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 Penlington, with 16 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
1701	Penlington	16	0.010%	7.56x
1702	Penney	16	0.010%	1.15x
1703	Perrin	16	0.010%	0.62x
1704	Pittam	16	0.010%	6.64x
1705	Pollard	16	0.010%	0.17x
1706	Postings	16	0.010%	19.99x
1707	Reed	16	0.010%	0.09x
1708	Ryan	16	0.010%	0.20x
1709	Samuel	16	0.010%	0.53x
1710	Sanderson	16	0.010%	0.15x
1711	Sarjeant	16	0.010%	7.39x
1712	Spruce	16	0.010%	3.14x
1713	Tongue	16	0.010%	1.89x
1714	Tunks	16	0.010%	10.32x
1715	Wakelam	16	0.010%	6.05x
1716	Welling	16	0.010%	4.48x
1717	Whittle	16	0.010%	0.29x
1718	Wyley	16	0.010%	19.78x
1719	Baguley	15	0.010%	2.13x
1720	Barns	15	0.010%	0.92x
1721	Bartlam	15	0.010%	5.51x
1722	Beamont	15	0.010%	11.48x
1723	Bennet	15	0.010%	0.43x
1724	Boothe	15	0.010%	13.38x
1725	Cane	15	0.010%	0.87x
1726	Carless	15	0.010%	2.24x
1727	Carson	15	0.010%	0.54x
1728	Chatwood	15	0.010%	19.78x
1729	Cleaton	15	0.010%	7.32x
1730	Cloud	15	0.010%	11.56x
1731	Cowley	15	0.010%	0.32x
1732	Dance	15	0.010%	0.74x
1733	Darbyshire	15	0.010%	1.12x
1734	Davison	15	0.010%	0.17x
1735	Duggan	15	0.010%	0.78x
1736	Flynn	15	0.010%	0.31x
1737	Gauge	15	0.010%	14.47x
1738	Gethen	15	0.010%	45.65x
1739	Gething	15	0.010%	3.68x
1740	Gillam	15	0.010%	1.54x
1741	Gollins	15	0.010%	26.57x
1742	Gosnell	15	0.010%	11.48x
1743	Grand	15	0.010%	5.56x
1744	Greenhalgh	15	0.010%	0.29x
1745	Grey	15	0.010%	0.27x
1746	Groome	15	0.010%	3.77x
1747	Healing	15	0.010%	7.27x
1748	Heynes	15	0.010%	12.45x
1749	Hogan	15	0.010%	0.59x
1750	Hoult	15	0.010%	2.30x
1751	Kennard	15	0.010%	1.22x
1752	Lawrance	15	0.010%	0.91x
1753	Loftus	15	0.010%	1.09x
1754	Mace	15	0.010%	0.67x
1755	Madders	15	0.010%	8.99x
1756	Maley	15	0.010%	3.05x
1757	Mayer	15	0.010%	1.03x
1758	Merrell	15	0.010%	4.64x
1759	Michael	15	0.010%	1.11x
1760	Millar	15	0.010%	0.16x
1761	Mitton	15	0.010%	2.03x
1762	Morray	15	0.010%	24.39x
1763	Pitts	15	0.010%	0.58x
1764	Ratcliff	15	0.010%	0.92x
1765	Rickus	15	0.010%	25.08x
1766	Rogerson	15	0.010%	0.48x
1767	Rooke	15	0.010%	0.81x
1768	Sharman	15	0.010%	0.43x
1769	Simester	15	0.010%	14.84x
1770	Spence	15	0.010%	0.18x
1771	Stocking	15	0.010%	7.18x
1772	Stones	15	0.010%	0.50x
1773	Swannick	15	0.010%	38.69x
1774	Thorley	15	0.010%	0.91x
1775	Till	15	0.010%	0.85x
1776	Town	15	0.010%	1.20x
1777	Wetherell	15	0.010%	3.08x
1778	Whale	15	0.010%	1.06x
1779	Whiston	15	0.010%	2.28x
1780	Wyatt	15	0.010%	0.20x
1781	Adlington	14	0.010%	3.44x
1782	Beadley	14	0.010%	13.96x
1783	Bellamy	14	0.010%	0.38x
1784	Bernard	14	0.010%	1.34x
1785	Bills	14	0.010%	2.08x
1786	Bladon	14	0.010%	3.10x
1787	Branford	14	0.010%	6.32x
1788	Broster	14	0.010%	3.36x
1789	Carlton	14	0.010%	1.08x
1790	Causer	14	0.010%	3.71x
1791	Chetter	14	0.010%	38.65x
1792	Cobb	14	0.010%	0.39x
1793	Coffin	14	0.010%	2.28x
1794	Copnall	14	0.010%	24.44x
1795	Crow	14	0.010%	0.37x
1796	Daniels	14	0.010%	0.18x
1797	Dykes	14	0.010%	0.81x
1798	Ellams	14	0.010%	6.11x
1799	Exley	14	0.010%	1.17x
1800	Ffoulkes	14	0.010%	21.30x