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 Sherring, with 6 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
7901	Sherring	6	0.000%	0.85x
7902	Shorney	6	0.000%	1.63x
7903	Shortland	6	0.000%	0.41x
7904	Shove	6	0.000%	2.33x
7905	Sides	6	0.000%	1.17x
7906	Sier	6	0.000%	2.94x
7907	Silby	6	0.000%	1.30x
7908	Sillito	6	0.000%	4.45x
7909	Simper	6	0.000%	0.96x
7910	Sissons	6	0.000%	0.34x
7911	Sivell	6	0.000%	2.36x
7912	Sledge	6	0.000%	2.97x
7913	Slocombe	6	0.000%	0.32x
7914	Smeaton	6	0.000%	0.37x
7915	Smythe	6	0.000%	0.54x
7916	Snape	6	0.000%	0.11x
7917	Snowball	6	0.000%	0.32x
7918	Snowden	6	0.000%	0.12x
7919	Sowden	6	0.000%	0.18x
7920	Sparrowhawk	6	0.000%	2.66x
7921	Spelling	6	0.000%	2.89x
7922	Spendlow	6	0.000%	2.58x
7923	Spivey	6	0.000%	0.47x
7924	Sprat	6	0.000%	5.28x
7925	Stables	6	0.000%	0.27x
7926	Staker	6	0.000%	2.58x
7927	Stanhope	6	0.000%	0.43x
7928	Stanway	6	0.000%	0.37x
7929	Stapelton	6	0.000%	4.65x
7930	Stearne	6	0.000%	2.66x
7931	Stickley	6	0.000%	0.69x
7932	Stimpson	6	0.000%	0.23x
7933	Stobart	6	0.000%	0.55x
7934	Stonham	6	0.000%	1.22x
7935	Stoten	6	0.000%	3.06x
7936	Strafford	6	0.000%	0.72x
7937	Stretton	6	0.000%	0.23x
7938	Strike	6	0.000%	0.63x
7939	Suart	6	0.000%	1.95x
7940	Sucker	6	0.000%	5.77x
7941	Summerhayes	6	0.000%	1.53x
7942	Surrell	6	0.000%	2.89x
7943	Tank	6	0.000%	3.39x
7944	Taynton	6	0.000%	3.50x
7945	Telford	6	0.000%	0.12x
7946	Tenner	6	0.000%	6.36x
7947	Thacker	6	0.000%	0.14x
7948	Thaw	6	0.000%	2.36x
7949	Thorndike	6	0.000%	1.30x
7950	Tillott	6	0.000%	1.78x
7951	Tilson	6	0.000%	0.86x
7952	Timperley	6	0.000%	0.47x
7953	Tinton	6	0.000%	5.77x
7954	Tippin	6	0.000%	1.89x
7955	Titmus	6	0.000%	0.98x
7956	Titmuss	6	0.000%	1.51x
7957	Tointon	6	0.000%	5.03x
7958	Tollett	6	0.000%	2.33x
7959	Toop	6	0.000%	0.58x
7960	Toulson	6	0.000%	0.76x
7961	Towsey	6	0.000%	3.39x
7962	Toyne	6	0.000%	0.89x
7963	Trebble	6	0.000%	1.82x
7964	Trethewey	6	0.000%	0.79x
7965	Troy	6	0.000%	0.87x
7966	Tuer	6	0.000%	2.26x
7967	Tunstill	6	0.000%	2.51x
7968	Tuppen	6	0.000%	1.19x
7969	Turville	6	0.000%	2.34x
7970	Twycross	6	0.000%	3.28x
7971	Urquhart	6	0.000%	0.07x
7972	Utting	6	0.000%	0.40x
7973	Valler	6	0.000%	1.46x
7974	Venning	6	0.000%	0.63x
7975	Verry	6	0.000%	3.80x
7976	Vining	6	0.000%	1.01x
7977	Waddy	6	0.000%	3.15x
7978	Waghorn	6	0.000%	0.27x
7979	Waits	6	0.000%	1.97x
7980	Wakes	6	0.000%	2.62x
7981	Wallard	6	0.000%	11.14x
7982	Warbey	6	0.000%	3.75x
7983	Wardall	6	0.000%	4.10x
7984	Warhurst	6	0.000%	0.37x
7985	Warrener	6	0.000%	0.61x
7986	Warrilow	6	0.000%	0.59x
7987	Warters	6	0.000%	1.62x
7988	Wasey	6	0.000%	3.42x
7989	Waterland	6	0.000%	2.09x
7990	Watter	6	0.000%	5.47x
7991	Wearn	6	0.000%	1.40x
7992	Weatherstone	6	0.000%	1.59x
7993	Welding	6	0.000%	1.54x
7994	Welford	6	0.000%	0.37x
7995	Wellman	6	0.000%	0.46x
7996	Wellstead	6	0.000%	0.89x
7997	Wenborn	6	0.000%	3.54x
7998	Westhorp	6	0.000%	3.58x
7999	Westmorland	6	0.000%	0.83x
8000	Wheatly	6	0.000%	0.63x