1881 census place

Blaby surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Blaby, Leicestershire 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

46 surnames are listed for Blaby, Leicestershire, covering 371 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Dalby, with 34 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Blaby

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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Dalby	34	2.61%	321.97x
2	Rest	31	2.38%	7948.72x
3	Brett	25	1.92%	100.97x
4	Rudkin	19	1.46%	368.93x
5	Vann	19	1.46%	652.92x
6	Orton	17	1.30%	138.78x
7	Bowns	15	1.15%	2027.03x
8	Bruin	15	1.15%	2343.75x
9	Copson	14	1.07%	445.86x
10	Swanwick	12	0.920%	677.97x
11	Kilby	11	0.840%	149.86x
12	Pegg	11	0.840%	85.94x
13	Greet	9	0.690%	459.18x
14	Halford	9	0.690%	92.69x
15	Leeson	8	0.610%	105.82x
16	Freer	7	0.540%	97.22x
17	Kenney	7	0.540%	97.49x
18	Larrad	7	0.540%	1590.91x
19	Spriggs	7	0.540%	108.02x
20	Stretton	7	0.540%	118.64x
21	Vice	7	0.540%	1093.75x
22	Darnell	6	0.460%	161.29x
23	Freestone	6	0.460%	107.14x
24	Jacomb	5	0.380%	1190.48x
25	Joice	5	0.380%	190.11x
26	Stanyon	5	0.380%	375.94x
27	Barons	4	0.310%	1111.11x
28	Brewin	4	0.310%	85.29x
29	Hillery	4	0.310%	519.48x
30	Iliffe	4	0.310%	128.62x
31	Jarratt	4	0.310%	133.33x
32	Looms	4	0.310%	579.71x
33	Sole	4	0.310%	132.45x
34	Gumley	3	0.230%	576.92x
35	Henney	3	0.230%	164.84x
36	Pochin	3	0.230%	428.57x
37	Wayne	3	0.230%	222.22x
38	Briers	2	0.150%	81.30x
39	Burchnall	2	0.150%	400.00x
40	Cosby	2	0.150%	168.07x
41	Harby	2	0.150%	200.00x
42	Brookhouse	1	0.080%	96.15x
43	Colver	1	0.080%	117.65x
44	Cressy	1	0.080%	102.04x
45	Mattocks	1	0.080%	58.14x
46	Vesty	1	0.080%	136.99x