1881 census county

Middlesex surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Middlesex 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

28,839 surnames are listed for Middlesex, covering 2,485,898 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 41,554 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Middlesex

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
1	Smith	41,554	1.42%	1.01x
2	Brown	19,073	0.650%	0.99x
3	Jones	18,538	0.630%	0.56x
4	Taylor	14,852	0.510%	0.79x
5	Williams	13,149	0.450%	0.63x
6	White	12,265	0.420%	1.31x
7	Clark	11,469	0.390%	1.31x
8	Davis	10,869	0.370%	1.69x
9	Harris	10,003	0.340%	1.35x
10	Wright	9,922	0.340%	1.06x
11	Johnson	9,793	0.340%	1.00x
12	Green	9,642	0.330%	1.17x
13	King	9,570	0.330%	1.50x
14	Wilson	9,351	0.320%	0.70x
15	Baker	8,893	0.300%	1.39x
16	Turner	8,869	0.300%	1.09x
17	Edwards	8,248	0.280%	1.01x
18	Martin	8,190	0.280%	1.14x
19	Cooper	8,050	0.280%	1.13x
20	Wood	7,904	0.270%	0.85x
21	Hall	7,847	0.270%	0.91x
22	Hill	7,497	0.260%	1.01x
23	Evans	7,451	0.260%	0.58x
24	Walker	7,438	0.250%	0.76x
25	Allen	7,378	0.250%	1.34x
26	Cook	7,234	0.250%	1.25x
27	Robinson	6,978	0.240%	0.75x
28	Thomas	6,864	0.230%	0.57x
29	Moore	6,826	0.230%	1.17x
30	Webb	6,774	0.230%	1.71x
31	Roberts	6,731	0.230%	0.61x
32	Thompson	6,628	0.230%	0.76x
33	Ward	6,522	0.220%	1.02x
34	Collins	6,393	0.220%	1.53x
35	Carter	6,348	0.220%	1.29x
36	Cox	6,346	0.220%	1.43x
37	Phillips	6,207	0.210%	1.19x
38	Clarke	6,105	0.210%	1.03x
39	Lewis	6,037	0.210%	0.79x
40	Jackson	5,989	0.210%	0.73x
41	Morris	5,967	0.200%	0.92x
42	Young	5,769	0.200%	0.92x
43	Parker	5,726	0.200%	1.03x
44	Hunt	5,518	0.190%	1.42x
45	Stevens	5,510	0.190%	1.81x
46	Scott	5,394	0.180%	0.73x
47	Adams	5,341	0.180%	1.24x
48	Chapman	5,302	0.180%	1.28x
49	Lee	5,279	0.180%	1.11x
50	Miller	5,268	0.180%	1.01x
51	Bennett	5,107	0.170%	1.06x
52	Watson	5,029	0.170%	0.74x
53	Palmer	4,969	0.170%	1.44x
54	Knight	4,674	0.160%	1.30x
55	Rogers	4,648	0.160%	1.23x
56	Day	4,641	0.160%	1.69x
57	Cole	4,640	0.160%	1.74x
58	Richardson	4,478	0.150%	0.90x
59	Mitchell	4,466	0.150%	0.75x
60	Saunders	4,395	0.150%	1.64x
61	Davies	4,391	0.150%	0.30x
62	Bailey	4,333	0.150%	0.98x
63	Hughes	4,305	0.150%	0.53x
64	Harrison	4,287	0.150%	0.66x
65	Newman	4,279	0.150%	1.97x
66	West	4,269	0.150%	1.52x
67	Hart	4,146	0.140%	1.66x
68	Harvey	4,146	0.140%	1.33x
69	Andrews	4,142	0.140%	1.48x
70	Page	4,119	0.140%	1.76x
71	Mills	4,104	0.140%	1.08x
72	Ellis	4,089	0.140%	0.96x
73	Howard	4,077	0.140%	1.42x
74	Barnes	4,063	0.140%	1.16x
75	Mason	4,060	0.140%	1.03x
76	Payne	4,056	0.140%	1.54x
77	Pearce	4,025	0.140%	1.50x
78	Wells	3,983	0.140%	1.64x
79	Brooks	3,955	0.140%	1.38x
80	Price	3,948	0.140%	0.77x
81	Fisher	3,847	0.130%	1.13x
82	Anderson	3,845	0.130%	0.67x
83	Watts	3,762	0.130%	1.54x
84	Butler	3,722	0.130%	1.31x
85	Gray	3,719	0.130%	0.89x
86	Richards	3,670	0.130%	0.83x
87	Russell	3,661	0.130%	1.03x
88	Marshall	3,638	0.120%	0.74x
89	Bell	3,504	0.120%	0.64x
90	Ford	3,496	0.120%	1.23x
91	Barker	3,430	0.120%	0.90x
92	Powell	3,369	0.120%	0.92x
93	Barrett	3,316	0.110%	1.69x
94	Lawrence	3,294	0.110%	1.74x
95	Hawkins	3,216	0.110%	1.52x
96	Foster	3,200	0.110%	0.82x
97	Warren	3,184	0.110%	1.63x
98	Simpson	3,178	0.110%	0.62x
99	Reynolds	3,173	0.110%	1.25x
100	Matthews	3,155	0.110%	1.24x