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 Beadman, with 76 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
801	Beadman	76	0.020%	48.13x
802	Boulton	76	0.020%	1.30x
803	Dent	76	0.020%	1.23x
804	Dunn	76	0.020%	0.28x
805	Gunn	76	0.020%	0.96x
806	Handley	76	0.020%	1.39x
807	Heighton	76	0.020%	27.13x
808	Pridmore	76	0.020%	8.49x
809	Ridgway	76	0.020%	2.56x
810	Bowman	75	0.020%	0.89x
811	Henton	75	0.020%	12.14x
812	Letts	75	0.020%	6.78x
813	Pike	75	0.020%	0.80x
814	Shilcock	75	0.020%	26.27x
815	Willey	75	0.020%	2.57x
816	Almey	74	0.020%	57.98x
817	Beeson	74	0.020%	5.71x
818	English	74	0.020%	1.22x
819	Hales	74	0.020%	1.59x
820	Henshaw	74	0.020%	2.68x
821	Hickman	74	0.020%	1.36x
822	Highton	74	0.020%	10.11x
823	Osborn	74	0.020%	1.10x
824	Owen	74	0.020%	0.19x
825	Thomson	74	0.020%	0.17x
826	Wragg	74	0.020%	2.47x
827	Cliff	73	0.020%	2.58x
828	Coates	73	0.020%	0.60x
829	Derry	73	0.020%	5.11x
830	Dyson	73	0.020%	0.70x
831	Elson	73	0.020%	3.60x
832	Falkner	73	0.020%	6.62x
833	Fardell	73	0.020%	26.06x
834	Pitts	73	0.020%	2.20x
835	Ragg	73	0.020%	20.21x
836	Rossell	73	0.020%	41.16x
837	Sanderson	73	0.020%	0.55x
838	Shilton	73	0.020%	7.27x
839	Waite	73	0.020%	1.09x
840	Humphrey	72	0.020%	0.83x
841	Merry	72	0.020%	2.97x
842	Munton	72	0.020%	8.72x
843	Oldershaw	72	0.020%	16.04x
844	Randon	72	0.020%	69.36x
845	Tunnicliffe	72	0.020%	6.74x
846	Beaumont	71	0.020%	0.74x
847	Benford	71	0.020%	16.29x
848	Betteridge	71	0.020%	4.86x
849	Caldwell	71	0.020%	1.40x
850	Calow	71	0.020%	21.88x
851	Eames	71	0.020%	3.19x
852	Earp	71	0.020%	6.03x
853	Hyman	71	0.020%	11.00x
854	Sperry	71	0.020%	44.36x
855	Tew	71	0.020%	5.00x
856	Wakeling	71	0.020%	5.74x
857	Beale	70	0.020%	1.70x
858	Bloxham	70	0.020%	6.62x
859	Carvell	70	0.020%	12.72x
860	Crow	70	0.020%	1.43x
861	Essex	70	0.020%	6.76x
862	Evatt	70	0.020%	56.78x
863	Graham	70	0.020%	0.19x
864	Hastings	70	0.020%	1.70x
865	Humphreys	70	0.020%	0.61x
866	Kelham	70	0.020%	28.39x
867	Langley	70	0.020%	0.98x
868	Norris	70	0.020%	0.50x
869	Powdrill	70	0.020%	31.57x
870	Benskin	69	0.020%	43.70x
871	Buckby	69	0.020%	22.70x
872	Clifton	69	0.020%	1.51x
873	Collin	69	0.020%	4.09x
874	Corner	69	0.020%	2.93x
875	Grain	69	0.020%	19.39x
876	Keen	69	0.020%	1.06x
877	Kellam	69	0.020%	36.25x
878	Rimmington	69	0.020%	10.41x
879	Sampson	69	0.020%	1.25x
880	Staines	69	0.020%	3.86x
881	Welsh	69	0.020%	0.54x
882	Barnard	68	0.020%	0.85x
883	Dunmore	68	0.020%	11.21x
884	Folwell	68	0.020%	23.55x
885	Hinks	68	0.020%	5.16x
886	Horne	68	0.020%	0.96x
887	Jarman	68	0.020%	2.20x
888	Keightley	68	0.020%	9.07x
889	Leatherland	68	0.020%	19.47x
890	Loomes	68	0.020%	23.64x
891	Rhodes	68	0.020%	0.45x
892	Sills	68	0.020%	6.68x
893	Wall	68	0.020%	0.60x
894	Whiles	68	0.020%	19.53x
895	Bannister	67	0.020%	1.20x
896	Chawner	67	0.020%	28.68x
897	Corah	67	0.020%	60.15x
898	Disney	67	0.020%	13.10x
899	Dobney	67	0.020%	25.81x
900	Dutton	67	0.020%	0.91x