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 Peabody, with 32 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
1601	Peabody	32	0.010%	11.56x
1602	Philips	32	0.010%	0.53x
1603	Scarboro	32	0.010%	21.92x
1604	Small	32	0.010%	0.39x
1605	Stanhope	32	0.010%	4.12x
1606	Topliss	32	0.010%	6.08x
1607	Trigg	32	0.010%	1.76x
1608	Weldon	32	0.010%	2.47x
1609	Whitaker	32	0.010%	0.35x
1610	Woollerton	32	0.010%	30.19x
1611	Askew	31	0.010%	0.85x
1612	Bagshaw	31	0.010%	1.20x
1613	Claridge	31	0.010%	1.65x
1614	Claypole	31	0.010%	10.58x
1615	Collyer	31	0.010%	1.55x
1616	Crampton	31	0.010%	1.96x
1617	Croshaw	31	0.010%	16.96x
1618	Douglas	31	0.010%	0.20x
1619	Durrance	31	0.010%	39.27x
1620	Fern	31	0.010%	3.07x
1621	Flower	31	0.010%	0.98x
1622	Hawes	31	0.010%	0.78x
1623	Hazlewood	31	0.010%	4.23x
1624	Hewins	31	0.010%	8.79x
1625	Hirst	31	0.010%	0.29x
1626	Hodgett	31	0.010%	10.54x
1627	Hubble	31	0.010%	4.03x
1628	Kirton	31	0.010%	2.10x
1629	Loveday	31	0.010%	1.57x
1630	Ludlow	31	0.010%	1.83x
1631	Meigh	31	0.010%	14.05x
1632	Newbury	31	0.010%	1.57x
1633	Newcomb	31	0.010%	4.06x
1634	Panter	31	0.010%	2.82x
1635	Pendergast	31	0.010%	7.24x
1636	Penney	31	0.010%	1.73x
1637	Prime	31	0.010%	2.44x
1638	Quail	31	0.010%	8.10x
1639	Ralph	31	0.010%	0.63x
1640	Roadley	31	0.010%	23.50x
1641	Rolleston	31	0.010%	36.75x
1642	Sabin	31	0.010%	4.05x
1643	Scotney	31	0.010%	5.59x
1644	Severn	31	0.010%	3.15x
1645	Sherriff	31	0.010%	3.12x
1646	Shuttleworth	31	0.010%	0.81x
1647	Tibbles	31	0.010%	5.66x
1648	Wallin	31	0.010%	11.60x
1649	Wickwar	31	0.010%	51.21x
1650	Astle	30	0.010%	2.85x
1651	Astley	30	0.010%	1.40x
1652	Beckworth	30	0.010%	16.13x
1653	Bickley	30	0.010%	2.24x
1654	Bindley	30	0.010%	11.90x
1655	Bonnett	30	0.010%	3.67x
1656	Bradsworth	30	0.010%	55.49x
1657	Bryans	30	0.010%	13.02x
1658	Butlin	30	0.010%	3.73x
1659	Campbell	30	0.010%	0.05x
1660	Childs	30	0.010%	0.50x
1661	Collings	30	0.010%	0.78x
1662	Coulton	30	0.010%	2.64x
1663	Crouch	30	0.010%	0.69x
1664	Daley	30	0.010%	0.79x
1665	Deakin	30	0.010%	0.67x
1666	Goodliffe	30	0.010%	7.19x
1667	Halls	30	0.010%	1.17x
1668	Hardington	30	0.010%	30.82x
1669	Henfrey	30	0.010%	16.51x
1670	Hobbs	30	0.010%	0.25x
1671	Hollick	30	0.010%	4.70x
1672	Huckerby	30	0.010%	14.68x
1673	Kellett	30	0.010%	1.06x
1674	Kirkham	30	0.010%	0.66x
1675	Kirkman	30	0.010%	1.45x
1676	Levers	30	0.010%	9.04x
1677	Meller	30	0.010%	5.46x
1678	Polkey	30	0.010%	47.01x
1679	Poyner	30	0.010%	6.30x
1680	Prentice	30	0.010%	0.79x
1681	Robins	30	0.010%	0.44x
1682	Rowbottom	30	0.010%	1.55x
1683	Schofield	30	0.010%	0.17x
1684	Skidmore	30	0.010%	1.26x
1685	Tilson	30	0.010%	7.68x
1686	Tipping	30	0.010%	1.62x
1687	Topps	30	0.010%	13.87x
1688	Turland	30	0.010%	11.51x
1689	Tyres	30	0.010%	36.51x
1690	Banton	29	0.010%	5.96x
1691	Bayley	29	0.010%	0.56x
1692	Beckett	29	0.010%	0.45x
1693	Beesley	29	0.010%	1.11x
1694	Blakesley	29	0.010%	15.15x
1695	Boat	29	0.010%	49.66x
1696	Bonner	29	0.010%	1.02x
1697	Butterworth	29	0.010%	0.25x
1698	Carrington	29	0.010%	0.85x
1699	Cockayne	29	0.010%	2.98x
1700	Crowson	29	0.010%	4.15x