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 Burniston, with 2 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
6101	Burniston	2	0.000%	0.88x
6102	Burnside	2	0.000%	0.18x
6103	Burtenshaw	2	0.000%	0.27x
6104	Buton	2	0.000%	5.97x
6105	Buttriss	2	0.000%	7.40x
6106	Bye	2	0.000%	0.12x
6107	Cadogan	2	0.000%	0.86x
6108	Cage	2	0.000%	0.86x
6109	Calcott	2	0.000%	0.62x
6110	Caldicott	2	0.000%	0.31x
6111	Callon	2	0.000%	0.68x
6112	Cam	2	0.000%	0.77x
6113	Campkin	2	0.000%	0.67x
6114	Cardew	2	0.000%	0.72x
6115	Cardinal	2	0.000%	2.68x
6116	Carmichael	2	0.000%	0.04x
6117	Carney	2	0.000%	0.07x
6118	Carrell	2	0.000%	0.67x
6119	Carrie	2	0.000%	0.36x
6120	Carrott	2	0.000%	0.72x
6121	Carthy	2	0.000%	0.40x
6122	Cashin	2	0.000%	1.15x
6123	Cassey	2	0.000%	0.66x
6124	Catcheside	2	0.000%	5.97x
6125	Catchpool	2	0.000%	1.16x
6126	Catling	2	0.000%	0.26x
6127	Cawley	2	0.000%	0.12x
6128	Cayzer	2	0.000%	1.85x
6129	Chaff	2	0.000%	2.80x
6130	Chapell	2	0.000%	0.77x
6131	Charman	2	0.000%	0.11x
6132	Chatfield	2	0.000%	0.13x
6133	Chetter	2	0.000%	4.30x
6134	Chilvers	2	0.000%	0.16x
6135	Chorlton	2	0.000%	0.19x
6136	Christmas	2	0.000%	0.11x
6137	Clapton	2	0.000%	0.34x
6138	Clarridge	2	0.000%	2.64x
6139	Clayworth	2	0.000%	2.31x
6140	Cleave	2	0.000%	0.21x
6141	Clout	2	0.000%	0.53x
6142	Coan	2	0.000%	1.03x
6143	Coats	2	0.000%	0.14x
6144	Cockerell	2	0.000%	0.50x
6145	Cocklin	2	0.000%	0.63x
6146	Cogan	2	0.000%	0.30x
6147	Colbourn	2	0.000%	0.57x
6148	Colbourne	2	0.000%	0.44x
6149	Colgrave	2	0.000%	1.28x
6150	Collar	2	0.000%	0.66x
6151	Collet	2	0.000%	0.80x
6152	Collingbourne	2	0.000%	1.48x
6153	Collinson	2	0.000%	0.05x
6154	Common	2	0.000%	0.28x
6155	Condell	2	0.000%	3.08x
6156	Conell	2	0.000%	2.05x
6157	Conibear	2	0.000%	0.78x
6158	Connally	2	0.000%	1.09x
6159	Connelley	2	0.000%	2.34x
6160	Connington	2	0.000%	2.53x
6161	Cooking	2	0.000%	4.74x
6162	Copeman	2	0.000%	0.26x
6163	Copping	2	0.000%	0.15x
6164	Corley	2	0.000%	0.40x
6165	Cousin	2	0.000%	0.32x
6166	Coutes	2	0.000%	2.64x
6167	Coverly	2	0.000%	4.11x
6168	Cow	2	0.000%	0.60x
6169	Cowcher	2	0.000%	4.63x
6170	Cowel	2	0.000%	1.81x
6171	Cowlam	2	0.000%	2.68x
6172	Cramer	2	0.000%	0.72x
6173	Cranstoun	2	0.000%	2.43x
6174	Crates	2	0.000%	1.05x
6175	Crewe	2	0.000%	0.24x
6176	Crisfield	2	0.000%	2.80x
6177	Crockett	2	0.000%	0.13x
6178	Cromack	2	0.000%	0.49x
6179	Crooke	2	0.000%	0.46x
6180	Croome	2	0.000%	0.57x
6181	Crosbie	2	0.000%	0.12x
6182	Crossly	2	0.000%	1.37x
6183	Crush	2	0.000%	0.94x
6184	Cudworth	2	0.000%	0.42x
6185	Cusden	2	0.000%	1.71x
6186	Cuss	2	0.000%	0.52x
6187	Cuttler	2	0.000%	0.87x
6188	Dabbs	2	0.000%	0.29x
6189	Dagg	2	0.000%	0.51x
6190	Dagwell	2	0.000%	2.23x
6191	Daisley	2	0.000%	0.86x
6192	Dales	2	0.000%	0.20x
6193	Dane	2	0.000%	0.28x
6194	Darlington	2	0.000%	0.09x
6195	Darrock	2	0.000%	2.01x
6196	Dash	2	0.000%	0.32x
6197	Davall	2	0.000%	2.47x
6198	Davidge	2	0.000%	0.36x
6199	Davys	2	0.000%	2.05x
6200	Dawkes	2	0.000%	0.82x