1881 census county

Rutland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Rutland 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

1,984 surnames are listed for Rutland, covering 20,005 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 498 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Rutland

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	498	2.32%	1.64x
2	Brown	222	1.04%	1.57x
3	Wright	219	1.02%	3.18x
4	Tomblin	198	0.920%	508.21x
5	Clarke	180	0.840%	4.14x
6	Dexter	159	0.740%	100.91x
7	Sharpe	153	0.710%	24.20x
8	Thorpe	152	0.710%	17.92x
9	Cunnington	145	0.680%	164.06x
10	Walker	131	0.610%	1.82x
11	Hill	130	0.610%	2.38x
12	Baines	128	0.600%	31.17x
13	Taylor	128	0.600%	0.93x
14	Green	118	0.550%	1.95x
15	Cox	116	0.540%	3.57x
16	Tyers	114	0.530%	165.79x
17	Hibbitt	111	0.520%	578.43x
18	Burton	109	0.510%	5.97x
19	Munton	109	0.510%	199.45x
20	Sewell	102	0.480%	22.49x
21	Stafford	93	0.430%	20.37x
22	Woods	93	0.430%	6.88x
23	Clark	92	0.430%	1.43x
24	Johnson	90	0.420%	1.25x
25	Meadows	90	0.420%	30.00x
26	Wade	90	0.420%	10.48x
27	White	89	0.410%	1.29x
28	Tyler	87	0.410%	13.74x
29	Barnett	86	0.400%	8.89x
30	Knight	86	0.400%	3.25x
31	Berridge	85	0.400%	75.54x
32	Cole	85	0.400%	4.35x
33	Naylor	85	0.400%	10.51x
34	Bryan	84	0.390%	15.78x
35	Harrison	80	0.370%	1.68x
36	Ward	80	0.370%	1.71x
37	Browett	79	0.370%	399.60x
38	Barfield	77	0.360%	177.71x
39	Thompson	77	0.360%	1.20x
40	Rawlings	76	0.350%	24.23x
41	Baker	75	0.350%	1.60x
42	Dawson	75	0.350%	3.17x
43	Rudkin	72	0.340%	85.05x
44	Healey	71	0.330%	20.26x
45	Holmes	71	0.330%	2.72x
46	Roberts	71	0.330%	0.88x
47	Towell	70	0.330%	114.72x
48	Chapman	68	0.320%	2.23x
49	Mason	68	0.320%	2.36x
50	Palmer	67	0.310%	2.65x
51	Hudson	66	0.310%	3.76x
52	Cooper	65	0.300%	1.25x
53	Preston	65	0.300%	6.07x
54	Freeman	64	0.300%	4.67x
55	Harris	64	0.300%	1.17x
56	Chamberlain	62	0.290%	10.62x
57	Crowson	62	0.290%	134.00x
58	Royce	62	0.290%	166.80x
59	Brewster	61	0.280%	29.37x
60	Beaver	60	0.280%	63.18x
61	Kirby	60	0.280%	7.37x
62	Needham	60	0.280%	13.14x
63	Parker	60	0.280%	1.47x
64	Scott	60	0.280%	1.11x
65	Shelton	60	0.280%	23.79x
66	Bell	59	0.280%	1.46x
67	Bennett	59	0.280%	1.67x
68	Hubbard	59	0.280%	11.31x
69	Ellingworth	58	0.270%	321.33x
70	Robinson	57	0.270%	0.83x
71	Williams	56	0.260%	0.36x
72	Allen	55	0.260%	1.36x
73	Dalby	55	0.260%	31.67x
74	Fryer	55	0.260%	13.82x
75	Manton	55	0.260%	60.04x
76	Peet	55	0.260%	48.51x
77	Culpin	54	0.250%	175.78x
78	Jackson	54	0.250%	0.90x
79	Lee	54	0.250%	1.54x
80	Martin	54	0.250%	1.02x
81	Lewin	52	0.240%	30.06x
82	Pridmore	52	0.240%	87.69x
83	Bailey	51	0.240%	1.58x
84	Frisby	51	0.240%	54.99x
85	Bagley	50	0.230%	31.50x
86	Faulks	50	0.230%	171.94x
87	Turner	49	0.230%	0.82x
88	Hayes	48	0.220%	3.60x
89	Steele	48	0.220%	8.36x
90	Seaton	47	0.220%	25.91x
91	Sharman	47	0.220%	15.91x
92	Wilson	47	0.220%	0.48x
93	Glenn	46	0.210%	68.32x
94	Goodwin	46	0.210%	4.07x
95	Hales	46	0.210%	14.94x
96	Ball	45	0.210%	2.54x
97	Drake	45	0.210%	7.20x
98	Fawkes	45	0.210%	83.00x
99	Joyce	45	0.210%	8.54x
100	Winterton	45	0.210%	91.86x