1881 census county

Wiltshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wiltshire 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

7,261 surnames are listed for Wiltshire, covering 239,038 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Tugwell, with 49 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wiltshire

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
1001	Tugwell	49	0.020%	9.53x
1002	Walton	49	0.020%	0.27x
1003	Besant	48	0.020%	20.23x
1004	Bushell	48	0.020%	1.92x
1005	Colman	48	0.020%	1.99x
1006	Messenger	48	0.020%	2.41x
1007	Percy	48	0.020%	1.99x
1008	Radway	48	0.020%	42.47x
1009	Stallard	48	0.020%	4.21x
1010	Uzzell	48	0.020%	21.40x
1011	Beazley	47	0.020%	9.07x
1012	Browning	47	0.020%	0.89x
1013	Burbage	47	0.020%	11.33x
1014	Claridge	47	0.020%	3.13x
1015	Culley	47	0.020%	4.29x
1016	Ealey	47	0.020%	22.42x
1017	Earney	47	0.020%	32.82x
1018	Hibbard	47	0.020%	6.23x
1019	Humby	47	0.020%	9.68x
1020	Hurn	47	0.020%	7.03x
1021	Jenner	47	0.020%	1.53x
1022	Lavington	47	0.020%	14.26x
1023	Lindsey	47	0.020%	3.57x
1024	Nott	47	0.020%	2.58x
1025	Ransom	47	0.020%	3.36x
1026	Reason	47	0.020%	6.24x
1027	Talbot	47	0.020%	0.73x
1028	Theobald	47	0.020%	2.86x
1029	Wooton	47	0.020%	6.84x
1030	York	47	0.020%	1.38x
1031	Adey	46	0.020%	5.53x
1032	Ayres	46	0.020%	1.28x
1033	Cottrell	46	0.020%	2.00x
1034	Crockett	46	0.020%	3.78x
1035	Dudman	46	0.020%	9.59x
1036	Fear	46	0.020%	4.02x
1037	Holliday	46	0.020%	1.36x
1038	Hurst	46	0.020%	0.50x
1039	Philips	46	0.020%	0.96x
1040	Selfe	46	0.020%	17.48x
1041	Silcocks	46	0.020%	42.32x
1042	Tilly	46	0.020%	5.83x
1043	Winchcombe	46	0.020%	33.12x
1044	Abrahams	45	0.020%	2.30x
1045	Dangerfield	45	0.020%	5.98x
1046	Everley	45	0.020%	41.40x
1047	Hayden	45	0.020%	2.23x
1048	Hollister	45	0.020%	13.62x
1049	Mitchel	45	0.020%	1.78x
1050	Nowell	45	0.020%	3.71x
1051	Osmond	45	0.020%	3.86x
1052	Pitman	45	0.020%	1.91x
1053	Scull	45	0.020%	16.20x
1054	Tapper	45	0.020%	8.04x
1055	Uncles	45	0.020%	35.01x
1056	Wentworth	45	0.020%	9.23x
1057	Bourne	44	0.020%	0.88x
1058	Bowman	44	0.020%	0.65x
1059	Bromley	44	0.020%	1.11x
1060	Crees	44	0.020%	11.14x
1061	Elmes	44	0.020%	7.43x
1062	English	44	0.020%	0.91x
1063	Gumm	44	0.020%	33.78x
1064	Hickman	44	0.020%	1.01x
1065	Ireland	44	0.020%	0.73x
1066	Kemble	44	0.020%	10.28x
1067	Masters	44	0.020%	0.92x
1068	Pearcy	44	0.020%	9.00x
1069	Savory	44	0.020%	4.61x
1070	Scrine	44	0.020%	57.96x
1071	Simmons	44	0.020%	0.42x
1072	Simper	44	0.020%	15.65x
1073	Cogswell	43	0.020%	21.03x
1074	Fleming	43	0.020%	0.40x
1075	Fuller	43	0.020%	0.41x
1076	Garret	43	0.020%	13.01x
1077	Heal	43	0.020%	3.13x
1078	Hiett	43	0.020%	35.10x
1079	Horne	43	0.020%	0.76x
1080	Jolliffe	43	0.020%	3.69x
1081	Leader	43	0.020%	3.67x
1082	Minchin	43	0.020%	6.74x
1083	Pinnegar	43	0.020%	37.20x
1084	Ridout	43	0.020%	4.68x
1085	Roach	43	0.020%	1.13x
1086	Sumner	43	0.020%	1.03x
1087	Tinson	43	0.020%	10.86x
1088	Webber	43	0.020%	0.54x
1089	Abel	42	0.020%	2.52x
1090	Ballinger	42	0.020%	5.13x
1091	Dawson	42	0.020%	0.15x
1092	Heavens	42	0.020%	21.26x
1093	Hewett	42	0.020%	1.40x
1094	Hutton	42	0.020%	0.54x
1095	Morrell	42	0.020%	1.73x
1096	Northeast	42	0.020%	26.32x
1097	Pugh	42	0.020%	0.43x
1098	Raines	42	0.020%	8.07x
1099	Stoneham	42	0.020%	7.07x
1100	Tidmarsh	42	0.020%	8.17x