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 Adkinson, with 35 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
1501	Adkinson	35	0.010%	19.49x
1502	Alvey	35	0.010%	6.33x
1503	Benfield	35	0.010%	3.73x
1504	Bollard	35	0.010%	9.12x
1505	Boyes	35	0.010%	1.03x
1506	Bromhead	35	0.010%	14.45x
1507	Browett	35	0.010%	11.72x
1508	Camm	35	0.010%	3.37x
1509	Clapham	35	0.010%	1.25x
1510	Dagley	35	0.010%	12.26x
1511	Dicks	35	0.010%	2.21x
1512	Else	35	0.010%	3.27x
1513	Eyre	35	0.010%	0.90x
1514	Fearn	35	0.010%	1.45x
1515	Goss	35	0.010%	1.24x
1516	Hewes	35	0.010%	8.99x
1517	Jewsbury	35	0.010%	16.77x
1518	Jowett	35	0.010%	0.99x
1519	Kingston	35	0.010%	1.16x
1520	Maxfield	35	0.010%	4.09x
1521	Medhurst	35	0.010%	2.81x
1522	Muston	35	0.010%	11.39x
1523	Roulston	35	0.010%	23.62x
1524	Sault	35	0.010%	19.26x
1525	Snodin	35	0.010%	45.59x
1526	Tucker	35	0.010%	0.20x
1527	Willmore	35	0.010%	5.93x
1528	Woodroffe	35	0.010%	5.38x
1529	Bloodworth	34	0.010%	6.24x
1530	Brigstock	34	0.010%	22.30x
1531	Butcher	34	0.010%	0.25x
1532	Curry	34	0.010%	0.73x
1533	Dewey	34	0.010%	2.48x
1534	Furmidge	34	0.010%	39.30x
1535	Harby	34	0.010%	13.73x
1536	Haseldine	34	0.010%	11.69x
1537	Hickinbottom	34	0.010%	13.27x
1538	Hicks	34	0.010%	0.25x
1539	Hodgkins	34	0.010%	2.34x
1540	Jeffrey	34	0.010%	0.57x
1541	Locker	34	0.010%	4.20x
1542	Lydall	34	0.010%	26.42x
1543	Malkin	34	0.010%	3.20x
1544	More	34	0.010%	1.35x
1545	Nurse	34	0.010%	2.16x
1546	Pacey	34	0.010%	2.70x
1547	Quinn	34	0.010%	0.55x
1548	Slack	34	0.010%	0.67x
1549	Stones	34	0.010%	0.88x
1550	Stubley	34	0.010%	5.80x
1551	Sturman	34	0.010%	4.72x
1552	Twiggs	34	0.010%	16.72x
1553	Wormall	34	0.010%	16.81x
1554	Amos	33	0.010%	0.62x
1555	Beer	33	0.010%	0.64x
1556	Bollands	33	0.010%	24.03x
1557	Button	33	0.010%	0.86x
1558	Cheatle	33	0.010%	13.44x
1559	Crawford	33	0.010%	0.21x
1560	Daniels	33	0.010%	0.32x
1561	Dewick	33	0.010%	10.17x
1562	Dorman	33	0.010%	3.17x
1563	Eldred	33	0.010%	3.45x
1564	Farrar	33	0.010%	0.76x
1565	Farren	33	0.010%	5.02x
1566	Fleming	33	0.010%	0.25x
1567	Harratt	33	0.010%	22.44x
1568	Hensman	33	0.010%	7.48x
1569	Holman	33	0.010%	0.72x
1570	Horn	33	0.010%	0.45x
1571	Jebbett	33	0.010%	39.12x
1572	Jenkinson	33	0.010%	0.58x
1573	Lyner	33	0.010%	56.51x
1574	Lyons	33	0.010%	0.46x
1575	Maddocks	33	0.010%	1.67x
1576	Ogden	33	0.010%	0.36x
1577	Popple	33	0.010%	5.88x
1578	Rainbow	33	0.010%	2.46x
1579	Rowland	33	0.010%	0.36x
1580	Rushin	33	0.010%	42.99x
1581	Singleton	33	0.010%	0.52x
1582	Sprigg	33	0.010%	9.69x
1583	Tapley	33	0.010%	5.30x
1584	Tebbatt	33	0.010%	67.83x
1585	Thorn	33	0.010%	0.68x
1586	Weaver	33	0.010%	0.39x
1587	Wheatly	33	0.010%	6.20x
1588	Bentham	32	0.010%	2.16x
1589	Bruin	32	0.010%	20.26x
1590	Butteriss	32	0.010%	38.94x
1591	Bywater	32	0.010%	1.96x
1592	Cant	32	0.010%	1.59x
1593	Chilton	32	0.010%	1.23x
1594	Clare	32	0.010%	0.68x
1595	Fretter	32	0.010%	22.94x
1596	Hillier	32	0.010%	0.73x
1597	Humber	32	0.010%	6.05x
1598	Jays	32	0.010%	25.96x
1599	Litherland	32	0.010%	4.36x
1600	Mays	32	0.010%	1.73x