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 Spence, with 40 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
2101	Spence	40	0.010%	0.21x
2102	Stpier	40	0.010%	47.22x
2103	Stuck	40	0.010%	18.06x
2104	Theedom	40	0.010%	43.30x
2105	Tofts	40	0.010%	6.15x
2106	Warne	40	0.010%	0.95x
2107	Whitney	40	0.010%	1.34x
2108	Abbot	39	0.010%	1.43x
2109	Adamson	39	0.010%	0.26x
2110	Backler	39	0.010%	9.98x
2111	Boltwood	39	0.010%	24.70x
2112	Bonnett	39	0.010%	2.68x
2113	Boultwood	39	0.010%	11.85x
2114	Boutell	39	0.010%	13.69x
2115	Bridgeman	39	0.010%	1.84x
2116	Brignell	39	0.010%	15.01x
2117	Broomfield	39	0.010%	1.01x
2118	Caswell	39	0.010%	1.39x
2119	Cramphorn	39	0.010%	15.58x
2120	Crockford	39	0.010%	1.99x
2121	Dalby	39	0.010%	0.84x
2122	Denman	39	0.010%	1.52x
2123	Dockrill	39	0.010%	15.95x
2124	Fairbank	39	0.010%	3.02x
2125	Frith	39	0.010%	0.68x
2126	Glynn	39	0.010%	1.53x
2127	Gouldstone	39	0.010%	17.77x
2128	Hitchen	39	0.010%	0.99x
2129	Kenny	39	0.010%	0.56x
2130	Kidby	39	0.010%	10.83x
2131	Kitteridge	39	0.010%	18.93x
2132	Langford	39	0.010%	0.43x
2133	Lingwood	39	0.010%	3.70x
2134	Samms	39	0.010%	19.48x
2135	Savile	39	0.010%	9.51x
2136	Scarff	39	0.010%	5.64x
2137	Sear	39	0.010%	1.81x
2138	Singleton	39	0.010%	0.34x
2139	Squire	39	0.010%	0.57x
2140	Steadman	39	0.010%	1.10x
2141	Tokley	39	0.010%	49.40x
2142	Towers	39	0.010%	0.58x
2143	Trayler	39	0.010%	26.30x
2144	Vickery	39	0.010%	0.93x
2145	Alford	38	0.010%	0.77x
2146	Avery	38	0.010%	0.39x
2147	Blakeley	38	0.010%	1.59x
2148	Blythe	38	0.010%	0.87x
2149	Braid	38	0.010%	1.80x
2150	Burford	38	0.010%	1.18x
2151	Carnell	38	0.010%	2.18x
2152	Cundy	38	0.010%	2.53x
2153	Deed	38	0.010%	12.81x
2154	Dover	38	0.010%	1.46x
2155	Dowman	38	0.010%	5.62x
2156	Dowsing	38	0.010%	5.98x
2157	Eden	38	0.010%	0.65x
2158	Eldridge	38	0.010%	0.60x
2159	Ellison	38	0.010%	0.31x
2160	Farnham	38	0.010%	3.26x
2161	Flegg	38	0.010%	4.61x
2162	Gazzard	38	0.010%	7.48x
2163	Haylock	38	0.010%	2.42x
2164	Hendry	38	0.010%	0.42x
2165	Hibbs	38	0.010%	1.90x
2166	Holman	38	0.010%	0.46x
2167	Horwood	38	0.010%	1.39x
2168	Hussey	38	0.010%	0.65x
2169	Hutt	38	0.010%	1.54x
2170	Jenner	38	0.010%	0.55x
2171	Lavender	38	0.010%	1.05x
2172	Lipscombe	38	0.010%	2.45x
2173	Lorkin	38	0.010%	23.22x
2174	Mack	38	0.010%	0.66x
2175	Maguire	38	0.010%	0.64x
2176	Millard	38	0.010%	0.40x
2177	Munt	38	0.010%	2.75x
2178	Nears	38	0.010%	34.03x
2179	Nix	38	0.010%	2.55x
2180	Packman	38	0.010%	2.68x
2181	Peace	38	0.010%	0.73x
2182	Pentney	38	0.010%	10.07x
2183	Philbrick	38	0.010%	12.18x
2184	Pigg	38	0.010%	2.23x
2185	Ricketts	38	0.010%	0.68x
2186	Rout	38	0.010%	4.23x
2187	Sainty	38	0.010%	10.39x
2188	Scruby	38	0.010%	8.40x
2189	Sealey	38	0.010%	2.01x
2190	Spratt	38	0.010%	1.18x
2191	Taverner	38	0.010%	3.62x
2192	Turnnidge	38	0.010%	35.26x
2193	Twinn	38	0.010%	7.42x
2194	Warden	38	0.010%	0.92x
2195	Watt	38	0.010%	0.17x
2196	Westley	38	0.010%	1.60x
2197	Whipp	38	0.010%	2.04x
2198	Whiteman	38	0.010%	1.02x
2199	Wild	38	0.010%	0.16x
2200	Willsmer	38	0.010%	41.13x