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1881 census county

Herefordshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Herefordshire 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

4,640 surnames are listed for Herefordshire, covering 109,139 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Fear, with 6 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Herefordshire

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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1901Fear61.13x
1902Firmin63.80x
1903Foxwell62.85x
1904Franks60.40x
1905Fraser60.06x
1906Furber61.96x
1907Gammage63.55x
1908Gorst62.30x
1909Granger60.49x
1910Gravenor613.27x
1911Grovenor68.77x
1912Guise63.46x
1913Gunthorpe67.43x
1914Gwillam611.28x
1915Hackson657.69x
1916Hains62.95x
1917Handly65.21x
1918Hawks61.92x
1919Heathcock65.42x
1920Hemms629.43x
1921Heywood60.25x
1922Hilton60.15x
1923Hinch64.32x
1924Hodgetts61.08x
1925Hodgson60.07x
1926Holbrook60.70x
1927Hole60.58x
1928Holtham63.69x
1929Hovey611.20x
1930Hulett68.72x
1931Hyne65.58x
1932Jorden63.28x
1933Kemp60.09x
1934Kempson62.29x
1935Kennet611.28x
1936Kerbey622.74x
1937Lake60.23x
1938Lamburn616.86x
1939Ley61.15x
1940Lidstone63.73x
1941Lockyer60.66x
1942Lovesey66.20x
1943Lugg61.68x
1944Luscott615.96x
1945Lutley613.40x
1946Macdougall63.30x
1947Mallet62.47x
1948Manifold64.63x
1949Manwaring63.17x
1950Marpole620.00x
1951Maynard60.33x
1952Meads61.54x
1953Merry60.67x
1954Moorhouse60.40x
1955Morden67.11x
1956Mullington616.49x
1957Murton61.48x
1958Nairn61.01x
1959Nelms68.15x
1960Newitt63.07x
1961Newth65.05x
1962Nickols63.78x
1963Oconnell62.12x
1964Oconnor60.88x
1965Passy641.67x
1966Pettigrew61.03x
1967Pimble631.27x
1968Pinchin63.67x
1969Plaskett66.73x
1970Pockett66.07x
1971Portlock63.97x
1972Prece671.43x
1973Preston60.10x
1974Probin68.57x
1975Procter60.39x
1976Ray60.25x
1977Reade61.67x
1978Reid60.05x
1979Robson60.08x
1980Rollins62.28x
1981Rumsey61.50x
1982Rycroft61.75x
1983Scriven61.00x
1984Seabridge67.58x
1985Searle60.25x
1986Selby60.42x
1987Sexton60.58x
1988Shepheard62.90x
1989Shilvock69.93x
1990Simkin62.39x
1991Simkins61.62x
1992Simson61.93x
1993Snelgrove62.02x
1994Southwood61.72x
1995Sparks60.33x
1996Sparrow60.40x
1997Statham60.87x
1998Stephen60.29x
1999Stockham63.77x
2000Stones60.42x