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1881 census county

Northamptonshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Northamptonshire 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

8,226 surnames are listed for Northamptonshire, covering 251,836 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Barrow, with 19 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Northamptonshire

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.

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1901Barrow190.33x
1902Bex1916.57x
1903Blowfield1915.81x
1904Bodfish1916.84x
1905Bodley196.18x
1906Bromage196.15x
1907Byrne190.50x
1908Craythorne1921.36x
1909Cryer191.26x
1910Culverhouse194.95x
1911Dams1921.80x
1912Derby193.74x
1913Dew191.19x
1914Elderton198.52x
1915Ewart191.23x
1916Fish190.37x
1917Flavel196.31x
1918Gostick1915.93x
1919Gregg190.98x
1920Hamp198.85x
1921Hawley190.71x
1922Hern193.78x
1923Hickson191.00x
1924Hinch195.97x
1925Holyoak194.24x
1926Hornby190.61x
1927Humfrey199.91x
1928Jacklin192.58x
1929Jerrams1936.34x
1930Keen190.35x
1931Larratt1923.01x
1932Lilleyman1936.99x
1933Maile195.13x
1934Parkin190.26x
1935Samwell1919.00x
1936Sandford190.97x
1937Saull1920.11x
1938Savidge195.27x
1939Seabrook191.40x
1940Shears191.57x
1941Shipp192.21x
1942Singleton190.35x
1943Sivers1923.54x
1944Smallwood190.75x
1945Stamps1910.62x
1946Stanyon196.79x
1947Sturton1910.15x
1948Sutherland190.14x
1949Swallow190.69x
1950Thwaites191.16x
1951Townsin1939.83x
1952Tredwell198.81x
1953Turnock194.71x
1954Tyers192.16x
1955Adderson1814.64x
1956Allin182.89x
1957Alsop181.47x
1958Anstee185.38x
1959Ashling1813.91x
1960Ayriss1841.75x
1961Basley1810.38x
1962Bedding188.46x
1963Benton180.63x
1964Bloomfield180.52x
1965Brightman182.75x
1966Browne180.36x
1967Cannon180.36x
1968Cant181.06x
1969Cattle182.64x
1970Coldwell181.50x
1971Colley180.52x
1972Cort185.59x
1973Critchley180.74x
1974Drake180.22x
1975Druce182.53x
1976Eley181.06x
1977Elton181.63x
1978Fairbrother181.15x
1979Farrer180.99x
1980Fenton180.33x
1981Finney180.76x
1982Foote181.71x
1983Forth182.67x
1984Frampton180.83x
1985Gascoyne182.83x
1986German181.40x
1987Gillham182.43x
1988Good180.53x
1989Goulding180.67x
1990Hamilton180.09x
1991Hankin182.13x
1992Harker180.62x
1993Kemshead1853.05x
1994Lineham187.55x
1995Loydall1820.23x
1996Lyne181.50x
1997Malpas182.33x
1998Maltby181.14x
1999Margetts182.71x
2000Massey180.26x