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 Tyler, with 86 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
501	Tyler	86	0.030%	1.15x
502	Bellingham	85	0.030%	9.14x
503	Brookfield	85	0.030%	11.71x
504	Home	85	0.030%	13.48x
505	Hopkins	85	0.030%	0.56x
506	Lovett	85	0.030%	3.69x
507	Peate	85	0.030%	25.47x
508	Scriven	85	0.030%	6.69x
509	Underwood	85	0.030%	1.25x
510	Dawson	84	0.030%	0.30x
511	Southern	84	0.030%	3.61x
512	Bache	83	0.030%	15.99x
513	Bill	83	0.030%	9.24x
514	Bufton	83	0.030%	15.08x
515	Hampton	83	0.030%	2.08x
516	Hewitt	83	0.030%	0.68x
517	Howels	83	0.030%	35.30x
518	Lees	83	0.030%	0.74x
519	Oakes	83	0.030%	2.27x
520	Peplow	83	0.030%	24.14x
521	Steventon	83	0.030%	13.49x
522	Blakeway	82	0.030%	25.95x
523	Hart	82	0.030%	0.38x
524	Leake	82	0.030%	7.90x
525	North	82	0.030%	0.98x
526	Stubbs	82	0.030%	1.23x
527	Tench	82	0.030%	22.47x
528	Wynne	82	0.030%	3.37x
529	Addison	81	0.030%	2.32x
530	Elkes	81	0.030%	86.59x
531	Goodman	81	0.030%	1.10x
532	Handley	81	0.030%	1.90x
533	Roe	81	0.030%	1.65x
534	Shone	81	0.030%	7.88x
535	Stanworth	81	0.030%	20.15x
536	Tart	81	0.030%	26.55x
537	Crewe	80	0.030%	12.12x
538	Rudd	80	0.030%	2.01x
539	Tinsley	80	0.030%	5.22x
540	Beckett	79	0.030%	1.57x
541	Thornton	79	0.030%	0.62x
542	Norgrove	78	0.030%	31.70x
543	Passant	78	0.030%	47.96x
544	Passey	78	0.030%	14.42x
545	Rudge	78	0.030%	3.94x
546	Broome	77	0.030%	6.14x
547	Chetwood	77	0.030%	79.45x
548	Dutton	77	0.030%	1.35x
549	Egerton	77	0.030%	6.21x
550	Higgs	77	0.030%	1.67x
551	Morrey	77	0.030%	16.17x
552	Richardson	77	0.030%	0.18x
553	Bishton	76	0.030%	30.47x
554	Bolas	76	0.030%	52.43x
555	Downing	76	0.030%	1.73x
556	Eccleston	76	0.030%	6.01x
557	Ferrington	76	0.030%	80.53x
558	Gilbert	76	0.030%	0.53x
559	Guest	76	0.030%	1.41x
560	Hamar	76	0.030%	53.05x
561	Newns	76	0.030%	26.14x
562	Spragg	76	0.030%	10.66x
563	Crane	75	0.030%	1.41x
564	Herbert	75	0.030%	0.80x
565	Pascall	75	0.030%	26.02x
566	Pemberton	75	0.030%	2.34x
567	Preen	75	0.030%	28.25x
568	Wilks	75	0.030%	1.89x
569	Yeomans	75	0.030%	3.60x
570	Broughall	74	0.030%	55.23x
571	Eccleshall	74	0.030%	47.21x
572	Hopley	74	0.030%	9.41x
573	Knight	74	0.030%	0.24x
574	Leech	74	0.030%	1.80x
575	Whitney	74	0.030%	5.65x
576	Withington	74	0.030%	11.10x
577	Bickerton	73	0.030%	6.90x
578	Marshall	73	0.030%	0.17x
579	Woodvine	73	0.030%	47.34x
580	Broxton	72	0.030%	48.55x
581	Hancox	72	0.030%	3.75x
582	Haycocks	72	0.030%	50.86x
583	Kent	72	0.030%	0.68x
584	Smart	72	0.030%	0.63x
585	Bather	71	0.030%	28.27x
586	Brothwood	71	0.030%	67.95x
587	Candlin	71	0.030%	49.56x
588	Dovey	71	0.030%	7.34x
589	Embrey	71	0.030%	41.30x
590	Peters	71	0.030%	0.80x
591	Rees	71	0.030%	0.32x
592	Shotton	71	0.030%	8.13x
593	Arthur	70	0.030%	1.27x
594	Beddoe	70	0.030%	15.67x
595	Burrows	70	0.030%	0.63x
596	Cleeton	70	0.030%	60.19x
597	Hatton	70	0.030%	1.41x
598	Haycox	70	0.030%	54.30x
599	Holding	70	0.030%	3.13x
600	Mainwaring	70	0.030%	7.17x