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1881 census place

Birkenhead surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Birkenhead, Cheshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

2,432 surnames are listed for Birkenhead, Cheshire, covering 29,780 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Harrold, with 6 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Birkenhead

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1001Harrold62.59x
1002Hassell63.70x
1003Hawson612.90x
1004Haydock63.70x
1005Hennesey613.66x
1006Hennessy65.92x
1007Huddart66.77x
1008Huey683.22x
1009Ikin68.94x
1010Ireson65.74x
1011Irven661.35x
1012Jellis612.90x
1013Joinson615.60x
1014Joyner65.06x
1015Keelan631.22x
1016Kenna612.26x
1017Keown623.62x
1018Keyworth65.09x
1019Kinsella67.84x
1020Latimer63.03x
1021Laurance64.42x
1022Laven626.28x
1023Layfield66.40x
1024Leake62.84x
1025Leay644.81x
1026Lemmon66.44x
1027Lenty674.35x
1028Locker64.67x
1029Macalpine664.72x
1030Macnab612.90x
1031Malkin63.56x
1032Maslen65.57x
1033Mccall620.68x
1034Mcgrath67.39x
1035Mcintosh611.50x
1036Mclaughlin614.50x
1037Mcnee6206.19x
1038Meacock68.63x
1039Melia64.86x
1040Morrisey69.71x
1041Mort62.42x
1042Moyle62.42x
1043Mulligan62.09x
1044Mullis66.06x
1045Munay657.31x
1046Munford67.94x
1047Mylett650.68x
1048Newhouse610.82x
1049Niblock623.00x
1050Nicholl62.23x
1051Obrine638.84x
1052Oldman68.48x
1053Parkhill623.62x
1054Parrow6233.46x
1055Pender63.59x
1056Poland66.77x
1057Pulham67.01x
1058Quirk62.45x
1059Rafter618.02x
1060Railton64.42x
1061Rainford64.03x
1062Readhead619.31x
1063Reardon62.66x
1064Rielly68.09x
1065Roffey64.67x
1066Rowson63.24x
1067Salthouse68.24x
1068Salvidge627.97x
1069Saunby638.84x
1070Sayle65.77x
1071Shakespere634.97x
1072Sheet620.09x
1073Sherridan622.56x
1074Shirlock627.52x
1075Sixsmith66.98x
1076Sproston66.08x
1077Staveley67.08x
1078Stavely617.05x
1079Steenson6134.53x
1080Stredder646.01x
1081Taggart63.09x
1082Thaw626.48x
1083Thomasson66.43x
1084Timmings631.22x
1085Toman624.79x
1086Toney626.89x
1087Tonge61.83x
1088Travers62.33x
1089Vahey6112.78x
1090Waterson62.79x
1091Watterson63.60x
1092Welfare67.62x
1093Wilner6134.53x
1094Wrench63.50x
1095Ackerley56.70x
1096Aldus551.12x
1097Barwell53.14x
1098Bather59.78x
1099Beazley54.85x
1100Bebington520.37x