1881 census county

Staffordshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Staffordshire 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

14,077 surnames are listed for Staffordshire, covering 906,516 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Gardener, with 150 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Staffordshire

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
1101	Gardener	150	0.020%	0.85x
1102	Hands	150	0.020%	1.52x
1103	Lander	150	0.020%	2.22x
1104	Lymer	150	0.020%	20.07x
1105	Waltho	150	0.020%	21.80x
1106	Biggs	149	0.020%	0.80x
1107	Heeley	149	0.020%	3.43x
1108	Kelley	149	0.020%	1.30x
1109	Squire	149	0.020%	1.27x
1110	Abbott	148	0.020%	0.34x
1111	Casey	148	0.020%	1.02x
1112	Chesters	148	0.020%	5.18x
1113	Gadd	148	0.020%	2.25x
1114	Hamilton	148	0.020%	0.20x
1115	Hobbs	148	0.020%	0.41x
1116	Palin	148	0.020%	3.50x
1117	Wassell	148	0.020%	9.58x
1118	Bucknall	147	0.010%	5.67x
1119	Marriott	147	0.010%	0.67x
1120	Meek	147	0.010%	1.28x
1121	Rollinson	147	0.010%	2.76x
1122	Crowther	146	0.010%	0.50x
1123	Freeth	146	0.010%	6.88x
1124	Nolan	146	0.010%	1.09x
1125	Goring	145	0.010%	4.94x
1126	Purcell	145	0.010%	2.11x
1127	Sharman	145	0.010%	1.07x
1128	Watkiss	145	0.010%	13.14x
1129	Byrne	144	0.010%	1.05x
1130	Coyne	144	0.010%	2.76x
1131	Dakin	144	0.010%	2.04x
1132	Foley	144	0.010%	1.16x
1133	Hemming	144	0.010%	1.65x
1134	Llewellyn	144	0.010%	1.00x
1135	Maddocks	144	0.010%	2.39x
1136	Pennington	144	0.010%	0.99x
1137	Thursfield	144	0.010%	10.29x
1138	Booker	143	0.010%	1.21x
1139	Hanley	143	0.010%	1.76x
1140	Oakden	143	0.010%	7.94x
1141	Robson	143	0.010%	0.22x
1142	Blunt	142	0.010%	1.78x
1143	Corbishley	142	0.010%	9.21x
1144	Fernyhough	142	0.010%	18.35x
1145	France	142	0.010%	0.95x
1146	Maddock	142	0.010%	1.58x
1147	Mallen	142	0.010%	9.78x
1148	Swan	142	0.010%	0.56x
1149	Tate	142	0.010%	0.75x
1150	Whale	142	0.010%	2.57x
1151	Whitehall	142	0.010%	7.81x
1152	Wrench	142	0.010%	4.31x
1153	Bagshaw	141	0.010%	1.79x
1154	Cotterell	141	0.010%	3.37x
1155	Dunning	141	0.010%	1.68x
1156	Ecclestone	141	0.010%	11.15x
1157	Fenn	141	0.010%	1.41x
1158	Franklin	141	0.010%	0.43x
1159	Haddock	141	0.010%	2.23x
1160	Hine	141	0.010%	1.81x
1161	Kimberley	141	0.010%	3.92x
1162	Mollart	141	0.010%	27.99x
1163	Noon	141	0.010%	1.99x
1164	Pattison	141	0.010%	0.90x
1165	Stewart	141	0.010%	0.09x
1166	Adderley	140	0.010%	8.52x
1167	Meir	140	0.010%	21.37x
1168	Benson	139	0.010%	0.52x
1169	Hartley	139	0.010%	0.22x
1170	Insley	139	0.010%	9.00x
1171	Tew	139	0.010%	3.21x
1172	Cherrington	138	0.010%	9.17x
1173	Clift	138	0.010%	2.56x
1174	Gallagher	138	0.010%	0.92x
1175	Gerrard	138	0.010%	1.10x
1176	Hathaway	138	0.010%	2.70x
1177	Maybury	138	0.010%	6.83x
1178	Mullett	138	0.010%	4.47x
1179	Regan	138	0.010%	1.36x
1180	Billingsley	137	0.010%	9.93x
1181	Lake	137	0.010%	0.63x
1182	Ryan	137	0.010%	0.45x
1183	Tansley	137	0.010%	3.75x
1184	Bills	136	0.010%	5.17x
1185	Cornes	136	0.010%	6.30x
1186	Dickenson	136	0.010%	0.91x
1187	Farrall	136	0.010%	6.96x
1188	Hodges	136	0.010%	0.47x
1189	Spilsbury	136	0.010%	7.08x
1190	Viggars	136	0.010%	22.57x
1191	Harwood	135	0.010%	0.51x
1192	Oldham	135	0.010%	0.78x
1193	Wise	135	0.010%	0.66x
1194	Beardsmore	134	0.010%	9.88x
1195	Dyche	134	0.010%	18.01x
1196	Gripton	134	0.010%	19.02x
1197	Hicken	134	0.010%	10.46x
1198	Paddock	134	0.010%	5.32x
1199	Passmore	134	0.010%	2.32x
1200	Quinn	134	0.010%	0.71x