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 Barley, with 29 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
2601	Barley	29	0.010%	0.91x
2602	Brien	29	0.010%	1.47x
2603	Burnes	29	0.010%	2.77x
2604	Carman	29	0.010%	1.51x
2605	Case	29	0.010%	0.50x
2606	Cash	29	0.010%	0.76x
2607	Clamp	29	0.010%	1.65x
2608	Corner	29	0.010%	0.69x
2609	Culling	29	0.010%	3.09x
2610	Darling	29	0.010%	0.53x
2611	Disney	29	0.010%	3.18x
2612	Drayton	29	0.010%	1.43x
2613	Egan	29	0.010%	0.61x
2614	Elcock	29	0.010%	2.33x
2615	Ennew	29	0.010%	30.74x
2616	Eyre	29	0.010%	0.42x
2617	Farrington	29	0.010%	0.59x
2618	Foulsham	29	0.010%	6.02x
2619	Gann	29	0.010%	5.05x
2620	Gibbins	29	0.010%	0.66x
2621	Gleed	29	0.010%	2.42x
2622	Goodrum	29	0.010%	3.77x
2623	Hand	29	0.010%	0.42x
2624	Hansell	29	0.010%	2.50x
2625	Harrisson	29	0.010%	3.16x
2626	Hays	29	0.010%	1.18x
2627	Hennessey	29	0.010%	2.88x
2628	Hillman	29	0.010%	0.58x
2629	Hone	29	0.010%	1.48x
2630	Horth	29	0.010%	10.04x
2631	Hummerston	29	0.010%	13.95x
2632	Jaques	29	0.010%	0.68x
2633	Kingsley	29	0.010%	2.87x
2634	Larkins	29	0.010%	1.69x
2635	Liddiard	29	0.010%	2.19x
2636	Lye	29	0.010%	1.86x
2637	Mackie	29	0.010%	0.24x
2638	Maidment	29	0.010%	0.91x
2639	Markwell	29	0.010%	2.74x
2640	Neave	29	0.010%	1.07x
2641	Newall	29	0.010%	0.88x
2642	Oconnor	29	0.010%	0.88x
2643	Pearse	29	0.010%	0.47x
2644	Pedder	29	0.010%	1.43x
2645	Penson	29	0.010%	3.54x
2646	Power	29	0.010%	0.38x
2647	Pyke	29	0.010%	1.46x
2648	Reardon	29	0.010%	1.15x
2649	Redgrave	29	0.010%	2.29x
2650	Ruff	29	0.010%	1.56x
2651	Russel	29	0.010%	0.73x
2652	Samson	29	0.010%	0.70x
2653	Shadwell	29	0.010%	4.42x
2654	Springford	29	0.010%	10.18x
2655	Stockley	29	0.010%	1.17x
2656	Sunshine	29	0.010%	18.60x
2657	Threader	29	0.010%	11.24x
2658	Travis	29	0.010%	0.43x
2659	Traylor	29	0.010%	16.93x
2660	Wingrove	29	0.010%	1.72x
2661	Alder	28	0.000%	0.68x
2662	Banner	28	0.000%	0.89x
2663	Bartholemew	28	0.000%	4.72x
2664	Bavin	28	0.000%	4.88x
2665	Bennet	28	0.000%	0.35x
2666	Benning	28	0.000%	3.64x
2667	Bernard	28	0.000%	1.17x
2668	Bloss	28	0.000%	7.24x
2669	Blundon	28	0.000%	13.85x
2670	Boardman	28	0.000%	0.30x
2671	Body	28	0.000%	1.42x
2672	Bower	28	0.000%	0.27x
2673	Brackley	28	0.000%	2.82x
2674	Broome	28	0.000%	0.98x
2675	Burkett	28	0.000%	2.41x
2676	Catchpool	28	0.000%	9.15x
2677	Conner	28	0.000%	0.63x
2678	Cormack	28	0.000%	0.64x
2679	Creasy	28	0.000%	2.39x
2680	Debenham	28	0.000%	2.62x
2681	Dench	28	0.000%	2.59x
2682	Duncomb	28	0.000%	10.85x
2683	Durrell	28	0.000%	6.27x
2684	Elsey	28	0.000%	1.58x
2685	Gipps	28	0.000%	16.53x
2686	Grayston	28	0.000%	3.41x
2687	Gypps	28	0.000%	41.57x
2688	Hardie	28	0.000%	0.37x
2689	Haws	28	0.000%	4.35x
2690	Heathcote	28	0.000%	0.60x
2691	Heaton	28	0.000%	0.20x
2692	Hibberd	28	0.000%	0.79x
2693	Holiday	28	0.000%	1.73x
2694	Ingate	28	0.000%	13.85x
2695	Kearns	28	0.000%	1.56x
2696	Lagdon	28	0.000%	15.80x
2697	Langham	28	0.000%	1.11x
2698	Leverett	28	0.000%	3.22x
2699	Lobley	28	0.000%	2.43x
2700	Lockyer	28	0.000%	0.64x