1881 census county

Leicestershire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Leicestershire 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

8,744 surnames are listed for Leicestershire, covering 299,233 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Cumberland, with 59 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Leicestershire

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
1001	Cumberland	59	0.020%	7.21x
1002	England	59	0.020%	0.88x
1003	Harrington	59	0.020%	0.96x
1004	Holden	59	0.020%	0.33x
1005	Illston	59	0.020%	67.37x
1006	Insley	59	0.020%	11.63x
1007	Kitchen	59	0.020%	1.07x
1008	Padmore	59	0.020%	11.96x
1009	Wilby	59	0.020%	3.10x
1010	Woodhouse	59	0.020%	0.77x
1011	Bursnall	58	0.020%	55.87x
1012	Charity	58	0.020%	15.28x
1013	Everitt	58	0.020%	2.14x
1014	Harriss	58	0.020%	2.74x
1015	Irons	58	0.020%	3.29x
1016	Larrad	58	0.020%	53.63x
1017	Snutch	58	0.020%	68.76x
1018	Starmer	58	0.020%	11.34x
1019	Barson	57	0.020%	9.41x
1020	Broadwell	57	0.020%	48.36x
1021	Durance	57	0.020%	31.00x
1022	Goodrich	57	0.020%	8.50x
1023	Horspool	57	0.020%	22.05x
1024	Latham	57	0.020%	0.86x
1025	Linnett	57	0.020%	11.00x
1026	Moody	57	0.020%	0.67x
1027	Tebbs	57	0.020%	13.31x
1028	Todd	57	0.020%	0.35x
1029	Whiston	57	0.020%	6.76x
1030	Whitworth	57	0.020%	1.05x
1031	Ash	56	0.020%	1.05x
1032	Eales	56	0.020%	3.42x
1033	Facer	56	0.020%	8.59x
1034	Furborough	56	0.020%	87.76x
1035	Jervis	56	0.020%	2.25x
1036	Kimber	56	0.020%	1.82x
1037	Newell	56	0.020%	1.09x
1038	Rawlings	56	0.020%	1.18x
1039	Stapleford	56	0.020%	30.82x
1040	Street	56	0.020%	0.74x
1041	Tomkins	56	0.020%	1.67x
1042	Waters	56	0.020%	0.43x
1043	Boyer	55	0.020%	5.39x
1044	Brett	55	0.020%	0.89x
1045	Chiswell	55	0.020%	13.74x
1046	Crick	55	0.020%	2.84x
1047	Dodge	55	0.020%	4.33x
1048	Earl	55	0.020%	1.30x
1049	Hampson	55	0.020%	0.94x
1050	Kennedy	55	0.020%	0.28x
1051	Laurence	55	0.020%	1.19x
1052	Liggins	55	0.020%	9.78x
1053	Lilley	55	0.020%	1.23x
1054	Meakin	55	0.020%	2.18x
1055	Orchard	55	0.020%	1.60x
1056	Root	55	0.020%	5.20x
1057	Sheldon	55	0.020%	1.12x
1058	Spare	55	0.020%	20.34x
1059	Thirlby	55	0.020%	54.69x
1060	Wagstaff	55	0.020%	1.36x
1061	Bodycote	54	0.020%	64.02x
1062	Bourne	54	0.020%	0.86x
1063	Danvers	54	0.020%	27.43x
1064	Farndon	54	0.020%	18.29x
1065	Garfield	54	0.020%	10.53x
1066	Hollingworth	54	0.020%	2.06x
1067	Langdale	54	0.020%	9.55x
1068	Moon	54	0.020%	0.79x
1069	Start	54	0.020%	7.19x
1070	Tanser	54	0.020%	49.44x
1071	Tookey	54	0.020%	12.83x
1072	Wilcox	54	0.020%	0.88x
1073	Winter	54	0.020%	0.47x
1074	Aldwinckle	53	0.020%	32.67x
1075	Copeland	53	0.020%	1.73x
1076	Hanford	53	0.020%	14.54x
1077	Hargraves	53	0.020%	4.68x
1078	Harlow	53	0.020%	2.99x
1079	Haycock	53	0.020%	2.92x
1080	Hines	53	0.020%	1.92x
1081	Howitt	53	0.020%	4.42x
1082	Humberstone	53	0.020%	8.38x
1083	Jaques	53	0.020%	2.21x
1084	Leedham	53	0.020%	6.10x
1085	Mellors	53	0.020%	5.24x
1086	Raynor	53	0.020%	2.36x
1087	Scarborough	53	0.020%	5.79x
1088	Scotton	53	0.020%	16.56x
1089	Sheen	53	0.020%	2.45x
1090	Shortland	53	0.020%	6.48x
1091	Simkin	53	0.020%	7.80x
1092	Standley	53	0.020%	9.63x
1093	Tolton	53	0.020%	65.34x
1094	Vines	53	0.020%	4.91x
1095	Walden	53	0.020%	2.23x
1096	Walters	53	0.020%	0.34x
1097	Watkins	53	0.020%	0.27x
1098	Banbury	52	0.020%	6.74x
1099	Brant	52	0.020%	3.95x
1100	Challands	52	0.020%	35.10x