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 Darker, with 29 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
1701	Darker	29	0.010%	14.98x
1702	Dobbs	29	0.010%	1.33x
1703	Dudgeon	29	0.010%	4.30x
1704	Dunsmore	29	0.010%	3.48x
1705	Emerson	29	0.010%	1.29x
1706	Faire	29	0.010%	47.90x
1707	Flavel	29	0.010%	8.17x
1708	Freeborough	29	0.010%	20.01x
1709	Gaunt	29	0.010%	0.91x
1710	Gresley	29	0.010%	23.52x
1711	Guy	29	0.010%	0.41x
1712	Hair	29	0.010%	2.30x
1713	Hammersley	29	0.010%	2.85x
1714	Hetterley	29	0.010%	51.57x
1715	Huddleston	29	0.010%	3.20x
1716	Kerry	29	0.010%	1.32x
1717	Kinder	29	0.010%	2.13x
1718	Lay	29	0.010%	1.20x
1719	Leadbetter	29	0.010%	1.73x
1720	Leech	29	0.010%	0.55x
1721	Leonard	29	0.010%	0.41x
1722	Linney	29	0.010%	2.85x
1723	Riddle	29	0.010%	1.08x
1724	Sherwood	29	0.010%	0.70x
1725	Staton	29	0.010%	4.63x
1726	Strange	29	0.010%	0.83x
1727	Tailor	29	0.010%	5.13x
1728	Twigger	29	0.010%	7.41x
1729	Wakerley	29	0.010%	22.35x
1730	Achurch	28	0.010%	26.42x
1731	Batty	28	0.010%	0.57x
1732	Blythe	28	0.010%	1.14x
1733	Brailsford	28	0.010%	2.45x
1734	Braisby	28	0.010%	35.47x
1735	Cartledge	28	0.010%	1.71x
1736	Cater	28	0.010%	1.80x
1737	Chettle	28	0.010%	8.60x
1738	Collingwood	28	0.010%	1.57x
1739	Coupland	28	0.010%	1.36x
1740	Diggle	28	0.010%	2.36x
1741	Gardener	28	0.010%	0.48x
1742	Garlick	28	0.010%	0.98x
1743	Gilson	28	0.010%	2.79x
1744	Gordon	28	0.010%	0.14x
1745	Grocock	28	0.010%	5.67x
1746	Hamilton	28	0.010%	0.12x
1747	Hanger	28	0.010%	8.57x
1748	Hatfield	28	0.010%	1.21x
1749	Hawksworth	28	0.010%	1.92x
1750	Herring	28	0.010%	0.84x
1751	Hibbert	28	0.010%	0.59x
1752	Hornsby	28	0.010%	1.33x
1753	How	28	0.010%	1.32x
1754	Inskip	28	0.010%	4.88x
1755	Judson	28	0.010%	1.89x
1756	Kilburn	28	0.010%	1.68x
1757	Limbert	28	0.010%	7.73x
1758	Lindsey	28	0.010%	1.70x
1759	Lister	28	0.010%	0.30x
1760	Millard	28	0.010%	0.52x
1761	Myers	28	0.010%	0.33x
1762	Pougher	28	0.010%	39.24x
1763	Skeffington	28	0.010%	17.98x
1764	Sparrow	28	0.010%	0.68x
1765	Spooner	28	0.010%	0.60x
1766	Tacey	28	0.010%	10.52x
1767	Tate	28	0.010%	0.45x
1768	Timperley	28	0.010%	3.88x
1769	Alderman	27	0.010%	2.12x
1770	Barrass	27	0.010%	3.38x
1771	Bettridge	27	0.010%	5.69x
1772	Bloomfield	27	0.010%	0.66x
1773	Bryant	27	0.010%	0.20x
1774	Burford	27	0.010%	1.49x
1775	Bust	27	0.010%	17.58x
1776	Catlin	27	0.010%	3.50x
1777	Connell	27	0.010%	0.48x
1778	Coxon	27	0.010%	1.09x
1779	Creswell	27	0.010%	2.61x
1780	Dayman	27	0.010%	9.28x
1781	Grey	27	0.010%	0.38x
1782	Grimbley	27	0.010%	36.18x
1783	Guttridge	27	0.010%	4.25x
1784	Hallett	27	0.010%	0.68x
1785	Hatchett	27	0.010%	7.66x
1786	Hebb	27	0.010%	8.79x
1787	Hirons	27	0.010%	2.60x
1788	Howes	27	0.010%	0.48x
1789	Lake	27	0.010%	0.38x
1790	Loydall	27	0.010%	25.74x
1791	Milner	27	0.010%	0.36x
1792	Munks	27	0.010%	13.42x
1793	Power	27	0.010%	0.62x
1794	Pulford	27	0.010%	3.24x
1795	Raynes	27	0.010%	4.20x
1796	Roach	27	0.010%	0.57x
1797	Shephard	27	0.010%	0.87x
1798	Sherrard	27	0.010%	13.42x
1799	Stanford	27	0.010%	1.00x
1800	Stirk	27	0.010%	4.43x