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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 Mara, with 5 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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8501Mara50.89x
8502Mard514.43x
8503Marritt52.08x
8504Martindale50.15x
8505Mary53.17x
8506Master50.69x
8507Mathias50.14x
8508Mattley54.48x
8509Mawer50.29x
8510Mcburney511.81x
8511Mccartney52.34x
8512Mccombe510.40x
8513Mcdermott50.48x
8514Mcewan51.86x
8515Mcewen51.86x
8516Mcgowan50.87x
8517Mcgregor50.66x
8518Mcguire50.61x
8519Mclane57.88x
8520Measures50.32x
8521Meck510.40x
8522Melhuish50.33x
8523Merrill50.30x
8524Mertens55.41x
8525Messingham54.56x
8526Meyers50.95x
8527Midcalf52.55x
8528Milliard52.32x
8529Milsted51.91x
8530Mitchener50.98x
8531Moakes51.24x
8532Mocock54.12x
8533Montagu53.51x
8534Morphett52.45x
8535Morren51.62x
8536Morrow50.21x
8537Mortimore50.23x
8538Motley50.68x
8539Mottershead50.26x
8540Mully54.12x
8541Mulvaney51.54x
8542Muriel55.19x
8543Nadin50.32x
8544Naish50.24x
8545Naunton51.83x
8546Neary50.40x
8547Neill50.13x
8548Nettle50.83x
8549Nevil52.76x
8550Nevitt50.67x
8551Newburn52.62x
8552Nickolds53.09x
8553Nickolls50.68x
8554Noe513.00x
8555Northcote50.59x
8556Notman50.53x
8557Nottingham50.32x
8558Nunney52.01x
8559Oakham52.95x
8560Oatley50.70x
8561Ocallaghan51.82x
8562Onslow50.58x
8563Opie50.32x
8564Orpin50.97x
8565Ott52.09x
8566Paddon50.35x
8567Paisley50.39x
8568Paley50.36x
8569Palin50.20x
8570Pallot50.98x
8571Palmore511.81x
8572Parmiter51.95x
8573Parrington50.66x
8574Partleton55.77x
8575Paxman51.22x
8576Peglar51.07x
8577Pendlebury50.14x
8578Perkes51.32x
8579Petit51.34x
8580Phair51.86x
8581Phillipps50.45x
8582Pincombe51.78x
8583Piner51.51x
8584Plain51.27x
8585Plenty51.50x
8586Plester51.44x
8587Plews50.36x
8588Plumer51.19x
8589Plumley50.61x
8590Pockett51.05x
8591Poll50.54x
8592Polter56.33x
8593Polton52.52x
8594Pott50.38x
8595Pounds50.69x
8596Prouse50.52x
8597Pryce50.18x
8598Pulfer52.01x
8599Pullin50.24x
8600Puttock50.37x