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 Beeson, with 56 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
701	Beeson	56	0.030%	6.95x
702	Chennells	56	0.030%	57.84x
703	Garment	56	0.030%	77.12x
704	Gazeley	56	0.030%	42.71x
705	Hamilton	56	0.030%	0.37x
706	Hodson	56	0.030%	1.34x
707	Marriott	56	0.030%	1.24x
708	Nicholson	56	0.030%	0.39x
709	Pierson	56	0.030%	13.10x
710	Tansley	56	0.030%	7.51x
711	Varney	56	0.030%	5.32x
712	Wing	56	0.030%	4.42x
713	Cotton	55	0.030%	1.14x
714	Dearmer	55	0.030%	113.61x
715	Farmer	55	0.030%	0.87x
716	Gunn	55	0.030%	1.12x
717	Kilby	55	0.030%	4.85x
718	Lock	55	0.030%	0.96x
719	Neal	55	0.030%	0.92x
720	Sherwood	55	0.030%	2.14x
721	Ayres	54	0.030%	1.93x
722	Betts	54	0.030%	1.25x
723	Burrell	54	0.030%	2.06x
724	Cornwell	54	0.030%	4.65x
725	Creasey	54	0.030%	6.66x
726	Groves	54	0.030%	0.95x
727	Hooper	54	0.030%	0.63x
728	Lowe	54	0.030%	0.36x
729	Phipp	54	0.030%	34.77x
730	Reid	54	0.030%	0.26x
731	Rhodes	54	0.030%	0.58x
732	Speller	54	0.030%	9.70x
733	Vyse	54	0.030%	18.63x
734	Welling	54	0.030%	18.94x
735	Church	53	0.030%	1.21x
736	Ewer	53	0.030%	24.79x
737	Garratt	53	0.030%	2.59x
738	Goodge	53	0.030%	36.66x
739	Graham	53	0.030%	0.23x
740	Medcalf	53	0.030%	6.75x
741	Pepper	53	0.030%	1.87x
742	Rayner	53	0.030%	1.06x
743	Sparks	53	0.030%	1.74x
744	Swan	53	0.030%	1.02x
745	Tarbox	53	0.030%	49.27x
746	Walton	53	0.030%	0.37x
747	Bond	52	0.030%	0.49x
748	Bridges	52	0.030%	1.62x
749	Christmas	52	0.030%	4.79x
750	Crabb	52	0.030%	2.49x
751	Craft	52	0.030%	11.70x
752	Dennis	52	0.030%	0.87x
753	English	52	0.030%	1.37x
754	Fells	52	0.030%	24.95x
755	Grey	52	0.030%	1.19x
756	Lilley	52	0.030%	1.86x
757	Parcell	52	0.030%	32.63x
758	Rolfe	52	0.030%	1.99x
759	Wilmot	52	0.030%	3.87x
760	Woodfield	52	0.030%	7.62x
761	Baldock	51	0.030%	3.62x
762	Barnard	51	0.030%	1.02x
763	Brothers	51	0.030%	13.17x
764	Crew	51	0.030%	4.01x
765	Fincher	51	0.030%	19.30x
766	Goddard	51	0.030%	0.63x
767	Harrington	51	0.030%	1.33x
768	Hearne	51	0.030%	7.57x
769	Horton	51	0.030%	0.68x
770	Hutchings	51	0.030%	1.35x
771	Lacey	51	0.030%	1.37x
772	Orchard	51	0.030%	2.38x
773	Penny	51	0.030%	1.42x
774	Putman	51	0.030%	14.34x
775	Ricketts	51	0.030%	2.61x
776	Southam	51	0.030%	6.07x
777	Surridge	51	0.030%	8.48x
778	Wingfield	51	0.030%	5.48x
779	Woodman	51	0.030%	2.29x
780	Abbey	50	0.020%	6.76x
781	Ambler	50	0.020%	2.81x
782	Briers	50	0.020%	13.19x
783	Dwight	50	0.020%	25.91x
784	Folds	50	0.020%	56.77x
785	Giddings	50	0.020%	5.45x
786	Hanscombe	50	0.020%	67.60x
787	Higgs	50	0.020%	1.36x
788	Poole	50	0.020%	0.52x
789	Sampford	50	0.020%	64.67x
790	Stock	50	0.020%	2.00x
791	Walters	50	0.020%	0.52x
792	Dunkley	49	0.020%	3.06x
793	Eldred	49	0.020%	8.24x
794	Gardiner	49	0.020%	0.85x
795	Hatchett	49	0.020%	22.36x
796	Hitchcock	49	0.020%	2.11x
797	Hodgson	49	0.020%	0.35x
798	Hubbard	49	0.020%	1.00x
799	Jeffery	49	0.020%	1.12x
800	Knights	49	0.020%	2.78x