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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 Morey, with 18 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.

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1901Morey182.12x
1902Mouland1814.80x
1903Ogbourne1835.99x
1904Osborn180.33x
1905Pithouse1821.96x
1906Pole182.25x
1907Prangle1821.96x
1908Pryor181.04x
1909Puzey189.94x
1910Robertson180.04x
1911Rodbourne1842.58x
1912Rumsey182.09x
1913Scuse1816.05x
1914Sexton180.81x
1915Sherborne1811.59x
1916Smallbones1812.06x
1917Southwood182.40x
1918Stockham185.24x
1919Strugnell186.44x
1920Sweetland185.43x
1921Sweetman181.96x
1922Symes180.95x
1923Syms184.40x
1924Theobalds189.48x
1925Vivash1820.86x
1926Wake180.87x
1927Walkley184.29x
1928Wallington182.23x
1929Whitchurch186.28x
1930Willshire184.89x
1931Woodley180.78x
1932Wyer183.34x
1933Abbot171.39x
1934Andrew170.21x
1935Badcock171.15x
1936Bale170.88x
1937Bassett170.42x
1938Batter1711.80x
1939Beake179.57x
1940Bevan170.27x
1941Bidwell172.68x
1942Biffen1710.32x
1943Blair170.25x
1944Blunsdon1724.33x
1945Booth170.07x
1946Bowker170.67x
1947Brittan173.56x
1948Broadway173.24x
1949Brook170.17x
1950Burns170.10x
1951Burr170.82x
1952Conner170.85x
1953Crowter1724.03x
1954Cue1711.80x
1955Downing170.38x
1956Elford172.16x
1957Fanner1716.56x
1958Frame171.04x
1959Garton171.34x
1960Gilmore171.12x
1961Guilford178.08x
1962Hare170.43x
1963Hares173.11x
1964Hatherill1712.32x
1965Heathcote170.82x
1966Henwood171.57x
1967Irving170.30x
1968Jerrard177.14x
1969Johnstone170.15x
1970Kemm1732.85x
1971Lear171.13x
1972Marvin173.51x
1973Maskell170.94x
1974Millar170.18x
1975Mower172.75x
1976Newbery172.29x
1977Nicklen1711.26x
1978Oxford171.90x
1979Pink171.00x
1980Rawkins1715.28x
1981Rison1735.20x
1982Roff173.93x
1983Roffe175.61x
1984Romans1714.93x
1985Silby178.21x
1986Steward170.51x
1987Sykes170.14x
1988Willmott171.05x
1989Amber1619.74x
1990Barham161.00x
1991Barley161.11x
1992Bayliss160.49x
1993Bint166.70x
1994Blount161.81x
1995Bowns1610.97x
1996Bricker1641.23x
1997Cassell162.69x
1998Chew161.22x
1999Cleveland163.18x
2000Collingbourne1614.84x