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 Sherwood, with 31 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
1901	Sherwood	31	0.010%	0.62x
1902	Sibley	31	0.010%	0.98x
1903	Sleigh	31	0.010%	3.53x
1904	Spafford	31	0.010%	13.79x
1905	Stray	31	0.010%	15.02x
1906	Winterbottom	31	0.010%	0.85x
1907	Winterton	31	0.010%	3.45x
1908	Worth	31	0.010%	0.88x
1909	Appleton	30	0.010%	0.49x
1910	Berrisford	30	0.010%	2.49x
1911	Bilson	30	0.010%	6.45x
1912	Blanksby	30	0.010%	29.26x
1913	Bocock	30	0.010%	6.29x
1914	Boddy	30	0.010%	1.38x
1915	Brandreth	30	0.010%	7.68x
1916	Brealey	30	0.010%	4.31x
1917	Bryant	30	0.010%	0.18x
1918	Clamp	30	0.010%	2.50x
1919	Cliffe	30	0.010%	1.21x
1920	Cowdell	30	0.010%	9.24x
1921	Crouch	30	0.010%	0.57x
1922	Dickins	30	0.010%	2.07x
1923	Drew	30	0.010%	0.29x
1924	Drinkwater	30	0.010%	0.77x
1925	Gagg	30	0.010%	12.75x
1926	Head	30	0.010%	0.31x
1927	Higton	30	0.010%	10.01x
1928	Hives	30	0.010%	8.55x
1929	Hoggard	30	0.010%	7.20x
1930	Kelham	30	0.010%	10.01x
1931	Lovegrove	30	0.010%	1.31x
1932	Madden	30	0.010%	0.88x
1933	Malkin	30	0.010%	2.32x
1934	Oldknow	30	0.010%	12.89x
1935	Phoenix	30	0.010%	5.72x
1936	Riddell	30	0.010%	0.91x
1937	Roadley	30	0.010%	18.71x
1938	Robson	30	0.010%	0.12x
1939	Rollitt	30	0.010%	24.02x
1940	Rushworth	30	0.010%	0.92x
1941	Seals	30	0.010%	8.15x
1942	Strong	30	0.010%	0.51x
1943	Swindell	30	0.010%	3.16x
1944	Tetley	30	0.010%	1.90x
1945	Tidy	30	0.010%	2.11x
1946	Wakeling	30	0.010%	1.99x
1947	Waldram	30	0.010%	16.42x
1948	Whiten	30	0.010%	14.82x
1949	Winson	30	0.010%	3.80x
1950	Ackland	29	0.010%	2.24x
1951	Aves	29	0.010%	4.36x
1952	Bayes	29	0.010%	2.47x
1953	Bayley	29	0.010%	0.46x
1954	Bragg	29	0.010%	0.90x
1955	Brittain	29	0.010%	0.95x
1956	Brocklehurst	29	0.010%	1.35x
1957	Brothwell	29	0.010%	9.35x
1958	Cass	29	0.010%	1.04x
1959	Cassidy	29	0.010%	0.60x
1960	Church	29	0.010%	0.34x
1961	Clover	29	0.010%	2.58x
1962	Collin	29	0.010%	1.41x
1963	Crich	29	0.010%	21.84x
1964	Crook	29	0.010%	0.26x
1965	Down	29	0.010%	0.61x
1966	Fenn	29	0.010%	0.73x
1967	Frecknall	29	0.010%	31.51x
1968	Freeborough	29	0.010%	16.46x
1969	Grace	29	0.010%	0.55x
1970	Hay	29	0.010%	0.20x
1971	Hibbs	29	0.010%	2.12x
1972	Hinchliffe	29	0.010%	0.85x
1973	Hitchin	29	0.010%	3.05x
1974	Holwell	29	0.010%	7.93x
1975	Hunsley	29	0.010%	10.65x
1976	Ibberson	29	0.010%	4.92x
1977	Ireland	29	0.010%	0.32x
1978	Keen	29	0.010%	0.37x
1979	Killingley	29	0.010%	23.22x
1980	Leak	29	0.010%	1.91x
1981	Magson	29	0.010%	4.65x
1982	Merryweather	29	0.010%	3.27x
1983	Nurse	29	0.010%	1.51x
1984	Pickburn	29	0.010%	29.41x
1985	Quinton	29	0.010%	1.59x
1986	Rawlinson	29	0.010%	0.62x
1987	Rhoades	29	0.010%	4.56x
1988	Rolfe	29	0.010%	0.57x
1989	Scholey	29	0.010%	2.14x
1990	Shippam	29	0.010%	15.43x
1991	Skerritt	29	0.010%	7.71x
1992	Steadman	29	0.010%	1.20x
1993	Sturton	29	0.010%	10.81x
1994	Swinburn	29	0.010%	3.91x
1995	Tatton	29	0.010%	2.83x
1996	Turtle	29	0.010%	3.78x
1997	Vines	29	0.010%	2.21x
1998	Wakelin	29	0.010%	2.00x
1999	Wisher	29	0.010%	24.24x
2000	Wolley	29	0.010%	5.93x