1881 census county

Lincolnshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lincolnshire 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

10,760 surnames are listed for Lincolnshire, covering 426,590 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Thurlby, with 145 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lincolnshire

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
601	Thurlby	145	0.030%	27.26x
602	Welbourn	145	0.030%	24.47x
603	Credland	144	0.030%	37.99x
604	Ellerby	144	0.030%	18.77x
605	Selby	144	0.030%	2.58x
606	Towers	144	0.030%	2.66x
607	Balderson	143	0.030%	16.08x
608	Henson	143	0.030%	2.61x
609	Hoyes	143	0.030%	28.56x
610	Ingham	143	0.030%	1.23x
611	Powell	143	0.030%	0.25x
612	Richmond	143	0.030%	1.40x
613	Danby	142	0.030%	7.12x
614	Little	142	0.030%	0.64x
615	Meanwell	142	0.030%	44.20x
616	Strawson	142	0.030%	32.06x
617	Vinter	142	0.030%	29.75x
618	Chappell	141	0.030%	1.79x
619	Charles	141	0.030%	1.46x
620	Elkington	141	0.030%	8.02x
621	Grice	141	0.030%	2.93x
622	Plumtree	141	0.030%	34.51x
623	Raithby	141	0.030%	52.26x
624	Scotney	141	0.030%	17.62x
625	Scrimshaw	141	0.030%	16.96x
626	Ball	140	0.030%	0.36x
627	Eaton	140	0.030%	1.07x
628	Louth	139	0.030%	24.89x
629	Rippin	139	0.030%	19.59x
630	Clarkson	138	0.030%	1.11x
631	Fenwick	138	0.030%	2.25x
632	Sentance	138	0.030%	36.41x
633	Woolley	138	0.030%	1.49x
634	Beaumont	137	0.030%	0.99x
635	Bilton	137	0.030%	6.91x
636	Topham	137	0.030%	4.01x
637	Berridge	136	0.030%	5.55x
638	Campion	136	0.030%	4.16x
639	English	136	0.030%	1.55x
640	Hornsby	136	0.030%	4.48x
641	Melton	136	0.030%	8.25x
642	Percival	136	0.030%	1.86x
643	Pocklington	136	0.030%	20.28x
644	Schofield	136	0.030%	0.54x
645	Shearman	136	0.030%	7.10x
646	Surfleet	136	0.030%	54.16x
647	Eyre	135	0.030%	2.41x
648	Holden	135	0.030%	0.53x
649	Lacey	135	0.030%	1.57x
650	Adlard	134	0.030%	28.73x
651	Bishop	134	0.030%	0.41x
652	Flintham	134	0.030%	37.04x
653	Jennings	134	0.030%	0.57x
654	Sumner	134	0.030%	1.77x
655	Bonner	133	0.030%	3.24x
656	Carline	133	0.030%	15.88x
657	Crowson	133	0.030%	13.20x
658	Horner	133	0.030%	1.50x
659	Revill	133	0.030%	6.37x
660	Hand	132	0.030%	2.36x
661	Heaton	132	0.030%	1.18x
662	Howell	132	0.030%	0.67x
663	Peart	132	0.030%	4.96x
664	Pinchbeck	132	0.030%	24.89x
665	Rossington	132	0.030%	34.83x
666	Cousins	131	0.030%	1.56x
667	Millson	131	0.030%	20.00x
668	Potter	131	0.030%	0.43x
669	Thornley	131	0.030%	2.53x
670	Troop	131	0.030%	29.06x
671	Bannister	130	0.030%	1.61x
672	Buttery	130	0.030%	7.24x
673	Darley	130	0.030%	6.53x
674	Hind	130	0.030%	2.20x
675	Moulds	130	0.030%	16.06x
676	Dodds	129	0.030%	1.31x
677	Gill	129	0.030%	0.39x
678	Hales	129	0.030%	1.92x
679	Isaac	129	0.030%	2.20x
680	Langley	129	0.030%	1.26x
681	Leggott	129	0.030%	25.45x
682	Lidgard	129	0.030%	52.35x
683	Pridgeon	129	0.030%	38.47x
684	Upton	129	0.030%	1.45x
685	Woodhead	129	0.030%	1.47x
686	Chantry	128	0.030%	19.09x
687	Flowers	128	0.030%	3.38x
688	Harmston	128	0.030%	33.09x
689	Milson	128	0.030%	12.65x
690	Staniland	128	0.030%	15.60x
691	Watkinson	128	0.030%	2.34x
692	Welch	128	0.030%	0.78x
693	Wiles	128	0.030%	3.16x
694	Ash	127	0.030%	1.65x
695	Dowman	127	0.030%	23.20x
696	Emmerson	127	0.030%	2.75x
697	Everitt	127	0.030%	3.24x
698	Goodyear	127	0.030%	5.13x
699	Ingram	127	0.030%	0.89x
700	Waby	127	0.030%	46.27x