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 Dooley, with 13 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
4601	Dooley	13	0.000%	0.37x
4602	Dore	13	0.000%	0.43x
4603	Dorey	13	0.000%	0.65x
4604	Drysdale	13	0.000%	0.27x
4605	Duberry	13	0.000%	9.65x
4606	Dunscombe	13	0.000%	2.89x
4607	Ealey	13	0.000%	2.78x
4608	Eames	13	0.000%	0.33x
4609	Earnshaw	13	0.000%	0.18x
4610	Eason	13	0.000%	0.53x
4611	Edmondson	13	0.000%	0.20x
4612	Elder	13	0.000%	0.21x
4613	Emmerton	13	0.000%	2.82x
4614	Escott	13	0.000%	0.81x
4615	Evenett	13	0.000%	16.47x
4616	Ewer	13	0.000%	2.12x
4617	Fairfax	13	0.000%	2.59x
4618	Falkner	13	0.000%	0.66x
4619	Farran	13	0.000%	3.10x
4620	Fennings	13	0.000%	10.39x
4621	Fenwick	13	0.000%	0.17x
4622	Fife	13	0.000%	0.85x
4623	Fishpool	13	0.000%	4.72x
4624	Fitzpatrick	13	0.000%	0.15x
4625	Flatman	13	0.000%	1.47x
4626	Flitton	13	0.000%	2.65x
4627	Frampton	13	0.000%	0.29x
4628	Fricker	13	0.000%	0.68x
4629	Furness	13	0.000%	0.28x
4630	Galvin	13	0.000%	1.05x
4631	Gathercole	13	0.000%	1.10x
4632	Gaze	13	0.000%	1.31x
4633	Gillies	13	0.000%	0.16x
4634	Gilling	13	0.000%	1.28x
4635	Godfry	13	0.000%	3.81x
4636	Golby	13	0.000%	1.23x
4637	Goodhall	13	0.000%	0.74x
4638	Goodhead	13	0.000%	1.95x
4639	Gorham	13	0.000%	1.12x
4640	Gundy	13	0.000%	5.32x
4641	Handly	13	0.000%	2.34x
4642	Hansford	13	0.000%	0.46x
4643	Hants	13	0.000%	20.48x
4644	Harbridge	13	0.000%	2.78x
4645	Harradence	13	0.000%	9.00x
4646	Harradine	13	0.000%	1.61x
4647	Hartnell	13	0.000%	0.94x
4648	Hawkey	13	0.000%	1.39x
4649	Hazle	13	0.000%	4.72x
4650	Heal	13	0.000%	0.42x
4651	Heales	13	0.000%	3.39x
4652	Heather	13	0.000%	0.42x
4653	Hempsted	13	0.000%	6.37x
4654	Hemsley	13	0.000%	0.45x
4655	Hennings	13	0.000%	3.46x
4656	Herley	13	0.000%	6.49x
4657	Herman	13	0.000%	1.25x
4658	Herson	13	0.000%	6.89x
4659	Hessey	13	0.000%	2.28x
4660	Heyward	13	0.000%	1.90x
4661	Hick	13	0.000%	0.48x
4662	Higby	13	0.000%	7.67x
4663	Hillyer	13	0.000%	0.78x
4664	Hobby	13	0.000%	1.82x
4665	Hows	13	0.000%	3.29x
4666	Ind	13	0.000%	2.47x
4667	Ireson	13	0.000%	1.11x
4668	Jane	13	0.000%	0.78x
4669	Jepson	13	0.000%	0.23x
4670	Jiggens	13	0.000%	18.75x
4671	Kane	13	0.000%	0.28x
4672	Keegan	13	0.000%	0.68x
4673	Kellick	13	0.000%	7.94x
4674	Kerslake	13	0.000%	0.68x
4675	Kew	13	0.000%	0.77x
4676	Killingbeck	13	0.000%	3.05x
4677	Kydd	13	0.000%	1.30x
4678	Lance	13	0.000%	1.60x
4679	Lander	13	0.000%	0.33x
4680	Lawley	13	0.000%	0.37x
4681	Leaper	13	0.000%	1.96x
4682	Lennard	13	0.000%	1.00x
4683	Lenton	13	0.000%	0.45x
4684	Longfoot	13	0.000%	12.06x
4685	Luton	13	0.000%	3.33x
4686	Maddox	13	0.000%	0.44x
4687	Manly	13	0.000%	1.51x
4688	Manson	13	0.000%	0.19x
4689	Maples	13	0.000%	2.10x
4690	Marley	13	0.000%	0.39x
4691	Marriot	13	0.000%	1.31x
4692	Maycock	13	0.000%	0.49x
4693	Mcpherson	13	0.000%	1.71x
4694	Meades	13	0.000%	1.84x
4695	Medlicott	13	0.000%	1.47x
4696	Meers	13	0.000%	2.13x
4697	Merryfield	13	0.000%	3.48x
4698	Messer	13	0.000%	0.77x
4699	Mill	13	0.000%	0.37x
4700	Millson	13	0.000%	1.61x