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 Peover, with 2 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
4801	Peover	2	0.000%	2.73x
4802	Petford	2	0.000%	1.70x
4803	Pettit	2	0.000%	0.10x
4804	Philbin	2	0.000%	1.17x
4805	Pigeon	2	0.000%	1.13x
4806	Piggott	2	0.000%	0.11x
4807	Plumbley	2	0.000%	0.82x
4808	Poles	2	0.000%	3.49x
4809	Pontin	2	0.000%	0.67x
4810	Popham	2	0.000%	0.34x
4811	Potten	2	0.000%	1.12x
4812	Poyton	2	0.000%	4.09x
4813	Prees	2	0.000%	3.77x
4814	Prideaux	2	0.000%	0.39x
4815	Proser	2	0.000%	5.94x
4816	Provis	2	0.000%	1.22x
4817	Pulley	2	0.000%	0.47x
4818	Pursehouse	2	0.000%	4.32x
4819	Purshouse	2	0.000%	5.05x
4820	Purvis	2	0.000%	0.08x
4821	Pyne	2	0.000%	0.21x
4822	Rainsford	2	0.000%	1.45x
4823	Rance	2	0.000%	0.21x
4824	Ratliffe	2	0.000%	6.78x
4825	Reader	2	0.000%	0.09x
4826	Reardon	2	0.000%	0.18x
4827	Reddington	2	0.000%	0.64x
4828	Redford	2	0.000%	0.15x
4829	Redman	2	0.000%	0.06x
4830	Reekie	2	0.000%	0.33x
4831	Regan	2	0.000%	0.08x
4832	Rennie	2	0.000%	0.05x
4833	Revel	2	0.000%	0.84x
4834	Roan	2	0.000%	1.10x
4835	Robberts	2	0.000%	2.06x
4836	Robison	2	0.000%	0.35x
4837	Robson	2	0.000%	0.01x
4838	Rochester	2	0.000%	0.30x
4839	Roddam	2	0.000%	1.00x
4840	Rollins	2	0.000%	0.36x
4841	Rourke	2	0.000%	0.16x
4842	Rowberry	2	0.000%	1.05x
4843	Rowbotham	2	0.000%	0.16x
4844	Rowthorn	2	0.000%	6.09x
4845	Ruane	2	0.000%	2.45x
4846	Ruck	2	0.000%	0.31x
4847	Rudderham	2	0.000%	1.41x
4848	Saddler	2	0.000%	0.26x
4849	Salway	2	0.000%	0.50x
4850	Sandiford	2	0.000%	0.30x
4851	Sangster	2	0.000%	0.17x
4852	Scammell	2	0.000%	0.29x
4853	Scandrett	2	0.000%	1.31x
4854	Scarlet	2	0.000%	1.53x
4855	Scarth	2	0.000%	0.45x
4856	Scotton	2	0.000%	0.80x
4857	Selby	2	0.000%	0.07x
4858	Sexton	2	0.000%	0.09x
4859	Shales	2	0.000%	1.75x
4860	Sharatt	2	0.000%	10.32x
4861	Sharples	2	0.000%	0.05x
4862	Sharrod	2	0.000%	3.34x
4863	Shea	2	0.000%	0.12x
4864	Sheard	2	0.000%	0.09x
4865	Shearman	2	0.000%	0.19x
4866	Sheen	2	0.000%	0.12x
4867	Sheldrake	2	0.000%	0.24x
4868	Shenstone	2	0.000%	3.04x
4869	Shepphard	2	0.000%	3.12x
4870	Sheppherd	2	0.000%	1.16x
4871	Shepstone	2	0.000%	1.37x
4872	Shingles	2	0.000%	0.75x
4873	Shorthouse	2	0.000%	0.40x
4874	Shortland	2	0.000%	0.31x
4875	Showell	2	0.000%	0.78x
4876	Shuter	2	0.000%	0.63x
4877	Sidlow	2	0.000%	1.67x
4878	Sidney	2	0.000%	0.40x
4879	Sillito	2	0.000%	3.39x
4880	Sills	2	0.000%	0.25x
4881	Simmins	2	0.000%	1.51x
4882	Simonds	2	0.000%	0.31x
4883	Simson	2	0.000%	0.30x
4884	Sing	2	0.000%	1.47x
4885	Skarratt	2	0.000%	4.16x
4886	Skeggs	2	0.000%	0.55x
4887	Skelly	2	0.000%	0.42x
4888	Skelson	2	0.000%	6.09x
4889	Skipp	2	0.000%	0.53x
4890	Slee	2	0.000%	0.20x
4891	Sloan	2	0.000%	0.08x
4892	Smedley	2	0.000%	0.10x
4893	Smitheman	2	0.000%	3.44x
4894	Smurthwaite	2	0.000%	0.53x
4895	Snare	2	0.000%	0.96x
4896	Somers	2	0.000%	0.23x
4897	Somes	2	0.000%	1.57x
4898	Spall	2	0.000%	0.42x
4899	Spawton	2	0.000%	3.16x
4900	Spearing	2	0.000%	0.41x