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 Fayers, with 31 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
2501	Fayers	31	0.010%	3.46x
2502	Ferris	31	0.010%	0.54x
2503	Flatt	31	0.010%	2.43x
2504	Flynn	31	0.010%	0.28x
2505	Gostling	31	0.010%	4.03x
2506	Greenfield	31	0.010%	0.48x
2507	Hilsden	31	0.010%	11.75x
2508	Hunwicks	31	0.010%	43.53x
2509	Isbell	31	0.010%	10.39x
2510	Knox	31	0.010%	0.31x
2511	Lang	31	0.010%	0.24x
2512	Moul	31	0.010%	10.00x
2513	Newport	31	0.010%	1.06x
2514	Pascoe	31	0.010%	0.47x
2515	Rampling	31	0.010%	5.26x
2516	Rash	31	0.010%	10.95x
2517	Reddington	31	0.010%	4.37x
2518	Rogerson	31	0.010%	0.44x
2519	Schmidt	31	0.010%	2.43x
2520	Scrivner	31	0.010%	16.95x
2521	Smale	31	0.010%	0.82x
2522	Squirrell	31	0.010%	4.25x
2523	Stillman	31	0.010%	5.13x
2524	Sweet	31	0.010%	0.60x
2525	Taber	31	0.010%	16.43x
2526	Thoroughgood	31	0.010%	10.13x
2527	Tiffen	31	0.010%	6.47x
2528	Want	31	0.010%	2.62x
2529	Westrop	31	0.010%	8.09x
2530	Whale	31	0.010%	0.96x
2531	Whiten	31	0.010%	10.45x
2532	Wingfield	31	0.010%	1.16x
2533	Woodcraft	31	0.010%	7.67x
2534	Woodgate	31	0.010%	1.14x
2535	Woodwards	31	0.010%	6.31x
2536	Adey	30	0.010%	1.62x
2537	Alen	30	0.010%	16.23x
2538	Allerton	30	0.010%	2.27x
2539	Ashdown	30	0.010%	0.92x
2540	Backhouse	30	0.010%	0.70x
2541	Barns	30	0.010%	0.81x
2542	Beresford	30	0.010%	0.71x
2543	Bliss	30	0.010%	0.85x
2544	Borley	30	0.010%	3.39x
2545	Borrett	30	0.010%	3.50x
2546	Botham	30	0.010%	1.99x
2547	Bowley	30	0.010%	0.95x
2548	Branson	30	0.010%	1.45x
2549	Buss	30	0.010%	1.62x
2550	Cheshire	30	0.010%	0.68x
2551	Chiles	30	0.010%	5.37x
2552	Christie	30	0.010%	0.16x
2553	Clegg	30	0.010%	0.15x
2554	Cocksedge	30	0.010%	3.38x
2555	Cornhill	30	0.010%	6.69x
2556	Currell	30	0.010%	3.41x
2557	Deaves	30	0.010%	8.66x
2558	Diaper	30	0.010%	3.04x
2559	Easy	30	0.010%	4.84x
2560	Ffitch	30	0.010%	27.34x
2561	Gadsby	30	0.010%	1.27x
2562	Garratt	30	0.010%	0.51x
2563	Geeves	30	0.010%	6.49x
2564	Germany	30	0.010%	6.66x
2565	Giffin	30	0.010%	5.18x
2566	Glass	30	0.010%	0.50x
2567	Healey	30	0.010%	0.32x
2568	Heasman	30	0.010%	1.99x
2569	Jaggers	30	0.010%	7.71x
2570	Kersey	30	0.010%	2.72x
2571	Kittle	30	0.010%	4.76x
2572	Langdon	30	0.010%	0.67x
2573	Lyon	30	0.010%	0.25x
2574	Mallinson	30	0.010%	0.63x
2575	Marshal	30	0.010%	2.47x
2576	Mellish	30	0.010%	2.45x
2577	Minett	30	0.010%	2.85x
2578	Mountain	30	0.010%	0.73x
2579	Neil	30	0.010%	0.39x
2580	Oates	30	0.010%	0.33x
2581	Ockendon	30	0.010%	19.24x
2582	Osbourne	30	0.010%	1.41x
2583	Overett	30	0.010%	19.48x
2584	Pamphilon	30	0.010%	12.67x
2585	Papworth	30	0.010%	1.34x
2586	Pardoe	30	0.010%	1.06x
2587	Pitcher	30	0.010%	0.67x
2588	Pittman	30	0.010%	2.12x
2589	Plumstead	30	0.010%	9.74x
2590	Race	30	0.010%	0.95x
2591	Raynor	30	0.010%	0.75x
2592	Ringe	30	0.010%	11.37x
2593	Skeggs	30	0.010%	3.63x
2594	Traveller	30	0.010%	23.26x
2595	Twin	30	0.010%	20.78x
2596	Willoughby	30	0.010%	0.60x
2597	Willsmore	30	0.010%	32.47x
2598	Wing	30	0.010%	0.83x
2599	Younger	30	0.010%	0.96x
2600	Atherton	29	0.010%	0.28x