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 Folkes, with 15 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
2501	Folkes	15	0.000%	3.23x
2502	Frier	15	0.000%	2.30x
2503	Galloway	15	0.000%	0.27x
2504	Goulding	15	0.000%	0.47x
2505	Greenhough	15	0.000%	2.05x
2506	Haley	15	0.000%	0.39x
2507	Hanley	15	0.000%	0.56x
2508	Harker	15	0.000%	0.44x
2509	Haswell	15	0.000%	1.43x
2510	Hawke	15	0.000%	0.83x
2511	Head	15	0.000%	0.19x
2512	Hearth	15	0.000%	26.18x
2513	Henney	15	0.000%	3.33x
2514	Hibbins	15	0.000%	5.66x
2515	Hickinbotham	15	0.000%	8.61x
2516	Hodgetts	15	0.000%	0.99x
2517	Holling	15	0.000%	4.58x
2518	Hornby	15	0.000%	0.41x
2519	Howell	15	0.000%	0.11x
2520	Huckett	15	0.000%	18.49x
2521	Jinks	15	0.000%	1.11x
2522	Kay	15	0.000%	0.09x
2523	Keates	15	0.000%	1.42x
2524	Keeley	15	0.000%	1.14x
2525	Kitson	15	0.000%	0.58x
2526	Lattimer	15	0.000%	3.34x
2527	Lever	15	0.000%	0.51x
2528	Lingwood	15	0.000%	2.54x
2529	Maidwell	15	0.000%	12.39x
2530	Marratt	15	0.000%	21.34x
2531	Mawson	15	0.000%	0.57x
2532	Meade	15	0.000%	1.62x
2533	Meadwell	15	0.000%	11.19x
2534	Meredith	15	0.000%	0.23x
2535	Merrill	15	0.000%	1.61x
2536	Myring	15	0.000%	6.93x
2537	Nicolls	15	0.000%	3.80x
2538	Norfolk	15	0.000%	1.68x
2539	Oakland	15	0.000%	6.25x
2540	Oldknow	15	0.000%	7.84x
2541	Olliver	15	0.000%	2.24x
2542	Paddison	15	0.000%	3.12x
2543	Peak	15	0.000%	1.11x
2544	Peasland	15	0.000%	15.59x
2545	Prince	15	0.000%	0.20x
2546	Ramsden	15	0.000%	0.25x
2547	Redshaw	15	0.000%	1.56x
2548	Ryan	15	0.000%	0.15x
2549	Salter	15	0.000%	0.20x
2550	Somerfield	15	0.000%	4.27x
2551	Spacey	15	0.000%	6.90x
2552	Staley	15	0.000%	1.41x
2553	Stocker	15	0.000%	0.86x
2554	Stonely	15	0.000%	10.67x
2555	Stuart	15	0.000%	0.19x
2556	Styles	15	0.000%	0.44x
2557	Sutherland	15	0.000%	0.09x
2558	Tolley	15	0.000%	0.89x
2559	Torr	15	0.000%	2.15x
2560	Towle	15	0.000%	1.75x
2561	Trotter	15	0.000%	0.44x
2562	Tye	15	0.000%	0.80x
2563	Whalley	15	0.000%	0.29x
2564	Whetstone	15	0.000%	4.33x
2565	Wigglesworth	15	0.000%	0.94x
2566	Wigley	15	0.000%	0.73x
2567	Windley	15	0.000%	4.99x
2568	Wolf	15	0.000%	2.39x
2569	Woodburn	15	0.000%	1.46x
2570	Abbot	14	0.000%	0.92x
2571	Alston	14	0.000%	0.66x
2572	Barrand	14	0.000%	3.17x
2573	Baseley	14	0.000%	5.31x
2574	Birchnall	14	0.000%	23.54x
2575	Bolstridge	14	0.000%	28.78x
2576	Boulstridge	14	0.000%	23.54x
2577	Boyce	14	0.000%	0.29x
2578	Boyle	14	0.000%	0.17x
2579	Bragg	14	0.000%	0.53x
2580	Breeden	14	0.000%	6.25x
2581	Breedon	14	0.000%	3.20x
2582	Brewer	14	0.000%	0.16x
2583	Brocklehurst	14	0.000%	0.79x
2584	Brooker	14	0.000%	0.36x
2585	Bullen	14	0.000%	0.41x
2586	Burkett	14	0.000%	2.14x
2587	Burman	14	0.000%	1.09x
2588	Burnell	14	0.000%	0.72x
2589	Cain	14	0.000%	0.21x
2590	Cashmore	14	0.000%	1.37x
2591	Cluer	14	0.000%	9.25x
2592	Cockin	14	0.000%	3.75x
2593	Colman	14	0.000%	0.46x
2594	Condon	14	0.000%	1.56x
2595	Corbridge	14	0.000%	4.42x
2596	Cork	14	0.000%	0.58x
2597	Costello	14	0.000%	0.71x
2598	Culverwell	14	0.000%	2.62x
2599	Dadley	14	0.000%	7.31x
2600	Dennies	14	0.000%	34.09x