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 Dawton, 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
6201	Dawton	2	0.000%	2.03x
6202	Deakins	2	0.000%	0.60x
6203	Deal	2	0.000%	0.25x
6204	Deegan	2	0.000%	0.92x
6205	Dell	2	0.000%	0.11x
6206	Denney	2	0.000%	0.26x
6207	Derby	2	0.000%	0.33x
6208	Dew	2	0.000%	0.11x
6209	Distin	2	0.000%	1.24x
6210	Dollman	2	0.000%	1.58x
6211	Don	2	0.000%	0.27x
6212	Dooney	2	0.000%	5.00x
6213	Dorn	2	0.000%	1.55x
6214	Dowdall	2	0.000%	0.74x
6215	Dowel	2	0.000%	3.08x
6216	Dowler	2	0.000%	0.34x
6217	Drane	2	0.000%	0.30x
6218	Drew	2	0.000%	0.02x
6219	Drewell	2	0.000%	1.41x
6220	Driscoll	2	0.000%	0.06x
6221	Dry	2	0.000%	0.49x
6222	Dryden	2	0.000%	0.10x
6223	Duff	2	0.000%	0.03x
6224	Duffey	2	0.000%	0.17x
6225	Duggan	2	0.000%	0.08x
6226	Dunce	2	0.000%	2.72x
6227	Dunkerly	2	0.000%	1.04x
6228	Durant	2	0.000%	0.18x
6229	Dyke	2	0.000%	0.06x
6230	Eades	2	0.000%	0.12x
6231	Eatwell	2	0.000%	0.46x
6232	Edinborough	2	0.000%	2.18x
6233	Edson	2	0.000%	0.54x
6234	Ekins	2	0.000%	0.36x
6235	Eliott	2	0.000%	0.58x
6236	Ellard	2	0.000%	0.36x
6237	Ellery	2	0.000%	0.23x
6238	Elles	2	0.000%	0.91x
6239	Elsworth	2	0.000%	0.17x
6240	Elvin	2	0.000%	0.18x
6241	Entwisle	2	0.000%	1.03x
6242	Errington	2	0.000%	0.11x
6243	Esslemont	2	0.000%	1.31x
6244	Eve	2	0.000%	0.16x
6245	Ewin	2	0.000%	1.11x
6246	Fairall	2	0.000%	1.08x
6247	Fairbank	2	0.000%	0.28x
6248	Fairbanks	2	0.000%	0.50x
6249	Faith	2	0.000%	0.67x
6250	Faithfull	2	0.000%	0.46x
6251	Falding	2	0.000%	2.37x
6252	Fallow	2	0.000%	0.91x
6253	Farden	2	0.000%	2.89x
6254	Farmar	2	0.000%	10.89x
6255	Farmery	2	0.000%	0.35x
6256	Farrer	2	0.000%	0.09x
6257	Farrington	2	0.000%	0.07x
6258	Fear	2	0.000%	0.14x
6259	Fearey	2	0.000%	3.63x
6260	Feilding	2	0.000%	0.98x
6261	Feist	2	0.000%	1.04x
6262	Fellow	2	0.000%	2.43x
6263	Ferrar	2	0.000%	1.65x
6264	Ferrington	2	0.000%	1.65x
6265	Ferry	2	0.000%	0.20x
6266	Finny	2	0.000%	1.97x
6267	Flanaghan	2	0.000%	0.62x
6268	Fleary	2	0.000%	30.86x
6269	Fleet	2	0.000%	0.09x
6270	Florence	2	0.000%	0.31x
6271	Floyde	2	0.000%	1.22x
6272	Folds	2	0.000%	1.41x
6273	Forest	2	0.000%	0.22x
6274	Forson	2	0.000%	3.08x
6275	Frame	2	0.000%	0.10x
6276	Fredericks	2	0.000%	1.38x
6277	Friar	2	0.000%	0.40x
6278	Fullagar	2	0.000%	1.14x
6279	Fullelove	2	0.000%	6.17x
6280	Furber	2	0.000%	0.24x
6281	Fussell	2	0.000%	0.33x
6282	Gahagan	2	0.000%	1.65x
6283	Galer	2	0.000%	0.83x
6284	Gammage	2	0.000%	0.44x
6285	Garlic	2	0.000%	1.30x
6286	Garrity	2	0.000%	0.35x
6287	Garthwaite	2	0.000%	0.32x
6288	Gatfield	2	0.000%	0.81x
6289	Gavin	2	0.000%	0.12x
6290	Gaw	2	0.000%	1.04x
6291	Giblin	2	0.000%	0.32x
6292	Giddings	2	0.000%	0.14x
6293	Gidman	2	0.000%	0.78x
6294	Gilbertson	2	0.000%	0.21x
6295	Gillham	2	0.000%	0.23x
6296	Gilligan	2	0.000%	0.24x
6297	Gillot	2	0.000%	4.02x
6298	Gillott	2	0.000%	0.17x
6299	Gilroy	2	0.000%	0.15x
6300	Giraud	2	0.000%	4.40x