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 Goodridge, with 45 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
1901	Goodridge	45	0.010%	2.34x
1902	Knock	45	0.010%	4.11x
1903	London	45	0.010%	1.57x
1904	Marney	45	0.010%	3.95x
1905	Messent	45	0.010%	13.13x
1906	Mizen	45	0.010%	5.40x
1907	Popplewell	45	0.010%	2.38x
1908	Reading	45	0.010%	1.01x
1909	Rixon	45	0.010%	2.37x
1910	Searl	45	0.010%	5.28x
1911	Sergeant	45	0.010%	1.64x
1912	Stapleton	45	0.010%	0.78x
1913	Wilkes	45	0.010%	0.45x
1914	Ashard	44	0.010%	33.12x
1915	Ashford	44	0.010%	0.77x
1916	Back	44	0.010%	1.43x
1917	Bartram	44	0.010%	1.54x
1918	Bixby	44	0.010%	19.05x
1919	Boyd	44	0.010%	0.22x
1920	Breed	44	0.010%	4.43x
1921	Cason	44	0.010%	6.80x
1922	Causton	44	0.010%	6.97x
1923	Chalmers	44	0.010%	0.32x
1924	Chumbley	44	0.010%	26.89x
1925	Collyer	44	0.010%	1.23x
1926	Cottiss	44	0.010%	43.95x
1927	Creed	44	0.010%	1.37x
1928	Foley	44	0.010%	0.61x
1929	Gandy	44	0.010%	1.89x
1930	Gillingham	44	0.010%	1.70x
1931	Hamblin	44	0.010%	1.69x
1932	Hodson	44	0.010%	0.37x
1933	Laundy	44	0.010%	19.20x
1934	Mattock	44	0.010%	2.94x
1935	Moon	44	0.010%	0.36x
1936	Norden	44	0.010%	9.40x
1937	Penny	44	0.010%	0.43x
1938	Prudence	44	0.010%	11.43x
1939	Ralling	44	0.010%	38.09x
1940	Rook	44	0.010%	1.12x
1941	Royce	44	0.010%	4.40x
1942	Rudlin	44	0.010%	27.53x
1943	Smithers	44	0.010%	1.41x
1944	Steggles	44	0.010%	6.53x
1945	Still	44	0.010%	1.21x
1946	Till	44	0.010%	1.09x
1947	Wiles	44	0.010%	0.88x
1948	Woolmer	44	0.010%	4.71x
1949	Worsley	44	0.010%	0.87x
1950	Appleford	43	0.010%	6.81x
1951	Babbs	43	0.010%	9.23x
1952	Bibbey	43	0.010%	17.59x
1953	Broughton	43	0.010%	0.40x
1954	Cassidy	43	0.010%	0.61x
1955	Claridge	43	0.010%	1.28x
1956	Codling	43	0.010%	2.12x
1957	Colledge	43	0.010%	2.93x
1958	Collop	43	0.010%	24.81x
1959	Conn	43	0.010%	2.72x
1960	Curry	43	0.010%	0.52x
1961	Dick	43	0.010%	0.33x
1962	Dilley	43	0.010%	2.36x
1963	Dyster	43	0.010%	33.33x
1964	Eastwood	43	0.010%	0.32x
1965	Farrance	43	0.010%	8.86x
1966	Faux	43	0.010%	5.11x
1967	Felstead	43	0.010%	3.18x
1968	Gilham	43	0.010%	2.56x
1969	Grimshaw	43	0.010%	0.45x
1970	Hanson	43	0.010%	0.23x
1971	Harlow	43	0.010%	1.36x
1972	Hepworth	43	0.010%	0.65x
1973	Hollis	43	0.010%	0.54x
1974	Mardell	43	0.010%	4.73x
1975	Moor	43	0.010%	0.53x
1976	Orchard	43	0.010%	0.70x
1977	Panton	43	0.010%	2.21x
1978	Risley	43	0.010%	5.96x
1979	Rutledge	43	0.010%	4.92x
1980	Sears	43	0.010%	1.19x
1981	Selby	43	0.010%	0.62x
1982	Shelton	43	0.010%	0.63x
1983	Sibly	43	0.010%	17.05x
1984	Weeks	43	0.010%	0.35x
1985	Whent	43	0.010%	20.12x
1986	Willey	43	0.010%	0.83x
1987	Bellamy	42	0.010%	0.50x
1988	Blunden	42	0.010%	2.18x
1989	Callaghan	42	0.010%	0.64x
1990	Choppin	42	0.010%	30.73x
1991	Clement	42	0.010%	0.72x
1992	Cockley	42	0.010%	26.93x
1993	Cornwall	42	0.010%	1.71x
1994	Cressey	42	0.010%	5.47x
1995	Cudby	42	0.010%	25.07x
1996	Dickson	42	0.010%	0.20x
1997	Donaldson	42	0.010%	0.26x
1998	Dorking	42	0.010%	19.48x
1999	Fairs	42	0.010%	5.54x
2000	Flanders	42	0.010%	2.96x