NameCensus.

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 Voules, with 12 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
2401Voules1220.46x
2402Wainwright120.22x
2403Wales120.57x
2404Waller120.18x
2405Warrick123.04x
2406Worner128.48x
2407Adkins110.65x
2408Alsford116.41x
2409Anger119.04x
2410Angle116.75x
2411Aylward112.04x
2412Baines110.22x
2413Bathurst113.10x
2414Beath117.01x
2415Beavan111.09x
2416Bellinger112.82x
2417Benjafield118.34x
2418Bennet110.31x
2419Bessant112.13x
2420Blencowe113.36x
2421Bosley111.81x
2422Bowen110.10x
2423Boxwell1122.37x
2424Brittian114.71x
2425Broomfield110.63x
2426Bruce110.09x
2427Buchanan110.16x
2428Butterworth110.12x
2429Calloway112.61x
2430Cape111.67x
2431Christelow1121.61x
2432Cosser116.31x
2433Cradock113.89x
2434Crates117.25x
2435Crayford116.28x
2436Culling112.62x
2437Cumner1118.48x
2438Eavis1117.47x
2439Edward110.46x
2440Eliott114.01x
2441Etheridge110.72x
2442Fairbairn110.58x
2443Fawcett110.22x
2444Fenwick110.32x
2445Foakes116.71x
2446Frith110.43x
2447Gaulton116.86x
2448Genge114.51x
2449Graves110.28x
2450Greenslade110.73x
2451Griggs110.55x
2452Gumbleton1112.26x
2453Gummer113.54x
2454Gyngell1112.88x
2455Hambridge113.92x
2456Hanbury112.41x
2457Hankey111.79x
2458Hannam111.39x
2459Hargrave111.33x
2460Harries110.23x
2461Hawes110.35x
2462Hemming110.48x
2463Henbest119.52x
2464Hext113.66x
2465Hills110.15x
2466Hockey111.40x
2467Hollaway114.72x
2468Hosey1112.26x
2469Howe110.11x
2470Hutchinson110.08x
2471Hutt110.99x
2472Jelly111.45x
2473Jervis110.55x
2474Jobson110.72x
2475Keepin1125.02x
2476Kelley110.37x
2477Kidd110.21x
2478Kimberley111.17x
2479Lambourn112.85x
2480Laxon1112.50x
2481Lilley110.31x
2482Linton110.52x
2483Lippett116.93x
2484Longford112.54x
2485Maclean110.38x
2486Matcham113.61x
2487Mitten115.77x
2488Murphy110.05x
2489Nethercot1125.51x
2490Noake114.64x
2491Noaks117.92x
2492Nobes112.50x
2493Nunn110.24x
2494Oakley110.20x
2495Parnell110.44x
2496Passmore110.73x
2497Pay111.28x
2498Pedley110.84x
2499Pellett114.76x
2500Peoples1128.34x