1881 census county

Warwickshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Warwickshire 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

14,604 surnames are listed for Warwickshire, covering 669,769 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 14,811 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Warwickshire

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	14,811	2.01%	1.42x
2	Jones	8,041	1.09%	0.96x
3	Taylor	6,463	0.880%	1.37x
4	Davis	4,185	0.570%	2.58x
5	Brown	3,863	0.520%	0.80x
6	Williams	3,742	0.510%	0.71x
7	Harris	3,639	0.490%	1.94x
8	Green	3,597	0.490%	1.73x
9	Clarke	3,308	0.450%	2.22x
10	Johnson	3,097	0.420%	1.25x
11	Evans	3,045	0.410%	0.95x
12	Hill	2,972	0.400%	1.58x
13	Wright	2,946	0.400%	1.25x
14	Ward	2,931	0.400%	1.82x
15	Cooper	2,717	0.370%	1.52x
16	Baker	2,694	0.370%	1.67x
17	Hall	2,640	0.360%	1.22x
18	Turner	2,593	0.350%	1.26x
19	Walker	2,569	0.350%	1.04x
20	Morris	2,525	0.340%	1.54x
21	Moore	2,477	0.340%	1.68x
22	White	2,477	0.340%	1.05x
23	Edwards	2,462	0.330%	1.20x
24	Thompson	2,402	0.330%	1.09x
25	Jackson	2,374	0.320%	1.15x
26	Cox	2,364	0.320%	2.12x
27	Price	2,324	0.320%	1.80x
28	Wilson	2,324	0.320%	0.69x
29	Allen	2,282	0.310%	1.64x
30	Wood	2,274	0.310%	0.97x
31	Parker	2,262	0.310%	1.61x
32	Hughes	2,239	0.300%	1.08x
33	Harrison	2,099	0.280%	1.28x
34	Roberts	2,028	0.280%	0.73x
35	Robinson	1,968	0.270%	0.84x
36	Hunt	1,967	0.270%	2.01x
37	Webb	1,957	0.270%	1.96x
38	Bennett	1,832	0.250%	1.51x
39	Lewis	1,825	0.250%	0.94x
40	Phillips	1,771	0.240%	1.34x
41	Thomas	1,736	0.240%	0.57x
42	Mason	1,729	0.230%	1.75x
43	King	1,673	0.230%	1.04x
44	Cook	1,615	0.220%	1.10x
45	Clark	1,590	0.220%	0.72x
46	Mills	1,564	0.210%	1.64x
47	Adams	1,551	0.210%	1.43x
48	Powell	1,539	0.210%	1.67x
49	Butler	1,512	0.210%	2.10x
50	Knight	1,501	0.200%	1.65x
51	Collins	1,433	0.190%	1.36x
52	Bailey	1,430	0.190%	1.29x
53	Palmer	1,407	0.190%	1.62x
54	Martin	1,391	0.190%	0.77x
55	Davies	1,377	0.190%	0.37x
56	Lee	1,354	0.180%	1.12x
57	Bird	1,349	0.180%	2.40x
58	Griffiths	1,344	0.180%	1.11x
59	Payne	1,343	0.180%	2.03x
60	Richards	1,341	0.180%	1.21x
61	Hopkins	1,308	0.180%	2.95x
62	Horton	1,296	0.180%	4.74x
63	Carter	1,277	0.170%	1.03x
64	Bates	1,275	0.170%	2.72x
65	Shaw	1,267	0.170%	0.94x
66	Freeman	1,252	0.170%	2.66x
67	Parsons	1,247	0.170%	2.23x
68	Russell	1,233	0.170%	1.37x
69	Woodward	1,199	0.160%	3.30x
70	Fletcher	1,185	0.160%	1.41x
71	Fisher	1,165	0.160%	1.35x
72	Rose	1,163	0.160%	2.13x
73	Gardner	1,144	0.160%	2.29x
74	Rogers	1,144	0.160%	1.20x
75	Spencer	1,135	0.150%	1.69x
76	Hands	1,119	0.150%	15.15x
77	Stokes	1,119	0.150%	3.60x
78	Lane	1,108	0.150%	2.18x
79	Whitehouse	1,108	0.150%	5.78x
80	Lowe	1,081	0.150%	1.96x
81	Bayliss	1,076	0.150%	11.54x
82	Nicholls	1,063	0.140%	2.76x
83	Watts	1,059	0.140%	1.71x
84	Matthews	1,055	0.140%	1.64x
85	Ball	1,053	0.140%	1.73x
86	Field	1,049	0.140%	2.86x
87	Ford	1,044	0.140%	1.45x
88	Reynolds	1,041	0.140%	1.63x
89	Owen	1,030	0.140%	1.18x
90	Watson	1,017	0.140%	0.60x
91	Gibbs	1,013	0.140%	2.80x
92	Walton	1,006	0.140%	1.94x
93	Lloyd	1,005	0.140%	1.17x
94	Day	999	0.140%	1.44x
95	Gilbert	989	0.130%	2.36x
96	Pratt	989	0.130%	2.34x
97	Young	983	0.130%	0.62x
98	Foster	977	0.130%	0.99x
99	Wilkins	975	0.130%	2.99x
100	Atkins	972	0.130%	3.52x