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 Mayo, with 110 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
1401	Mayo	110	0.010%	1.45x
1402	Rees	110	0.010%	0.13x
1403	Robertson	110	0.010%	0.07x
1404	Rowlands	110	0.010%	0.45x
1405	Slinn	110	0.010%	7.11x
1406	Sweeney	110	0.010%	0.83x
1407	Tandy	110	0.010%	2.35x
1408	Babb	109	0.010%	4.07x
1409	Britton	109	0.010%	0.62x
1410	Dimmock	109	0.010%	3.02x
1411	Flower	109	0.010%	1.13x
1412	Howlett	109	0.010%	0.82x
1413	Huxley	109	0.010%	2.45x
1414	Johns	109	0.010%	0.43x
1415	Kempson	109	0.010%	5.06x
1416	Sleigh	109	0.010%	4.96x
1417	Spicer	109	0.010%	0.82x
1418	Chandler	108	0.010%	0.34x
1419	Owens	108	0.010%	0.22x
1420	Skelding	108	0.010%	6.74x
1421	Swinson	108	0.010%	11.43x
1422	Atkinson	107	0.010%	0.11x
1423	Beaman	107	0.010%	5.69x
1424	Brownsword	107	0.010%	15.40x
1425	Charlton	107	0.010%	0.38x
1426	Forester	107	0.010%	3.77x
1427	Gardiner	107	0.010%	0.38x
1428	Harriman	107	0.010%	4.23x
1429	Wakelin	107	0.010%	2.95x
1430	Bridgett	106	0.010%	12.24x
1431	Dooley	106	0.010%	1.74x
1432	Longshaw	106	0.010%	6.16x
1433	Whieldon	106	0.010%	15.70x
1434	Bennet	105	0.010%	0.77x
1435	Bough	105	0.010%	6.53x
1436	Bryant	105	0.010%	0.25x
1437	Crosby	105	0.010%	0.90x
1438	Garland	105	0.010%	0.80x
1439	Hickin	105	0.010%	11.64x
1440	Sankey	105	0.010%	2.57x
1441	Sigley	105	0.010%	12.41x
1442	Winwood	105	0.010%	6.23x
1443	Baddley	104	0.010%	17.16x
1444	Bellamy	104	0.010%	0.72x
1445	Browning	104	0.010%	0.52x
1446	Flanagan	104	0.010%	1.35x
1447	Hopley	104	0.010%	3.39x
1448	Oram	104	0.010%	1.35x
1449	Penny	104	0.010%	0.59x
1450	Proffitt	104	0.010%	10.60x
1451	Reid	104	0.010%	0.10x
1452	Ryles	104	0.010%	11.74x
1453	Scarlett	104	0.010%	3.11x
1454	Wilton	104	0.010%	1.10x
1455	Woods	104	0.010%	0.17x
1456	Atkin	103	0.010%	0.78x
1457	Bosworth	103	0.010%	1.77x
1458	Burford	103	0.010%	1.87x
1459	Henson	103	0.010%	0.89x
1460	Jesson	103	0.010%	4.74x
1461	Laurence	103	0.010%	0.73x
1462	Randall	103	0.010%	0.33x
1463	Wassall	103	0.010%	10.75x
1464	Bath	102	0.010%	1.38x
1465	Bland	102	0.010%	0.50x
1466	Brettle	102	0.010%	9.96x
1467	Burden	102	0.010%	0.81x
1468	Dowen	102	0.010%	22.95x
1469	Gorman	102	0.010%	0.86x
1470	Kennedy	102	0.010%	0.17x
1471	Kershaw	102	0.010%	0.32x
1472	Rawlins	102	0.010%	1.78x
1473	Rudd	102	0.010%	0.66x
1474	Stoker	102	0.010%	1.52x
1475	Bagguley	101	0.010%	14.68x
1476	Clee	101	0.010%	4.87x
1477	Gamble	101	0.010%	0.72x
1478	Harlow	101	0.010%	1.87x
1479	Mace	101	0.010%	1.16x
1480	Murfin	101	0.010%	4.92x
1481	Pagett	101	0.010%	4.05x
1482	Timms	101	0.010%	1.02x
1483	Beckley	100	0.010%	3.90x
1484	Blackshaw	100	0.010%	2.19x
1485	Breakwell	100	0.010%	7.00x
1486	Cookson	100	0.010%	0.86x
1487	Cornfield	100	0.010%	10.81x
1488	Dabbs	100	0.010%	4.72x
1489	Mincher	100	0.010%	13.68x
1490	Stoddard	100	0.010%	6.16x
1491	Bennion	99	0.010%	4.45x
1492	Crisp	99	0.010%	0.72x
1493	Davison	99	0.010%	0.28x
1494	Eden	99	0.010%	0.99x
1495	Elton	99	0.010%	2.50x
1496	Hibbs	99	0.010%	2.90x
1497	Loach	99	0.010%	7.71x
1498	Moston	99	0.010%	9.83x
1499	New	99	0.010%	1.15x
1500	Powel	99	0.010%	3.93x