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 Worley, with 99 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
1501	Worley	99	0.010%	2.26x
1502	Blackburn	98	0.010%	0.26x
1503	Bold	98	0.010%	3.59x
1504	Boston	98	0.010%	2.17x
1505	Boyle	98	0.010%	0.38x
1506	Clifton	98	0.010%	0.70x
1507	Hogan	98	0.010%	0.99x
1508	Maiden	98	0.010%	3.62x
1509	Oldbury	98	0.010%	11.02x
1510	Schofield	98	0.010%	0.18x
1511	Silk	98	0.010%	2.02x
1512	Stuart	98	0.010%	0.42x
1513	Bradburn	97	0.010%	2.47x
1514	Bright	97	0.010%	0.49x
1515	Broster	97	0.010%	5.95x
1516	Frith	97	0.010%	0.99x
1517	Grimes	97	0.010%	0.85x
1518	Nadin	97	0.010%	3.63x
1519	Probert	97	0.010%	1.25x
1520	Skitt	97	0.010%	7.46x
1521	Wharton	97	0.010%	0.70x
1522	Drinkwater	96	0.010%	0.99x
1523	Hardman	96	0.010%	0.48x
1524	Hateley	96	0.010%	12.73x
1525	Mainwaring	96	0.010%	2.52x
1526	Seedhouse	96	0.010%	16.20x
1527	Waterhouse	96	0.010%	0.64x
1528	Wiggin	96	0.010%	8.03x
1529	Wills	96	0.010%	0.33x
1530	Berks	95	0.010%	13.36x
1531	Birtles	95	0.010%	2.78x
1532	Bridgewood	95	0.010%	19.24x
1533	Churm	95	0.010%	11.23x
1534	Devenport	95	0.010%	5.18x
1535	Hackwood	95	0.010%	20.61x
1536	Leak	95	0.010%	2.50x
1537	Meddings	95	0.010%	11.01x
1538	Osborn	95	0.010%	0.46x
1539	Pearsall	95	0.010%	4.77x
1540	Shephard	95	0.010%	1.00x
1541	Armishaw	94	0.010%	21.46x
1542	Boult	94	0.010%	5.77x
1543	Crockett	94	0.010%	2.02x
1544	Greatorex	94	0.010%	3.11x
1545	Greatrex	94	0.010%	7.84x
1546	Howson	94	0.010%	1.53x
1547	Kerry	94	0.010%	1.41x
1548	Maloney	94	0.010%	1.16x
1549	Merchant	94	0.010%	1.42x
1550	Anson	93	0.010%	2.54x
1551	Bedford	93	0.010%	0.40x
1552	Gates	93	0.010%	0.61x
1553	Ingley	93	0.010%	18.34x
1554	Littlewood	93	0.010%	0.73x
1555	Lovell	93	0.010%	0.45x
1556	Poultney	93	0.010%	5.87x
1557	Ruston	93	0.010%	3.31x
1558	Siddons	93	0.010%	4.83x
1559	Whatmore	93	0.010%	4.38x
1560	Crompton	92	0.010%	0.55x
1561	Davey	92	0.010%	0.23x
1562	Doody	92	0.010%	5.25x
1563	Duncombe	92	0.010%	3.72x
1564	Eley	92	0.010%	1.51x
1565	Etheridge	92	0.010%	1.57x
1566	Furber	92	0.010%	3.65x
1567	Goodhall	92	0.010%	3.07x
1568	Henry	92	0.010%	0.37x
1569	Kidson	92	0.010%	7.76x
1570	Pargeter	92	0.010%	6.53x
1571	Parrish	92	0.010%	2.67x
1572	Rubery	92	0.010%	10.20x
1573	Skinner	92	0.010%	0.18x
1574	Tarbuck	92	0.010%	5.60x
1575	Warrillow	92	0.010%	22.18x
1576	Waters	92	0.010%	0.23x
1577	Woolridge	92	0.010%	6.90x
1578	Allmark	91	0.010%	9.31x
1579	Broadbent	91	0.010%	0.43x
1580	Caton	91	0.010%	1.93x
1581	Churchill	91	0.010%	0.78x
1582	Clulow	91	0.010%	9.24x
1583	Dallow	91	0.010%	7.39x
1584	Fones	91	0.010%	22.84x
1585	Hickson	91	0.010%	1.34x
1586	Legg	91	0.010%	0.56x
1587	Merriman	91	0.010%	2.52x
1588	Moon	91	0.010%	0.44x
1589	Reading	91	0.010%	1.19x
1590	Skelton	91	0.010%	0.63x
1591	Thorneycroft	91	0.010%	8.01x
1592	William	91	0.010%	1.08x
1593	Chappell	90	0.010%	0.54x
1594	Chidlow	90	0.010%	8.36x
1595	Drury	90	0.010%	0.57x
1596	Fallon	90	0.010%	2.47x
1597	Genders	90	0.010%	9.59x
1598	Gutteridge	90	0.010%	1.80x
1599	Hazeldine	90	0.010%	4.44x
1600	Hurd	90	0.010%	2.04x