1881 census county

Hertfordshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Hertfordshire 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

8,746 surnames are listed for Hertfordshire, covering 184,439 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Wilcox, with 21 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Hertfordshire

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
1601	Wilcox	21	0.010%	0.55x
1602	Wilding	21	0.010%	0.89x
1603	Windmill	21	0.010%	6.56x
1604	Wolfe	21	0.010%	2.00x
1605	Woodland	21	0.010%	2.05x
1606	Adkins	20	0.010%	1.53x
1607	Alderton	20	0.010%	2.22x
1608	Badcock	20	0.010%	1.73x
1609	Banfield	20	0.010%	2.17x
1610	Barrell	20	0.010%	2.62x
1611	Batten	20	0.010%	1.08x
1612	Blain	20	0.010%	2.86x
1613	Bloom	20	0.010%	2.94x
1614	Boyes	20	0.010%	0.95x
1615	Brinkman	20	0.010%	20.66x
1616	Brock	20	0.010%	0.85x
1617	Burroughs	20	0.010%	3.10x
1618	Cadwell	20	0.010%	9.88x
1619	Cameron	20	0.010%	0.13x
1620	Coney	20	0.010%	3.50x
1621	Copeland	20	0.010%	1.05x
1622	Cowley	20	0.010%	0.54x
1623	Dench	20	0.010%	5.29x
1624	Dobson	20	0.010%	0.23x
1625	Dollin	20	0.010%	22.20x
1626	Elson	20	0.010%	1.59x
1627	Fairey	20	0.010%	6.90x
1628	Fawcett	20	0.010%	0.51x
1629	Freshwater	20	0.010%	4.40x
1630	Gage	20	0.010%	1.77x
1631	Gladding	20	0.010%	15.49x
1632	Grove	20	0.010%	0.85x
1633	Harpin	20	0.010%	13.97x
1634	Hinson	20	0.010%	4.11x
1635	Hopcroft	20	0.010%	6.21x
1636	Hucklesby	20	0.010%	21.55x
1637	Inskip	20	0.010%	5.60x
1638	Isaac	20	0.010%	0.79x
1639	Jeffrey	20	0.010%	0.54x
1640	Kensey	20	0.010%	30.05x
1641	Longstaff	20	0.010%	1.41x
1642	Mardling	20	0.010%	33.81x
1643	Meager	20	0.010%	7.22x
1644	Nevill	20	0.010%	2.72x
1645	Osmond	20	0.010%	2.20x
1646	Ostler	20	0.010%	4.69x
1647	Papworth	20	0.010%	2.56x
1648	Paterson	20	0.010%	0.15x
1649	Peet	20	0.010%	1.88x
1650	Percy	20	0.010%	1.07x
1651	Prince	20	0.010%	0.44x
1652	Raven	20	0.010%	1.18x
1653	Redd	20	0.010%	43.75x
1654	Rhoades	20	0.010%	6.15x
1655	Saw	20	0.010%	10.36x
1656	Say	20	0.010%	4.09x
1657	Shearman	20	0.010%	2.42x
1658	Sinfield	20	0.010%	4.09x
1659	Skillman	20	0.010%	47.23x
1660	Slocombe	20	0.010%	3.10x
1661	Stanford	20	0.010%	1.19x
1662	Studman	20	0.010%	33.81x
1663	Swaby	20	0.010%	5.44x
1664	Sykes	20	0.010%	0.21x
1665	Tottman	20	0.010%	26.32x
1666	Vigus	20	0.010%	29.74x
1667	Warboys	20	0.010%	13.40x
1668	Wharf	20	0.010%	13.34x
1669	Willcocks	20	0.010%	2.40x
1670	Wisby	20	0.010%	11.76x
1671	Woodbridge	20	0.010%	2.38x
1672	Ashwood	19	0.010%	7.44x
1673	Blee	19	0.010%	16.72x
1674	Boston	19	0.010%	2.06x
1675	Bowyer	19	0.010%	0.87x
1676	Braine	19	0.010%	6.34x
1677	Britton	19	0.010%	0.53x
1678	Brookes	19	0.010%	0.40x
1679	Bryan	19	0.010%	0.38x
1680	Burke	19	0.010%	0.32x
1681	Cant	19	0.010%	1.52x
1682	Carey	19	0.010%	0.50x
1683	Connor	19	0.010%	0.32x
1684	Copps	19	0.010%	42.83x
1685	Coulter	19	0.010%	1.88x
1686	Cowler	19	0.010%	22.79x
1687	Crisp	19	0.010%	0.68x
1688	Drayton	19	0.010%	2.68x
1689	Drummond	19	0.010%	0.47x
1690	Edney	19	0.010%	2.58x
1691	Fenemore	19	0.010%	12.34x
1692	Fensome	19	0.010%	10.50x
1693	Foxen	19	0.010%	25.69x
1694	Gotobed	19	0.010%	8.21x
1695	Halestrap	19	0.010%	43.48x
1696	Hathaway	19	0.010%	1.82x
1697	Herring	19	0.010%	0.92x
1698	Hickson	19	0.010%	1.37x
1699	Hiskett	19	0.010%	54.35x
1700	Hoare	19	0.010%	0.48x