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 Cale, with 11 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
5101	Cale	11	0.000%	0.93x
5102	Callaway	11	0.000%	0.70x
5103	Caney	11	0.000%	2.12x
5104	Capper	11	0.000%	0.36x
5105	Carne	11	0.000%	0.68x
5106	Caster	11	0.000%	2.54x
5107	Chuter	11	0.000%	1.50x
5108	Clemens	11	0.000%	0.94x
5109	Clipsham	11	0.000%	4.53x
5110	Clowes	11	0.000%	0.34x
5111	Colliss	11	0.000%	5.77x
5112	Combs	11	0.000%	0.97x
5113	Conolly	11	0.000%	0.63x
5114	Coomes	11	0.000%	4.05x
5115	Cooney	11	0.000%	0.46x
5116	Coram	11	0.000%	1.51x
5117	Coverdale	11	0.000%	0.70x
5118	Cowley	11	0.000%	0.10x
5119	Cream	11	0.000%	5.34x
5120	Creighton	11	0.000%	0.48x
5121	Crittenden	11	0.000%	2.05x
5122	Croot	11	0.000%	1.33x
5123	Crossby	11	0.000%	2.27x
5124	Croxton	11	0.000%	1.95x
5125	Culham	11	0.000%	3.10x
5126	Culver	11	0.000%	0.86x
5127	Cutbush	11	0.000%	2.80x
5128	Dacey	11	0.000%	1.56x
5129	Dack	11	0.000%	0.62x
5130	Daisley	11	0.000%	2.67x
5131	Dally	11	0.000%	0.97x
5132	Darvell	11	0.000%	2.14x
5133	Dash	11	0.000%	1.00x
5134	Dawe	11	0.000%	0.22x
5135	Daynes	11	0.000%	1.22x
5136	Dayton	11	0.000%	5.39x
5137	Deering	11	0.000%	1.76x
5138	Deighton	11	0.000%	0.38x
5139	Delve	11	0.000%	1.45x
5140	Denmark	11	0.000%	2.80x
5141	Derry	11	0.000%	0.43x
5142	Dewitt	11	0.000%	7.93x
5143	Dilly	11	0.000%	3.17x
5144	Dives	11	0.000%	4.76x
5145	Dixie	11	0.000%	3.59x
5146	Dobbs	11	0.000%	0.28x
5147	Dodwell	11	0.000%	1.18x
5148	Dorset	11	0.000%	3.71x
5149	Douse	11	0.000%	1.58x
5150	Dowden	11	0.000%	0.87x
5151	Dunstone	11	0.000%	1.58x
5152	Earey	11	0.000%	20.42x
5153	Elgie	11	0.000%	2.81x
5154	Ellwood	11	0.000%	0.34x
5155	Elston	11	0.000%	0.39x
5156	Elves	11	0.000%	6.21x
5157	Ennever	11	0.000%	10.58x
5158	Ensor	11	0.000%	0.86x
5159	Essam	11	0.000%	2.40x
5160	Evenden	11	0.000%	1.03x
5161	Evered	11	0.000%	2.18x
5162	Ewen	11	0.000%	0.45x
5163	Ewens	11	0.000%	1.05x
5164	Filbey	11	0.000%	5.60x
5165	Fitness	11	0.000%	4.76x
5166	Fitz	11	0.000%	3.86x
5167	Fitzjohn	11	0.000%	1.21x
5168	Foale	11	0.000%	1.88x
5169	Fullar	11	0.000%	9.85x
5170	Gabbitas	11	0.000%	2.72x
5171	Gaines	11	0.000%	1.06x
5172	Galer	11	0.000%	2.57x
5173	Gallaher	11	0.000%	2.90x
5174	Ganley	11	0.000%	2.68x
5175	Garrido	11	0.000%	40.85x
5176	Gate	11	0.000%	1.42x
5177	Gennings	11	0.000%	6.14x
5178	Glanfield	11	0.000%	1.57x
5179	Glaser	11	0.000%	19.71x
5180	Goad	11	0.000%	0.93x
5181	Gobey	11	0.000%	2.55x
5182	Godsell	11	0.000%	1.53x
5183	Goldring	11	0.000%	1.46x
5184	Goodger	11	0.000%	0.96x
5185	Goward	11	0.000%	2.18x
5186	Gradley	11	0.000%	20.42x
5187	Gravatt	11	0.000%	7.33x
5188	Greenhall	11	0.000%	2.49x
5189	Gusterson	11	0.000%	6.80x
5190	Gwilliam	11	0.000%	0.50x
5191	Halifax	11	0.000%	2.21x
5192	Hallam	11	0.000%	0.10x
5193	Halstead	11	0.000%	0.23x
5194	Hambleton	11	0.000%	0.47x
5195	Hamer	11	0.000%	0.10x
5196	Hamm	11	0.000%	5.39x
5197	Hancox	11	0.000%	0.25x
5198	Hanton	11	0.000%	1.10x
5199	Harber	11	0.000%	0.83x
5200	Hardiman	11	0.000%	0.65x