NameCensus.

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 Ainsworth, with 2 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
2901Ainsworth20.08x
2902Albert21.08x
2903Alden20.65x
2904Allcock20.15x
2905Allsop20.16x
2906Amey20.60x
2907Amyes214.30x
2908Anns26.33x
2909Arch20.91x
2910Arden20.69x
2911Armstead21.06x
2912Aron28.06x
2913Ashby20.10x
2914Ashton20.03x
2915Askew20.15x
2916Aspery28.06x
2917Asprey21.87x
2918Assinder24.39x
2919Ayers20.28x
2920Bagworth25.62x
2921Bale20.22x
2922Balmer20.44x
2923Bane21.36x
2924Barron20.11x
2925Basey23.85x
2926Beacham20.60x
2927Bealey21.86x
2928Beasley20.15x
2929Beavington26.76x
2930Beesley20.21x
2931Beevor22.56x
2932Bellows23.97x
2933Belsher24.17x
2934Benley212.51x
2935Benskin23.42x
2936Berryman20.30x
2937Bett20.70x
2938Betty21.36x
2939Biddulph20.74x
2940Bidmead21.89x
2941Billing20.30x
2942Bint21.81x
2943Blackburn20.04x
2944Blackmore20.12x
2945Blakey20.21x
2946Blayney21.92x
2947Blewett20.63x
2948Bluett21.82x
2949Blurton22.21x
2950Bomford23.03x
2951Bonnett20.66x
2952Borrer25.38x
2953Bosanquet23.14x
2954Bottrell23.57x
2955Bowsher21.58x
2956Boyes20.16x
2957Bracker210.87x
2958Bradbury20.06x
2959Brake20.69x
2960Bramhall20.53x
2961Brettle21.61x
2962Bridgford24.27x
2963Brittan20.90x
2964Brobyn26.94x
2965Brodie20.12x
2966Brotheridge23.91x
2967Budge20.33x
2968Bulter26.03x
2969Burke20.06x
2970Burroughes27.25x
2971Burston20.84x
2972Burt20.07x
2973Butts21.42x
2974Caird20.82x
2975Cairns20.08x
2976Calcott21.69x
2977Cambell20.61x
2978Cant20.27x
2979Carbery23.73x
2980Card20.28x
2981Carran22.81x
2982Carrier21.04x
2983Carroll20.08x
2984Cassell20.72x
2985Challenor21.70x
2986Challoner20.68x
2987Chappell20.10x
2988Chattaway21.75x
2989Cherry20.16x
2990Chesterfield21.81x
2991Chichester22.19x
2992Chidley21.22x
2993Cleobury27.46x
2994Cliffe20.27x
2995Clissold21.15x
2996Coal24.59x
2997Cofield26.33x
2998Colborne21.43x
2999Coleby22.16x
3000Coley20.28x