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 Isaacs, with 20 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
2101	Isaacs	20	0.010%	0.72x
2102	Islip	20	0.010%	7.49x
2103	Jacobs	20	0.010%	0.26x
2104	Kershaw	20	0.010%	0.19x
2105	Knighton	20	0.010%	1.76x
2106	Lant	20	0.010%	9.29x
2107	Larkin	20	0.010%	0.69x
2108	Loweth	20	0.010%	11.42x
2109	Lumley	20	0.010%	1.01x
2110	Mace	20	0.010%	0.70x
2111	Manley	20	0.010%	0.55x
2112	Mockford	20	0.010%	3.69x
2113	Nokes	20	0.010%	2.77x
2114	Northern	20	0.010%	9.11x
2115	Penniston	20	0.010%	18.31x
2116	Petcher	20	0.010%	27.60x
2117	Pettifer	20	0.010%	2.76x
2118	Piggins	20	0.010%	12.58x
2119	Pinder	20	0.010%	0.51x
2120	Purt	20	0.010%	17.12x
2121	Rawlins	20	0.010%	1.06x
2122	Renals	20	0.010%	25.68x
2123	Scrimshaw	20	0.010%	3.47x
2124	Shillcock	20	0.010%	17.78x
2125	Sinfield	20	0.010%	2.54x
2126	Slawson	20	0.010%	10.45x
2127	Sweet	20	0.010%	0.68x
2128	Tee	20	0.010%	3.14x
2129	Tooley	20	0.010%	1.78x
2130	Vallance	20	0.010%	1.37x
2131	Wayne	20	0.010%	5.98x
2132	Wayte	20	0.010%	6.33x
2133	Wheway	20	0.010%	9.25x
2134	Woodier	20	0.010%	12.09x
2135	Wylde	20	0.010%	3.00x
2136	Aspell	19	0.010%	24.07x
2137	Beadsmore	19	0.010%	14.52x
2138	Bedder	19	0.010%	26.63x
2139	Boyd	19	0.010%	0.17x
2140	Britton	19	0.010%	0.33x
2141	Broadhead	19	0.010%	0.80x
2142	Bunting	19	0.010%	0.53x
2143	Burbeck	19	0.010%	54.93x
2144	Capel	19	0.010%	1.98x
2145	Carvel	19	0.010%	14.76x
2146	Challis	19	0.010%	0.93x
2147	Cowdell	19	0.010%	7.11x
2148	Crosher	19	0.010%	18.12x
2149	Daffern	19	0.010%	7.20x
2150	Denman	19	0.010%	1.32x
2151	Dickman	19	0.010%	3.87x
2152	Dwyer	19	0.010%	1.05x
2153	Elverson	19	0.010%	36.62x
2154	Foss	19	0.010%	2.99x
2155	Furnival	19	0.010%	3.33x
2156	Gandy	19	0.010%	1.46x
2157	Gascoyne	19	0.010%	2.53x
2158	Gidlow	19	0.010%	12.20x
2159	Godber	19	0.010%	2.80x
2160	Goodridge	19	0.010%	1.76x
2161	Goward	19	0.010%	6.71x
2162	Grass	19	0.010%	7.67x
2163	Hadley	19	0.010%	0.43x
2164	Halfpenny	19	0.010%	2.63x
2165	Hare	19	0.010%	0.38x
2166	Harmer	19	0.010%	0.59x
2167	Hensworth	19	0.010%	41.84x
2168	Hordern	19	0.010%	12.55x
2169	Iliff	19	0.010%	8.96x
2170	Kimbell	19	0.010%	11.26x
2171	Kimberley	19	0.010%	1.61x
2172	Lacy	19	0.010%	0.90x
2173	Larson	19	0.010%	13.83x
2174	Luck	19	0.010%	0.71x
2175	Lynes	19	0.010%	2.27x
2176	Masser	19	0.010%	7.57x
2177	Maycock	19	0.010%	1.27x
2178	Meek	19	0.010%	0.50x
2179	Milnes	19	0.010%	0.66x
2180	Mugleston	19	0.010%	31.95x
2181	Neat	19	0.010%	5.12x
2182	Neville	19	0.010%	0.49x
2183	Nuttall	19	0.010%	0.23x
2184	Olive	19	0.010%	1.63x
2185	Ormond	19	0.010%	2.76x
2186	Orrill	19	0.010%	19.97x
2187	Paine	19	0.010%	0.43x
2188	Remington	19	0.010%	4.14x
2189	Ruddle	19	0.010%	3.66x
2190	Satchell	19	0.010%	2.59x
2191	Skillington	19	0.010%	14.64x
2192	Tagg	19	0.010%	1.54x
2193	Tebb	19	0.010%	5.34x
2194	Tomson	19	0.010%	5.32x
2195	Utting	19	0.010%	2.23x
2196	Wakelin	19	0.010%	1.60x
2197	Westley	19	0.010%	1.43x
2198	Wheeldon	19	0.010%	1.19x
2199	Whelband	19	0.010%	62.81x
2200	Winn	19	0.010%	0.60x