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 Kirby, with 13 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
1901	Kirby	13	0.010%	0.14x
1902	Lay	13	0.010%	0.69x
1903	Leeds	13	0.010%	2.67x
1904	Macnamara	13	0.010%	3.72x
1905	Madden	13	0.010%	0.60x
1906	March	13	0.010%	0.48x
1907	Maw	13	0.010%	1.41x
1908	Mellor	13	0.010%	0.15x
1909	Moor	13	0.010%	0.37x
1910	Pendergast	13	0.010%	3.90x
1911	Pinch	13	0.010%	3.06x
1912	Powys	13	0.010%	15.27x
1913	Raby	13	0.010%	1.07x
1914	Ridgley	13	0.010%	4.10x
1915	Rylands	13	0.010%	3.73x
1916	Sampson	13	0.010%	0.30x
1917	Spilsbury	13	0.010%	2.65x
1918	Stafford	13	0.010%	0.24x
1919	Strafford	13	0.010%	3.55x
1920	Tarry	13	0.010%	1.55x
1921	Teager	13	0.010%	25.30x
1922	Tildesley	13	0.010%	3.46x
1923	Varley	13	0.010%	0.37x
1924	Wakeman	13	0.010%	1.70x
1925	Wallet	13	0.010%	21.73x
1926	Waring	13	0.010%	0.41x
1927	Waterfield	13	0.010%	1.25x
1928	Welsby	13	0.010%	2.01x
1929	Westbury	13	0.010%	1.89x
1930	Westwood	13	0.010%	0.31x
1931	Worsey	13	0.010%	8.21x
1932	Younge	13	0.010%	9.02x
1933	Abercrombie	12	0.000%	2.70x
1934	Aldred	12	0.000%	0.55x
1935	Altree	12	0.000%	16.96x
1936	Baths	12	0.000%	14.24x
1937	Baylis	12	0.000%	0.45x
1938	Beman	12	0.000%	10.79x
1939	Blanchard	12	0.000%	0.58x
1940	Boddey	12	0.000%	30.95x
1941	Bore	12	0.000%	6.30x
1942	Bridge	12	0.000%	0.23x
1943	Bridgens	12	0.000%	8.38x
1944	Bristowe	12	0.000%	3.74x
1945	Buck	12	0.000%	0.22x
1946	Burson	12	0.000%	10.95x
1947	Cheesman	12	0.000%	0.93x
1948	Coldwell	12	0.000%	1.09x
1949	Copeland	12	0.000%	0.50x
1950	Cottrell	12	0.000%	0.53x
1951	Dickenson	12	0.000%	0.31x
1952	Dickson	12	0.000%	0.13x
1953	Disley	12	0.000%	2.37x
1954	Farnall	12	0.000%	21.25x
1955	Francies	12	0.000%	8.18x
1956	Fulwood	12	0.000%	9.31x
1957	Furmston	12	0.000%	18.03x
1958	Furnivall	12	0.000%	15.65x
1959	Gleaves	12	0.000%	3.17x
1960	Gogerty	12	0.000%	52.77x
1961	Gower	12	0.000%	0.45x
1962	Grimshaw	12	0.000%	0.28x
1963	Hanks	12	0.000%	0.98x
1964	Hardey	12	0.000%	5.50x
1965	Headley	12	0.000%	1.76x
1966	Heap	12	0.000%	0.28x
1967	Hesketh	12	0.000%	0.50x
1968	Houseman	12	0.000%	2.05x
1969	Howles	12	0.000%	6.25x
1970	Humphrys	12	0.000%	2.57x
1971	Hutchison	12	0.000%	0.29x
1972	Jameson	12	0.000%	0.43x
1973	Joinson	12	0.000%	6.36x
1974	Keeley	12	0.000%	1.17x
1975	Kendall	12	0.000%	0.22x
1976	Kilford	12	0.000%	5.05x
1977	Lear	12	0.000%	0.81x
1978	Leece	12	0.000%	2.87x
1979	Legg	12	0.000%	0.29x
1980	Leigh	12	0.000%	0.21x
1981	Liddle	12	0.000%	0.40x
1982	Locket	12	0.000%	4.18x
1983	Lyth	12	0.000%	3.41x
1984	Macham	12	0.000%	19.51x
1985	Malia	12	0.000%	7.05x
1986	May	12	0.000%	0.07x
1987	Munday	12	0.000%	0.41x
1988	Musson	12	0.000%	0.96x
1989	Naylor	12	0.000%	0.13x
1990	Nicholes	12	0.000%	5.61x
1991	Palfrey	12	0.000%	1.47x
1992	Perrey	12	0.000%	6.59x
1993	Pickstock	12	0.000%	5.01x
1994	Pinner	12	0.000%	1.92x
1995	Plumley	12	0.000%	3.32x
1996	Pole	12	0.000%	1.53x
1997	Pountain	12	0.000%	9.69x
1998	Quin	12	0.000%	0.44x
1999	Rodway	12	0.000%	1.51x
2000	Rye	12	0.000%	1.22x