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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 Devereux, with 31 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1701Devereux313.00x
1702Dredge313.13x
1703Graves310.54x
1704Haddon311.21x
1705Hadlington3131.61x
1706Hartshorn311.87x
1707Hartwright3127.04x
1708Horniblow3121.35x
1709Howles3110.67x
1710Huckfield3127.35x
1711Hurdman3123.63x
1712Jeff317.35x
1713Kelsey311.10x
1714Lammas319.81x
1715Laurence310.57x
1716Leedham313.03x
1717Medlicott315.30x
1718Milton310.59x
1719Morrall314.59x
1720Mosley310.86x
1721Noake318.85x
1722Orton310.86x
1723Otley314.82x
1724Ravenscroft312.39x
1725Shirley310.99x
1726Simpkins311.80x
1727Steed311.69x
1728Tillsley3141.25x
1729Tipton313.35x
1730Twinberrow3146.81x
1731Vines312.44x
1732Wanklin3120.62x
1733Wankling3132.45x
1734Wildsmith313.81x
1735Bladen306.38x
1736Bradford300.40x
1737Brearley301.26x
1738Broome301.58x
1739Buffery3014.10x
1740Bundy302.46x
1741Burnett300.28x
1742Cartridge3011.01x
1743Cattell302.83x
1744Denley307.34x
1745Dickenson300.52x
1746Docker304.01x
1747Flynn300.41x
1748Gold301.38x
1749Heeley301.79x
1750Hide302.04x
1751Hines300.92x
1752Hunting307.77x
1753Kinnard3012.80x
1754Llewellyn300.54x
1755Lomas300.43x
1756Lythall3022.65x
1757Messenger301.02x
1758Minchin303.19x
1759Mould300.92x
1760Moulder304.37x
1761Pennell302.72x
1762Piercy302.19x
1763Priddey3029.08x
1764Royall3012.40x
1765Seal301.09x
1766Shore300.73x
1767Sparrey3049.08x
1768Stead300.38x
1769Stratton300.91x
1770Upstone3013.01x
1771Wiggin306.49x
1772Worwood3017.71x
1773Alexander290.14x
1774Bowker290.78x
1775Brush298.31x
1776Burgoyne291.74x
1777Burk292.11x
1778Byrne290.55x
1779Chesterton294.84x
1780Cliff290.87x
1781Colbourn296.98x
1782Commander2914.69x
1783Coombes290.71x
1784Cornfield298.10x
1785Deane290.91x
1786Dennis290.26x
1787Dillon290.77x
1788Fuller290.19x
1789Gore290.67x
1790Hare290.49x
1791Hinks291.87x
1792Hough290.44x
1793Lawrance291.16x
1794Lycett293.70x
1795Mullis293.95x
1796Neville290.64x
1797Newby290.76x
1798Pigott291.98x
1799Quarrell2916.74x
1800Quinton291.64x