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 Suter, with 12 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
2901	Suter	12	0.000%	1.24x
2902	Tanner	12	0.000%	0.17x
2903	Tear	12	0.000%	2.62x
2904	Tedds	12	0.000%	10.67x
2905	Topping	12	0.000%	0.54x
2906	Towe	12	0.000%	12.33x
2907	Towles	12	0.000%	24.12x
2908	Town	12	0.000%	0.75x
2909	Tully	12	0.000%	0.69x
2910	Turton	12	0.000%	0.33x
2911	Twilley	12	0.000%	18.20x
2912	Vials	12	0.000%	8.54x
2913	Walkington	12	0.000%	3.11x
2914	Welford	12	0.000%	1.33x
2915	Westbrook	12	0.000%	0.79x
2916	Wheelhouse	12	0.000%	1.64x
2917	Winnett	12	0.000%	4.93x
2918	Winterburn	12	0.000%	1.33x
2919	Wisdom	12	0.000%	1.99x
2920	Wrath	12	0.000%	14.41x
2921	Addy	11	0.000%	0.80x
2922	Adnett	11	0.000%	19.20x
2923	Airey	11	0.000%	0.45x
2924	Albon	11	0.000%	2.61x
2925	Albright	11	0.000%	9.00x
2926	Armitage	11	0.000%	0.13x
2927	Arrowsmith	11	0.000%	0.44x
2928	Askham	11	0.000%	1.74x
2929	Atherley	11	0.000%	4.84x
2930	Attfield	11	0.000%	2.22x
2931	Baggett	11	0.000%	5.33x
2932	Baily	11	0.000%	0.54x
2933	Bampton	11	0.000%	2.31x
2934	Barkley	11	0.000%	2.59x
2935	Barney	11	0.000%	1.45x
2936	Barr	11	0.000%	0.14x
2937	Battle	11	0.000%	1.11x
2938	Beighton	11	0.000%	2.20x
2939	Benner	11	0.000%	6.60x
2940	Bett	11	0.000%	1.42x
2941	Binley	11	0.000%	6.24x
2942	Bonsall	11	0.000%	1.83x
2943	Braley	11	0.000%	9.69x
2944	Bree	11	0.000%	3.82x
2945	Brentnall	11	0.000%	1.85x
2946	Brotherton	11	0.000%	0.67x
2947	Burkin	11	0.000%	4.12x
2948	Byatt	11	0.000%	1.36x
2949	Candy	11	0.000%	0.95x
2950	Carlisle	11	0.000%	0.64x
2951	Caves	11	0.000%	6.16x
2952	Cawdell	11	0.000%	11.18x
2953	Cawood	11	0.000%	1.43x
2954	Champion	11	0.000%	0.32x
2955	Cochrane	11	0.000%	0.22x
2956	Cookson	11	0.000%	0.29x
2957	Cory	11	0.000%	0.94x
2958	Cose	11	0.000%	4.42x
2959	Cropper	11	0.000%	0.56x
2960	Crowder	11	0.000%	0.85x
2961	Daniell	11	0.000%	1.22x
2962	Dempster	11	0.000%	0.48x
2963	Devine	11	0.000%	0.34x
2964	Dixey	11	0.000%	1.95x
2965	Drage	11	0.000%	0.88x
2966	Dumpleton	11	0.000%	14.13x
2967	Durham	11	0.000%	0.39x
2968	Durrant	11	0.000%	0.22x
2969	Eggleston	11	0.000%	1.45x
2970	Eggleton	11	0.000%	0.86x
2971	Elderkin	11	0.000%	4.67x
2972	Everley	11	0.000%	8.07x
2973	Exon	11	0.000%	6.36x
2974	Fallows	11	0.000%	0.71x
2975	Fawcett	11	0.000%	0.18x
2976	Foyster	11	0.000%	4.62x
2977	Frazer	11	0.000%	0.44x
2978	Freckleton	11	0.000%	7.48x
2979	Gelsthorpe	11	0.000%	4.62x
2980	Gillard	11	0.000%	0.39x
2981	Gillson	11	0.000%	2.90x
2982	Golby	11	0.000%	1.85x
2983	Gunson	11	0.000%	1.76x
2984	Gurden	11	0.000%	6.48x
2985	Gurr	11	0.000%	0.99x
2986	Hacket	11	0.000%	2.71x
2987	Hancox	11	0.000%	0.45x
2988	Handy	11	0.000%	0.99x
2989	Hays	11	0.000%	0.80x
2990	Herod	11	0.000%	3.44x
2991	Hine	11	0.000%	0.43x
2992	Holme	11	0.000%	0.73x
2993	Homer	11	0.000%	0.45x
2994	Horsman	11	0.000%	0.97x
2995	Huckle	11	0.000%	1.07x
2996	Humpage	11	0.000%	2.85x
2997	Hydon	11	0.000%	13.56x
2998	Ingold	11	0.000%	9.16x
2999	Isitt	11	0.000%	7.21x
3000	Ketley	11	0.000%	2.13x