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 Charlton, with 52 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
1101	Charlton	52	0.020%	0.56x
1102	Dolby	52	0.020%	4.31x
1103	Drake	52	0.020%	0.55x
1104	Elkington	52	0.020%	4.27x
1105	Hickingbottom	52	0.020%	39.74x
1106	Jordon	52	0.020%	3.57x
1107	Kelly	52	0.020%	0.15x
1108	Leader	52	0.020%	3.54x
1109	Peters	52	0.020%	0.46x
1110	Plumb	52	0.020%	1.98x
1111	Pritchard	52	0.020%	0.30x
1112	Pym	52	0.020%	6.47x
1113	Tillson	52	0.020%	26.86x
1114	Welch	52	0.020%	0.46x
1115	Bower	51	0.020%	0.86x
1116	Calvert	51	0.020%	0.77x
1117	Cartlidge	51	0.020%	5.47x
1118	Cooley	51	0.020%	6.15x
1119	Dove	51	0.020%	1.38x
1120	Flavell	51	0.020%	5.27x
1121	Forryan	51	0.020%	77.33x
1122	Gale	51	0.020%	0.53x
1123	Hartley	51	0.020%	0.25x
1124	Hodgson	51	0.020%	0.23x
1125	Murphy	51	0.020%	0.20x
1126	Pagett	51	0.020%	6.22x
1127	Pell	51	0.020%	2.81x
1128	Rowbotham	51	0.020%	3.21x
1129	Ryder	51	0.020%	0.91x
1130	Skelton	51	0.020%	1.08x
1131	Snowden	51	0.020%	1.77x
1132	Spicer	51	0.020%	1.17x
1133	Talbott	51	0.020%	6.91x
1134	Tansey	51	0.020%	10.32x
1135	Tite	51	0.020%	7.73x
1136	Barradale	50	0.020%	58.54x
1137	Beal	50	0.020%	1.64x
1138	Bonshor	50	0.020%	72.23x
1139	Clow	50	0.020%	5.11x
1140	Forster	50	0.020%	0.47x
1141	Hassall	50	0.020%	2.47x
1142	Henderson	50	0.020%	0.14x
1143	Holloway	50	0.020%	0.50x
1144	Key	50	0.020%	1.12x
1145	Lount	50	0.020%	45.78x
1146	Machin	50	0.020%	1.54x
1147	Maddock	50	0.020%	1.69x
1148	Morriss	50	0.020%	2.53x
1149	Ottey	50	0.020%	39.18x
1150	Pryor	50	0.020%	2.31x
1151	Stockwell	50	0.020%	2.61x
1152	Thorne	50	0.020%	0.73x
1153	Walpole	50	0.020%	3.92x
1154	Wigston	50	0.020%	26.73x
1155	Bullock	49	0.020%	0.47x
1156	Compton	49	0.020%	1.57x
1157	Doubleday	49	0.020%	7.21x
1158	Faulkes	49	0.020%	17.10x
1159	Grimsley	49	0.020%	15.46x
1160	Gumley	49	0.020%	38.08x
1161	Jarratt	49	0.020%	6.58x
1162	Jenkins	49	0.020%	0.13x
1163	Lovitt	49	0.020%	23.48x
1164	Murray	49	0.020%	0.12x
1165	Parnham	49	0.020%	7.11x
1166	Peck	49	0.020%	0.90x
1167	Sansom	49	0.020%	2.24x
1168	Soars	49	0.020%	44.43x
1169	Spiers	49	0.020%	1.84x
1170	Truslove	49	0.020%	29.81x
1171	Tyrrell	49	0.020%	2.06x
1172	Watkin	49	0.020%	1.73x
1173	Westbury	49	0.020%	5.56x
1174	Arthur	48	0.010%	0.68x
1175	Bend	48	0.010%	36.68x
1176	Canner	48	0.010%	27.74x
1177	Capell	48	0.010%	9.88x
1178	Corrall	48	0.010%	23.36x
1179	East	48	0.010%	0.95x
1180	Ellingworth	48	0.010%	17.61x
1181	Halliday	48	0.010%	0.72x
1182	Hargrave	48	0.010%	4.62x
1183	Hilton	48	0.010%	0.43x
1184	Holyoake	48	0.010%	14.89x
1185	Lapworth	48	0.010%	7.60x
1186	Manger	48	0.010%	12.09x
1187	Mayfield	48	0.010%	5.79x
1188	Messenger	48	0.010%	1.92x
1189	Moulding	48	0.010%	6.16x
1190	Newberry	48	0.010%	3.61x
1191	Reading	48	0.010%	1.92x
1192	Sims	48	0.010%	0.49x
1193	Stark	48	0.010%	1.08x
1194	Till	48	0.010%	2.11x
1195	Whiting	48	0.010%	0.77x
1196	Whittington	48	0.010%	2.11x
1197	Wildman	48	0.010%	2.43x
1198	Ashley	47	0.010%	0.87x
1199	Ashwell	47	0.010%	4.18x
1200	Bagnall	47	0.010%	1.69x