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 Lynes, with 28 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
2701	Lynes	28	0.000%	1.88x
2702	Mackay	28	0.000%	0.13x
2703	Merrifield	28	0.000%	2.05x
2704	Mullins	28	0.000%	0.51x
2705	Musgrove	28	0.000%	1.01x
2706	Myson	28	0.000%	10.03x
2707	Northcott	28	0.000%	1.07x
2708	Orpen	28	0.000%	12.54x
2709	Penfold	28	0.000%	0.57x
2710	Pick	28	0.000%	0.76x
2711	Pinder	28	0.000%	0.40x
2712	Plane	28	0.000%	4.21x
2713	Pollock	28	0.000%	0.33x
2714	Poulson	28	0.000%	2.03x
2715	Puncher	28	0.000%	16.53x
2716	Rank	28	0.000%	9.20x
2717	Rann	28	0.000%	4.54x
2718	Revill	28	0.000%	1.09x
2719	Shelsher	28	0.000%	45.46x
2720	Silver	28	0.000%	0.85x
2721	Stuttle	28	0.000%	20.49x
2722	Taffs	28	0.000%	10.10x
2723	Tann	28	0.000%	3.20x
2724	Tarrant	28	0.000%	0.69x
2725	Tozer	28	0.000%	0.81x
2726	Tylor	28	0.000%	4.86x
2727	Varney	28	0.000%	0.93x
2728	Whistler	28	0.000%	4.63x
2729	Woodruff	28	0.000%	1.03x
2730	Alcock	27	0.000%	0.32x
2731	Arthey	27	0.000%	20.03x
2732	Bale	27	0.000%	0.62x
2733	Batten	27	0.000%	0.51x
2734	Blaxall	27	0.000%	18.21x
2735	Boswell	27	0.000%	0.50x
2736	Breeze	27	0.000%	0.76x
2737	Brodie	27	0.000%	0.35x
2738	Carlton	27	0.000%	0.91x
2739	Clubb	27	0.000%	2.68x
2740	Collicott	27	0.000%	11.31x
2741	Colton	27	0.000%	1.40x
2742	Crussell	27	0.000%	25.97x
2743	Cuff	27	0.000%	1.20x
2744	Deer	27	0.000%	3.00x
2745	Dew	27	0.000%	0.80x
2746	Elvin	27	0.000%	1.33x
2747	Erswell	27	0.000%	21.58x
2748	Ewing	27	0.000%	0.51x
2749	Findlay	27	0.000%	0.23x
2750	Fleet	27	0.000%	0.70x
2751	Galloway	27	0.000%	0.27x
2752	Garnish	27	0.000%	10.95x
2753	Gee	27	0.000%	0.18x
2754	Going	27	0.000%	15.08x
2755	Goodrich	27	0.000%	2.26x
2756	Goult	27	0.000%	6.52x
2757	Hamlin	27	0.000%	1.61x
2758	Instance	27	0.000%	18.46x
2759	Jackaman	27	0.000%	7.38x
2760	Keens	27	0.000%	6.65x
2761	Keep	27	0.000%	1.29x
2762	Keith	27	0.000%	0.44x
2763	Kennard	27	0.000%	0.96x
2764	Killick	27	0.000%	0.92x
2765	Langman	27	0.000%	3.09x
2766	Maddocks	27	0.000%	0.77x
2767	Manley	27	0.000%	0.42x
2768	Mcdonald	27	0.000%	0.58x
2769	Merrett	27	0.000%	0.77x
2770	Muir	27	0.000%	0.12x
2771	Muller	27	0.000%	1.26x
2772	Mullett	27	0.000%	1.50x
2773	Musk	27	0.000%	2.03x
2774	Nock	27	0.000%	1.06x
2775	Orriss	27	0.000%	5.72x
2776	Overton	27	0.000%	0.48x
2777	Parks	27	0.000%	0.45x
2778	Pells	27	0.000%	3.87x
2779	Percy	27	0.000%	0.50x
2780	Petts	27	0.000%	1.84x
2781	Pitman	27	0.000%	0.51x
2782	Powter	27	0.000%	7.42x
2783	Pryer	27	0.000%	2.32x
2784	Purdy	27	0.000%	0.82x
2785	Pyman	27	0.000%	5.48x
2786	Quinlan	27	0.000%	2.12x
2787	Rapley	27	0.000%	1.51x
2788	Rawlins	27	0.000%	0.80x
2789	Rickwood	27	0.000%	3.08x
2790	Sammons	27	0.000%	3.05x
2791	Saywood	27	0.000%	21.25x
2792	Scowen	27	0.000%	7.38x
2793	Shuttle	27	0.000%	6.61x
2794	Speedy	27	0.000%	6.40x
2795	Spriggs	27	0.000%	0.94x
2796	Stephen	27	0.000%	0.27x
2797	Stocks	27	0.000%	0.43x
2798	Stockwell	27	0.000%	0.79x
2799	Thomason	27	0.000%	0.80x
2800	Trayling	27	0.000%	31.87x