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 Warmington, with 27 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
2801	Warmington	27	0.000%	2.53x
2802	Bagnall	26	0.000%	0.53x
2803	Boorman	26	0.000%	1.21x
2804	Bowling	26	0.000%	1.22x
2805	Bunten	26	0.000%	6.11x
2806	Burchell	26	0.000%	1.01x
2807	Cade	26	0.000%	1.45x
2808	Cansell	26	0.000%	33.77x
2809	Carswell	26	0.000%	1.23x
2810	Catt	26	0.000%	1.10x
2811	Cattermole	26	0.000%	1.69x
2812	Cleverly	26	0.000%	2.06x
2813	Cockett	26	0.000%	3.49x
2814	Comber	26	0.000%	1.34x
2815	Craske	26	0.000%	2.73x
2816	Dempsey	26	0.000%	0.72x
2817	Dickinson	26	0.000%	0.11x
2818	Dorman	26	0.000%	1.40x
2819	Emmons	26	0.000%	12.06x
2820	Farnsworth	26	0.000%	1.09x
2821	Fieldgate	26	0.000%	25.00x
2822	Gibling	26	0.000%	9.86x
2823	Gilmore	26	0.000%	0.77x
2824	Goslin	26	0.000%	5.42x
2825	Gowen	26	0.000%	2.41x
2826	Heale	26	0.000%	1.87x
2827	Hedge	26	0.000%	1.86x
2828	Hinds	26	0.000%	0.65x
2829	Hogan	26	0.000%	0.45x
2830	Hosking	26	0.000%	0.60x
2831	Hoskins	26	0.000%	0.46x
2832	Judge	26	0.000%	0.42x
2833	Knowler	26	0.000%	4.84x
2834	Larman	26	0.000%	4.81x
2835	Larter	26	0.000%	2.42x
2836	Lawton	26	0.000%	0.17x
2837	Leman	26	0.000%	2.94x
2838	Light	26	0.000%	0.49x
2839	Lockett	26	0.000%	0.62x
2840	Macey	26	0.000%	0.82x
2841	Marvin	26	0.000%	2.41x
2842	Masson	26	0.000%	0.73x
2843	Moir	26	0.000%	0.33x
2844	Monger	26	0.000%	2.49x
2845	Myhill	26	0.000%	2.09x
2846	Newstead	26	0.000%	1.30x
2847	Pask	26	0.000%	1.68x
2848	Petre	26	0.000%	6.89x
2849	Poupard	26	0.000%	19.02x
2850	Puffett	26	0.000%	7.76x
2851	Ranger	26	0.000%	1.38x
2852	Ransome	26	0.000%	1.43x
2853	Ripper	26	0.000%	6.92x
2854	Rippon	26	0.000%	1.30x
2855	Ritchie	26	0.000%	0.13x
2856	Saddington	26	0.000%	2.24x
2857	Samford	26	0.000%	30.02x
2858	Seales	26	0.000%	6.17x
2859	Shepard	26	0.000%	1.58x
2860	Sillitoe	26	0.000%	3.19x
2861	Simpkins	26	0.000%	1.00x
2862	Smithson	26	0.000%	0.47x
2863	Speakman	26	0.000%	0.98x
2864	Spendley	26	0.000%	13.78x
2865	Spurling	26	0.000%	3.07x
2866	Stimson	26	0.000%	1.72x
2867	Tadgell	26	0.000%	23.29x
2868	Terris	26	0.000%	9.65x
2869	Tighe	26	0.000%	1.95x
2870	Tomkins	26	0.000%	0.44x
2871	Twyford	26	0.000%	3.20x
2872	Wand	26	0.000%	2.71x
2873	Warburton	26	0.000%	0.18x
2874	Waskett	26	0.000%	28.14x
2875	Waterhouse	26	0.000%	0.30x
2876	Weight	26	0.000%	1.99x
2877	Wenn	26	0.000%	5.08x
2878	Whiffin	26	0.000%	3.17x
2879	Whitlock	26	0.000%	0.76x
2880	Whybro	26	0.000%	15.52x
2881	Wortley	26	0.000%	1.49x
2882	Wotton	26	0.000%	1.58x
2883	Alley	25	0.000%	3.19x
2884	Arrowsmith	25	0.000%	0.56x
2885	Ash	25	0.000%	0.26x
2886	Baillie	25	0.000%	0.42x
2887	Barret	25	0.000%	1.53x
2888	Bartrop	25	0.000%	6.21x
2889	Bew	25	0.000%	3.13x
2890	Bodger	25	0.000%	3.01x
2891	Bore	25	0.000%	5.74x
2892	Bradd	25	0.000%	17.09x
2893	Bullimore	25	0.000%	2.05x
2894	Bumby	25	0.000%	5.05x
2895	Chadwick	25	0.000%	0.10x
2896	Cheesman	25	0.000%	0.85x
2897	Chidley	25	0.000%	3.17x
2898	Churchman	25	0.000%	1.70x
2899	Collison	25	0.000%	1.06x
2900	Coult	25	0.000%	8.12x