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 Foxon, with 159 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
401	Foxon	159	0.050%	37.79x
402	Mann	159	0.050%	0.93x
403	Ashby	158	0.050%	2.91x
404	Chesterton	158	0.050%	31.08x
405	Skinner	158	0.050%	0.96x
406	Vernon	158	0.050%	2.96x
407	Bacon	157	0.050%	1.93x
408	Betts	157	0.050%	2.27x
409	Branson	157	0.050%	13.53x
410	Tailby	156	0.050%	38.26x
411	Statham	155	0.050%	8.29x
412	Dale	154	0.050%	1.13x
413	Pawley	153	0.050%	16.58x
414	Wade	153	0.050%	1.18x
415	Blackwell	152	0.050%	2.58x
416	Goodson	152	0.050%	9.43x
417	Snow	152	0.050%	3.47x
418	Sykes	152	0.050%	0.98x
419	Willett	152	0.050%	5.96x
420	Headley	151	0.050%	17.26x
421	Darby	150	0.050%	2.88x
422	Meadows	150	0.050%	3.31x
423	Bond	149	0.050%	0.87x
424	Driver	149	0.050%	2.48x
425	Flude	149	0.050%	36.16x
426	Rodwell	149	0.050%	8.52x
427	Sleath	149	0.050%	39.36x
428	Thomas	149	0.050%	0.11x
429	Wallis	149	0.050%	1.36x
430	Adkin	148	0.050%	21.62x
431	Poole	146	0.050%	0.94x
432	Wesley	146	0.050%	11.58x
433	Partridge	145	0.040%	1.71x
434	Percival	144	0.040%	2.84x
435	Holyoak	143	0.040%	27.09x
436	Poxon	143	0.040%	24.04x
437	Baines	142	0.040%	2.29x
438	French	142	0.040%	0.90x
439	Lenton	142	0.040%	8.78x
440	Withers	142	0.040%	2.67x
441	Abell	139	0.040%	13.86x
442	Gent	139	0.040%	5.00x
443	Shipley	139	0.040%	4.85x
444	Hyde	138	0.040%	1.39x
445	Sherwin	138	0.040%	7.92x
446	Beasley	137	0.040%	3.90x
447	Kirkland	137	0.040%	4.75x
448	Law	137	0.040%	0.94x
449	Redfern	137	0.040%	3.04x
450	Biddles	136	0.040%	61.05x
451	Dawkins	136	0.040%	5.80x
452	Felstead	136	0.040%	17.91x
453	Gibbins	136	0.040%	5.48x
454	Newby	136	0.040%	4.20x
455	Wortley	136	0.040%	13.86x
456	Beeby	135	0.040%	12.30x
457	Chandler	135	0.040%	1.30x
458	Clamp	135	0.040%	13.66x
459	Hand	135	0.040%	3.47x
460	Knapp	135	0.040%	6.12x
461	Simmons	135	0.040%	1.02x
462	Mattock	134	0.040%	15.95x
463	Oswin	134	0.040%	38.24x
464	Wileman	134	0.040%	18.06x
465	Hipwell	133	0.040%	23.65x
466	Kinton	133	0.040%	53.70x
467	Newman	133	0.040%	0.55x
468	Bassett	132	0.040%	2.61x
469	Tarry	132	0.040%	12.23x
470	Bakewell	131	0.040%	14.30x
471	Wills	131	0.040%	1.35x
472	Allsop	130	0.040%	3.91x
473	Staples	130	0.040%	4.20x
474	Grice	129	0.040%	3.86x
475	Kettle	129	0.040%	4.55x
476	Ludlam	129	0.040%	18.78x
477	Massey	129	0.040%	1.56x
478	Mould	129	0.040%	4.65x
479	Simpkin	129	0.040%	10.61x
480	Gadsby	128	0.040%	9.65x
481	Godfrey	128	0.040%	1.33x
482	Ison	128	0.040%	13.48x
483	Marson	128	0.040%	8.68x
484	Angrave	127	0.040%	60.53x
485	Barlow	127	0.040%	0.73x
486	Dowell	127	0.040%	7.83x
487	Markham	127	0.040%	3.29x
488	Barber	126	0.040%	0.65x
489	Findley	126	0.040%	14.73x
490	Main	126	0.040%	2.38x
491	Rogers	126	0.040%	0.30x
492	Swingler	126	0.040%	20.77x
493	Chamberlin	125	0.040%	11.60x
494	Coe	125	0.040%	2.38x
495	Garrett	125	0.040%	1.70x
496	Healey	125	0.040%	2.36x
497	Reeve	125	0.040%	1.65x
498	Broadhurst	124	0.040%	3.78x
499	Bruce	124	0.040%	0.82x
500	Clements	124	0.040%	1.15x