1881 census county

Hampshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Hampshire 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

15,970 surnames are listed for Hampshire, covering 539,111 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 8,449 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Hampshire

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
1	Smith	8,449	1.41%	1.00x
2	White	4,716	0.790%	2.45x
3	Brown	3,777	0.630%	0.96x
4	Taylor	3,100	0.520%	0.81x
5	Cooper	2,794	0.470%	1.92x
6	Jones	2,530	0.420%	0.37x
7	Williams	2,477	0.410%	0.58x
8	Knight	2,399	0.400%	3.25x
9	Baker	2,319	0.390%	1.77x
10	Young	2,256	0.380%	1.75x
11	King	2,193	0.370%	1.68x
12	Harris	1,994	0.330%	1.31x
13	Martin	1,936	0.320%	1.31x
14	Cook	1,904	0.320%	1.60x
15	Hall	1,896	0.320%	1.08x
16	Green	1,815	0.300%	1.08x
17	Davis	1,765	0.290%	1.34x
18	Clark	1,725	0.290%	0.96x
19	Phillips	1,640	0.270%	1.53x
20	Barnes	1,636	0.270%	2.27x
21	Rogers	1,630	0.270%	2.10x
22	Carter	1,597	0.270%	1.59x
23	Allen	1,594	0.270%	1.41x
24	Saunders	1,564	0.260%	2.85x
25	Hunt	1,563	0.260%	1.97x
26	Collins	1,527	0.260%	1.78x
27	Adams	1,475	0.250%	1.67x
28	Bailey	1,470	0.250%	1.63x
29	Andrews	1,446	0.240%	2.52x
30	Miller	1,445	0.240%	1.35x
31	Cox	1,438	0.240%	1.58x
32	Pearce	1,438	0.240%	2.61x
33	Newman	1,392	0.230%	3.13x
34	Wheeler	1,379	0.230%	3.81x
35	Webb	1,366	0.230%	1.68x
36	Russell	1,346	0.220%	1.84x
37	Cole	1,340	0.220%	2.46x
38	Hill	1,329	0.220%	0.87x
39	Harding	1,279	0.210%	2.95x
40	Mills	1,279	0.210%	1.65x
41	Bennett	1,264	0.210%	1.28x
42	Moore	1,229	0.210%	1.03x
43	Thomas	1,211	0.200%	0.49x
44	Turner	1,197	0.200%	0.72x
45	Ford	1,154	0.190%	1.98x
46	Morris	1,144	0.190%	0.86x
47	Bartlett	1,125	0.190%	4.29x
48	Johnson	1,125	0.190%	0.56x
49	Hawkins	1,114	0.190%	2.57x
50	Parker	1,098	0.180%	0.96x
51	Mitchell	1,090	0.180%	0.90x
52	Payne	1,088	0.180%	2.02x
53	Long	1,083	0.180%	2.79x
54	Richards	1,072	0.180%	1.19x
55	Stevens	1,071	0.180%	1.71x
56	Lewis	1,069	0.180%	0.68x
57	Wilson	1,062	0.180%	0.39x
58	Read	1,057	0.180%	2.74x
59	West	1,042	0.170%	1.81x
60	Matthews	1,033	0.170%	1.98x
61	Palmer	1,033	0.170%	1.46x
62	Ward	1,032	0.170%	0.79x
63	Butler	1,012	0.170%	1.73x
64	Clarke	1,008	0.170%	0.83x
65	Watts	996	0.170%	1.98x
66	Thompson	991	0.170%	0.55x
67	Harvey	969	0.160%	1.52x
68	Edwards	968	0.160%	0.58x
69	Robinson	933	0.160%	0.49x
70	Day	919	0.150%	1.63x
71	Wright	917	0.150%	0.48x
72	Roberts	900	0.150%	0.40x
73	Spencer	894	0.150%	1.64x
74	Marshall	883	0.150%	0.88x
75	May	877	0.150%	2.30x
76	Lee	874	0.150%	0.89x
77	Foster	865	0.140%	1.08x
78	Moody	865	0.140%	5.53x
79	Curtis	862	0.140%	2.54x
80	Scott	861	0.140%	0.57x
81	Evans	855	0.140%	0.33x
82	Wells	851	0.140%	1.71x
83	Marsh	850	0.140%	1.99x
84	Grant	844	0.140%	1.42x
85	Hobbs	836	0.140%	3.83x
86	Mason	833	0.140%	1.03x
87	Bishop	827	0.140%	1.98x
88	Carpenter	819	0.140%	3.99x
89	Miles	815	0.140%	2.31x
90	Parsons	810	0.140%	1.78x
91	Dyer	797	0.130%	3.44x
92	Bone	793	0.130%	7.14x
93	Reeves	791	0.130%	3.23x
94	Gray	784	0.130%	0.92x
95	Oliver	783	0.130%	1.83x
96	Holloway	781	0.130%	4.26x
97	Powell	748	0.120%	1.00x
98	Rose	735	0.120%	1.66x
99	Stone	734	0.120%	1.70x
100	Goddard	721	0.120%	2.99x