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 Whyte, 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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
6301	Whyte	2	0.000%	0.06x
6302	Wickenden	2	0.000%	0.44x
6303	Wickstead	2	0.000%	1.30x
6304	Wigg	2	0.000%	0.36x
6305	Wigley	2	0.000%	0.16x
6306	Wilbourne	2	0.000%	5.31x
6307	Wilderspin	2	0.000%	1.13x
6308	Wilkes	2	0.000%	0.06x
6309	Wilkey	2	0.000%	1.76x
6310	Willans	2	0.000%	1.04x
6311	Willcox	2	0.000%	0.18x
6312	Willen	2	0.000%	5.13x
6313	Willows	2	0.000%	0.45x
6314	Willsdon	2	0.000%	7.25x
6315	Windows	2	0.000%	2.19x
6316	Winkfield	2	0.000%	2.73x
6317	Winkley	2	0.000%	0.72x
6318	Winkworth	2	0.000%	0.48x
6319	Winslow	2	0.000%	0.82x
6320	Wintle	2	0.000%	0.35x
6321	Winwood	2	0.000%	0.58x
6322	Wisley	2	0.000%	8.04x
6323	Witting	2	0.000%	4.88x
6324	Woodruff	2	0.000%	0.21x
6325	Woody	2	0.000%	4.13x
6326	Wooldridge	2	0.000%	0.18x
6327	Woolf	2	0.000%	0.30x
6328	Woollett	2	0.000%	0.58x
6329	Woolridge	2	0.000%	0.73x
6330	World	2	0.000%	2.40x
6331	Worth	2	0.000%	0.11x
6332	Worthington	2	0.000%	0.05x
6333	Wotton	2	0.000%	0.35x
6334	Wrigglesworth	2	0.000%	0.39x
6335	Wrixon	2	0.000%	3.86x
6336	Wyche	2	0.000%	3.13x
6337	Wyllie	2	0.000%	0.14x
6338	Wymark	2	0.000%	3.20x
6339	Yeoman	2	0.000%	0.16x
6340	Youngson	2	0.000%	0.80x
6341	Yule	2	0.000%	0.20x
6342	Aarons	1	0.000%	0.91x
6343	Abbots	1	0.000%	0.91x
6344	Abrey	1	0.000%	0.52x
6345	Absolom	1	0.000%	0.63x
6346	Ackland	1	0.000%	0.15x
6347	Acock	1	0.000%	0.62x
6348	Addicott	1	0.000%	0.36x
6349	Adkin	1	0.000%	0.24x
6350	Adlard	1	0.000%	0.50x
6351	Adley	1	0.000%	0.65x
6352	Adnams	1	0.000%	0.89x
6353	Agnew	1	0.000%	0.09x
6354	Aiken	1	0.000%	0.31x
6355	Aitkin	1	0.000%	0.29x
6356	Aked	1	0.000%	0.50x
6357	Alcroft	1	0.000%	1.46x
6358	Aldham	1	0.000%	1.21x
6359	Aldis	1	0.000%	0.27x
6360	Aldus	1	0.000%	2.61x
6361	Alger	1	0.000%	0.22x
6362	Allchurch	1	0.000%	0.56x
6363	Aller	1	0.000%	4.65x
6364	Allibone	1	0.000%	0.51x
6365	Allpress	1	0.000%	0.62x
6366	Allward	1	0.000%	2.36x
6367	Allwright	1	0.000%	0.41x
6368	Alsop	1	0.000%	0.11x
6369	Alston	1	0.000%	0.08x
6370	Aly	1	0.000%	37.31x
6371	Amies	1	0.000%	0.30x
6372	Amy	1	0.000%	0.29x
6373	Andersson	1	0.000%	2.66x
6374	Anger	1	0.000%	1.05x
6375	Angliss	1	0.000%	1.05x
6376	Angus	1	0.000%	0.03x
6377	Annis	1	0.000%	0.30x
6378	Anscomb	1	0.000%	1.36x
6379	Ansley	1	0.000%	0.51x
6380	Answorth	1	0.000%	3.38x
6381	Antcliff	1	0.000%	0.98x
6382	Applegarth	1	0.000%	0.75x
6383	Applegate	1	0.000%	0.27x
6384	Applin	1	0.000%	0.47x
6385	Arbon	1	0.000%	0.48x
6386	Archibald	1	0.000%	0.06x
6387	Arkley	1	0.000%	0.47x
6388	Armytage	1	0.000%	1.13x
6389	Arneil	1	0.000%	1.14x
6390	Arnell	1	0.000%	0.39x
6391	Arter	1	0.000%	0.44x
6392	Arthurs	1	0.000%	0.33x
6393	Ascott	1	0.000%	0.72x
6394	Ashbury	1	0.000%	0.81x
6395	Ashcroft	1	0.000%	0.04x
6396	Ashdown	1	0.000%	0.09x
6397	Ashlee	1	0.000%	3.23x
6398	Ashley	1	0.000%	0.03x
6399	Ashly	1	0.000%	1.22x
6400	Askham	1	0.000%	0.26x