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 Beasley, with 32 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
1301	Beasley	32	0.010%	1.14x
1302	Colborne	32	0.010%	10.60x
1303	Croome	32	0.010%	11.52x
1304	Cummings	32	0.010%	0.80x
1305	Cutting	32	0.010%	2.43x
1306	Davison	32	0.010%	0.35x
1307	Deverill	32	0.010%	15.27x
1308	Dickenson	32	0.010%	0.82x
1309	Drury	32	0.010%	0.78x
1310	Dukes	32	0.010%	3.35x
1311	Eales	32	0.010%	2.45x
1312	Earl	32	0.010%	0.95x
1313	Gerring	32	0.010%	15.46x
1314	Grimshaw	32	0.010%	0.74x
1315	Groves	32	0.010%	0.44x
1316	Hazel	32	0.010%	3.87x
1317	Joy	32	0.010%	1.47x
1318	Laverton	32	0.010%	30.66x
1319	Lintern	32	0.010%	8.06x
1320	Locke	32	0.010%	1.38x
1321	Ludlow	32	0.010%	2.37x
1322	Lugg	32	0.010%	4.15x
1323	Marshment	32	0.010%	48.18x
1324	Muspratt	32	0.010%	24.09x
1325	Overton	32	0.010%	1.28x
1326	Pottinger	32	0.010%	4.73x
1327	Robbinson	32	0.010%	32.25x
1328	Rowden	32	0.010%	5.16x
1329	Sadd	32	0.010%	8.37x
1330	Spender	32	0.010%	15.92x
1331	Stickler	32	0.010%	15.02x
1332	Viveash	32	0.010%	55.36x
1333	Wilkes	32	0.010%	0.71x
1334	Winchcomb	32	0.010%	50.83x
1335	Ames	31	0.010%	1.74x
1336	Amos	31	0.010%	0.73x
1337	Barrington	31	0.010%	3.69x
1338	Blackwell	31	0.010%	0.66x
1339	Bonner	31	0.010%	1.37x
1340	Bushnell	31	0.010%	4.95x
1341	Cockhead	31	0.010%	40.39x
1342	Comely	31	0.010%	25.85x
1343	Couch	31	0.010%	2.02x
1344	Doman	31	0.010%	12.93x
1345	Dykes	31	0.010%	1.74x
1346	Eddolls	31	0.010%	23.33x
1347	Flooks	31	0.010%	36.30x
1348	Frances	31	0.010%	1.91x
1349	Freestone	31	0.010%	2.79x
1350	Gater	31	0.010%	4.67x
1351	Good	31	0.010%	0.96x
1352	Goodwin	31	0.010%	0.23x
1353	Gunter	31	0.010%	3.42x
1354	Haine	31	0.010%	8.46x
1355	Hartley	31	0.010%	0.19x
1356	Hendy	31	0.010%	2.38x
1357	Hodgson	31	0.010%	0.17x
1358	Holbrow	31	0.010%	16.19x
1359	Hornblow	31	0.010%	23.49x
1360	Jeans	31	0.010%	3.57x
1361	Johnston	31	0.010%	0.15x
1362	Mallard	31	0.010%	4.64x
1363	Newport	31	0.010%	2.36x
1364	Paul	31	0.010%	0.48x
1365	Salway	31	0.010%	7.55x
1366	Shephard	31	0.010%	1.25x
1367	Shuttle	31	0.010%	16.95x
1368	Simms	31	0.010%	1.05x
1369	Soul	31	0.010%	20.89x
1370	Stockwell	31	0.010%	2.03x
1371	Sumbler	31	0.010%	70.50x
1372	Trinder	31	0.010%	3.07x
1373	Tuffin	31	0.010%	7.13x
1374	Viner	31	0.010%	3.69x
1375	Willcox	31	0.010%	2.23x
1376	Abery	30	0.010%	16.48x
1377	Barker	30	0.010%	0.09x
1378	Bettridge	30	0.010%	7.92x
1379	Bevis	30	0.010%	3.36x
1380	Birch	30	0.010%	0.28x
1381	Brock	30	0.010%	1.00x
1382	Brunker	30	0.010%	22.58x
1383	Brunsden	30	0.010%	14.25x
1384	Cobb	30	0.010%	0.82x
1385	Coole	30	0.010%	8.07x
1386	Coxhead	30	0.010%	5.34x
1387	Cuff	30	0.010%	2.98x
1388	Deane	30	0.010%	1.39x
1389	Early	30	0.010%	3.13x
1390	Fielder	30	0.010%	1.88x
1391	Gillman	30	0.010%	4.13x
1392	Goodfield	30	0.010%	26.55x
1393	Griffith	30	0.010%	0.36x
1394	Hansford	30	0.010%	2.35x
1395	Harrington	30	0.010%	0.61x
1396	Hays	30	0.010%	2.72x
1397	Hazzard	30	0.010%	10.26x
1398	Hendon	30	0.010%	14.08x
1399	Hurkett	30	0.010%	94.01x
1400	Kitley	30	0.010%	16.48x