1881 census county

Worcestershire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Worcestershire 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

9,663 surnames are listed for Worcestershire, covering 350,029 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 7,244 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Worcestershire

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
1	Smith	7,244	1.90%	1.34x
2	Jones	5,600	1.47%	1.30x
3	Taylor	3,833	1.00%	1.57x
4	Hill	2,939	0.770%	3.02x
5	Harris	2,907	0.760%	3.00x
6	Williams	2,847	0.750%	1.04x
7	Davis	2,722	0.710%	3.25x
8	Price	2,326	0.610%	3.48x
9	Evans	1,960	0.510%	1.18x
10	Green	1,884	0.490%	1.75x
11	Hughes	1,697	0.440%	1.59x
12	Morris	1,663	0.440%	1.96x
13	Edwards	1,588	0.420%	1.49x
14	Hall	1,570	0.410%	1.40x
15	Brown	1,529	0.400%	0.61x
16	Wood	1,494	0.390%	1.23x
17	Walker	1,472	0.390%	1.15x
18	Turner	1,468	0.380%	1.38x
19	Lewis	1,425	0.370%	1.42x
20	Cooper	1,386	0.360%	1.49x
21	White	1,377	0.360%	1.12x
22	Griffiths	1,363	0.360%	2.18x
23	Roberts	1,353	0.350%	0.94x
24	Johnson	1,308	0.340%	1.02x
25	Powell	1,308	0.340%	2.75x
26	Wright	1,278	0.340%	1.04x
27	Clarke	1,241	0.330%	1.61x
28	Davies	1,225	0.320%	0.63x
29	Webb	1,172	0.310%	2.27x
30	Baker	1,171	0.310%	1.40x
31	Robinson	1,131	0.300%	0.93x
32	Allen	1,126	0.300%	1.56x
33	Cook	1,124	0.290%	1.48x
34	Phillips	1,123	0.290%	1.65x
35	Hunt	1,117	0.290%	2.20x
36	Cox	1,097	0.290%	1.90x
37	Bennett	1,085	0.280%	1.73x
38	Thomas	1,080	0.280%	0.69x
39	Moore	1,015	0.270%	1.33x
40	Mason	967	0.250%	1.89x
41	Andrews	961	0.250%	2.63x
42	Collins	955	0.250%	1.74x
43	Parkes	954	0.250%	12.21x
44	Hadley	937	0.250%	18.05x
45	Bradley	927	0.240%	3.03x
46	Lloyd	926	0.240%	2.08x
47	Ward	924	0.240%	1.11x
48	Round	908	0.240%	25.98x
49	Brooks	885	0.230%	2.37x
50	Knight	881	0.230%	1.87x
51	Adams	866	0.230%	1.54x
52	Parker	866	0.230%	1.19x
53	Whitehouse	822	0.220%	8.28x
54	Jackson	817	0.210%	0.77x
55	Bishop	809	0.210%	3.03x
56	Harrison	808	0.210%	0.95x
57	Mills	808	0.210%	1.63x
58	Pearson	808	0.210%	1.82x
59	Cole	776	0.200%	2.23x
60	Young	773	0.200%	0.94x
61	Shaw	766	0.200%	1.09x
62	Baylis	764	0.200%	19.09x
63	Griffin	748	0.200%	4.17x
64	Perkins	747	0.200%	4.35x
65	Wilson	740	0.190%	0.42x
66	Richards	724	0.190%	1.26x
67	Lane	718	0.190%	2.73x
68	Weaver	718	0.190%	7.24x
69	Carter	703	0.180%	1.10x
70	Field	695	0.180%	3.66x
71	Thompson	678	0.180%	0.59x
72	Parsons	674	0.180%	2.33x
73	Freeman	672	0.180%	2.76x
74	Palmer	670	0.180%	1.49x
75	Rogers	667	0.170%	1.35x
76	Payne	666	0.170%	1.94x
77	Martin	659	0.170%	0.70x
78	Potter	656	0.170%	2.65x
79	Guest	646	0.170%	7.93x
80	Westwood	641	0.170%	10.02x
81	Perks	640	0.170%	16.12x
82	Fisher	639	0.170%	1.43x
83	Fletcher	634	0.170%	1.46x
84	Clark	631	0.170%	0.55x
85	Watkins	624	0.160%	2.70x
86	Horton	619	0.160%	4.37x
87	Woodward	616	0.160%	3.27x
88	Pardoe	615	0.160%	32.75x
89	Stokes	614	0.160%	3.81x
90	Bourne	610	0.160%	8.24x
91	Hemming	606	0.160%	17.94x
92	Harper	598	0.160%	2.45x
93	Wall	590	0.150%	4.42x
94	King	587	0.150%	0.71x
95	Wheeler	575	0.150%	2.50x
96	Lowe	566	0.150%	1.98x
97	Reynolds	561	0.150%	1.70x
98	Holloway	559	0.150%	4.78x
99	Pugh	557	0.150%	3.82x
100	Grove	548	0.140%	12.28x