1881 census county

Nottinghamshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Nottinghamshire 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

10,393 surnames are listed for Nottinghamshire, covering 359,157 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Waterhouse, with 57 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Nottinghamshire

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
1201	Waterhouse	57	0.010%	0.95x
1202	Whetton	57	0.010%	8.72x
1203	Bellaby	56	0.010%	50.72x
1204	Bircumshaw	56	0.010%	30.64x
1205	Browning	56	0.010%	0.70x
1206	Creswell	56	0.010%	4.46x
1207	Crisp	56	0.010%	1.02x
1208	Fillingham	56	0.010%	6.88x
1209	Hale	56	0.010%	0.40x
1210	Leaper	56	0.010%	12.38x
1211	Murphy	56	0.010%	0.18x
1212	Oakley	56	0.010%	0.67x
1213	Rushby	56	0.010%	8.57x
1214	Start	56	0.010%	6.14x
1215	Strutt	56	0.010%	4.57x
1216	Thacker	56	0.010%	1.96x
1217	Wadsworth	56	0.010%	1.02x
1218	Bancroft	55	0.010%	1.44x
1219	Berresford	55	0.010%	7.40x
1220	Bramwell	55	0.010%	2.48x
1221	Collingham	55	0.010%	15.38x
1222	Downs	55	0.010%	0.79x
1223	Duffield	55	0.010%	1.61x
1224	Freer	55	0.010%	2.53x
1225	Hearson	55	0.010%	30.99x
1226	Peatfield	55	0.010%	18.68x
1227	Pounder	55	0.010%	4.28x
1228	Pykett	55	0.010%	32.18x
1229	Reid	55	0.010%	0.13x
1230	Tebbutt	55	0.010%	3.80x
1231	Vessey	55	0.010%	8.25x
1232	Vincent	55	0.010%	0.45x
1233	Walsh	55	0.010%	0.26x
1234	Bains	54	0.010%	5.52x
1235	Cropper	54	0.010%	2.28x
1236	Dewick	54	0.010%	13.69x
1237	Eastwood	54	0.010%	0.58x
1238	Footitt	54	0.010%	23.20x
1239	Hands	54	0.010%	1.37x
1240	Keys	54	0.010%	2.76x
1241	Longbottom	54	0.010%	1.54x
1242	Marriot	54	0.010%	7.96x
1243	Pogson	54	0.010%	3.61x
1244	Staniforth	54	0.010%	3.62x
1245	Sumner	54	0.010%	0.85x
1246	Syson	54	0.010%	22.20x
1247	Tinkler	54	0.010%	3.17x
1248	Tipping	54	0.010%	2.41x
1249	Westby	54	0.010%	12.30x
1250	Whyatt	54	0.010%	5.51x
1251	Wildsmith	54	0.010%	6.44x
1252	Wiles	54	0.010%	1.58x
1253	Winn	54	0.010%	1.41x
1254	Woodford	54	0.010%	1.98x
1255	Baldwin	53	0.010%	0.32x
1256	Basford	53	0.010%	4.48x
1257	Bourne	53	0.010%	0.69x
1258	Freestone	53	0.010%	3.13x
1259	Johnstone	53	0.010%	0.30x
1260	Levers	53	0.010%	13.13x
1261	Levick	53	0.010%	9.81x
1262	Lunn	53	0.010%	1.04x
1263	Lymn	53	0.010%	36.99x
1264	Pare	53	0.010%	27.61x
1265	Pitchford	53	0.010%	4.22x
1266	Skidmore	53	0.010%	1.83x
1267	Slight	53	0.010%	5.23x
1268	Toplis	53	0.010%	6.99x
1269	Andrew	52	0.010%	0.42x
1270	Ashby	52	0.010%	0.79x
1271	Bagguley	52	0.010%	18.92x
1272	Barson	52	0.010%	7.06x
1273	Bealby	52	0.010%	37.66x
1274	Bignall	52	0.010%	7.94x
1275	Billings	52	0.010%	2.74x
1276	Blasdale	52	0.010%	54.19x
1277	Coe	52	0.010%	0.81x
1278	Dudley	52	0.010%	0.88x
1279	Flewitt	52	0.010%	27.85x
1280	Geary	52	0.010%	1.69x
1281	Hales	52	0.010%	0.92x
1282	Hatherley	52	0.010%	11.30x
1283	Hinton	52	0.010%	0.98x
1284	Kidger	52	0.010%	9.72x
1285	Lamin	52	0.010%	44.95x
1286	Manchester	52	0.010%	6.58x
1287	Maxfield	52	0.010%	4.99x
1288	Merrills	52	0.010%	25.19x
1289	Oldfield	52	0.010%	0.80x
1290	Payling	52	0.010%	29.30x
1291	Prior	52	0.010%	0.57x
1292	Ratcliff	52	0.010%	2.05x
1293	Redford	52	0.010%	2.45x
1294	Redmile	52	0.010%	23.82x
1295	Sedgwick	52	0.010%	1.82x
1296	Sheffield	52	0.010%	2.52x
1297	Tacey	52	0.010%	16.08x
1298	Thurlby	52	0.010%	11.60x
1299	Toon	52	0.010%	3.52x
1300	Topley	52	0.010%	9.20x