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 Emblin, with 24 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
1601	Emblin	24	0.010%	18.07x
1602	Flippance	24	0.010%	61.84x
1603	Hamlen	24	0.010%	32.35x
1604	Harry	24	0.010%	1.28x
1605	Hilliard	24	0.010%	3.43x
1606	Hurd	24	0.010%	2.07x
1607	Hurden	24	0.010%	23.99x
1608	Kelson	24	0.010%	9.27x
1609	Langford	24	0.010%	0.59x
1610	Longman	24	0.010%	1.84x
1611	Massey	24	0.010%	0.36x
1612	Nippress	24	0.010%	43.47x
1613	Parrett	24	0.010%	4.58x
1614	Parry	24	0.010%	0.12x
1615	Prowse	24	0.010%	2.04x
1616	Radcliffe	24	0.010%	0.80x
1617	Robson	24	0.010%	0.14x
1618	Ross	24	0.010%	0.09x
1619	Sharps	24	0.010%	14.05x
1620	Trapp	24	0.010%	8.30x
1621	Wareham	24	0.010%	1.66x
1622	Weare	24	0.010%	5.34x
1623	Wellman	24	0.010%	4.09x
1624	Winning	24	0.010%	4.14x
1625	Arthur	23	0.010%	0.41x
1626	Benham	23	0.010%	1.67x
1627	Blizzard	23	0.010%	8.71x
1628	Bowey	23	0.010%	8.44x
1629	Boyce	23	0.010%	0.59x
1630	Bradly	23	0.010%	3.97x
1631	Brooke	23	0.010%	0.60x
1632	Burge	23	0.010%	1.23x
1633	Challis	23	0.010%	1.41x
1634	Cotton	23	0.010%	0.37x
1635	Cuzner	23	0.010%	28.67x
1636	Daniell	23	0.010%	3.20x
1637	Dickinson	23	0.010%	0.21x
1638	Dopson	23	0.010%	9.35x
1639	Durham	23	0.010%	1.03x
1640	Finch	23	0.010%	0.27x
1641	Freemantle	23	0.010%	3.81x
1642	Gait	23	0.010%	9.32x
1643	Gange	23	0.010%	14.65x
1644	Grainger	23	0.010%	0.58x
1645	Hatherall	23	0.010%	27.49x
1646	Hatt	23	0.010%	4.15x
1647	Hatten	23	0.010%	8.31x
1648	Hook	23	0.010%	0.60x
1649	Humphreys	23	0.010%	0.25x
1650	Kerby	23	0.010%	4.87x
1651	Lambourne	23	0.010%	3.35x
1652	Lawrance	23	0.010%	1.36x
1653	Luther	23	0.010%	6.32x
1654	Mays	23	0.010%	1.56x
1655	Morrison	23	0.010%	0.11x
1656	Mortimore	23	0.010%	2.36x
1657	Parr	23	0.010%	0.36x
1658	Peapell	23	0.010%	39.79x
1659	Peirce	23	0.010%	2.64x
1660	Pittman	23	0.010%	3.63x
1661	Portch	23	0.010%	9.88x
1662	Potticary	23	0.010%	45.98x
1663	Prosser	23	0.010%	0.57x
1664	Pye	23	0.010%	0.60x
1665	Scarlett	23	0.010%	2.62x
1666	Shailes	23	0.010%	48.48x
1667	Sillence	23	0.010%	8.89x
1668	Stainer	23	0.010%	4.21x
1669	Stanford	23	0.010%	1.07x
1670	Stickland	23	0.010%	2.16x
1671	Tuckwell	23	0.010%	5.15x
1672	Ashby	22	0.010%	0.51x
1673	Ashman	22	0.010%	1.31x
1674	Beames	22	0.010%	10.85x
1675	Beazer	22	0.010%	19.62x
1676	Bingham	22	0.010%	0.58x
1677	Bradbury	22	0.010%	0.29x
1678	Brice	22	0.010%	1.03x
1679	Broome	22	0.010%	1.71x
1680	Burbridge	22	0.010%	2.47x
1681	Cannon	22	0.010%	0.47x
1682	Cavill	22	0.010%	2.67x
1683	Chislett	22	0.010%	7.70x
1684	Cockle	22	0.010%	5.36x
1685	Cooksey	22	0.010%	3.72x
1686	Creed	22	0.010%	1.53x
1687	Daly	22	0.010%	0.86x
1688	Dawe	22	0.010%	0.98x
1689	Franks	22	0.010%	0.68x
1690	Golledge	22	0.010%	8.53x
1691	Hathaway	22	0.010%	1.64x
1692	Hewitt	22	0.010%	0.17x
1693	Hogarth	22	0.010%	1.29x
1694	Jupe	22	0.010%	8.73x
1695	Lailey	22	0.010%	11.92x
1696	Mounty	22	0.010%	29.31x
1697	Nightingale	22	0.010%	0.51x
1698	Olding	22	0.010%	4.43x
1699	Penney	22	0.010%	1.54x
1700	Pusey	22	0.010%	3.87x