1881 census county

Royal Navy surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Royal Navy 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

7,829 surnames are listed for Royal Navy, covering 29,114 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 461 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Royal Navy

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	461	1.32%	0.94x
2	Jones	216	0.620%	0.55x
3	Brown	212	0.610%	0.92x
4	Williams	207	0.590%	0.83x
5	Taylor	149	0.430%	0.67x
6	White	132	0.380%	1.18x
7	Thomas	122	0.350%	0.85x
8	Martin	120	0.340%	1.40x
9	Wilson	115	0.330%	0.72x
10	Harris	104	0.300%	1.18x
11	Johnson	97	0.280%	0.83x
12	Hill	94	0.270%	1.06x
13	Baker	93	0.270%	1.22x
14	Evans	92	0.260%	0.60x
15	Thompson	92	0.260%	0.88x
16	Clarke	91	0.260%	1.29x
17	Davis	91	0.260%	1.19x
18	Moore	91	0.260%	1.31x
19	King	88	0.250%	1.16x
20	Green	87	0.250%	0.89x
21	Murphy	85	0.240%	3.06x
22	Wright	85	0.240%	0.76x
23	Mitchell	83	0.240%	1.18x
24	Anderson	80	0.230%	1.16x
25	Allen	79	0.230%	1.20x
26	Collins	78	0.220%	1.56x
27	Robinson	78	0.220%	0.70x
28	Adams	77	0.220%	1.50x
29	Bennett	76	0.220%	1.33x
30	Miller	76	0.220%	1.22x
31	Scott	75	0.220%	0.85x
32	Stewart	75	0.220%	1.38x
33	Turner	75	0.220%	0.77x
34	Phillips	73	0.210%	1.17x
35	Walker	73	0.210%	0.63x
36	Wood	71	0.200%	0.64x
37	Roberts	69	0.200%	0.53x
38	Edwards	68	0.200%	0.70x
39	Lee	67	0.190%	1.18x
40	Rogers	67	0.190%	1.48x
41	Carter	66	0.190%	1.13x
42	Watson	66	0.190%	0.82x
43	Cook	65	0.190%	0.94x
44	Kelly	64	0.180%	1.68x
45	Palmer	64	0.180%	1.56x
46	Lewis	63	0.180%	0.69x
47	Richards	62	0.180%	1.18x
48	Walsh	62	0.180%	3.35x
49	Cooper	61	0.180%	0.72x
50	Davies	60	0.170%	0.34x
51	Hall	60	0.170%	0.59x
52	Hughes	60	0.170%	0.62x
53	Morris	60	0.170%	0.77x
54	Pearce	60	0.170%	1.88x
55	Ward	60	0.170%	0.79x
56	Young	58	0.170%	0.78x
57	Cole	57	0.160%	1.80x
58	Jackson	56	0.160%	0.58x
59	Grant	55	0.160%	1.59x
60	Murray	54	0.160%	1.25x
61	Stevens	54	0.160%	1.49x
62	Campbell	53	0.150%	0.90x
63	Clark	52	0.150%	0.50x
64	Hobbs	52	0.150%	4.10x
65	Russell	52	0.150%	1.22x
66	Andrews	51	0.150%	1.53x
67	Cox	51	0.150%	0.97x
68	Bailey	50	0.140%	0.95x
69	Gray	50	0.140%	1.01x
70	Marshall	50	0.140%	0.86x
71	Hawkins	49	0.140%	1.94x
72	Hunt	49	0.140%	1.06x
73	Ford	48	0.140%	1.42x
74	May	48	0.140%	2.17x
75	Payne	48	0.140%	1.53x
76	Robertson	48	0.140%	0.82x
77	Webb	47	0.140%	1.00x
78	Parker	46	0.130%	0.69x
79	Barrett	45	0.130%	1.92x
80	Bell	45	0.130%	0.69x
81	Chapman	45	0.130%	0.91x
82	Ellis	45	0.130%	0.89x
83	Saunders	44	0.130%	1.38x
84	Knight	43	0.120%	1.00x
85	Harrison	42	0.120%	0.54x
86	Griffiths	41	0.120%	0.72x
87	Lane	41	0.120%	1.71x
88	Warren	41	0.120%	1.76x
89	Kennedy	40	0.110%	1.91x
90	Mahoney	40	0.110%	10.75x
91	Bishop	39	0.110%	1.60x
92	Dunn	39	0.110%	1.35x
93	Harvey	39	0.110%	1.05x
94	Hayes	39	0.110%	1.80x
95	Henderson	39	0.110%	1.03x
96	Mills	39	0.110%	0.86x
97	Simpson	39	0.110%	0.64x
98	Morrison	38	0.110%	1.39x
99	Reed	38	0.110%	1.50x
100	Richardson	38	0.110%	0.64x