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 Instone, with 90 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
1601	Instone	90	0.010%	7.33x
1602	Talbott	90	0.010%	4.01x
1603	Tatler	90	0.010%	12.54x
1604	Thatcher	90	0.010%	0.99x
1605	Thornley	90	0.010%	0.82x
1606	Witton	90	0.010%	4.53x
1607	Ashcroft	89	0.010%	0.67x
1608	Clemson	89	0.010%	6.32x
1609	Deane	89	0.010%	1.08x
1610	Forrister	89	0.010%	19.04x
1611	Gaskell	89	0.010%	0.88x
1612	Grigg	89	0.010%	1.38x
1613	Joynson	89	0.010%	3.89x
1614	Bowdler	88	0.010%	4.45x
1615	Handy	88	0.010%	2.59x
1616	Heywood	88	0.010%	0.45x
1617	Hopson	88	0.010%	3.39x
1618	Legge	88	0.010%	2.00x
1619	Manifold	88	0.010%	8.25x
1620	Murry	88	0.010%	1.69x
1621	Willets	88	0.010%	8.76x
1622	Winsper	88	0.010%	19.80x
1623	Collinson	87	0.010%	0.75x
1624	Dillon	87	0.010%	0.89x
1625	Hazlehurst	87	0.010%	5.15x
1626	Hubble	87	0.010%	3.72x
1627	Lister	87	0.010%	0.31x
1628	Naden	87	0.010%	6.10x
1629	Nevill	87	0.010%	2.42x
1630	Oldfield	87	0.010%	0.53x
1631	Sherlock	87	0.010%	1.31x
1632	Sturgess	87	0.010%	1.54x
1633	Tuckley	87	0.010%	12.01x
1634	Wenlock	87	0.010%	8.96x
1635	Westbury	87	0.010%	3.24x
1636	Westley	87	0.010%	2.15x
1637	Whitaker	87	0.010%	0.31x
1638	Brandon	86	0.010%	1.72x
1639	Brewer	86	0.010%	0.33x
1640	Bridges	86	0.010%	0.55x
1641	Busby	86	0.010%	0.83x
1642	Buttery	86	0.010%	2.27x
1643	Crofts	86	0.010%	1.08x
1644	Daw	86	0.010%	1.26x
1645	Durkin	86	0.010%	2.00x
1646	Egginton	86	0.010%	6.32x
1647	Holyhead	86	0.010%	18.39x
1648	Hubball	86	0.010%	11.61x
1649	Minshull	86	0.010%	4.07x
1650	Nicholson	86	0.010%	0.12x
1651	Tongue	86	0.010%	2.61x
1652	Trow	86	0.010%	3.46x
1653	Warr	86	0.010%	1.53x
1654	Warwick	86	0.010%	0.63x
1655	Berresford	85	0.010%	4.57x
1656	Myring	85	0.010%	12.91x
1657	Randles	85	0.010%	3.82x
1658	Sayer	85	0.010%	0.66x
1659	Shuker	85	0.010%	4.62x
1660	Binns	84	0.010%	0.51x
1661	Brock	84	0.010%	0.73x
1662	Bunce	84	0.010%	1.14x
1663	Dolphin	84	0.010%	2.29x
1664	Gleaves	84	0.010%	5.68x
1665	Hitch	84	0.010%	3.21x
1666	Piggott	84	0.010%	1.17x
1667	Purslow	84	0.010%	5.57x
1668	Rouse	84	0.010%	0.59x
1669	Selby	84	0.010%	0.71x
1670	Startin	84	0.010%	11.34x
1671	Turvey	84	0.010%	1.81x
1672	Willcox	84	0.010%	1.58x
1673	Armitt	83	0.010%	8.57x
1674	Arthur	83	0.010%	0.39x
1675	Betteridge	83	0.010%	1.87x
1676	Coomer	83	0.010%	10.00x
1677	Edmunds	83	0.010%	0.65x
1678	Halfpenny	83	0.010%	3.78x
1679	Hines	83	0.010%	0.99x
1680	Mcdonald	83	0.010%	1.04x
1681	Norwood	83	0.010%	2.08x
1682	Severn	83	0.010%	2.77x
1683	Somers	83	0.010%	2.49x
1684	Tompkinson	83	0.010%	14.08x
1685	Barnfield	82	0.010%	3.37x
1686	Beesley	82	0.010%	1.03x
1687	Braddock	82	0.010%	2.92x
1688	Burley	82	0.010%	0.88x
1689	Cannon	82	0.010%	0.46x
1690	Doherty	82	0.010%	1.02x
1691	Healey	82	0.010%	0.51x
1692	Hollowood	82	0.010%	11.97x
1693	Hoult	82	0.010%	3.22x
1694	Lawrance	82	0.010%	1.27x
1695	Mooney	82	0.010%	0.72x
1696	Carding	81	0.010%	13.44x
1697	Challoner	81	0.010%	3.36x
1698	Court	81	0.010%	0.65x
1699	Dace	81	0.010%	8.63x
1700	Egerton	81	0.010%	1.67x