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1881 census place

Harpenden surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Harpenden, Hertfordshire 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

164 surnames are listed for Harpenden, Hertfordshire, covering 1,195 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Varnham, with 4 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Harpenden

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
101Varnham4273.97x
102Warde4160.64x
103Allin343.10x
104Baulk3329.67x
105Boutwood3500.00x
106Brasier383.57x
107Bruin3200.00x
108Ealing3300.00x
109Flight356.60x
110Ginger353.19x
111Jinkinson3361.45x
112Kidman348.54x
113Pott342.98x
114Bandy247.85x
115Brackley237.81x
116Bram2571.43x
117Brash236.90x
118Brothers233.84x
119Charrington2116.96x
120Cornley2454.55x
121Darbon2408.16x
122Gatward251.02x
123Glenister238.24x
124Grimsdale290.09x
125Hanscombe2176.99x
126Lowin2151.52x
127Missenden2263.16x
128Prat2217.39x
129Pulman241.07x
130Roadnight2116.28x
131Spivey229.41x
132Tookey250.13x
133Toyer298.52x
134Witting2317.46x
135Woolmer240.24x
136Andersson1175.44x
137Basley151.55x
138Bracy190.91x
139Brinkler1106.38x
140Callcott182.64x
141Campkin135.59x
142Coxe1169.49x
143Gask170.42x
144Hannell164.10x
145Henner1238.10x
146Hunn123.42x
147Huson131.35x
148Ilott135.71x
149Isaacson128.25x
150Jeeves117.45x
151Males126.67x
152Minor141.84x
153Pippett1117.65x
154Poney1250.00x
155Pullman133.44x
156Roscorla1144.93x
157Sapwell1114.94x
158Sawbridge134.36x
159Seels1166.67x
160Shelford136.50x
161Silsby165.36x
162Teakle166.23x
163Twidle199.01x
164Weed149.02x