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 Bissell, with 6 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
4101	Bissell	6	0.000%	0.62x
4102	Blayney	6	0.000%	2.13x
4103	Blaza	6	0.000%	13.88x
4104	Blundy	6	0.000%	2.44x
4105	Boddington	6	0.000%	0.67x
4106	Boffin	6	0.000%	3.24x
4107	Boldock	6	0.000%	5.84x
4108	Boon	6	0.000%	0.20x
4109	Boshell	6	0.000%	5.60x
4110	Bosher	6	0.000%	1.17x
4111	Bounds	6	0.000%	1.26x
4112	Bowen	6	0.000%	0.04x
4113	Braden	6	0.000%	1.97x
4114	Bradly	6	0.000%	0.83x
4115	Bradsham	6	0.000%	34.68x
4116	Bradwell	6	0.000%	0.90x
4117	Braker	6	0.000%	18.51x
4118	Brampton	6	0.000%	1.31x
4119	Brees	6	0.000%	5.39x
4120	Brickwell	6	0.000%	4.23x
4121	Bristowe	6	0.000%	1.46x
4122	Browitt	6	0.000%	8.04x
4123	Burder	6	0.000%	3.12x
4124	Burney	6	0.000%	1.38x
4125	Burrous	6	0.000%	92.59x
4126	Bury	6	0.000%	0.25x
4127	Callen	6	0.000%	1.67x
4128	Calver	6	0.000%	0.41x
4129	Candlish	6	0.000%	1.59x
4130	Carnley	6	0.000%	15.00x
4131	Catton	6	0.000%	0.57x
4132	Chadbourne	6	0.000%	4.55x
4133	Chadd	6	0.000%	2.60x
4134	Chaloner	6	0.000%	1.13x
4135	Chaney	6	0.000%	0.89x
4136	Cheadle	6	0.000%	0.79x
4137	Chisholm	6	0.000%	0.13x
4138	Christopher	6	0.000%	0.31x
4139	Clarson	6	0.000%	5.04x
4140	Clayfield	6	0.000%	3.17x
4141	Clower	6	0.000%	12.33x
4142	Cobbold	6	0.000%	0.84x
4143	Cockburn	6	0.000%	0.15x
4144	Conley	6	0.000%	0.51x
4145	Coombs	6	0.000%	0.11x
4146	Cotterell	6	0.000%	0.44x
4147	Coyle	6	0.000%	0.27x
4148	Croad	6	0.000%	2.07x
4149	Cubitt	6	0.000%	0.75x
4150	Cullen	6	0.000%	0.11x
4151	Dabell	6	0.000%	2.67x
4152	Dalglish	6	0.000%	1.01x
4153	Daniells	6	0.000%	1.38x
4154	Darlaston	6	0.000%	6.61x
4155	Date	6	0.000%	1.29x
4156	Dearden	6	0.000%	0.19x
4157	Denny	6	0.000%	0.22x
4158	Desborough	6	0.000%	0.91x
4159	Dix	6	0.000%	0.19x
4160	Donavan	6	0.000%	2.02x
4161	Dowding	6	0.000%	0.43x
4162	Downey	6	0.000%	0.26x
4163	Dunnett	6	0.000%	0.61x
4164	Eady	6	0.000%	0.81x
4165	Eastman	6	0.000%	0.68x
4166	Easton	6	0.000%	0.12x
4167	Elwell	6	0.000%	0.65x
4168	Emberton	6	0.000%	1.81x
4169	Essom	6	0.000%	6.61x
4170	Eves	6	0.000%	0.44x
4171	Fair	6	0.000%	0.53x
4172	Fairy	6	0.000%	3.15x
4173	Fane	6	0.000%	1.78x
4174	Fantom	6	0.000%	3.85x
4175	Farley	6	0.000%	0.15x
4176	Farnham	6	0.000%	0.92x
4177	Fitzjohn	6	0.000%	1.18x
4178	Flaxman	6	0.000%	1.05x
4179	Float	6	0.000%	5.28x
4180	Foard	6	0.000%	2.12x
4181	Foden	6	0.000%	0.42x
4182	Forgham	6	0.000%	5.60x
4183	Forrest	6	0.000%	0.07x
4184	Foston	6	0.000%	5.66x
4185	Foxton	6	0.000%	1.10x
4186	Foxwell	6	0.000%	1.05x
4187	Friend	6	0.000%	0.16x
4188	Frigg	6	0.000%	50.46x
4189	Gabriel	6	0.000%	0.70x
4190	Gage	6	0.000%	0.33x
4191	Galbraith	6	0.000%	0.20x
4192	Gannon	6	0.000%	0.43x
4193	Gare	6	0.000%	2.16x
4194	Garnham	6	0.000%	0.39x
4195	Garret	6	0.000%	1.45x
4196	Gaskill	6	0.000%	1.04x
4197	Gawthorne	6	0.000%	8.41x
4198	Gazey	6	0.000%	3.42x
4199	Gerrard	6	0.000%	0.15x
4200	Gibbard	6	0.000%	0.77x