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 Heming, 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
4401	Heming	14	0.000%	2.07x
4402	Henton	14	0.000%	1.27x
4403	Hext	14	0.000%	2.09x
4404	Higdon	14	0.000%	5.12x
4405	Hogben	14	0.000%	0.72x
4406	Holby	14	0.000%	19.66x
4407	Holdgate	14	0.000%	3.08x
4408	Hopkin	14	0.000%	0.31x
4409	Howse	14	0.000%	0.63x
4410	Huff	14	0.000%	2.53x
4411	Hummerstone	14	0.000%	6.43x
4412	Hunting	14	0.000%	2.40x
4413	Hurn	14	0.000%	0.94x
4414	Hutchison	14	0.000%	0.15x
4415	Ingles	14	0.000%	0.80x
4416	Inkpen	14	0.000%	1.86x
4417	Isted	14	0.000%	1.53x
4418	Jeffs	14	0.000%	0.31x
4419	John	14	0.000%	0.07x
4420	Jowett	14	0.000%	0.22x
4421	Kaye	14	0.000%	0.16x
4422	Kendell	14	0.000%	1.72x
4423	Keyte	14	0.000%	1.30x
4424	Killington	14	0.000%	9.57x
4425	Kindred	14	0.000%	3.09x
4426	Kingsford	14	0.000%	1.76x
4427	Lamprell	14	0.000%	7.42x
4428	Lankester	14	0.000%	2.56x
4429	Lass	14	0.000%	14.84x
4430	Latimer	14	0.000%	0.63x
4431	Laud	14	0.000%	2.61x
4432	Lawes	14	0.000%	0.56x
4433	Leake	14	0.000%	0.59x
4434	Leveridge	14	0.000%	6.32x
4435	Linch	14	0.000%	2.16x
4436	Lovelace	14	0.000%	1.99x
4437	Lowman	14	0.000%	1.09x
4438	Lyne	14	0.000%	0.55x
4439	Magee	14	0.000%	0.55x
4440	Malton	14	0.000%	1.91x
4441	Mash	14	0.000%	1.61x
4442	Massingham	14	0.000%	1.45x
4443	Mattocks	14	0.000%	1.85x
4444	Maunder	14	0.000%	0.54x
4445	Mclean	14	0.000%	0.95x
4446	Meeks	14	0.000%	1.41x
4447	Mendham	14	0.000%	1.75x
4448	Moodie	14	0.000%	0.52x
4449	Morison	14	0.000%	0.48x
4450	Morriss	14	0.000%	0.40x
4451	Muldoon	14	0.000%	1.23x
4452	Mussell	14	0.000%	1.78x
4453	Muston	14	0.000%	2.56x
4454	Myles	14	0.000%	0.52x
4455	Naldrett	14	0.000%	6.32x
4456	Nickels	14	0.000%	2.28x
4457	Noonan	14	0.000%	1.41x
4458	Norriss	14	0.000%	2.16x
4459	Noy	14	0.000%	2.75x
4460	Oakden	14	0.000%	1.33x
4461	Oakey	14	0.000%	1.04x
4462	Old	14	0.000%	0.60x
4463	Ollis	14	0.000%	2.86x
4464	Parminter	14	0.000%	3.83x
4465	Parris	14	0.000%	0.91x
4466	Pattle	14	0.000%	4.15x
4467	Peek	14	0.000%	0.92x
4468	Peer	14	0.000%	5.59x
4469	Pettett	14	0.000%	2.24x
4470	Pickman	14	0.000%	5.77x
4471	Pitkin	14	0.000%	2.52x
4472	Plumridge	14	0.000%	0.88x
4473	Port	14	0.000%	0.86x
4474	Prewer	14	0.000%	6.43x
4475	Purcell	14	0.000%	0.35x
4476	Quelch	14	0.000%	1.44x
4477	Ransley	14	0.000%	2.32x
4478	Rapp	14	0.000%	7.82x
4479	Rawles	14	0.000%	2.22x
4480	Rayfield	14	0.000%	2.51x
4481	Rea	14	0.000%	0.43x
4482	Reay	14	0.000%	0.28x
4483	Regis	14	0.000%	19.15x
4484	Rennett	14	0.000%	20.20x
4485	Rickson	14	0.000%	4.72x
4486	Riddle	14	0.000%	0.29x
4487	Riggs	14	0.000%	0.73x
4488	Roll	14	0.000%	2.28x
4489	Rutt	14	0.000%	2.69x
4490	Ryland	14	0.000%	0.98x
4491	Saint	14	0.000%	0.79x
4492	Sapsed	14	0.000%	8.08x
4493	Scot	14	0.000%	2.20x
4494	Scotchmer	14	0.000%	6.99x
4495	Sealy	14	0.000%	1.35x
4496	Seed	14	0.000%	0.34x
4497	Single	14	0.000%	3.89x
4498	Slatter	14	0.000%	0.61x
4499	Smy	14	0.000%	3.15x
4500	Snee	14	0.000%	3.23x