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 Gager, with 42 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
2001	Gager	42	0.010%	18.49x
2002	Gillett	42	0.010%	0.69x
2003	Greaves	42	0.010%	0.25x
2004	Griffith	42	0.010%	0.22x
2005	Hatton	42	0.010%	0.37x
2006	Hobson	42	0.010%	0.28x
2007	Hudgell	42	0.010%	10.96x
2008	Kelley	42	0.010%	0.63x
2009	Loyd	42	0.010%	1.85x
2010	Mapes	42	0.010%	15.58x
2011	Millar	42	0.010%	0.20x
2012	Murry	42	0.010%	1.38x
2013	Parrott	42	0.010%	0.64x
2014	Paterson	42	0.010%	0.11x
2015	Pilkington	42	0.010%	0.41x
2016	Ram	42	0.010%	12.46x
2017	Saban	42	0.010%	22.72x
2018	Sands	42	0.010%	0.65x
2019	Spall	42	0.010%	3.86x
2020	Springham	42	0.010%	8.23x
2021	Stedman	42	0.010%	1.17x
2022	Tokeley	42	0.010%	35.77x
2023	Waldron	42	0.010%	0.83x
2024	Warwicker	42	0.010%	18.65x
2025	Watcham	42	0.010%	16.16x
2026	Watsham	42	0.010%	41.17x
2027	Wiley	42	0.010%	2.98x
2028	Bennewith	41	0.010%	46.29x
2029	Billings	41	0.010%	1.47x
2030	Boyle	41	0.010%	0.27x
2031	Brian	41	0.010%	1.52x
2032	Cullen	41	0.010%	0.41x
2033	Deards	41	0.010%	10.81x
2034	Dexter	41	0.010%	0.97x
2035	Donnelly	41	0.010%	0.56x
2036	Dunnett	41	0.010%	2.34x
2037	Earle	41	0.010%	1.14x
2038	Edmunds	41	0.010%	0.55x
2039	Elmore	41	0.010%	5.01x
2040	Emerson	41	0.010%	1.03x
2041	Fountain	41	0.010%	1.04x
2042	Gane	41	0.010%	2.51x
2043	Grigg	41	0.010%	1.09x
2044	Hillyard	41	0.010%	2.79x
2045	Jorden	41	0.010%	4.65x
2046	Keene	41	0.010%	1.21x
2047	Laird	41	0.010%	0.63x
2048	Marden	41	0.010%	3.27x
2049	Medley	41	0.010%	1.93x
2050	Mountford	41	0.010%	0.80x
2051	Nason	41	0.010%	7.60x
2052	Ong	41	0.010%	13.22x
2053	Orman	41	0.010%	5.28x
2054	Pocock	41	0.010%	0.67x
2055	Pyne	41	0.010%	1.87x
2056	Reece	41	0.010%	0.81x
2057	Regan	41	0.010%	0.69x
2058	Ringer	41	0.010%	4.12x
2059	Rushbrook	41	0.010%	4.42x
2060	Snare	41	0.010%	8.62x
2061	Stockdale	41	0.010%	0.91x
2062	Tobias	41	0.010%	8.95x
2063	Tracy	41	0.010%	2.58x
2064	Whitehouse	41	0.010%	0.27x
2065	Woodyard	41	0.010%	12.83x
2066	Yell	41	0.010%	18.68x
2067	Abel	40	0.010%	1.08x
2068	Aldred	40	0.010%	0.81x
2069	Aston	40	0.010%	0.42x
2070	Barwell	40	0.010%	2.24x
2071	Bennell	40	0.010%	7.99x
2072	Braddy	40	0.010%	15.05x
2073	Brightwell	40	0.010%	3.33x
2074	Burn	40	0.010%	0.52x
2075	Corbett	40	0.010%	0.35x
2076	Courtman	40	0.010%	10.71x
2077	Dell	40	0.010%	1.18x
2078	Gaymer	40	0.010%	10.60x
2079	Geary	40	0.010%	0.89x
2080	Giblin	40	0.010%	3.58x
2081	Gomm	40	0.010%	2.64x
2082	Hayhoe	40	0.010%	6.72x
2083	Horlock	40	0.010%	3.88x
2084	Jaggs	40	0.010%	10.34x
2085	Jervis	40	0.010%	0.90x
2086	Joy	40	0.010%	0.82x
2087	Laurance	40	0.010%	2.63x
2088	Levett	40	0.010%	1.58x
2089	Macdonald	40	0.010%	0.17x
2090	Maloney	40	0.010%	0.84x
2091	Mccarthy	40	0.010%	1.45x
2092	Moseley	40	0.010%	0.76x
2093	Pawley	40	0.010%	2.44x
2094	Pennick	40	0.010%	22.34x
2095	Pinnock	40	0.010%	2.20x
2096	Pluckrose	40	0.010%	14.43x
2097	Ring	40	0.010%	1.71x
2098	Ruffles	40	0.010%	5.82x
2099	Saxby	40	0.010%	1.46x
2100	Scudder	40	0.010%	7.09x