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 Aldons, with 14 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
4301	Aldons	14	0.000%	6.67x
4302	Appleyard	14	0.000%	0.27x
4303	Arrow	14	0.000%	4.20x
4304	Bache	14	0.000%	1.18x
4305	Badger	14	0.000%	0.42x
4306	Balcomb	14	0.000%	2.33x
4307	Bannerman	14	0.000%	0.69x
4308	Banning	14	0.000%	1.68x
4309	Bartham	14	0.000%	10.85x
4310	Batsford	14	0.000%	3.11x
4311	Batty	14	0.000%	0.16x
4312	Beattie	14	0.000%	0.11x
4313	Bedingfield	14	0.000%	2.91x
4314	Bence	14	0.000%	1.65x
4315	Binge	14	0.000%	3.71x
4316	Birrell	14	0.000%	0.50x
4317	Bissell	14	0.000%	0.82x
4318	Blyton	14	0.000%	3.53x
4319	Bolding	14	0.000%	3.56x
4320	Bousfield	14	0.000%	1.24x
4321	Boutle	14	0.000%	7.50x
4322	Braidwood	14	0.000%	1.69x
4323	Brasier	14	0.000%	2.08x
4324	Brassett	14	0.000%	11.36x
4325	Brigden	14	0.000%	1.34x
4326	Broderick	14	0.000%	0.73x
4327	Brookfield	14	0.000%	0.84x
4328	Brotherton	14	0.000%	0.48x
4329	Brundell	14	0.000%	3.81x
4330	Buckler	14	0.000%	0.76x
4331	Bunce	14	0.000%	0.33x
4332	Bunnett	14	0.000%	3.07x
4333	Burbidge	14	0.000%	0.71x
4334	Burges	14	0.000%	0.97x
4335	Bussell	14	0.000%	1.10x
4336	Cady	14	0.000%	2.82x
4337	Cairns	14	0.000%	0.11x
4338	Carrick	14	0.000%	0.34x
4339	Carwell	14	0.000%	8.36x
4340	Cheverton	14	0.000%	2.52x
4341	Chippington	14	0.000%	16.92x
4342	Churcher	14	0.000%	0.70x
4343	Clarey	14	0.000%	2.66x
4344	Clogg	14	0.000%	4.52x
4345	Clutterbuck	14	0.000%	0.70x
4346	Coffin	14	0.000%	1.00x
4347	Cohen	14	0.000%	0.15x
4348	Connelly	14	0.000%	0.26x
4349	Conroy	14	0.000%	0.33x
4350	Cookson	14	0.000%	0.21x
4351	Corbey	14	0.000%	6.16x
4352	Cose	14	0.000%	3.16x
4353	Cottle	14	0.000%	0.49x
4354	Cowcher	14	0.000%	18.18x
4355	Craine	14	0.000%	1.06x
4356	Darkins	14	0.000%	5.27x
4357	Darlow	14	0.000%	1.16x
4358	Dawkin	14	0.000%	11.36x
4359	Deval	14	0.000%	13.46x
4360	Dobinson	14	0.000%	0.92x
4361	Dodds	14	0.000%	0.12x
4362	Donoghue	14	0.000%	0.73x
4363	Draycott	14	0.000%	0.73x
4364	Dunford	14	0.000%	0.40x
4365	Dunning	14	0.000%	0.29x
4366	Eastwick	14	0.000%	4.23x
4367	Eggett	14	0.000%	3.26x
4368	Ellick	14	0.000%	15.80x
4369	Elphick	14	0.000%	0.73x
4370	Emmett	14	0.000%	0.29x
4371	Etherton	14	0.000%	3.95x
4372	Faiers	14	0.000%	5.31x
4373	Farquharson	14	0.000%	0.43x
4374	Faunch	14	0.000%	10.39x
4375	Finer	14	0.000%	9.96x
4376	Fiske	14	0.000%	2.16x
4377	Foote	14	0.000%	0.63x
4378	Forward	14	0.000%	0.87x
4379	Fruin	14	0.000%	2.56x
4380	Garden	14	0.000%	0.58x
4381	Genery	14	0.000%	16.53x
4382	Gerrard	14	0.000%	0.19x
4383	Gibbon	14	0.000%	0.24x
4384	Girt	14	0.000%	11.02x
4385	Gisby	14	0.000%	3.93x
4386	Gladden	14	0.000%	2.83x
4387	Gobbett	14	0.000%	4.49x
4388	Goffin	14	0.000%	1.58x
4389	Goodbody	14	0.000%	2.15x
4390	Goodes	14	0.000%	2.89x
4391	Goreham	14	0.000%	5.23x
4392	Gowar	14	0.000%	8.76x
4393	Greening	14	0.000%	0.44x
4394	Hackford	14	0.000%	5.43x
4395	Hambrook	14	0.000%	1.68x
4396	Hannant	14	0.000%	1.73x
4397	Haye	14	0.000%	4.25x
4398	Hazel	14	0.000%	0.76x
4399	Hazlewood	14	0.000%	1.07x
4400	Helps	14	0.000%	1.26x