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 Poston, with 28 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
1201	Poston	28	0.010%	15.75x
1202	Prichard	28	0.010%	1.21x
1203	Robins	28	0.010%	0.52x
1204	Roderick	28	0.010%	3.17x
1205	Sheffield	28	0.010%	2.11x
1206	Squires	28	0.010%	0.78x
1207	Tunna	28	0.010%	51.12x
1208	Weeks	28	0.010%	0.52x
1209	Whalley	28	0.010%	0.70x
1210	Blandford	27	0.010%	3.27x
1211	Bridges	27	0.010%	0.67x
1212	Coleman	27	0.010%	0.21x
1213	Grosvenor	27	0.010%	4.81x
1214	Hazeldine	27	0.010%	5.20x
1215	Hoban	27	0.010%	11.20x
1216	Leyland	27	0.010%	1.75x
1217	Lomas	27	0.010%	0.58x
1218	Nelson	27	0.010%	0.22x
1219	Rawlins	27	0.010%	1.84x
1220	Richard	27	0.010%	1.24x
1221	Robbins	27	0.010%	0.68x
1222	Salmon	27	0.010%	0.47x
1223	Skelton	27	0.010%	0.74x
1224	Storey	27	0.010%	0.42x
1225	Thursfield	27	0.010%	7.54x
1226	Wallace	27	0.010%	0.16x
1227	Weatherby	27	0.010%	7.52x
1228	Wells	27	0.010%	0.13x
1229	Beresford	26	0.010%	1.40x
1230	Bower	26	0.010%	0.56x
1231	Brice	26	0.010%	1.25x
1232	Bywaters	26	0.010%	16.15x
1233	Cadwalader	26	0.010%	52.29x
1234	Carney	26	0.010%	1.14x
1235	Churms	26	0.010%	59.33x
1236	Cornes	26	0.010%	4.70x
1237	Coxon	26	0.010%	1.35x
1238	Greaves	26	0.010%	0.35x
1239	Gretton	26	0.010%	4.36x
1240	Henn	26	0.010%	11.87x
1241	Husk	26	0.010%	14.35x
1242	Lander	26	0.010%	1.50x
1243	Little	26	0.010%	0.22x
1244	Malins	26	0.010%	8.41x
1245	Rose	26	0.010%	0.14x
1246	Sandbach	26	0.010%	7.69x
1247	Shakeshaft	26	0.010%	5.83x
1248	Shelley	26	0.010%	1.33x
1249	Speke	26	0.010%	26.37x
1250	Stanway	26	0.010%	3.70x
1251	Starkey	26	0.010%	1.04x
1252	Tanswell	26	0.010%	15.20x
1253	Tunley	26	0.010%	12.05x
1254	Wase	26	0.010%	26.83x
1255	Weaving	26	0.010%	8.69x
1256	Whitmore	26	0.010%	1.17x
1257	Wooding	26	0.010%	2.36x
1258	Abley	25	0.010%	16.30x
1259	Amson	25	0.010%	21.98x
1260	Bach	25	0.010%	8.94x
1261	Barnet	25	0.010%	2.07x
1262	Beale	25	0.010%	0.78x
1263	Birrell	25	0.010%	2.03x
1264	Bowden	25	0.010%	0.34x
1265	Bunting	25	0.010%	0.89x
1266	Burgoyne	25	0.010%	2.27x
1267	Campion	25	0.010%	1.41x
1268	Crosse	25	0.010%	9.18x
1269	Crumpton	25	0.010%	4.20x
1270	Daley	25	0.010%	0.84x
1271	Firmstone	25	0.010%	19.64x
1272	Henderson	25	0.010%	0.09x
1273	Hines	25	0.010%	1.16x
1274	Jandrell	25	0.010%	36.18x
1275	Joyce	25	0.010%	0.40x
1276	Lavender	25	0.010%	1.57x
1277	Lock	25	0.010%	0.35x
1278	Nield	25	0.010%	1.44x
1279	Priest	25	0.010%	0.76x
1280	Roster	25	0.010%	47.85x
1281	Sheward	25	0.010%	7.73x
1282	Squire	25	0.010%	0.84x
1283	Symonds	25	0.010%	0.82x
1284	Trickett	25	0.010%	2.28x
1285	Wakefield	25	0.010%	0.55x
1286	Wale	25	0.010%	2.07x
1287	Whittal	25	0.010%	32.25x
1288	Winnall	25	0.010%	17.35x
1289	Aldridge	24	0.010%	0.49x
1290	Allender	24	0.010%	13.56x
1291	Amphlett	24	0.010%	7.05x
1292	Ashton	24	0.010%	0.19x
1293	Axon	24	0.010%	3.81x
1294	Bedford	24	0.010%	0.40x
1295	Bibby	24	0.010%	0.88x
1296	Brasier	24	0.010%	8.14x
1297	Brereton	24	0.010%	2.29x
1298	Brittain	24	0.010%	1.23x
1299	Callear	24	0.010%	26.62x
1300	Chase	24	0.010%	1.70x