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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 Woolacott, with 1 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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8201Woolacott10.53x
8202Wooldridge10.07x
8203Wooldrige12.79x
8204Woolgrove11.09x
8205Wooll11.11x
8206Woollatt10.69x
8207Woollerton11.11x
8208Woolsey10.30x
8209Worboys10.21x
8210Wordsworth10.15x
8211Workman10.06x
8212Worn11.02x
8213Worner10.66x
8214Worthing10.47x
8215Wroughton11.18x
8216Wyeth10.24x
8217Wyke10.37x
8218Wyley11.14x
8219Wythe10.49x
8220Yarham10.62x
8221Yarnall10.73x
8222Yarnell10.61x
8223Yong15.46x
8224Yonge11.16x
8225Younghusband10.30x
8226Zealand14.19x