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 Masheder, 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
6501	Masheder	2	0.000%	2.61x
6502	Maskrey	2	0.000%	1.04x
6503	Masson	2	0.000%	0.10x
6504	Master	2	0.000%	0.49x
6505	Matcham	2	0.000%	0.52x
6506	Mathewes	2	0.000%	4.87x
6507	Maughan	2	0.000%	0.11x
6508	Mayrick	2	0.000%	3.24x
6509	Mcartney	2	0.000%	30.86x
6510	Mcdougall	2	0.000%	0.87x
6511	Mcgarry	2	0.000%	1.36x
6512	Mchugh	2	0.000%	0.75x
6513	Mckay	2	0.000%	0.26x
6514	Mckillop	2	0.000%	23.12x
6515	Meakins	2	0.000%	0.45x
6516	Mence	2	0.000%	1.28x
6517	Merrell	2	0.000%	0.48x
6518	Merrifield	2	0.000%	0.26x
6519	Merril	2	0.000%	3.03x
6520	Messam	2	0.000%	1.97x
6521	Messinger	2	0.000%	1.12x
6522	Micklewright	2	0.000%	0.47x
6523	Milson	2	0.000%	0.28x
6524	Milwood	2	0.000%	3.94x
6525	Ming	2	0.000%	1.99x
6526	Mint	2	0.000%	8.81x
6527	Missen	2	0.000%	0.77x
6528	Moger	2	0.000%	0.76x
6529	Moley	2	0.000%	6.61x
6530	Moll	2	0.000%	0.66x
6531	Monson	2	0.000%	1.23x
6532	Moorcroft	2	0.000%	0.19x
6533	Moorhead	2	0.000%	0.74x
6534	Moran	2	0.000%	0.03x
6535	Morcom	2	0.000%	0.42x
6536	Moreley	2	0.000%	2.28x
6537	Mores	2	0.000%	1.83x
6538	Morling	2	0.000%	0.60x
6539	Mosely	2	0.000%	0.37x
6540	Mosley	2	0.000%	0.07x
6541	Moynes	2	0.000%	61.73x
6542	Muirhead	2	0.000%	0.08x
6543	Mules	2	0.000%	0.93x
6544	Muller	2	0.000%	0.17x
6545	Munrow	2	0.000%	1.76x
6546	Murty	2	0.000%	1.57x
6547	Musk	2	0.000%	0.27x
6548	Muxlow	2	0.000%	0.99x
6549	Nance	2	0.000%	0.75x
6550	Nesbit	2	0.000%	0.20x
6551	Newbould	2	0.000%	0.27x
6552	Newcome	2	0.000%	0.78x
6553	Newick	2	0.000%	1.30x
6554	Newsom	2	0.000%	0.65x
6555	Nicholl	2	0.000%	0.12x
6556	Nicks	2	0.000%	0.92x
6557	Norbury	2	0.000%	0.12x
6558	Norminton	2	0.000%	1.23x
6559	Noyes	2	0.000%	0.27x
6560	Nunley	2	0.000%	4.11x
6561	Nuthall	2	0.000%	0.95x
6562	Oates	2	0.000%	0.04x
6563	Odonnell	2	0.000%	0.10x
6564	Ogilvy	2	0.000%	0.27x
6565	Olding	2	0.000%	0.32x
6566	Olner	2	0.000%	2.47x
6567	Oniell	2	0.000%	1.62x
6568	Oreilly	2	0.000%	0.87x
6569	Ormes	2	0.000%	0.96x
6570	Ormsby	2	0.000%	0.51x
6571	Osman	2	0.000%	0.17x
6572	Overall	2	0.000%	0.30x
6573	Pallant	2	0.000%	0.46x
6574	Pape	2	0.000%	0.21x
6575	Parratt	2	0.000%	0.30x
6576	Pask	2	0.000%	0.23x
6577	Pavis	2	0.000%	1.53x
6578	Payling	2	0.000%	1.37x
6579	Peaks	2	0.000%	2.94x
6580	Pearse	2	0.000%	0.06x
6581	Peatman	2	0.000%	1.83x
6582	Peatson	2	0.000%	5.97x
6583	Peebles	2	0.000%	0.15x
6584	Peirson	2	0.000%	0.39x
6585	Penistone	2	0.000%	1.46x
6586	Pennicott	2	0.000%	0.95x
6587	Pennington	2	0.000%	0.04x
6588	Pepperdine	2	0.000%	0.93x
6589	Pert	2	0.000%	0.29x
6590	Petrie	2	0.000%	0.05x
6591	Picker	2	0.000%	0.97x
6592	Pickington	2	0.000%	18.54x
6593	Pierson	2	0.000%	0.29x
6594	Pilling	2	0.000%	0.05x
6595	Pinner	2	0.000%	0.25x
6596	Pinney	2	0.000%	0.44x
6597	Pipe	2	0.000%	0.14x
6598	Pitman	2	0.000%	0.07x
6599	Please	2	0.000%	2.01x
6600	Plumley	2	0.000%	0.43x