1881 census county

Shropshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Shropshire 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

6,566 surnames are listed for Shropshire, covering 233,444 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Ryley, with 38 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Shropshire

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
1001	Ryley	38	0.020%	5.83x
1002	Southall	38	0.020%	1.99x
1003	Thorpe	38	0.020%	0.38x
1004	Whitehouse	38	0.020%	0.58x
1005	William	38	0.020%	1.76x
1006	Bliss	37	0.010%	2.39x
1007	Butter	37	0.010%	3.08x
1008	Bywater	37	0.010%	2.91x
1009	Carver	37	0.010%	1.62x
1010	Durnall	37	0.010%	47.21x
1011	Forester	37	0.010%	5.09x
1012	Groucott	37	0.010%	41.81x
1013	Hazledine	37	0.010%	20.52x
1014	Inskip	37	0.010%	8.27x
1015	Leah	37	0.010%	4.14x
1016	Legh	37	0.010%	53.55x
1017	Padmore	37	0.010%	9.63x
1018	Perrins	37	0.010%	4.82x
1019	Stewart	37	0.010%	0.09x
1020	Tew	37	0.010%	3.34x
1021	Tomkinson	37	0.010%	2.25x
1022	Winwood	37	0.010%	8.57x
1023	Amos	36	0.010%	0.87x
1024	Atkins	36	0.010%	0.38x
1025	Bromfield	36	0.010%	6.09x
1026	Bunce	36	0.010%	1.91x
1027	Chatham	36	0.010%	9.01x
1028	Corbet	36	0.010%	5.18x
1029	Gears	36	0.010%	48.55x
1030	Halford	36	0.010%	1.92x
1031	Hindley	36	0.010%	1.73x
1032	Johnstone	36	0.010%	0.32x
1033	Randall	36	0.010%	0.46x
1034	Stant	36	0.010%	31.19x
1035	Tisdale	36	0.010%	19.24x
1036	Wyer	36	0.010%	6.85x
1037	Bathurst	35	0.010%	10.11x
1038	Brick	35	0.010%	10.18x
1039	Burns	35	0.010%	0.21x
1040	Garner	35	0.010%	0.44x
1041	Gripton	35	0.010%	19.41x
1042	Gwynne	35	0.010%	5.53x
1043	Humpherson	35	0.010%	19.87x
1044	Jarratt	35	0.010%	6.03x
1045	Norry	35	0.010%	44.66x
1046	Ross	35	0.010%	0.13x
1047	Sargeant	35	0.010%	1.76x
1048	Tennant	35	0.010%	1.30x
1049	Baily	34	0.010%	2.13x
1050	Benson	34	0.010%	0.50x
1051	Bland	34	0.010%	0.65x
1052	Draper	34	0.010%	0.57x
1053	Eddowes	34	0.010%	17.69x
1054	Elson	34	0.010%	2.15x
1055	Goodhall	34	0.010%	4.44x
1056	Highfield	34	0.010%	4.83x
1057	Langley	34	0.010%	0.61x
1058	Lycett	34	0.010%	6.56x
1059	Moran	34	0.010%	0.74x
1060	Myatt	34	0.010%	2.83x
1061	Paterson	34	0.010%	0.20x
1062	Poyner	34	0.010%	9.17x
1063	Randle	34	0.010%	1.61x
1064	Rea	34	0.010%	2.40x
1065	Shenton	34	0.010%	2.11x
1066	Steele	34	0.010%	0.50x
1067	Street	34	0.010%	0.58x
1068	Tong	34	0.010%	3.82x
1069	Trumper	34	0.010%	16.27x
1070	Wickstead	34	0.010%	17.69x
1071	Beddows	33	0.010%	6.77x
1072	Bodenham	33	0.010%	16.38x
1073	Conde	33	0.010%	35.93x
1074	Dolphin	33	0.010%	3.51x
1075	Gibson	33	0.010%	0.11x
1076	Grafton	33	0.010%	4.73x
1077	Gwynn	33	0.010%	7.24x
1078	Halfpenny	33	0.010%	5.87x
1079	Hooper	33	0.010%	0.31x
1080	Linley	33	0.010%	3.67x
1081	Pagett	33	0.010%	5.17x
1082	Postans	33	0.010%	25.93x
1083	Scarratt	33	0.010%	14.72x
1084	Sneyd	33	0.010%	13.32x
1085	Stephan	33	0.010%	47.76x
1086	Wade	33	0.010%	0.33x
1087	Wear	33	0.010%	4.17x
1088	Wolley	33	0.010%	10.53x
1089	Woodhall	33	0.010%	3.24x
1090	Bloor	32	0.010%	2.30x
1091	Boucher	32	0.010%	2.41x
1092	Britton	32	0.010%	0.72x
1093	Cash	32	0.010%	1.91x
1094	Cheese	32	0.010%	8.51x
1095	Clorley	32	0.010%	70.31x
1096	Darby	32	0.010%	0.79x
1097	Hilditch	32	0.010%	4.39x
1098	Legge	32	0.010%	2.84x
1099	Parks	32	0.010%	1.22x
1100	Platt	32	0.010%	0.48x