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 Foxley, with 14 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
1801	Foxley	14	0.010%	3.05x
1802	Garratt	14	0.010%	0.55x
1803	Gaughan	14	0.010%	5.52x
1804	Gaulton	14	0.010%	8.93x
1805	Godwin	14	0.010%	0.43x
1806	Gregg	14	0.010%	0.79x
1807	Hemmings	14	0.010%	0.65x
1808	Hockenhull	14	0.010%	5.39x
1809	Hodgkinson	14	0.010%	0.32x
1810	Holder	14	0.010%	0.41x
1811	Homfray	14	0.010%	21.86x
1812	Howe	14	0.010%	0.14x
1813	Jenkinson	14	0.010%	0.32x
1814	Joy	14	0.010%	0.66x
1815	Judd	14	0.010%	0.43x
1816	Ketley	14	0.010%	3.48x
1817	Lancett	14	0.010%	19.32x
1818	Lang	14	0.010%	0.25x
1819	Leonard	14	0.010%	0.26x
1820	Lindley	14	0.010%	0.56x
1821	Ludlow	14	0.010%	1.06x
1822	Manion	14	0.010%	3.92x
1823	Masefield	14	0.010%	8.31x
1824	Money	14	0.010%	0.93x
1825	Moorhouse	14	0.010%	0.45x
1826	Newall	14	0.010%	0.97x
1827	Orchard	14	0.010%	0.52x
1828	Park	14	0.010%	0.18x
1829	Partington	14	0.010%	0.39x
1830	Peele	14	0.010%	11.23x
1831	Pinkstone	14	0.010%	14.44x
1832	Reid	14	0.010%	0.05x
1833	Rice	14	0.010%	0.18x
1834	Ridgeway	14	0.010%	1.91x
1835	Slawson	14	0.010%	9.39x
1836	Southerton	14	0.010%	9.77x
1837	Steen	14	0.010%	2.84x
1838	Tasker	14	0.010%	0.52x
1839	Toole	14	0.010%	1.03x
1840	Trever	14	0.010%	27.70x
1841	Willcox	14	0.010%	1.03x
1842	Wills	14	0.010%	0.19x
1843	Wordley	14	0.010%	4.73x
1844	Worrell	14	0.010%	2.53x
1845	Worsley	14	0.010%	0.63x
1846	Yate	14	0.010%	16.78x
1847	Allum	13	0.010%	1.36x
1848	Arden	13	0.010%	2.14x
1849	Ashdown	13	0.010%	0.91x
1850	Bashford	13	0.010%	1.55x
1851	Beavon	13	0.010%	8.52x
1852	Bennitt	13	0.010%	8.77x
1853	Bickers	13	0.010%	4.54x
1854	Blaze	13	0.010%	11.60x
1855	Blest	13	0.010%	20.57x
1856	Boraston	13	0.010%	16.77x
1857	Boughton	13	0.010%	1.25x
1858	Bound	13	0.010%	2.85x
1859	Bowring	13	0.010%	1.60x
1860	Broomfield	13	0.010%	0.77x
1861	Camm	13	0.010%	1.61x
1862	Cawley	13	0.010%	0.97x
1863	Cleobury	13	0.010%	23.03x
1864	Clive	13	0.010%	4.18x
1865	Clough	13	0.010%	0.23x
1866	Cowper	13	0.010%	1.18x
1867	Crippin	13	0.010%	15.91x
1868	Deaves	13	0.010%	8.57x
1869	Dimelow	13	0.010%	12.86x
1870	Doyle	13	0.010%	0.21x
1871	Drinkwater	13	0.010%	0.52x
1872	Driver	13	0.010%	0.28x
1873	Dunford	13	0.010%	0.85x
1874	Eaves	13	0.010%	0.95x
1875	Elliot	13	0.010%	0.20x
1876	Ellson	13	0.010%	3.09x
1877	Embry	13	0.010%	12.15x
1878	Fawkes	13	0.010%	2.04x
1879	Fiddler	13	0.010%	2.38x
1880	Fieldhouse	13	0.010%	1.08x
1881	Finn	13	0.010%	0.56x
1882	Froggatt	13	0.010%	1.12x
1883	Gadsden	13	0.010%	3.97x
1884	Gidman	13	0.010%	6.48x
1885	Gilford	13	0.010%	7.42x
1886	Glynn	13	0.010%	1.17x
1887	Graham	13	0.010%	0.04x
1888	Grove	13	0.010%	0.44x
1889	Haley	13	0.010%	0.43x
1890	Hands	13	0.010%	0.51x
1891	Hardman	13	0.010%	0.26x
1892	Haylock	13	0.010%	1.89x
1893	Hickinbotham	13	0.010%	9.58x
1894	Hignett	13	0.010%	2.56x
1895	Hornblower	13	0.010%	9.41x
1896	Hornby	13	0.010%	0.45x
1897	Houghton	13	0.010%	0.15x
1898	Hurlstone	13	0.010%	9.76x
1899	Ibbs	13	0.010%	5.47x
1900	Kenworthy	13	0.010%	0.77x