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 Doyle, with 33 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
2401	Doyle	33	0.010%	0.24x
2402	Fairman	33	0.010%	2.64x
2403	Fielding	33	0.010%	0.26x
2404	Foskett	33	0.010%	2.44x
2405	German	33	0.010%	1.23x
2406	Glenny	33	0.010%	9.02x
2407	Goodall	33	0.010%	0.27x
2408	Gowing	33	0.010%	2.33x
2409	Gunner	33	0.010%	1.74x
2410	Guyver	33	0.010%	32.35x
2411	Hampshire	33	0.010%	1.01x
2412	Harvy	33	0.010%	5.91x
2413	Haycock	33	0.010%	1.02x
2414	Hews	33	0.010%	8.20x
2415	Hutchin	33	0.010%	4.92x
2416	Laing	33	0.010%	0.28x
2417	Luckin	33	0.010%	10.64x
2418	Lucy	33	0.010%	2.76x
2419	Manby	33	0.010%	5.27x
2420	Mayer	33	0.010%	1.00x
2421	Melton	33	0.010%	1.62x
2422	Messenger	33	0.010%	0.74x
2423	Mudd	33	0.010%	1.35x
2424	Newcomb	33	0.010%	2.43x
2425	Nicoll	33	0.010%	0.63x
2426	Noaks	33	0.010%	10.64x
2427	Peel	33	0.010%	0.32x
2428	Phillip	33	0.010%	1.13x
2429	Prime	33	0.010%	1.46x
2430	Pyle	33	0.010%	1.40x
2431	Rashbrook	33	0.010%	14.90x
2432	Sackett	33	0.010%	5.58x
2433	Strickland	33	0.010%	0.72x
2434	Stroud	33	0.010%	0.55x
2435	Taplin	33	0.010%	1.64x
2436	Trussell	33	0.010%	6.01x
2437	Whyman	33	0.010%	2.14x
2438	Ayling	32	0.010%	0.77x
2439	Banister	32	0.010%	1.33x
2440	Beasley	32	0.010%	0.51x
2441	Beecham	32	0.010%	2.07x
2442	Booker	32	0.010%	0.46x
2443	Bowell	32	0.010%	2.68x
2444	Brandon	32	0.010%	1.09x
2445	Burridge	32	0.010%	0.82x
2446	Carson	32	0.010%	0.50x
2447	Chittock	32	0.010%	5.69x
2448	Cleary	32	0.010%	1.34x
2449	Clifton	32	0.010%	0.39x
2450	Crickmore	32	0.010%	4.99x
2451	Dains	32	0.010%	16.79x
2452	Dickens	32	0.010%	0.53x
2453	Dring	32	0.010%	1.25x
2454	Druce	32	0.010%	2.15x
2455	Fairbrother	32	0.010%	0.98x
2456	Flick	32	0.010%	10.79x
2457	Godbold	32	0.010%	3.12x
2458	Grafton	32	0.010%	2.01x
2459	Hickson	32	0.010%	0.80x
2460	High	32	0.010%	1.23x
2461	Hoye	32	0.010%	7.80x
2462	Huckle	32	0.010%	1.75x
2463	Huntley	32	0.010%	0.79x
2464	Jarrett	32	0.010%	0.61x
2465	Joslyn	32	0.010%	14.45x
2466	Langstone	32	0.010%	5.21x
2467	Leeder	32	0.010%	2.57x
2468	Levitt	32	0.010%	1.66x
2469	Lewes	32	0.010%	2.35x
2470	Lingard	32	0.010%	0.87x
2471	Luxford	32	0.010%	2.64x
2472	Obrien	32	0.010%	0.38x
2473	Oldham	32	0.010%	0.32x
2474	Perfect	32	0.010%	2.48x
2475	Prentis	32	0.010%	7.13x
2476	Rainbow	32	0.010%	1.34x
2477	Rollingson	32	0.010%	24.08x
2478	Row	32	0.010%	1.08x
2479	Shorten	32	0.010%	5.01x
2480	Spink	32	0.010%	0.69x
2481	Steer	32	0.010%	0.48x
2482	Welton	32	0.010%	1.53x
2483	Winney	32	0.010%	6.81x
2484	Barrick	31	0.010%	6.71x
2485	Beeson	31	0.010%	1.34x
2486	Bertram	31	0.010%	1.12x
2487	Blair	31	0.010%	0.21x
2488	Blundell	31	0.010%	0.46x
2489	Busby	31	0.010%	0.51x
2490	Chater	31	0.010%	1.75x
2491	Cranwell	31	0.010%	7.25x
2492	Crossley	31	0.010%	0.20x
2493	Daniel	31	0.010%	0.24x
2494	Dansie	31	0.010%	12.48x
2495	Donald	31	0.010%	0.27x
2496	Dunmow	31	0.010%	34.26x
2497	Edgar	31	0.010%	0.35x
2498	Elsden	31	0.010%	4.40x
2499	Enefer	31	0.010%	14.38x
2500	Enness	31	0.010%	18.09x