1881 census place

Watford surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Watford, 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

995 surnames are listed for Watford, Hertfordshire, covering 5,307 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Gorringe, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Watford

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
401	Gorringe	3	0.020%	11.99x
402	Graddon	3	0.020%	46.44x
403	Grimsdell	3	0.020%	94.34x
404	Gristwood	3	0.020%	27.55x
405	Haggerty	3	0.020%	10.39x
406	Hardwicke	3	0.020%	21.96x
407	Hatt	3	0.020%	8.96x
408	Hazlewood	3	0.020%	8.50x
409	Heel	3	0.020%	29.82x
410	Holdham	3	0.020%	69.28x
411	Hubbert	3	0.020%	21.23x
412	Huey	3	0.020%	136.99x
413	Hunn	3	0.020%	13.83x
414	Hynard	3	0.020%	43.92x
415	Knowlden	3	0.020%	43.60x
416	Maxey	3	0.020%	19.06x
417	Moulden	3	0.020%	15.47x
418	Mynott	3	0.020%	15.98x
419	Oatley	3	0.020%	15.47x
420	Olney	3	0.020%	9.18x
421	Peglar	3	0.020%	23.79x
422	Philpin	3	0.020%	44.25x
423	Pinkard	3	0.020%	53.29x
424	Plumer	3	0.020%	26.27x
425	Readhead	3	0.020%	31.81x
426	Roddis	3	0.020%	10.41x
427	Runnalls	3	0.020%	28.76x
428	Saunderson	3	0.020%	8.28x
429	Stradling	3	0.020%	15.11x
430	Sturman	3	0.020%	8.64x
431	Tappin	3	0.020%	37.13x
432	Tiplady	3	0.020%	7.88x
433	Tofield	3	0.020%	23.68x
434	Wemyss	3	0.020%	13.87x
435	Winser	3	0.020%	17.07x
436	Worman	3	0.020%	18.81x
437	Airton	2	0.010%	25.58x
438	Anstee	2	0.010%	10.51x
439	Atherley	2	0.010%	18.26x
440	Auty	2	0.010%	3.82x
441	Bachelor	2	0.010%	8.90x
442	Bagworth	2	0.010%	43.10x
443	Bassil	2	0.010%	38.02x
444	Batchlor	2	0.010%	22.17x
445	Belling	2	0.010%	28.41x
446	Biggin	2	0.010%	5.07x
447	Blackaller	2	0.010%	45.15x
448	Bligh	2	0.010%	7.57x
449	Block	2	0.010%	6.45x
450	Bluett	2	0.010%	13.96x
451	Brickham	2	0.010%	132.45x
452	Briddon	2	0.010%	11.59x
453	Bugler	2	0.010%	11.95x
454	Caffell	2	0.010%	72.46x
455	Caselton	2	0.010%	30.72x
456	Clisby	2	0.010%	23.70x
457	Clode	2	0.010%	13.51x
458	Cockin	2	0.010%	11.12x
459	Cocklin	2	0.010%	13.10x
460	Coldman	2	0.010%	21.81x
461	Commins	2	0.010%	12.79x
462	Cushion	2	0.010%	9.76x
463	Divers	2	0.010%	12.58x
464	Dollimore	2	0.010%	23.84x
465	Dorkin	2	0.010%	27.40x
466	Druitt	2	0.010%	27.03x
467	Edey	2	0.010%	15.29x
468	Ellingham	2	0.010%	7.93x
469	Farndell	2	0.010%	26.46x
470	Feist	2	0.010%	21.55x
471	Felmingham	2	0.010%	44.64x
472	Fenson	2	0.010%	29.07x
473	Garnor	2	0.010%	294.12x
474	Giddens	2	0.010%	13.37x
475	Girton	2	0.010%	49.14x
476	Goatley	2	0.010%	19.98x
477	Godfery	2	0.010%	50.51x
478	Goldfinch	2	0.010%	7.09x
479	Guilder	2	0.010%	49.14x
480	Hailey	2	0.010%	7.81x
481	Hargest	2	0.010%	17.12x
482	Helsby	2	0.010%	6.90x
483	Hence	2	0.010%	59.00x
484	Hilsden	2	0.010%	28.01x
485	Hostler	2	0.010%	19.47x
486	Hounsell	2	0.010%	7.52x
487	Kebble	2	0.010%	40.40x
488	Kilshaw	2	0.010%	9.64x
489	Lansley	2	0.010%	9.59x
490	Leverton	2	0.010%	7.08x
491	Lewer	2	0.010%	15.79x
492	Lintern	2	0.010%	8.34x
493	Ludgate	2	0.010%	10.20x
494	Lyster	2	0.010%	26.28x
495	Maddin	2	0.010%	28.21x
496	Mayell	2	0.010%	14.87x
497	Mcleod	2	0.010%	7.75x
498	Meacher	2	0.010%	18.45x
499	Mellard	2	0.010%	38.02x
500	Michel	2	0.010%	14.93x