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 Tonkiss, with 20 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
1501	Tonkiss	20	0.010%	35.42x
1502	Topham	20	0.010%	1.08x
1503	Tucker	20	0.010%	0.14x
1504	Tyley	20	0.010%	14.38x
1505	Warton	20	0.010%	4.55x
1506	Whitwell	20	0.010%	2.68x
1507	Askin	19	0.010%	9.05x
1508	Barnsley	19	0.010%	1.92x
1509	Binnersley	19	0.010%	77.77x
1510	Birchall	19	0.010%	0.77x
1511	Burr	19	0.010%	0.94x
1512	Caldecott	19	0.010%	11.27x
1513	Cleaver	19	0.010%	0.89x
1514	Cork	19	0.010%	1.02x
1515	Cottam	19	0.010%	1.24x
1516	Craven	19	0.010%	0.39x
1517	Foulks	19	0.010%	7.49x
1518	Gater	19	0.010%	2.93x
1519	Gwilliams	19	0.010%	30.89x
1520	Hares	19	0.010%	3.56x
1521	Healy	19	0.010%	1.14x
1522	Hick	19	0.010%	1.62x
1523	Hinley	19	0.010%	12.32x
1524	Hollyhead	19	0.010%	16.46x
1525	Hurd	19	0.010%	1.68x
1526	Marrion	19	0.010%	16.58x
1527	Mather	19	0.010%	0.30x
1528	Milnes	19	0.010%	0.85x
1529	Neale	19	0.010%	0.32x
1530	Oldfield	19	0.010%	0.46x
1531	Pegg	19	0.010%	0.77x
1532	Purton	19	0.010%	4.89x
1533	Rowlinson	19	0.010%	2.41x
1534	Selley	19	0.010%	5.26x
1535	Simcock	19	0.010%	2.59x
1536	Sumnall	19	0.010%	40.28x
1537	Tolly	19	0.010%	8.88x
1538	Waldron	19	0.010%	0.85x
1539	Wallett	19	0.010%	10.11x
1540	Whiteley	19	0.010%	0.42x
1541	Willits	19	0.010%	18.95x
1542	Wylde	19	0.010%	3.65x
1543	Allwood	18	0.010%	1.75x
1544	Ayers	18	0.010%	1.19x
1545	Bagshaw	18	0.010%	0.89x
1546	Bain	18	0.010%	0.29x
1547	Baines	18	0.010%	0.37x
1548	Belch	18	0.010%	14.24x
1549	Boyden	18	0.010%	3.74x
1550	Brady	18	0.010%	0.40x
1551	Brian	18	0.010%	1.53x
1552	Burgwin	18	0.010%	40.31x
1553	Carrington	18	0.010%	0.68x
1554	Cattrall	18	0.010%	15.71x
1555	Croxon	18	0.010%	8.86x
1556	Dakins	18	0.010%	20.74x
1557	Drew	18	0.010%	0.27x
1558	Earp	18	0.010%	1.96x
1559	Ellerton	18	0.010%	3.95x
1560	Elwell	18	0.010%	2.50x
1561	Emberton	18	0.010%	6.96x
1562	England	18	0.010%	0.35x
1563	Feeney	18	0.010%	2.10x
1564	Fraser	18	0.010%	0.08x
1565	Gatehouse	18	0.010%	3.22x
1566	Geary	18	0.010%	0.91x
1567	Gethin	18	0.010%	10.32x
1568	Good	18	0.010%	0.57x
1569	Hamilton	18	0.010%	0.10x
1570	Howle	18	0.010%	12.42x
1571	Hughson	18	0.010%	3.90x
1572	Hyslop	18	0.010%	1.24x
1573	Jasper	18	0.010%	2.19x
1574	Judge	18	0.010%	0.66x
1575	Lightwood	18	0.010%	9.41x
1576	Millard	18	0.010%	0.43x
1577	More	18	0.010%	0.92x
1578	Morrison	18	0.010%	0.09x
1579	Mould	18	0.010%	0.83x
1580	Picking	18	0.010%	7.49x
1581	Plevin	18	0.010%	17.09x
1582	Pott	18	0.010%	3.14x
1583	Poynton	18	0.010%	4.28x
1584	Rollings	18	0.010%	2.30x
1585	Sawyer	18	0.010%	0.39x
1586	Sergeant	18	0.010%	1.50x
1587	Tagg	18	0.010%	1.87x
1588	Thorn	18	0.010%	0.48x
1589	Turnbull	18	0.010%	0.17x
1590	Warburton	18	0.010%	0.29x
1591	Warder	18	0.010%	4.81x
1592	Washington	18	0.010%	1.41x
1593	Woolham	18	0.010%	31.88x
1594	Armson	17	0.010%	7.47x
1595	Ashworth	17	0.010%	0.17x
1596	Badham	17	0.010%	2.32x
1597	Beacall	17	0.010%	39.57x
1598	Billing	17	0.010%	1.21x
1599	Boore	17	0.010%	11.73x
1600	Bradford	17	0.010%	0.35x