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 Clews, with 109 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
601	Clews	109	0.030%	6.30x
602	Coombs	109	0.030%	1.69x
603	Dance	109	0.030%	3.57x
604	Hobbis	109	0.030%	32.54x
605	Johns	109	0.030%	1.11x
606	Miller	109	0.030%	0.16x
607	Newton	109	0.030%	0.37x
608	Rollings	109	0.030%	9.21x
609	Tipper	109	0.030%	6.66x
610	Whittaker	109	0.030%	0.60x
611	Bagnall	108	0.030%	3.30x
612	Emms	108	0.030%	7.50x
613	Painter	108	0.030%	2.06x
614	Piper	108	0.030%	1.43x
615	Reece	108	0.030%	3.24x
616	Silk	108	0.030%	5.75x
617	Tomlinson	108	0.030%	0.61x
618	Bedford	107	0.030%	1.18x
619	Butcher	107	0.030%	0.67x
620	Tonks	107	0.030%	5.33x
621	Burston	106	0.030%	13.91x
622	Compton	106	0.030%	2.89x
623	Ewins	106	0.030%	15.91x
624	North	106	0.030%	0.84x
625	Styler	106	0.030%	47.01x
626	Blundell	105	0.030%	2.34x
627	Bruton	105	0.030%	8.17x
628	Cottrill	105	0.030%	13.74x
629	Jeavons	105	0.030%	10.58x
630	Marston	105	0.030%	2.96x
631	Owens	105	0.030%	0.55x
632	Waterhouse	105	0.030%	1.81x
633	Broom	104	0.030%	2.21x
634	Granger	104	0.030%	2.67x
635	Hardman	104	0.030%	1.36x
636	Holt	104	0.030%	0.41x
637	Newell	104	0.030%	1.73x
638	Whitmore	104	0.030%	3.11x
639	Belcher	103	0.030%	2.24x
640	Bowater	103	0.030%	18.46x
641	Elwell	103	0.030%	9.47x
642	Kendall	103	0.030%	1.25x
643	Masters	103	0.030%	1.46x
644	Penny	103	0.030%	1.52x
645	Chilton	102	0.030%	3.33x
646	Lovell	102	0.030%	1.28x
647	Ray	102	0.030%	1.35x
648	Tipping	102	0.030%	4.69x
649	Bluck	101	0.030%	21.31x
650	Box	101	0.030%	3.27x
651	Briggs	101	0.030%	0.49x
652	Wilde	101	0.030%	1.82x
653	Kent	100	0.030%	0.62x
654	Langley	100	0.030%	1.19x
655	Osborn	100	0.030%	1.26x
656	Rushton	100	0.030%	1.27x
657	Street	100	0.030%	1.12x
658	Whatmore	100	0.030%	12.17x
659	Wyer	100	0.030%	12.58x
660	Alcock	99	0.030%	1.80x
661	Churchill	99	0.030%	2.19x
662	Hardiman	99	0.030%	8.82x
663	Hurley	99	0.030%	2.22x
664	Mayo	99	0.030%	3.38x
665	Monk	99	0.030%	1.24x
666	Norton	99	0.030%	0.78x
667	Russon	99	0.030%	18.68x
668	Bashford	98	0.030%	7.72x
669	Bill	98	0.030%	7.22x
670	Brotherton	98	0.030%	5.04x
671	Burns	98	0.030%	0.38x
672	Hirons	98	0.030%	8.00x
673	Jelfs	98	0.030%	24.27x
674	Croft	97	0.030%	1.08x
675	Goddard	97	0.030%	0.63x
676	Howes	97	0.030%	1.45x
677	Norris	97	0.030%	0.59x
678	Westbury	97	0.030%	9.34x
679	Browning	96	0.030%	1.24x
680	Gardiner	96	0.030%	0.88x
681	Golding	96	0.030%	1.43x
682	Huband	96	0.030%	26.08x
683	Salt	96	0.030%	1.69x
684	Sealey	96	0.030%	7.68x
685	Terry	96	0.030%	0.98x
686	Bills	95	0.020%	9.33x
687	Brant	95	0.020%	6.13x
688	Coleman	95	0.020%	0.50x
689	Gordon	95	0.020%	0.40x
690	Harrisson	95	0.020%	15.67x
691	Kemp	95	0.020%	0.45x
692	Prince	95	0.020%	1.10x
693	Simons	95	0.020%	1.89x
694	Booton	94	0.020%	31.14x
695	Eden	94	0.020%	2.43x
696	Edgington	94	0.020%	9.02x
697	Hollies	94	0.020%	31.54x
698	Kelly	94	0.020%	0.23x
699	Beale	93	0.020%	1.92x
700	Dodd	93	0.020%	0.60x