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 Littlewood, with 39 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
1401	Littlewood	39	0.010%	0.93x
1402	Makepeace	39	0.010%	4.27x
1403	Maltby	39	0.010%	2.10x
1404	Mitchel	39	0.010%	1.23x
1405	Muddimer	39	0.010%	83.91x
1406	Sands	39	0.010%	1.08x
1407	Sheriff	39	0.010%	4.32x
1408	Spurr	39	0.010%	2.88x
1409	Stanger	39	0.010%	4.78x
1410	Viccars	39	0.010%	13.98x
1411	Whyatt	39	0.010%	4.83x
1412	Ainsworth	38	0.010%	0.59x
1413	Baguley	38	0.010%	4.20x
1414	Barfield	38	0.010%	5.81x
1415	Burgin	38	0.010%	3.00x
1416	Cattell	38	0.010%	4.22x
1417	Denton	38	0.010%	0.64x
1418	Dolman	38	0.010%	2.74x
1419	Edlin	38	0.010%	14.70x
1420	Edmonds	38	0.010%	0.61x
1421	Fitchett	38	0.010%	4.83x
1422	Greatorex	38	0.010%	3.83x
1423	Guilford	38	0.010%	14.40x
1424	Hollingshead	38	0.010%	10.07x
1425	Holwell	38	0.010%	12.64x
1426	Hopwell	38	0.010%	31.09x
1427	Irwin	38	0.010%	1.39x
1428	Kilbourn	38	0.010%	21.82x
1429	Littler	38	0.010%	1.77x
1430	Lunn	38	0.010%	0.91x
1431	Lythall	38	0.010%	33.79x
1432	Marchant	38	0.010%	0.76x
1433	Mathers	38	0.010%	1.97x
1434	Matlock	38	0.010%	21.30x
1435	Merrall	38	0.010%	15.69x
1436	Mugglestone	38	0.010%	33.79x
1437	Rayns	38	0.010%	68.93x
1438	Rayson	38	0.010%	4.10x
1439	Robbins	38	0.010%	0.75x
1440	Welbourn	38	0.010%	9.25x
1441	Wiggins	38	0.010%	1.09x
1442	Wilmot	38	0.010%	1.76x
1443	Windram	38	0.010%	21.17x
1444	Alcock	37	0.010%	0.79x
1445	Andrew	37	0.010%	0.36x
1446	Annis	37	0.010%	6.97x
1447	Barfoot	37	0.010%	3.69x
1448	Brealey	37	0.010%	6.47x
1449	Brice	37	0.010%	1.38x
1450	Collington	37	0.010%	16.37x
1451	Copley	37	0.010%	1.48x
1452	Dickson	37	0.010%	0.31x
1453	Fitch	37	0.010%	1.46x
1454	Gretton	37	0.010%	4.83x
1455	Hayward	37	0.010%	0.27x
1456	Hewson	37	0.010%	1.40x
1457	Hinman	37	0.010%	26.73x
1458	Hoe	37	0.010%	8.22x
1459	Howlett	37	0.010%	0.85x
1460	Kempin	37	0.010%	57.03x
1461	Knifton	37	0.010%	19.66x
1462	Leak	37	0.010%	2.96x
1463	Orson	37	0.010%	34.91x
1464	Roby	37	0.010%	4.72x
1465	Stain	37	0.010%	27.81x
1466	Staynes	37	0.010%	53.45x
1467	Stocks	37	0.010%	1.05x
1468	Tabberer	37	0.010%	33.55x
1469	Thurlby	37	0.010%	10.03x
1470	Tivey	37	0.010%	10.93x
1471	Towell	37	0.010%	4.02x
1472	Wing	37	0.010%	1.82x
1473	Batchelor	36	0.010%	0.66x
1474	Bevan	36	0.010%	0.45x
1475	Brunt	36	0.010%	1.61x
1476	Burke	36	0.010%	0.38x
1477	Choyce	36	0.010%	29.99x
1478	Dye	36	0.010%	1.68x
1479	Eld	36	0.010%	17.90x
1480	Hale	36	0.010%	0.31x
1481	Humphries	36	0.010%	0.49x
1482	Hutton	36	0.010%	0.37x
1483	Kilbourne	36	0.010%	32.32x
1484	Marcer	36	0.010%	40.11x
1485	Maw	36	0.010%	3.05x
1486	Mead	36	0.010%	0.48x
1487	Millington	36	0.010%	0.73x
1488	Oakey	36	0.010%	4.78x
1489	Parrott	36	0.010%	0.98x
1490	Pettifor	36	0.010%	24.12x
1491	Petty	36	0.010%	1.12x
1492	Rippin	36	0.010%	7.32x
1493	Shingler	36	0.010%	5.15x
1494	Stanyard	36	0.010%	17.80x
1495	Stiles	36	0.010%	2.01x
1496	Stringer	36	0.010%	0.56x
1497	Wise	36	0.010%	0.53x
1498	Worrall	36	0.010%	0.87x
1499	Wye	36	0.010%	12.19x
1500	Abel	35	0.010%	1.68x