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 Lammas, with 11 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
3001	Lammas	11	0.000%	4.10x
3002	Lawford	11	0.000%	1.52x
3003	Liddington	11	0.000%	2.61x
3004	Lineker	11	0.000%	6.87x
3005	Logan	11	0.000%	0.14x
3006	Loon	11	0.000%	18.17x
3007	Lund	11	0.000%	0.31x
3008	Mabbutt	11	0.000%	5.91x
3009	Macdermott	11	0.000%	12.25x
3010	Mackey	11	0.000%	0.89x
3011	Malin	11	0.000%	1.02x
3012	Marvel	11	0.000%	7.88x
3013	Mccormack	11	0.000%	3.26x
3014	Mehew	11	0.000%	6.78x
3015	Merrin	11	0.000%	4.22x
3016	Metheringham	11	0.000%	6.48x
3017	Millburn	11	0.000%	2.93x
3018	Monks	11	0.000%	0.42x
3019	Mounteney	11	0.000%	12.71x
3020	Munday	11	0.000%	0.29x
3021	Murfin	11	0.000%	1.63x
3022	Nadin	11	0.000%	1.25x
3023	Nottingham	11	0.000%	1.27x
3024	Onion	11	0.000%	1.74x
3025	Orridge	11	0.000%	6.78x
3026	Ould	11	0.000%	3.27x
3027	Outram	11	0.000%	1.16x
3028	Padley	11	0.000%	1.26x
3029	Pattison	11	0.000%	0.21x
3030	Peacey	11	0.000%	4.31x
3031	Peirce	11	0.000%	1.01x
3032	Philpot	11	0.000%	0.51x
3033	Piercy	11	0.000%	0.94x
3034	Platt	11	0.000%	0.13x
3035	Ponsford	11	0.000%	1.48x
3036	Pullin	11	0.000%	0.96x
3037	Quincey	11	0.000%	2.34x
3038	Rate	11	0.000%	4.75x
3039	Reckless	11	0.000%	10.49x
3040	Richard	11	0.000%	0.39x
3041	Ride	11	0.000%	3.78x
3042	Rippon	11	0.000%	0.98x
3043	Roche	11	0.000%	0.80x
3044	Roffe	11	0.000%	2.90x
3045	Rollason	11	0.000%	1.05x
3046	Room	11	0.000%	2.56x
3047	Roome	11	0.000%	1.76x
3048	Rowse	11	0.000%	1.46x
3049	Rumsby	11	0.000%	3.94x
3050	Sentance	11	0.000%	4.19x
3051	Shires	11	0.000%	1.22x
3052	Sidebottom	11	0.000%	0.59x
3053	Skevington	11	0.000%	3.65x
3054	Slade	11	0.000%	0.17x
3055	Slatter	11	0.000%	0.85x
3056	Slee	11	0.000%	0.87x
3057	Smyth	11	0.000%	0.36x
3058	Solomon	11	0.000%	0.50x
3059	Somerville	11	0.000%	0.41x
3060	Spires	11	0.000%	1.66x
3061	Steadman	11	0.000%	0.55x
3062	Stephen	11	0.000%	0.19x
3063	Stimpson	11	0.000%	0.76x
3064	Stockley	11	0.000%	0.79x
3065	Stowe	11	0.000%	1.16x
3066	Swindell	11	0.000%	1.41x
3067	Tassell	11	0.000%	1.99x
3068	Taverner	11	0.000%	1.87x
3069	Thrall	11	0.000%	7.06x
3070	Toll	11	0.000%	1.93x
3071	Toseland	11	0.000%	3.59x
3072	Uff	11	0.000%	9.08x
3073	Underhill	11	0.000%	0.49x
3074	Urquhart	11	0.000%	0.24x
3075	Venables	11	0.000%	0.48x
3076	Walmsley	11	0.000%	0.16x
3077	Wareing	11	0.000%	0.52x
3078	Warriner	11	0.000%	1.16x
3079	Weale	11	0.000%	1.81x
3080	Webber	11	0.000%	0.11x
3081	Weedon	11	0.000%	0.73x
3082	Weightman	11	0.000%	0.87x
3083	Welborn	11	0.000%	6.28x
3084	Whitchurch	11	0.000%	3.06x
3085	Whiteley	11	0.000%	0.19x
3086	Whyley	11	0.000%	8.77x
3087	Willday	11	0.000%	10.07x
3088	Willmer	11	0.000%	3.15x
3089	Willows	11	0.000%	1.55x
3090	Winkless	11	0.000%	13.21x
3091	Adlard	10	0.000%	3.09x
3092	Allison	10	0.000%	0.11x
3093	Amatt	10	0.000%	11.01x
3094	Arkwright	10	0.000%	1.31x
3095	Asling	10	0.000%	8.41x
3096	Bagster	10	0.000%	11.01x
3097	Baillie	10	0.000%	0.30x
3098	Baimbridge	10	0.000%	9.34x
3099	Ballantyne	10	0.000%	0.41x
3100	Banner	10	0.000%	0.57x