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 Willott, with 75 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
1801	Willott	75	0.010%	9.86x
1802	Wolley	75	0.010%	6.12x
1803	Bancroft	74	0.010%	0.77x
1804	Bibb	74	0.010%	8.68x
1805	Biddlestone	74	0.010%	23.66x
1806	Blackhurst	74	0.010%	4.29x
1807	Botham	74	0.010%	2.87x
1808	Bunch	74	0.010%	4.64x
1809	Crowley	74	0.010%	1.16x
1810	Everill	74	0.010%	12.08x
1811	Godfrey	74	0.010%	0.25x
1812	Grady	74	0.010%	1.14x
1813	Gwilliam	74	0.010%	1.97x
1814	Hayden	74	0.010%	0.96x
1815	Hollingsworth	74	0.010%	1.13x
1816	Ince	74	0.010%	1.51x
1817	Osbourn	74	0.010%	4.73x
1818	Pincher	74	0.010%	8.39x
1819	Rush	74	0.010%	0.70x
1820	Russon	74	0.010%	5.40x
1821	Sampson	74	0.010%	0.44x
1822	Wootten	74	0.010%	3.17x
1823	Ballard	73	0.010%	0.49x
1824	Banton	73	0.010%	4.93x
1825	Bragg	73	0.010%	0.90x
1826	Bridgen	73	0.010%	7.15x
1827	Brownhill	73	0.010%	2.11x
1828	Crow	73	0.010%	0.49x
1829	Emms	73	0.010%	1.96x
1830	Everitt	73	0.010%	0.88x
1831	Kenderdine	73	0.010%	16.42x
1832	Large	73	0.010%	0.72x
1833	Patten	73	0.010%	1.18x
1834	Pinches	73	0.010%	4.21x
1835	Poyner	73	0.010%	5.04x
1836	Quinton	73	0.010%	1.59x
1837	Sandland	73	0.010%	7.13x
1838	Shale	73	0.010%	8.76x
1839	Stamps	73	0.010%	11.37x
1840	Styche	73	0.010%	15.08x
1841	Tilstone	73	0.010%	24.37x
1842	Todd	73	0.010%	0.15x
1843	Waite	73	0.010%	0.36x
1844	Adshead	72	0.010%	1.68x
1845	Black	72	0.010%	0.11x
1846	Boote	72	0.010%	4.64x
1847	Firkin	72	0.010%	12.50x
1848	Glynn	72	0.010%	1.65x
1849	Jasper	72	0.010%	2.24x
1850	Judson	72	0.010%	1.60x
1851	Meanley	72	0.010%	19.35x
1852	Prescott	72	0.010%	0.52x
1853	Sales	72	0.010%	1.20x
1854	Whetton	72	0.010%	4.40x
1855	Whitby	72	0.010%	1.20x
1856	Whitney	72	0.010%	1.41x
1857	Ashworth	71	0.010%	0.18x
1858	Darbey	71	0.010%	14.10x
1859	Doorbar	71	0.010%	22.24x
1860	Edgerton	71	0.010%	5.03x
1861	Findler	71	0.010%	28.38x
1862	Fuller	71	0.010%	0.18x
1863	Gale	71	0.010%	0.24x
1864	Goulding	71	0.010%	0.74x
1865	Hibbert	71	0.010%	0.49x
1866	Jeffs	71	0.010%	0.92x
1867	Johnston	71	0.010%	0.09x
1868	Larkin	71	0.010%	0.80x
1869	Mahon	71	0.010%	1.62x
1870	Morrison	71	0.010%	0.09x
1871	Pike	71	0.010%	0.25x
1872	Sillitoe	71	0.010%	5.10x
1873	Baggley	70	0.010%	10.32x
1874	Bennison	70	0.010%	2.52x
1875	Bibby	70	0.010%	0.66x
1876	Bonner	70	0.010%	0.81x
1877	Brierley	70	0.010%	0.40x
1878	Costello	70	0.010%	1.16x
1879	Crawford	70	0.010%	0.15x
1880	Critchley	70	0.010%	0.80x
1881	Floyd	70	0.010%	0.75x
1882	Friend	70	0.010%	0.63x
1883	Gaskin	70	0.010%	1.90x
1884	Grinsell	70	0.010%	21.05x
1885	Hamlet	70	0.010%	4.17x
1886	Howse	70	0.010%	1.84x
1887	Hyatt	70	0.010%	2.16x
1888	Icke	70	0.010%	11.62x
1889	Jay	70	0.010%	0.81x
1890	Layland	70	0.010%	3.64x
1891	Merricks	70	0.010%	10.58x
1892	Orpe	70	0.010%	21.26x
1893	Pickstock	70	0.010%	7.49x
1894	Wittingham	70	0.010%	10.03x
1895	Beaumont	69	0.010%	0.24x
1896	Edward	69	0.010%	0.75x
1897	Grindley	69	0.010%	2.51x
1898	Hastilow	69	0.010%	16.25x
1899	Husselbee	69	0.010%	19.05x
1900	Ironmonger	69	0.010%	3.84x