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 Rendell, with 22 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
1701	Rendell	22	0.010%	2.04x
1702	Rooke	22	0.010%	1.16x
1703	Rutt	22	0.010%	9.45x
1704	Shadwell	22	0.010%	7.48x
1705	Southey	22	0.010%	4.49x
1706	Swindon	22	0.010%	13.86x
1707	Taunton	22	0.010%	7.66x
1708	Taviner	22	0.010%	25.76x
1709	Thornbury	22	0.010%	10.90x
1710	Till	22	0.010%	1.21x
1711	Treble	22	0.010%	6.47x
1712	Tubb	22	0.010%	2.05x
1713	Udall	22	0.010%	4.55x
1714	Vaisey	22	0.010%	18.62x
1715	Vowles	22	0.010%	1.77x
1716	Yeatman	22	0.010%	5.65x
1717	Bent	21	0.010%	1.12x
1718	Biffin	21	0.010%	15.03x
1719	Bradford	21	0.010%	0.42x
1720	Castleman	21	0.010%	8.95x
1721	Clissold	21	0.010%	5.58x
1722	Corp	21	0.010%	7.31x
1723	Croker	21	0.010%	2.72x
1724	Dawes	21	0.010%	0.60x
1725	Dickson	21	0.010%	0.22x
1726	Dix	21	0.010%	0.82x
1727	Duke	21	0.010%	0.70x
1728	Elton	21	0.010%	2.02x
1729	Forrest	21	0.010%	0.32x
1730	Gage	21	0.010%	1.45x
1731	Giddins	21	0.010%	6.90x
1732	Gullis	21	0.010%	39.27x
1733	Handcock	21	0.010%	3.50x
1734	Hurdle	21	0.010%	6.29x
1735	Hurley	21	0.010%	0.70x
1736	Jeffreys	21	0.010%	1.37x
1737	Kight	21	0.010%	23.87x
1738	Kingstone	21	0.010%	8.28x
1739	Lanning	21	0.010%	6.34x
1740	Mannings	21	0.010%	10.06x
1741	Moores	21	0.010%	0.98x
1742	Newham	21	0.010%	2.22x
1743	Pearse	21	0.010%	0.76x
1744	Richings	21	0.010%	4.88x
1745	Riddle	21	0.010%	0.98x
1746	Sage	21	0.010%	0.91x
1747	Shipman	21	0.010%	2.19x
1748	Shurmer	21	0.010%	25.10x
1749	Spear	21	0.010%	1.73x
1750	Spiers	21	0.010%	0.99x
1751	Stapleford	21	0.010%	14.49x
1752	Wakeley	21	0.010%	7.31x
1753	Walsh	21	0.010%	0.15x
1754	Whitfield	21	0.010%	0.41x
1755	Attwood	20	0.010%	0.78x
1756	Austen	20	0.010%	1.01x
1757	Blissett	20	0.010%	5.27x
1758	Blundy	20	0.010%	10.21x
1759	Brickell	20	0.010%	4.93x
1760	Callaway	20	0.010%	2.83x
1761	Cann	20	0.010%	0.84x
1762	Chappel	20	0.010%	1.76x
1763	Clay	20	0.010%	0.38x
1764	Combs	20	0.010%	3.96x
1765	Eades	20	0.010%	1.51x
1766	Edney	20	0.010%	2.12x
1767	Ellery	20	0.010%	2.85x
1768	Farrell	20	0.010%	0.41x
1769	Gambling	20	0.010%	10.73x
1770	Gifford	20	0.010%	0.89x
1771	Guest	20	0.010%	0.36x
1772	Harrell	20	0.010%	9.95x
1773	Hazard	20	0.010%	4.49x
1774	Hellier	20	0.010%	1.98x
1775	Horn	20	0.010%	0.34x
1776	Hosier	20	0.010%	5.83x
1777	Kenchington	20	0.010%	17.57x
1778	Kew	20	0.010%	2.64x
1779	Knighton	20	0.010%	2.21x
1780	Latham	20	0.010%	0.38x
1781	Laverick	20	0.010%	2.12x
1782	Lydiard	20	0.010%	27.61x
1783	Mattingley	20	0.010%	11.15x
1784	Maule	20	0.010%	3.25x
1785	Milford	20	0.010%	2.76x
1786	Moulding	20	0.010%	3.22x
1787	Mountjoy	20	0.010%	6.80x
1788	Mumford	20	0.010%	0.80x
1789	Norgrove	20	0.010%	7.94x
1790	Parsloe	20	0.010%	12.20x
1791	Pennell	20	0.010%	2.68x
1792	Perris	20	0.010%	5.93x
1793	Pictor	20	0.010%	38.02x
1794	Pond	20	0.010%	1.60x
1795	Prater	20	0.010%	6.78x
1796	Ratcliffe	20	0.010%	0.28x
1797	Redhead	20	0.010%	1.42x
1798	Roper	20	0.010%	0.37x
1799	Sansum	20	0.010%	8.92x
1800	Searle	20	0.010%	0.39x