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 Niblett, with 30 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
1401	Niblett	30	0.010%	3.90x
1402	Northover	30	0.010%	5.43x
1403	Peart	30	0.010%	2.04x
1404	Preddy	30	0.010%	13.97x
1405	Rainger	30	0.010%	30.24x
1406	Reeve	30	0.010%	0.50x
1407	Rushen	30	0.010%	15.95x
1408	Scriven	30	0.010%	2.31x
1409	Sherman	30	0.010%	2.06x
1410	Simons	30	0.010%	0.88x
1411	Tovey	30	0.010%	1.98x
1412	Trim	30	0.010%	3.87x
1413	Want	30	0.010%	5.66x
1414	Whitting	30	0.010%	8.80x
1415	Withey	30	0.010%	4.60x
1416	Woodgate	30	0.010%	2.47x
1417	Wyndham	30	0.010%	18.11x
1418	Barratt	29	0.010%	0.55x
1419	Brett	29	0.010%	0.59x
1420	Bromham	29	0.010%	18.78x
1421	Bubb	29	0.010%	4.30x
1422	Budd	29	0.010%	0.88x
1423	Burges	29	0.010%	4.49x
1424	Coombe	29	0.010%	2.07x
1425	Eagles	29	0.010%	3.97x
1426	Forster	29	0.010%	0.34x
1427	Frost	29	0.010%	0.20x
1428	Fussell	29	0.010%	6.00x
1429	Graham	29	0.010%	0.10x
1430	Haynes	29	0.010%	0.31x
1431	Huish	29	0.010%	7.42x
1432	Hurle	29	0.010%	14.43x
1433	Imber	29	0.010%	16.89x
1434	Jarrard	29	0.010%	32.97x
1435	Johns	29	0.010%	0.43x
1436	Lovett	29	0.010%	1.23x
1437	Loxley	29	0.010%	6.10x
1438	Mayo	29	0.010%	1.46x
1439	Morley	29	0.010%	0.28x
1440	Payton	29	0.010%	2.82x
1441	Perren	29	0.010%	8.10x
1442	Provis	29	0.010%	17.33x
1443	Rees	29	0.010%	0.13x
1444	Scovell	29	0.010%	7.54x
1445	Squires	29	0.010%	0.79x
1446	Stowe	29	0.010%	3.82x
1447	Stretch	29	0.010%	5.00x
1448	Way	29	0.010%	1.02x
1449	Atkinson	28	0.010%	0.11x
1450	Ballard	28	0.010%	0.72x
1451	Beszant	28	0.010%	33.12x
1452	Colbourne	28	0.010%	7.67x
1453	Constable	28	0.010%	0.98x
1454	Cottrall	28	0.010%	27.74x
1455	Earley	28	0.010%	5.24x
1456	Eden	28	0.010%	1.07x
1457	Ellen	28	0.010%	5.03x
1458	Hamblin	28	0.010%	2.40x
1459	Hole	28	0.010%	1.26x
1460	Ind	28	0.010%	11.89x
1461	Knipe	28	0.010%	7.31x
1462	Lawson	28	0.010%	0.18x
1463	Ledbury	28	0.010%	12.29x
1464	Mackay	28	0.010%	0.30x
1465	Meade	28	0.010%	3.79x
1466	Milson	28	0.010%	5.00x
1467	Musty	28	0.010%	16.73x
1468	Nutt	28	0.010%	1.50x
1469	Pointer	28	0.010%	2.56x
1470	Poore	28	0.010%	5.86x
1471	Richins	28	0.010%	28.48x
1472	Rossiter	28	0.010%	1.72x
1473	Rutter	28	0.010%	0.71x
1474	Safe	28	0.010%	27.98x
1475	Sawkins	28	0.010%	8.94x
1476	Stanton	28	0.010%	0.54x
1477	Stillman	28	0.010%	10.34x
1478	Woodcock	28	0.010%	0.38x
1479	Wordley	28	0.010%	9.25x
1480	Adlem	27	0.010%	27.22x
1481	Arkell	27	0.010%	4.93x
1482	Barefoot	27	0.010%	15.05x
1483	Beams	27	0.010%	9.84x
1484	Beck	27	0.010%	0.45x
1485	Beckley	27	0.010%	4.02x
1486	Betteridge	27	0.010%	2.32x
1487	Bewley	27	0.010%	3.92x
1488	Buckley	27	0.010%	0.19x
1489	Collar	27	0.010%	11.10x
1490	Colley	27	0.010%	0.82x
1491	Collings	27	0.010%	0.88x
1492	Fray	27	0.010%	6.21x
1493	Gillingham	27	0.010%	2.33x
1494	Godfrey	27	0.010%	0.35x
1495	Granger	27	0.010%	1.02x
1496	Grayer	27	0.010%	35.57x
1497	Hiscox	27	0.010%	5.73x
1498	Huntly	27	0.010%	9.40x
1499	Jarman	27	0.010%	1.10x
1500	Kempster	27	0.010%	2.98x