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 Derrick, with 14 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
2601	Derrick	14	0.000%	0.77x
2602	Doyle	14	0.000%	0.18x
2603	Edmands	14	0.000%	19.04x
2604	Emmerson	14	0.000%	0.44x
2605	Godrich	14	0.000%	14.55x
2606	Greathead	14	0.000%	2.88x
2607	Harries	14	0.000%	0.23x
2608	Haw	14	0.000%	1.31x
2609	Hay	14	0.000%	0.12x
2610	Henry	14	0.000%	0.17x
2611	Higgott	14	0.000%	7.71x
2612	Hillyard	14	0.000%	1.70x
2613	Hopcroft	14	0.000%	2.70x
2614	Huffer	14	0.000%	6.02x
2615	Hurley	14	0.000%	0.37x
2616	Inman	14	0.000%	0.64x
2617	Kelley	14	0.000%	0.37x
2618	Keogh	14	0.000%	1.89x
2619	Kettel	14	0.000%	15.60x
2620	Kimberlin	14	0.000%	17.26x
2621	Kirchin	14	0.000%	19.32x
2622	Kniveton	14	0.000%	6.89x
2623	Leavis	14	0.000%	21.23x
2624	Little	14	0.000%	0.09x
2625	Loasby	14	0.000%	4.76x
2626	Low	14	0.000%	0.20x
2627	Manners	14	0.000%	0.87x
2628	Marling	14	0.000%	9.05x
2629	Millwood	14	0.000%	3.10x
2630	Mooney	14	0.000%	0.37x
2631	Morson	14	0.000%	4.36x
2632	Moyses	14	0.000%	7.94x
2633	Murdy	14	0.000%	12.10x
2634	Musgrave	14	0.000%	0.71x
2635	Myatt	14	0.000%	0.91x
2636	Orange	14	0.000%	2.51x
2637	Pale	14	0.000%	17.74x
2638	Park	14	0.000%	0.14x
2639	Pervin	14	0.000%	30.83x
2640	Piggin	14	0.000%	5.46x
2641	Poyzer	14	0.000%	21.23x
2642	Pritchett	14	0.000%	1.81x
2643	Pye	14	0.000%	0.29x
2644	Rolinson	14	0.000%	6.02x
2645	Rollings	14	0.000%	1.39x
2646	Satchwell	14	0.000%	2.86x
2647	Scrimshire	14	0.000%	16.60x
2648	Scrivens	14	0.000%	1.45x
2649	Sellars	14	0.000%	0.70x
2650	Shouler	14	0.000%	9.88x
2651	Siddon	14	0.000%	8.63x
2652	Silvester	14	0.000%	0.56x
2653	Simpkins	14	0.000%	0.96x
2654	Single	14	0.000%	6.92x
2655	Southorn	14	0.000%	11.07x
2656	Tait	14	0.000%	0.15x
2657	Tandy	14	0.000%	0.91x
2658	Taplin	14	0.000%	1.24x
2659	Tattersall	14	0.000%	0.31x
2660	Tetley	14	0.000%	1.08x
2661	Timpson	14	0.000%	2.46x
2662	Tinley	14	0.000%	5.70x
2663	Tippett	14	0.000%	1.23x
2664	Toller	14	0.000%	5.86x
2665	Townshend	14	0.000%	1.41x
2666	Wales	14	0.000%	0.53x
2667	Waller	14	0.000%	0.17x
2668	Warne	14	0.000%	0.59x
2669	Wedge	14	0.000%	1.46x
2670	Wheildon	14	0.000%	12.69x
2671	Whitney	14	0.000%	0.83x
2672	Ackroyd	13	0.000%	0.43x
2673	Aldred	13	0.000%	0.47x
2674	Appleton	13	0.000%	0.26x
2675	Batt	13	0.000%	0.59x
2676	Beach	13	0.000%	0.42x
2677	Beet	13	0.000%	2.83x
2678	Berton	13	0.000%	15.82x
2679	Blanchard	13	0.000%	0.49x
2680	Bocking	13	0.000%	2.95x
2681	Boden	13	0.000%	0.50x
2682	Bowcock	13	0.000%	3.11x
2683	Brain	13	0.000%	0.37x
2684	Brandon	13	0.000%	0.79x
2685	Brian	13	0.000%	0.86x
2686	Brighton	13	0.000%	1.13x
2687	Broad	13	0.000%	0.32x
2688	Calladine	13	0.000%	2.50x
2689	Cann	13	0.000%	0.43x
2690	Canning	13	0.000%	0.56x
2691	Cannon	13	0.000%	0.22x
2692	Cansick	13	0.000%	16.25x
2693	Capewell	13	0.000%	1.46x
2694	Cockshaw	13	0.000%	7.71x
2695	Cosby	13	0.000%	4.39x
2696	Cotes	13	0.000%	6.99x
2697	Courts	13	0.000%	4.02x
2698	Coyne	13	0.000%	0.76x
2699	Creese	13	0.000%	2.38x
2700	Dance	13	0.000%	0.50x