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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 Goodspeed, with 2 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
5701Goodspeed23.27x
5702Goodyer20.43x
5703Gornall20.35x
5704Gorsuch23.38x
5705Gosbee24.58x
5706Gosney20.53x
5707Gowen20.53x
5708Grainge21.35x
5709Greenhalf23.34x
5710Grieve20.09x
5711Grimstead22.89x
5712Grisdale20.57x
5713Grossmith21.36x
5714Grounds20.59x
5715Guest20.05x
5716Guilder23.81x
5717Gunning20.27x
5718Guttridge20.51x
5719Gymer22.50x
5720Hackney20.23x
5721Hadder23.04x
5722Hadland20.61x
5723Haile20.98x
5724Hakes22.14x
5725Halden21.11x
5726Hallett20.08x
5727Hambleton20.24x
5728Hamlin20.34x
5729Hamlyn20.42x
5730Hamper22.02x
5731Hancox20.13x
5732Hand20.08x
5733Hanks20.20x
5734Hanly21.94x
5735Hanmer20.68x
5736Hanson20.03x
5737Harbor22.20x
5738Harcourt20.45x
5739Hard20.55x
5740Hardinge22.66x
5741Hardwell22.50x
5742Harford20.31x
5743Harpham20.73x
5744Hartland20.23x
5745Haselgrove22.89x
5746Haslam20.07x
5747Hassett21.63x
5748Hasting21.63x
5749Haswell20.31x
5750Havey24.96x
5751Haw20.30x
5752Hawley20.10x
5753Hazard20.58x
5754Headlam21.83x
5755Heal20.19x
5756Healy20.15x
5757Heaney20.58x
5758Heasman20.38x
5759Hebden20.32x
5760Hefford20.63x
5761Hegan23.23x
5762Hellens24.31x
5763Helsby20.54x
5764Hence24.58x
5765Hendrey22.92x
5766Hendrie20.41x
5767Hepburn20.11x
5768Hermon21.11x
5769Herold25.31x
5770Hewes20.83x
5771Hextall21.07x
5772Hibberd20.16x
5773Hiff211.03x
5774Higg25.04x
5775Higginson20.10x
5776Higson20.16x
5777Hilder20.43x
5778Hillman20.12x
5779Hillyer20.34x
5780Hinks20.24x
5781Hird20.13x
5782Hitchen20.15x
5783Hockey20.33x
5784Hodsdon22.95x
5785Holborow21.93x
5786Holles25.95x
5787Hollingworth20.12x
5788Holtham20.73x
5789Hopes20.73x
5790Horder20.82x
5791Horscroft21.92x
5792Horwell21.30x
5793Hoskin20.22x
5794Hott29.60x
5795Hounsell20.58x
5796Hovell21.24x
5797Howie20.10x
5798Huddlestone20.57x
5799Hulland21.16x
5800Hulme20.05x