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 Burns, with 47 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
1201	Burns	47	0.010%	0.22x
1202	Carver	47	0.010%	1.60x
1203	Cuthbert	47	0.010%	1.01x
1204	Godwin	47	0.010%	1.12x
1205	Hanes	47	0.010%	12.63x
1206	Hickley	47	0.010%	14.88x
1207	Hollingsworth	47	0.010%	2.19x
1208	Huddlestone	47	0.010%	8.37x
1209	Knowles	47	0.010%	0.27x
1210	Lancaster	47	0.010%	0.58x
1211	Leach	47	0.010%	0.35x
1212	Lemon	47	0.010%	2.00x
1213	Manchester	47	0.010%	7.23x
1214	Mantle	47	0.010%	2.78x
1215	Mobbs	47	0.010%	3.86x
1216	Pilgrim	47	0.010%	2.58x
1217	Robertson	47	0.010%	0.09x
1218	Robson	47	0.010%	0.22x
1219	Sedgley	47	0.010%	9.51x
1220	Shardlow	47	0.010%	10.57x
1221	Simmonds	47	0.010%	0.54x
1222	Whiteman	47	0.010%	2.25x
1223	Baggott	46	0.010%	4.89x
1224	Dickens	46	0.010%	1.36x
1225	Grainger	46	0.010%	0.92x
1226	Hinds	46	0.010%	2.06x
1227	Hinton	46	0.010%	1.06x
1228	Hodgkinson	46	0.010%	0.83x
1229	Jarram	46	0.010%	74.63x
1230	Lawson	46	0.010%	0.24x
1231	Mayne	46	0.010%	2.40x
1232	Penn	46	0.010%	1.57x
1233	Ratcliff	46	0.010%	2.20x
1234	Rowlett	46	0.010%	9.67x
1235	Royce	46	0.010%	8.19x
1236	Sowter	46	0.010%	6.55x
1237	Tarratt	46	0.010%	43.40x
1238	Tidd	46	0.010%	12.85x
1239	Vickers	46	0.010%	0.55x
1240	Whitehouse	46	0.010%	0.55x
1241	Wooley	46	0.010%	2.22x
1242	Buckler	45	0.010%	4.35x
1243	Burchnall	45	0.010%	36.50x
1244	Cresswell	45	0.010%	1.32x
1245	Doore	45	0.010%	66.06x
1246	Foister	45	0.010%	55.48x
1247	Freeston	45	0.010%	13.60x
1248	Gregg	45	0.010%	1.97x
1249	Hodgkin	45	0.010%	10.56x
1250	Jeffcoat	45	0.010%	25.68x
1251	Johnston	45	0.010%	0.17x
1252	Love	45	0.010%	0.59x
1253	Mackness	45	0.010%	11.59x
1254	Nutting	45	0.010%	7.61x
1255	Packwood	45	0.010%	6.87x
1256	Penny	45	0.010%	0.78x
1257	Pilkington	45	0.010%	0.77x
1258	Proudman	45	0.010%	14.60x
1259	Rest	45	0.010%	46.76x
1260	Ringrose	45	0.010%	5.70x
1261	Sidwell	45	0.010%	5.05x
1262	Slingsby	45	0.010%	4.96x
1263	Steele	45	0.010%	0.52x
1264	Stinson	45	0.010%	12.88x
1265	Tinsley	45	0.010%	2.29x
1266	Varnam	45	0.010%	40.80x
1267	Voce	45	0.010%	10.35x
1268	Whitby	45	0.010%	2.28x
1269	Wilders	45	0.010%	29.10x
1270	Worley	45	0.010%	3.13x
1271	Almond	44	0.010%	1.10x
1272	Aucott	44	0.010%	27.31x
1273	Billing	44	0.010%	2.44x
1274	Bloxam	44	0.010%	15.71x
1275	Booton	44	0.010%	17.17x
1276	Bright	44	0.010%	0.67x
1277	Broome	44	0.010%	2.73x
1278	Browne	44	0.010%	0.74x
1279	Clarkson	44	0.010%	0.51x
1280	Concannon	44	0.010%	18.84x
1281	Court	44	0.010%	1.07x
1282	Dawes	44	0.010%	1.00x
1283	Fryer	44	0.010%	0.73x
1284	Hackney	44	0.010%	3.12x
1285	Hives	44	0.010%	15.24x
1286	Jessop	44	0.010%	1.14x
1287	Line	44	0.010%	2.86x
1288	Memory	44	0.010%	24.81x
1289	Mountney	44	0.010%	16.27x
1290	Newitt	44	0.010%	8.34x
1291	Painter	44	0.010%	0.99x
1292	Pope	44	0.010%	0.39x
1293	Ramsell	44	0.010%	17.46x
1294	Randell	44	0.010%	2.18x
1295	Silverwood	44	0.010%	6.35x
1296	Tomblin	44	0.010%	7.48x
1297	Tompkin	44	0.010%	18.58x
1298	Beardsmore	43	0.010%	9.65x
1299	Bourn	43	0.010%	6.06x
1300	Brewster	43	0.010%	1.37x