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 Lycett, with 22 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
2001	Lycett	22	0.010%	3.31x
2002	Mowbray	22	0.010%	1.63x
2003	Partner	22	0.010%	8.81x
2004	Paterson	22	0.010%	0.10x
2005	Pendleton	22	0.010%	1.84x
2006	Quemby	22	0.010%	30.36x
2007	Remmington	22	0.010%	12.88x
2008	Ridley	22	0.010%	0.35x
2009	Rowlatt	22	0.010%	7.29x
2010	Rust	22	0.010%	1.29x
2011	Savidge	22	0.010%	5.18x
2012	Seymour	22	0.010%	0.33x
2013	Sherratt	22	0.010%	1.18x
2014	Stapleton	22	0.010%	0.68x
2015	Sumner	22	0.010%	0.42x
2016	Sylvester	22	0.010%	2.02x
2017	Thornewell	22	0.010%	37.67x
2018	Waine	22	0.010%	2.75x
2019	Whitlock	22	0.010%	1.14x
2020	Armston	21	0.010%	32.91x
2021	Bail	21	0.010%	10.91x
2022	Barrowcliffe	21	0.010%	11.63x
2023	Baugh	21	0.010%	1.81x
2024	Billingham	21	0.010%	1.07x
2025	Blair	21	0.010%	0.25x
2026	Blowers	21	0.010%	2.55x
2027	Bromwich	21	0.010%	2.96x
2028	Bullimore	21	0.010%	3.07x
2029	Burnett	21	0.010%	0.23x
2030	Carruthers	21	0.010%	0.49x
2031	Chell	21	0.010%	2.90x
2032	Collidge	21	0.010%	27.35x
2033	Cowley	21	0.010%	0.35x
2034	Cowling	21	0.010%	0.74x
2035	Dingley	21	0.010%	2.16x
2036	Drury	21	0.010%	0.41x
2037	Forrester	21	0.010%	0.48x
2038	Griffith	21	0.010%	0.20x
2039	Hadden	21	0.010%	1.46x
2040	Hadfield	21	0.010%	0.47x
2041	Harpur	21	0.010%	8.09x
2042	Harrott	21	0.010%	16.60x
2043	Hartshorne	21	0.010%	4.22x
2044	Hicken	21	0.010%	4.99x
2045	Hickson	21	0.010%	0.94x
2046	Hooper	21	0.010%	0.15x
2047	Jeacock	21	0.010%	9.66x
2048	Mallard	21	0.010%	2.51x
2049	Marshal	21	0.010%	3.07x
2050	Matley	21	0.010%	4.93x
2051	Moor	21	0.010%	0.46x
2052	Morrall	21	0.010%	3.66x
2053	Muggleston	21	0.010%	20.23x
2054	Orgill	21	0.010%	6.98x
2055	Pass	21	0.010%	1.33x
2056	Pidcock	21	0.010%	7.44x
2057	Pinnock	21	0.010%	2.05x
2058	Rigby	21	0.010%	0.22x
2059	Searle	21	0.010%	0.32x
2060	Shakespear	21	0.010%	5.96x
2061	Skerritt	21	0.010%	6.79x
2062	Steans	21	0.010%	43.17x
2063	Tovey	21	0.010%	1.11x
2064	Turnbull	21	0.010%	0.15x
2065	Whitcroft	21	0.010%	23.68x
2066	Willcocks	21	0.010%	1.57x
2067	Willoughby	21	0.010%	0.75x
2068	Wilmott	21	0.010%	1.91x
2069	Alesbrook	20	0.010%	63.80x
2070	Allcock	20	0.010%	0.57x
2071	Allwood	20	0.010%	1.52x
2072	Avins	20	0.010%	25.00x
2073	Bares	20	0.010%	66.12x
2074	Barke	20	0.010%	9.39x
2075	Beardmore	20	0.010%	1.35x
2076	Begley	20	0.010%	3.61x
2077	Blades	20	0.010%	1.09x
2078	Bowns	20	0.010%	10.94x
2079	Brandreth	20	0.010%	6.23x
2080	Bream	20	0.010%	9.73x
2081	Britten	20	0.010%	1.55x
2082	Brook	20	0.010%	0.16x
2083	Burt	20	0.010%	0.26x
2084	Callow	20	0.010%	1.00x
2085	Canham	20	0.010%	1.39x
2086	Case	20	0.010%	0.62x
2087	Chown	20	0.010%	1.98x
2088	Cocksedge	20	0.010%	4.01x
2089	Darlison	20	0.010%	13.21x
2090	Davison	20	0.010%	0.17x
2091	Edge	20	0.010%	0.36x
2092	Egan	20	0.010%	0.74x
2093	Ellicock	20	0.010%	26.80x
2094	Field	20	0.010%	0.12x
2095	Flamson	20	0.010%	74.05x
2096	Gilby	20	0.010%	1.66x
2097	Hamer	20	0.010%	0.33x
2098	Hargreaves	20	0.010%	0.15x
2099	Heaton	20	0.010%	0.26x
2100	Hopkin	20	0.010%	0.80x