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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 Soloman, 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.

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4501Soloman141.11x
4502Sorell1410.24x
4503Springer143.62x
4504Stacy140.83x
4505Starbuck141.51x
4506Starke142.86x
4507Stockman141.74x
4508Stott140.08x
4509Tharby149.09x
4510Tillbrook146.80x
4511Tomalin141.92x
4512Trice142.23x
4513Trick142.10x
4514Tuckwell141.40x
4515Whelan140.36x
4516Whitten141.68x
4517Whymark143.22x
4518Whyte140.14x
4519Wife1422.05x
4520Wigg140.88x
4521Wilkson147.90x
4522Worthington140.12x
4523Wynn140.28x
4524Yarrow141.25x
4525Yeo140.46x
4526Youles145.86x
4527Ackers131.27x
4528Ackland130.69x
4529Addy130.53x
4530Airey130.30x
4531Alborough135.53x
4532Allman130.48x
4533Alloway132.82x
4534Allsopp130.55x
4535Armer131.82x
4536Ashfield131.19x
4537Ashwin132.80x
4538Ashworth130.06x
4539Attwell131.02x
4540Aylward131.08x
4541Barfoot130.73x
4542Beardmore130.49x
4543Becket131.11x
4544Beckford134.14x
4545Bedding132.91x
4546Beesley130.28x
4547Blackie130.55x
4548Blagburn139.38x
4549Boar136.62x
4550Boddington130.81x
4551Boniface130.62x
4552Bonny131.30x
4553Bottomley130.14x
4554Bowes130.25x
4555Bowton1314.07x
4556Bransgrove136.43x
4557Brent131.17x
4558Brickwood132.78x
4559Brockes1322.52x
4560Buckell132.16x
4561Bugden131.68x
4562Bullivant130.87x
4563Bumpus135.97x
4564Burdett130.32x
4565Burfield131.88x
4566Burness131.18x
4567Byard131.60x
4568Capes131.06x
4569Carmon135.97x
4570Carney130.25x
4571Casbolt134.50x
4572Catling130.95x
4573Catmull1327.03x
4574Cawte132.00x
4575Champness132.79x
4576Chard130.40x
4577Charter131.17x
4578Cleveland131.16x
4579Cluney1312.99x
4580Coke131.77x
4581Colgate133.25x
4582Coot135.08x
4583Cordwell131.13x
4584Corker130.92x
4585Cornelius130.78x
4586Course131.43x
4587Couzens130.91x
4588Cremer133.99x
4589Crichton130.26x
4590Crispe134.75x
4591Croxford131.02x
4592Crutchfield134.07x
4593Curd130.96x
4594Darke130.96x
4595Dearson1324.14x
4596Denford133.63x
4597Denison130.59x
4598Diggens134.19x
4599Dockrell135.49x
4600Doody131.27x