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 Gross, with 23 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
3101	Gross	23	0.000%	2.13x
3102	Hallows	23	0.000%	2.03x
3103	Harland	23	0.000%	0.48x
3104	Hathaway	23	0.000%	0.77x
3105	Hearne	23	0.000%	1.19x
3106	Hitchin	23	0.000%	1.65x
3107	Holding	23	0.000%	0.45x
3108	Home	23	0.000%	1.60x
3109	Hornby	23	0.000%	0.35x
3110	Howgego	23	0.000%	17.07x
3111	Irvine	23	0.000%	0.18x
3112	Jago	23	0.000%	1.04x
3113	Kemble	23	0.000%	2.41x
3114	Kentfield	23	0.000%	9.71x
3115	Kimber	23	0.000%	0.42x
3116	Kind	23	0.000%	3.38x
3117	Kirkby	23	0.000%	0.70x
3118	Kitchener	23	0.000%	1.17x
3119	Knightley	23	0.000%	4.72x
3120	Laker	23	0.000%	0.94x
3121	Ledgerton	23	0.000%	38.53x
3122	Levell	23	0.000%	4.96x
3123	Lindsey	23	0.000%	0.78x
3124	Linton	23	0.000%	0.49x
3125	Lissimore	23	0.000%	15.51x
3126	Litchfield	23	0.000%	0.97x
3127	Littler	23	0.000%	0.60x
3128	Lorking	23	0.000%	22.97x
3129	Luffman	23	0.000%	3.61x
3130	Lunn	23	0.000%	0.31x
3131	Mahony	23	0.000%	1.75x
3132	Maitland	23	0.000%	0.61x
3133	Margerum	23	0.000%	29.13x
3134	Melbourne	23	0.000%	1.96x
3135	Moxon	23	0.000%	0.71x
3136	Murrey	23	0.000%	1.47x
3137	Myers	23	0.000%	0.15x
3138	Nichol	23	0.000%	0.37x
3139	Olive	23	0.000%	1.11x
3140	Otley	23	0.000%	2.37x
3141	Paveley	23	0.000%	20.24x
3142	Peak	23	0.000%	0.95x
3143	Popperwell	23	0.000%	18.66x
3144	Povey	23	0.000%	0.66x
3145	Prance	23	0.000%	5.43x
3146	Presland	23	0.000%	3.11x
3147	Quinton	23	0.000%	0.86x
3148	Ramplin	23	0.000%	9.96x
3149	Richell	23	0.000%	39.84x
3150	Rickard	23	0.000%	0.58x
3151	Ridpath	23	0.000%	9.56x
3152	Salisbury	23	0.000%	0.40x
3153	Saul	23	0.000%	0.78x
3154	Saxton	23	0.000%	0.67x
3155	Sayward	23	0.000%	25.42x
3156	Scarf	23	0.000%	4.56x
3157	Scotney	23	0.000%	2.33x
3158	Sellwood	23	0.000%	2.46x
3159	Sidey	23	0.000%	3.72x
3160	Solly	23	0.000%	2.21x
3161	Stanes	23	0.000%	12.07x
3162	Stiles	23	0.000%	0.72x
3163	Sylvester	23	0.000%	1.19x
3164	Symes	23	0.000%	0.54x
3165	Tagg	23	0.000%	1.05x
3166	Teece	23	0.000%	3.03x
3167	Templeman	23	0.000%	1.03x
3168	Tierney	23	0.000%	0.97x
3169	Tilbury	23	0.000%	1.04x
3170	Tombs	23	0.000%	0.79x
3171	Tunstall	23	0.000%	0.75x
3172	Turtle	23	0.000%	2.05x
3173	Wickens	23	0.000%	0.63x
3174	Wykes	23	0.000%	1.14x
3175	Baskett	22	0.000%	3.37x
3176	Bateson	22	0.000%	0.61x
3177	Baverstock	22	0.000%	1.65x
3178	Billington	22	0.000%	0.35x
3179	Birkin	22	0.000%	1.94x
3180	Boley	22	0.000%	8.05x
3181	Boucher	22	0.000%	0.72x
3182	Boulter	22	0.000%	0.75x
3183	Bowler	22	0.000%	0.31x
3184	Brewitt	22	0.000%	4.86x
3185	Brunton	22	0.000%	0.49x
3186	Burbridge	22	0.000%	1.10x
3187	Bysouth	22	0.000%	7.72x
3188	Capel	22	0.000%	1.29x
3189	Charrington	22	0.000%	6.84x
3190	Cockburn	22	0.000%	0.30x
3191	Colby	22	0.000%	1.84x
3192	Collinson	22	0.000%	0.33x
3193	Coney	22	0.000%	1.34x
3194	Conyard	22	0.000%	10.29x
3195	Coston	22	0.000%	6.76x
3196	Coventry	22	0.000%	0.96x
3197	Cowan	22	0.000%	0.19x
3198	Crammer	22	0.000%	15.45x
3199	Crowther	22	0.000%	0.13x
3200	Culf	22	0.000%	14.11x