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 Pritchard, with 90 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
601	Pritchard	90	0.030%	0.65x
602	Titt	90	0.030%	72.45x
603	Coates	89	0.030%	0.92x
604	Frampton	89	0.030%	4.37x
605	Hoare	89	0.030%	1.77x
606	Law	89	0.030%	0.76x
607	Lester	89	0.030%	2.19x
608	Pickard	89	0.030%	2.47x
609	Shewring	89	0.030%	62.15x
610	Bridges	88	0.030%	2.14x
611	Gardener	88	0.030%	1.90x
612	Ody	88	0.030%	45.14x
613	Thick	88	0.030%	24.40x
614	Bedford	87	0.030%	1.42x
615	Jeffery	87	0.030%	1.55x
616	Keates	87	0.030%	10.34x
617	Kemp	87	0.030%	0.61x
618	Pierce	87	0.030%	2.29x
619	Rawlins	87	0.030%	5.79x
620	Willoughby	87	0.030%	3.87x
621	Greenwood	86	0.030%	0.43x
622	Oatley	86	0.030%	26.80x
623	Rattue	86	0.030%	95.88x
624	Self	86	0.030%	4.69x
625	Tutt	86	0.030%	11.58x
626	Benger	85	0.030%	36.23x
627	Bright	85	0.030%	1.63x
628	Fay	85	0.030%	7.87x
629	Hewer	85	0.030%	16.64x
630	Spreadbury	85	0.030%	22.29x
631	Toomer	85	0.030%	20.96x
632	Ayers	84	0.030%	5.42x
633	Deverell	84	0.030%	21.83x
634	Holland	84	0.030%	0.46x
635	Howse	84	0.030%	8.41x
636	Short	84	0.030%	0.83x
637	Billett	83	0.030%	14.92x
638	Bradley	83	0.030%	0.40x
639	Hampton	83	0.030%	2.03x
640	Henley	83	0.030%	4.20x
641	Hitchings	83	0.030%	10.40x
642	Lewington	83	0.030%	12.12x
643	Moss	83	0.030%	0.52x
644	Baldwin	82	0.030%	0.74x
645	Bridgeman	82	0.030%	8.64x
646	Dark	82	0.030%	8.78x
647	Emm	82	0.030%	43.60x
648	Helps	82	0.030%	16.44x
649	Herring	82	0.030%	3.10x
650	Lea	82	0.030%	1.61x
651	Ralph	82	0.030%	2.08x
652	Simpson	82	0.030%	0.18x
653	Sparrow	82	0.030%	2.50x
654	Tiley	82	0.030%	12.93x
655	Angel	81	0.030%	7.30x
656	Beer	81	0.030%	1.96x
657	Card	81	0.030%	5.35x
658	Dancey	81	0.030%	28.89x
659	Futcher	81	0.030%	26.45x
660	Harrold	81	0.030%	6.95x
661	Lye	81	0.030%	11.59x
662	Osman	81	0.030%	8.61x
663	Petty	81	0.030%	3.17x
664	Powney	81	0.030%	20.73x
665	Say	81	0.030%	12.92x
666	Thatcher	81	0.030%	3.41x
667	Uphill	81	0.030%	33.18x
668	Wall	81	0.030%	0.90x
669	Alder	80	0.030%	4.33x
670	Holly	80	0.030%	12.36x
671	Kilford	80	0.030%	32.89x
672	Pile	80	0.030%	6.71x
673	Truckle	80	0.030%	55.86x
674	Atkins	79	0.030%	0.82x
675	Avery	79	0.030%	1.82x
676	Beale	79	0.030%	2.41x
677	Foster	79	0.030%	0.23x
678	Joyce	79	0.030%	1.25x
679	Pinniger	79	0.030%	56.88x
680	Turk	79	0.030%	12.21x
681	Bungay	78	0.030%	29.07x
682	Crew	78	0.030%	4.78x
683	Ings	78	0.030%	17.52x
684	Kellow	78	0.030%	17.25x
685	Prior	78	0.030%	1.30x
686	Westall	78	0.030%	13.42x
687	Fielding	77	0.030%	1.33x
688	Godden	77	0.030%	4.31x
689	Herbert	77	0.030%	0.80x
690	Lanfear	77	0.030%	43.97x
691	Oliver	77	0.030%	0.42x
692	Rixon	77	0.030%	9.07x
693	Snell	77	0.030%	1.57x
694	Cleverley	76	0.030%	24.89x
695	Cull	76	0.030%	5.90x
696	Cummins	76	0.030%	3.45x
697	Drewitt	76	0.030%	16.53x
698	Meaden	76	0.030%	18.35x
699	Pothecary	76	0.030%	37.81x
700	Warner	76	0.030%	0.81x