1881 census county

Surrey surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Surrey 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

23,673 surnames are listed for Surrey, covering 1,242,108 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 20,524 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Surrey

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
1	Smith	20,524	1.44%	1.02x
2	Brown	8,794	0.620%	0.94x
3	Jones	8,555	0.600%	0.53x
4	Taylor	7,752	0.540%	0.85x
5	White	6,617	0.460%	1.45x
6	Williams	5,697	0.400%	0.56x
7	Clark	5,342	0.380%	1.25x
8	King	5,196	0.370%	1.67x
9	Baker	5,190	0.360%	1.66x
10	Davis	4,904	0.340%	1.57x
11	Wood	4,767	0.330%	1.05x
12	Martin	4,752	0.330%	1.36x
13	Wright	4,718	0.330%	1.03x
14	Harris	4,690	0.330%	1.30x
15	Cooper	4,682	0.330%	1.35x
16	Johnson	4,665	0.330%	0.98x
17	Edwards	4,576	0.320%	1.15x
18	Green	4,519	0.320%	1.13x
19	Turner	4,457	0.310%	1.12x
20	Hall	4,078	0.290%	0.97x
21	Hill	3,829	0.270%	1.06x
22	Wilson	3,683	0.260%	0.56x
23	Collins	3,662	0.260%	1.79x
24	Moore	3,470	0.240%	1.22x
25	Evans	3,419	0.240%	0.55x
26	Knight	3,411	0.240%	1.94x
27	Cook	3,372	0.240%	1.19x
28	Robinson	3,363	0.240%	0.74x
29	Thompson	3,289	0.230%	0.77x
30	Ward	3,275	0.230%	1.05x
31	Stevens	3,262	0.230%	2.20x
32	Carter	3,254	0.230%	1.36x
33	Young	3,208	0.230%	1.05x
34	Walker	3,130	0.220%	0.66x
35	Cox	3,105	0.220%	1.44x
36	Allen	3,097	0.220%	1.15x
37	Roberts	2,993	0.210%	0.56x
38	Webb	2,992	0.210%	1.55x
39	Bennett	2,887	0.200%	1.23x
40	Thomas	2,860	0.200%	0.49x
41	Chapman	2,818	0.200%	1.39x
42	Mitchell	2,805	0.200%	0.97x
43	Lee	2,792	0.200%	1.20x
44	Jackson	2,777	0.200%	0.70x
45	Miller	2,762	0.190%	1.08x
46	Hunt	2,677	0.190%	1.42x
47	Clarke	2,648	0.190%	0.92x
48	Scott	2,645	0.190%	0.73x
49	Lewis	2,634	0.190%	0.70x
50	Parker	2,611	0.180%	0.96x
51	Phillips	2,599	0.180%	1.02x
52	Adams	2,596	0.180%	1.24x
53	Mills	2,582	0.180%	1.40x
54	Ellis	2,498	0.180%	1.21x
55	West	2,477	0.170%	1.81x
56	Saunders	2,462	0.170%	1.89x
57	Bailey	2,451	0.170%	1.14x
58	Rogers	2,400	0.170%	1.30x
59	Morris	2,385	0.170%	0.75x
60	Palmer	2,333	0.160%	1.39x
61	Russell	2,321	0.160%	1.34x
62	Barnes	2,317	0.160%	1.35x
63	Marshall	2,289	0.160%	0.96x
64	Wells	2,264	0.160%	1.91x
65	Payne	2,205	0.150%	1.72x
66	Cole	2,183	0.150%	1.68x
67	Watson	2,159	0.150%	0.65x
68	Davies	2,120	0.150%	0.29x
69	Richardson	2,114	0.150%	0.87x
70	Howard	2,113	0.150%	1.51x
71	Day	2,105	0.150%	1.57x
72	Andrews	2,042	0.140%	1.50x
73	Harrison	2,028	0.140%	0.64x
74	Powell	2,028	0.140%	1.14x
75	Pearce	2,025	0.140%	1.55x
76	Page	2,024	0.140%	1.78x
77	Newman	1,943	0.140%	1.84x
78	Harding	1,919	0.130%	1.86x
79	Parsons	1,913	0.130%	1.77x
80	Fisher	1,900	0.130%	1.14x
81	Mason	1,898	0.130%	0.99x
82	Hart	1,864	0.130%	1.54x
83	May	1,863	0.130%	2.06x
84	Lawrence	1,859	0.130%	2.01x
85	Wheeler	1,855	0.130%	2.16x
86	Price	1,805	0.130%	0.72x
87	Hughes	1,801	0.130%	0.45x
88	Butler	1,771	0.120%	1.28x
89	Foster	1,762	0.120%	0.93x
90	Gray	1,761	0.120%	0.87x
91	Watts	1,695	0.120%	1.42x
92	Stone	1,693	0.120%	1.65x
93	Ford	1,691	0.120%	1.22x
94	Fuller	1,644	0.120%	2.86x
95	Field	1,615	0.110%	2.28x
96	Harvey	1,612	0.110%	1.06x
97	Rose	1,603	0.110%	1.52x
98	Chandler	1,569	0.110%	3.43x
99	Lane	1,541	0.110%	1.57x
100	Matthews	1,540	0.110%	1.24x