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 Barnsley, with 166 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
401	Barnsley	166	0.040%	11.09x
402	Crew	166	0.040%	6.89x
403	Gardener	166	0.040%	2.42x
404	Greenway	166	0.040%	5.85x
405	Sherwood	166	0.040%	3.41x
406	Barlow	165	0.040%	0.80x
407	Garbett	165	0.040%	11.10x
408	Thornton	165	0.040%	0.86x
409	Archer	163	0.040%	1.03x
410	Heathcock	162	0.040%	45.91x
411	Hewitt	162	0.040%	0.87x
412	Male	162	0.040%	7.09x
413	Styles	162	0.040%	4.02x
414	Bridges	161	0.040%	2.65x
415	Carpenter	161	0.040%	1.23x
416	Fryer	161	0.040%	2.27x
417	Yardley	161	0.040%	6.65x
418	Curtis	160	0.040%	0.74x
419	Morton	160	0.040%	0.78x
420	Neale	160	0.040%	1.77x
421	Pountney	160	0.040%	21.58x
422	Small	160	0.040%	1.65x
423	Tranter	160	0.040%	5.70x
424	Handy	159	0.040%	12.09x
425	Troth	159	0.040%	39.63x
426	Bridge	158	0.040%	2.05x
427	Carr	158	0.040%	0.57x
428	Coates	158	0.040%	1.11x
429	Dingley	158	0.040%	13.78x
430	Teague	158	0.040%	7.32x
431	Downes	157	0.040%	3.33x
432	Layton	157	0.040%	5.14x
433	Sheward	157	0.040%	32.10x
434	Pearsall	156	0.040%	20.24x
435	Dolphin	155	0.040%	10.91x
436	Lock	155	0.040%	1.43x
437	Milward	155	0.040%	8.79x
438	Roper	155	0.040%	1.95x
439	Lilley	154	0.040%	2.92x
440	Howard	153	0.040%	0.41x
441	Lavender	153	0.040%	6.37x
442	Crow	152	0.040%	2.64x
443	Daniels	152	0.040%	1.27x
444	Stallard	152	0.040%	9.03x
445	Wakefield	152	0.040%	2.23x
446	Brettle	151	0.040%	38.12x
447	Wainwright	151	0.040%	1.87x
448	Welch	151	0.040%	1.13x
449	Boulton	150	0.040%	2.18x
450	Hodgkiss	150	0.040%	10.43x
451	May	150	0.040%	0.62x
452	Packwood	150	0.040%	19.43x
453	Amphlett	149	0.040%	28.95x
454	Dyson	149	0.040%	1.21x
455	Hanson	149	0.040%	1.21x
456	Booth	148	0.040%	0.39x
457	Faulkner	148	0.040%	1.43x
458	Passey	148	0.040%	18.10x
459	Spittle	148	0.040%	13.62x
460	Tromans	147	0.040%	17.25x
461	Barrett	146	0.040%	0.57x
462	Everton	146	0.040%	20.36x
463	Caswell	145	0.040%	7.84x
464	Chandler	144	0.040%	1.17x
465	Pagett	144	0.040%	14.91x
466	Ricketts	144	0.040%	3.89x
467	Cull	143	0.040%	7.52x
468	Harwood	143	0.040%	1.40x
469	Norman	143	0.040%	0.81x
470	Nichols	142	0.040%	1.14x
471	Penn	142	0.040%	4.12x
472	Buckley	141	0.040%	0.68x
473	Davenport	141	0.040%	1.95x
474	Law	141	0.040%	0.82x
475	Barton	140	0.040%	0.68x
476	Watton	140	0.040%	10.14x
477	Clay	139	0.040%	1.78x
478	Sharp	139	0.040%	0.44x
479	Warren	139	0.040%	0.54x
480	Forrest	138	0.040%	1.40x
481	Harber	138	0.040%	15.77x
482	Haycock	138	0.040%	6.46x
483	Holder	138	0.040%	2.69x
484	Bray	137	0.040%	1.07x
485	Clift	137	0.040%	6.57x
486	Hodgkins	136	0.040%	7.93x
487	Millard	136	0.040%	2.15x
488	Wilcox	136	0.040%	1.89x
489	Best	135	0.040%	1.31x
490	Clifford	135	0.040%	1.72x
491	Cowley	135	0.040%	1.92x
492	Daniel	135	0.040%	1.60x
493	Laight	135	0.040%	39.69x
494	Shilvock	135	0.040%	70.18x
495	Turvey	135	0.040%	7.53x
496	Goodyear	134	0.040%	6.63x
497	Harriss	134	0.040%	5.38x
498	Stinton	134	0.040%	18.82x
499	Brewer	133	0.030%	1.31x
500	Allcock	132	0.030%	3.20x