1881 census place
Luton surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Luton, Bedfordshire 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
1,118 surnames are listed for Luton, Bedfordshire, covering 15,596 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Hickford, with 1 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Luton
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Hickford | 1 | 3.78x |
| 1002 | Hickingbottom | 1 | 9.45x |
| 1003 | Higdon | 1 | 8.06x |
| 1004 | Hilsden | 1 | 8.35x |
| 1005 | Hilson | 1 | 3.74x |
| 1006 | Hipgrave | 1 | 11.44x |
| 1007 | Holdham | 1 | 13.77x |
| 1008 | Honor | 1 | 5.34x |
| 1009 | Honour | 1 | 2.40x |
| 1010 | Hows | 1 | 5.58x |
| 1011 | Hudon | 1 | 47.62x |
| 1012 | Humm | 1 | 2.95x |
| 1013 | Hurwood | 1 | 16.34x |
| 1014 | Ilott | 1 | 4.19x |
| 1015 | Ingrey | 1 | 3.96x |
| 1016 | Inward | 1 | 8.73x |
| 1017 | Jaycock | 1 | 8.80x |
| 1018 | Kempston | 1 | 16.58x |
| 1019 | Kench | 1 | 3.21x |
| 1020 | Kendrew | 1 | 3.13x |
| 1021 | Ketcher | 1 | 9.07x |
| 1022 | Kilton | 1 | 42.37x |
| 1023 | Kingswell | 1 | 2.72x |
| 1024 | Koch | 1 | 6.77x |
| 1025 | Lathbury | 1 | 5.99x |
| 1026 | Lebas | 1 | 10.49x |
| 1027 | Lidgett | 1 | 4.50x |
| 1028 | Liggett | 1 | 10.12x |
| 1029 | Liney | 1 | 6.15x |
| 1030 | Lipton | 1 | 12.56x |
| 1031 | Lissaman | 1 | 6.81x |
| 1032 | Lovesay | 1 | 8.41x |
| 1033 | Lowings | 1 | 9.37x |
| 1034 | Macdonagh | 1 | 384.62x |
| 1035 | Maddey | 1 | 142.86x |
| 1036 | Maddy | 1 | 6.02x |
| 1037 | Maier | 1 | 38.17x |
| 1038 | Mailer | 1 | 3.15x |
| 1039 | Makepiece | 1 | 8.23x |
| 1040 | Mathes | 1 | 31.75x |
| 1041 | Matten | 1 | 19.72x |
| 1042 | Mayling | 1 | 15.46x |
| 1043 | Meachem | 1 | 11.44x |
| 1044 | Meacock | 1 | 2.82x |
| 1045 | Medway | 1 | 3.85x |
| 1046 | Mickleburgh | 1 | 5.04x |
| 1047 | Milles | 1 | 9.37x |
| 1048 | Millson | 1 | 2.72x |
| 1049 | Minnis | 1 | 6.39x |
| 1050 | Moton | 1 | 126.58x |
| 1051 | Mustill | 1 | 11.56x |
| 1052 | Neumann | 1 | 24.88x |
| 1053 | Newens | 1 | 13.30x |
| 1054 | Newsom | 1 | 4.04x |
| 1055 | Noah | 1 | 6.89x |
| 1056 | Paish | 1 | 7.63x |
| 1057 | Pellett | 1 | 4.27x |
| 1058 | Pepperdine | 1 | 5.78x |
| 1059 | Peppiatt | 1 | 7.06x |
| 1060 | Pettingale | 1 | 11.79x |
| 1061 | Philpotts | 1 | 3.63x |
| 1062 | Picket | 1 | 5.69x |
| 1063 | Pipkin | 1 | 5.66x |
| 1064 | Plastow | 1 | 6.08x |
| 1065 | Plested | 1 | 4.14x |
| 1066 | Polton | 1 | 11.10x |
| 1067 | Potten | 1 | 5.39x |
| 1068 | Presland | 1 | 2.98x |
| 1069 | Pull | 1 | 5.34x |
| 1070 | Purden | 1 | 7.67x |
| 1071 | Putnam | 1 | 4.59x |
| 1072 | Radwell | 1 | 4.67x |
| 1073 | Raffle | 1 | 8.29x |
| 1074 | Reeson | 1 | 3.93x |
| 1075 | Rick | 1 | 4.16x |
| 1076 | Rickson | 1 | 7.43x |
| 1077 | Rolley | 1 | 5.25x |
| 1078 | Roser | 1 | 3.73x |
| 1079 | Roth | 1 | 6.89x |
| 1080 | Rowney | 1 | 3.48x |
| 1081 | Rutt | 1 | 4.24x |
| 1082 | Rylett | 1 | 13.46x |
| 1083 | Samms | 1 | 11.00x |
| 1084 | Seare | 1 | 13.00x |
| 1085 | Searles | 1 | 2.34x |
| 1086 | Selsby | 1 | 8.41x |
| 1087 | Sewart | 1 | 9.53x |
| 1088 | Shillinglaw | 1 | 5.87x |
| 1089 | Silsby | 1 | 7.67x |
| 1090 | Slader | 1 | 5.52x |
| 1091 | Slow | 1 | 2.98x |
| 1092 | Spurdens | 1 | 21.60x |
| 1093 | Stanier | 1 | 3.12x |
| 1094 | Stanmore | 1 | 5.13x |
| 1095 | Stapylton | 1 | 12.85x |
| 1096 | Starsmore | 1 | 6.54x |
| 1097 | Stean | 1 | 10.79x |
| 1098 | Steff | 1 | 20.08x |
| 1099 | Stickley | 1 | 2.54x |
| 1100 | Stilton | 1 | 12.85x |