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 Dearing, with 22 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
3201	Dearing	22	0.000%	2.04x
3202	Dunham	22	0.000%	0.75x
3203	Dunmore	22	0.000%	2.04x
3204	Dunt	22	0.000%	6.04x
3205	Dwyer	22	0.000%	0.68x
3206	Dye	22	0.000%	0.58x
3207	Earthy	22	0.000%	12.03x
3208	Fall	22	0.000%	1.77x
3209	Fance	22	0.000%	24.31x
3210	Farrar	22	0.000%	0.29x
3211	Farrell	22	0.000%	0.20x
3212	Fidgett	22	0.000%	14.11x
3213	Finlay	22	0.000%	0.37x
3214	Frank	22	0.000%	0.90x
3215	Franklyn	22	0.000%	6.80x
3216	Fudge	22	0.000%	1.02x
3217	Gillard	22	0.000%	0.44x
3218	Goater	22	0.000%	3.29x
3219	Goodfellow	22	0.000%	0.43x
3220	Goodhew	22	0.000%	2.39x
3221	Greenland	22	0.000%	1.21x
3222	Guest	22	0.000%	0.18x
3223	Gunter	22	0.000%	1.09x
3224	Hardman	22	0.000%	0.19x
3225	Harrold	22	0.000%	0.85x
3226	Hazelwood	22	0.000%	2.31x
3227	Hazleton	22	0.000%	10.11x
3228	Hemming	22	0.000%	0.43x
3229	Hepburn	22	0.000%	0.43x
3230	Hickey	22	0.000%	0.61x
3231	Holwell	22	0.000%	4.11x
3232	Hopgood	22	0.000%	1.46x
3233	Howarth	22	0.000%	0.08x
3234	Isaacs	22	0.000%	0.44x
3235	Jefferson	22	0.000%	0.35x
3236	Jepps	22	0.000%	5.55x
3237	Keating	22	0.000%	0.77x
3238	Kellock	22	0.000%	3.12x
3239	Langridge	22	0.000%	0.65x
3240	Langton	22	0.000%	0.48x
3241	Latham	22	0.000%	0.19x
3242	Man	22	0.000%	2.09x
3243	Martins	22	0.000%	2.33x
3244	Mckenzie	22	0.000%	1.14x
3245	Mooney	22	0.000%	0.33x
3246	Nicol	22	0.000%	0.18x
3247	Nutting	22	0.000%	2.09x
3248	Oakman	22	0.000%	5.39x
3249	Parkhurst	22	0.000%	3.65x
3250	Peterson	22	0.000%	0.75x
3251	Philbey	22	0.000%	10.02x
3252	Piggot	22	0.000%	4.10x
3253	Pigott	22	0.000%	1.00x
3254	Pilcher	22	0.000%	0.76x
3255	Redwood	22	0.000%	1.41x
3256	Rippen	22	0.000%	11.43x
3257	Robb	22	0.000%	0.22x
3258	Rodda	22	0.000%	1.52x
3259	Roger	22	0.000%	1.11x
3260	Rutherford	22	0.000%	0.16x
3261	Scotcher	22	0.000%	3.44x
3262	Shedd	22	0.000%	21.56x
3263	Sheen	22	0.000%	0.57x
3264	Sole	22	0.000%	1.65x
3265	Solomon	22	0.000%	0.56x
3266	Spells	22	0.000%	11.78x
3267	Spendelow	22	0.000%	9.68x
3268	Steven	22	0.000%	0.50x
3269	Stillwell	22	0.000%	2.44x
3270	Stout	22	0.000%	0.80x
3271	Stracey	22	0.000%	5.03x
3272	Stubbing	22	0.000%	8.22x
3273	Tappenden	22	0.000%	3.08x
3274	Tatham	22	0.000%	1.13x
3275	Tipler	22	0.000%	2.67x
3276	Tipple	22	0.000%	2.68x
3277	Tripp	22	0.000%	0.78x
3278	Truman	22	0.000%	0.61x
3279	Tufnell	22	0.000%	7.57x
3280	Tydeman	22	0.000%	4.46x
3281	Watford	22	0.000%	2.84x
3282	Weeden	22	0.000%	1.85x
3283	Weir	22	0.000%	0.15x
3284	Willison	22	0.000%	1.81x
3285	Woodhams	22	0.000%	1.54x
3286	Woolner	22	0.000%	3.58x
3287	Yeoman	22	0.000%	0.60x
3288	Alp	21	0.000%	8.39x
3289	Anstey	21	0.000%	1.27x
3290	Asplin	21	0.000%	4.76x
3291	Ayers	21	0.000%	0.61x
3292	Bane	21	0.000%	2.96x
3293	Bartley	21	0.000%	0.76x
3294	Bartrip	21	0.000%	16.28x
3295	Bevis	21	0.000%	1.05x
3296	Bigmore	21	0.000%	4.98x
3297	Blackshaw	21	0.000%	0.79x
3298	Boast	21	0.000%	1.81x
3299	Borkett	21	0.000%	20.20x
3300	Brennan	21	0.000%	0.35x