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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 Heslop, with 1 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
7701Heslop10.04x
7702Hewet11.81x
7703Hewis11.13x
7704Hewit10.19x
7705Hewitson10.05x
7706Heycock10.64x
7707Hiatt10.33x
7708Hick10.07x
7709Hickey10.05x
7710Hickland16.17x
7711Hidden10.76x
7712Higg11.57x
7713Higginbottam12.43x
7714Hildebrand11.68x
7715Hile10.69x
7716Hillary10.19x
7717Hillas10.54x
7718Hilliard10.11x
7719Hilson10.30x
7720Hilyer11.36x
7721Hince10.53x
7722Hindes10.30x
7723Hindmarsh10.08x
7724Hinge10.44x
7725Hingston10.24x
7726Hinkley10.17x
7727Hippisley11.05x
7728Hitchinson10.77x
7729Hitt10.48x
7730Hobb10.49x
7731Hodgekinson11.01x
7732Hodgins10.37x
7733Hodgkiss10.08x
7734Hoggs13.85x
7735Hogwood10.63x
7736Holborn10.30x
7737Holby12.50x
7738Holdaway10.17x
7739Holdon10.76x
7740Holes10.57x
7741Holford10.10x
7742Holiday10.11x
7743Holl10.43x
7744Holliss10.72x
7745Hollywood10.43x
7746Holvey10.73x
7747Holywell11.30x
7748Homan10.26x
7749Hones10.73x
7750Honey10.05x
7751Hooton10.09x
7752Hopps10.23x
7753Hopwood10.03x
7754Horam11.28x
7755Horgan10.52x
7756Horrell10.20x
7757Horrocks10.03x
7758Horsnell10.30x
7759Hosier10.23x
7760Hoskinson10.61x
7761Hoskisson14.21x
7762Hotchkin11.19x
7763Houlden10.16x
7764Houston10.02x
7765Howlet10.33x
7766Howley10.14x
7767Hoyes10.29x
7768Hubner11.49x
7769Hucker10.20x
7770Hudd10.14x
7771Hufton10.27x
7772Human10.71x
7773Humble10.07x
7774Hume10.02x
7775Humpherys11.01x
7776Hundley11.08x
7777Hungerford11.57x
7778Huntley10.04x
7779Hunts12.57x
7780Hupton10.88x
7781Hurling10.89x
7782Hurly10.78x
7783Huskisson10.54x
7784Huson10.30x
7785Huston10.40x
7786Hyam10.20x
7787Hyams10.16x
7788Hyett10.14x
7789Hynes10.13x
7790Ibbott10.66x
7791Illingsworth10.90x
7792Ing10.19x
7793Inge10.38x
7794Ingles10.10x
7795Inkpen10.24x
7796Inns10.17x
7797Instone10.25x
7798Iredale10.09x
7799Ivory10.15x
7800Jack10.01x