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 Smallcombe, with 20 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
1801	Smallcombe	20	0.010%	15.99x
1802	Stewart	20	0.010%	0.05x
1803	Thrush	20	0.010%	10.78x
1804	Toombs	20	0.010%	7.97x
1805	Trimnell	20	0.010%	21.67x
1806	Whitebread	20	0.010%	10.83x
1807	Appleford	19	0.010%	6.71x
1808	Arlett	19	0.010%	11.78x
1809	Ashfield	19	0.010%	3.88x
1810	Aubrey	19	0.010%	2.63x
1811	Baggs	19	0.010%	3.17x
1812	Benjamin	19	0.010%	1.40x
1813	Brookes	19	0.010%	0.31x
1814	Bugden	19	0.010%	5.49x
1815	Bugg	19	0.010%	1.63x
1816	Burcombe	19	0.010%	13.35x
1817	Burdock	19	0.010%	9.53x
1818	Calley	19	0.010%	11.24x
1819	Cheesley	19	0.010%	27.20x
1820	Collet	19	0.010%	9.58x
1821	Cool	19	0.010%	14.21x
1822	Davey	19	0.010%	0.18x
1823	Deverall	19	0.010%	17.91x
1824	Downton	19	0.010%	3.91x
1825	Drinkwater	19	0.010%	0.75x
1826	Eagle	19	0.010%	1.33x
1827	Foard	19	0.010%	8.41x
1828	Gayton	19	0.010%	4.34x
1829	Haden	19	0.010%	2.31x
1830	Hamlin	19	0.010%	2.53x
1831	Hathway	19	0.010%	5.05x
1832	Hawkes	19	0.010%	0.46x
1833	Henry	19	0.010%	0.29x
1834	Holden	19	0.010%	0.13x
1835	Hollier	19	0.010%	3.72x
1836	Jacob	19	0.010%	0.95x
1837	Keepence	19	0.010%	47.88x
1838	Kendall	19	0.010%	0.34x
1839	Kick	19	0.010%	15.30x
1840	Liddington	19	0.010%	5.65x
1841	Lott	19	0.010%	1.91x
1842	Ludgate	19	0.010%	5.86x
1843	Maddock	19	0.010%	0.81x
1844	Maffey	19	0.010%	15.19x
1845	Mansfield	19	0.010%	0.39x
1846	Marten	19	0.010%	2.42x
1847	Money	19	0.010%	1.23x
1848	Moxam	19	0.010%	34.41x
1849	Paddock	19	0.010%	2.88x
1850	Patterson	19	0.010%	0.21x
1851	Perritt	19	0.010%	16.94x
1852	Pillinger	19	0.010%	6.38x
1853	Pressley	19	0.010%	7.89x
1854	Rushin	19	0.010%	31.03x
1855	Sayer	19	0.010%	0.56x
1856	Shellard	19	0.010%	4.63x
1857	Shorland	19	0.010%	12.17x
1858	Tite	19	0.010%	3.61x
1859	Vaughan	19	0.010%	0.22x
1860	Wakley	19	0.010%	8.77x
1861	Webley	19	0.010%	3.54x
1862	Whitcher	19	0.010%	6.22x
1863	Witcombe	19	0.010%	4.15x
1864	Woolcott	19	0.010%	5.32x
1865	Yarlett	19	0.010%	48.96x
1866	Yeo	19	0.010%	1.40x
1867	Absalom	18	0.010%	5.84x
1868	Allison	18	0.010%	0.25x
1869	Armstead	18	0.010%	4.44x
1870	Arter	18	0.010%	6.17x
1871	Atherton	18	0.010%	0.39x
1872	Avon	18	0.010%	21.74x
1873	Barrow	18	0.010%	0.33x
1874	Beal	18	0.010%	0.74x
1875	Bick	18	0.010%	4.00x
1876	Bloomfield	18	0.010%	0.55x
1877	Booy	18	0.010%	38.64x
1878	Brodrick	18	0.010%	5.55x
1879	Burke	18	0.010%	0.24x
1880	Canter	18	0.010%	7.99x
1881	Coats	18	0.010%	1.54x
1882	Courtney	18	0.010%	0.97x
1883	Cozens	18	0.010%	1.59x
1884	Crocker	18	0.010%	0.52x
1885	Curnock	18	0.010%	8.52x
1886	Cutts	18	0.010%	0.89x
1887	Davidson	18	0.010%	0.08x
1888	Gill	18	0.010%	0.10x
1889	Gunner	18	0.010%	2.12x
1890	Hanson	18	0.010%	0.22x
1891	Ilott	18	0.010%	7.64x
1892	Jeeves	18	0.010%	3.73x
1893	Jerome	18	0.010%	3.86x
1894	Kiddle	18	0.010%	3.22x
1895	Kinch	18	0.010%	3.55x
1896	Lines	18	0.010%	0.66x
1897	Lord	18	0.010%	0.15x
1898	Luker	18	0.010%	2.72x
1899	Merryweather	18	0.010%	3.10x
1900	Messam	18	0.010%	22.20x