
1823	Burden	47	0.010%	0.64x
1824	Burnett	47	0.010%	0.29x
1825	Capon	47	0.010%	2.03x
1826	Chilver	47	0.010%	12.39x
1827	Clear	47	0.010%	3.91x
1828	Clifford	47	0.010%	0.40x
1829	Collings	47	0.010%	0.69x
1830	Copeman	47	0.010%	3.45x
1831	Cotter	47	0.010%	2.15x
1832	Daly	47	0.010%	0.83x
1833	Dance	47	0.010%	1.02x
1834	Denton	47	0.010%	0.44x
1835	Gaywood	47	0.010%	10.71x
1836	Giggins	47	0.010%	18.92x
1837	Godsave	47	0.010%	40.03x
1838	Hanchett	47	0.010%	25.97x
1839	Hurry	47	0.010%	3.89x
1840	Jowers	47	0.010%	17.82x
1841	Ketteridge	47	0.010%	20.17x
1842	Ladbrook	47	0.010%	7.80x
1843	Meredith	47	0.010%	0.40x
1844	Moody	47	0.010%	0.31x
1845	Packer	47	0.010%	0.77x
1846	Pennock	47	0.010%	5.15x
1847	Routledge	47	0.010%	0.96x
1848	Rudland	47	0.010%	4.92x
1849	Rumball	47	0.010%	10.04x
1850	Sampford	47	0.010%	21.22x
1851	Stagg	47	0.010%	1.22x
1852	Stearn	47	0.010%	3.92x
1853	Vine	47	0.010%	0.88x
1854	Wickham	47	0.010%	1.21x
1855	Wooldridge	47	0.010%	1.49x
1856	Woolf	47	0.010%	2.45x
1857	Bardell	46	0.010%	5.97x
1858	Beavis	46	0.010%	1.95x
1859	Bowtle	46	0.010%	29.13x
1860	Bushell	46	0.010%	0.82x
1861	Cane	46	0.010%	1.17x
1862	Craddock	46	0.010%	0.95x
1863	Daniell	46	0.010%	2.87x
1864	Foulger	46	0.010%	3.36x
1865	Garner	46	0.010%	0.25x
1866	Garnett	46	0.010%	0.64x
1867	Greenaway	46	0.010%	1.27x
1868	Gutteridge	46	0.010%	1.57x
1869	Haley	46	0.010%	0.67x
1870	Hine	46	0.010%	1.01x
1871	Janes	46	0.010%	1.24x
1872	Jopson	46	0.010%	7.07x
1873	Joscelyne	46	0.010%	23.89x
1874	Killingback	46	0.010%	18.96x
1875	Layton	46	0.010%	1.00x
1876	Lemon	46	0.010%	1.10x
1877	Locke	46	0.010%	0.89x
1878	Meadowcroft	46	0.010%	2.20x
1879	Outten	46	0.010%	43.45x
1880	Purser	46	0.010%	2.17x
1881	Rutter	46	0.010%	0.52x
1882	Shepperd	46	0.010%	1.84x
1883	Shorter	46	0.010%	1.72x
1884	Totham	46	0.010%	38.54x
1885	Wardell	46	0.010%	2.01x
1886	Westgate	46	0.010%	4.70x
1887	Wombwell	46	0.010%	12.84x
1888	Bantick	45	0.010%	20.87x
1889	Battle	45	0.010%	2.55x
1890	Baylis	45	0.010%	0.74x
1891	Bolt	45	0.010%	1.08x
1892	Butt	45	0.010%	0.60x
1893	Byrne	45	0.010%	0.56x
1894	Chalkley	45	0.010%	2.52x
1895	Clampin	45	0.010%	39.61x
1896	Connell	45	0.010%	0.45x
1897	Cousens	45	0.010%	3.16x
1898	Coward	45	0.010%	0.68x
1899	Dellar	45	0.010%	6.28x
1900	Dyke	45	0.010%	0.79x