Surnames
UK surnames beginning with A
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson | 59,265 | 88,616 |
| 2 | Allen | 56,290 | 83,171 |
| 3 | Ali | 14 | 67,935 |
| 4 | Ahmed | 6 | 67,405 |
| 5 | Adams | 43,950 | 62,896 |
| 6 | Andrews | 28,636 | 41,527 |
| 7 | Atkinson | 29,154 | 38,242 |
| 8 | Armstrong | 22,891 | 37,562 |
| 9 | Akhtar | 0 | 26,151 |
| 10 | Allan | 18,828 | 25,609 |
| 11 | Alexander | 15,837 | 25,161 |
| 12 | Austin | 14,588 | 22,901 |
| 13 | Arnold | 16,054 | 22,756 |
| 14 | Abbott | 13,211 | 17,669 |
| 15 | Ashton | 14,675 | 17,422 |
| 16 | Archer | 12,355 | 16,428 |
| 17 | Atkins | 11,186 | 15,784 |
| 18 | Allison | 8,522 | 13,089 |
| 19 | Ahmad | 1 | 12,479 |
| 20 | Aitken | 7,962 | 10,646 |
| 21 | Adamson | 7,931 | 10,282 |
| 22 | Andrew | 9,483 | 9,932 |
| 23 | Ashworth | 11,942 | 9,067 |
| 24 | Aldridge | 5,787 | 8,582 |
| 25 | Adam | 5,145 | 8,407 |
| 26 | Armitage | 7,647 | 8,193 |
| 27 | Atherton | 5,404 | 8,036 |
| 28 | Arthur | 6,398 | 8,017 |
| 29 | Ashley | 4,991 | 7,669 |
| 30 | Appleby | 4,886 | 7,624 |
| 31 | Amin | 2 | 7,216 |
| 32 | Aston | 4,957 | 7,209 |
| 33 | Ayres | 4,164 | 7,116 |
| 34 | Amos | 4,929 | 6,955 |
| 35 | Anthony | 3,465 | 6,813 |
| 36 | Ashby | 5,027 | 6,574 |
| 37 | Aslam | 1 | 6,558 |
| 38 | Addison | 4,162 | 6,542 |
| 39 | Ashcroft | 4,008 | 6,403 |
| 40 | Appleton | 4,692 | 6,391 |
| 41 | Avery | 5,002 | 6,269 |
| 42 | Ainsworth | 5,936 | 6,260 |
| 43 | Ash | 4,883 | 6,188 |
| 44 | Aziz | 0 | 6,176 |
| 45 | Abraham | 2,933 | 5,751 |
| 46 | Alam | 5 | 5,443 |
| 47 | Alderson | 4,152 | 5,437 |
| 48 | Atkin | 3,994 | 5,371 |
| 49 | Alcock | 4,334 | 5,212 |
| 50 | Angus | 4,299 | 5,182 |
| 51 | Ashraf | 0 | 5,046 |
| 52 | Askew | 3,381 | 4,866 |
| 53 | Ansell | 3,462 | 4,759 |
| 54 | Akram | 0 | 4,750 |
| 55 | Abbas | 2 | 4,630 |
| 56 | Aspinall | 4,111 | 4,629 |
| 57 | Attwood | 2,971 | 4,471 |
| 58 | Anwar | 0 | 4,464 |
| 59 | Almond | 3,717 | 4,258 |
| 60 | Ashford | 2,954 | 4,109 |
| 61 | Afzal | 0 | 4,099 |
| 62 | Ambrose | 2,641 | 3,872 |
| 63 | Anderton | 3,550 | 3,740 |
| 64 | Agnew | 1,645 | 3,731 |
| 65 | Archibald | 2,623 | 3,707 |
| 66 | Allsopp | 1,229 | 3,658 |
| 67 | Arrowsmith | 2,306 | 3,652 |
| 68 | Aitchison | 2,130 | 3,613 |
| 69 | Allsop | 3,077 | 3,544 |
| 70 | Arif | 0 | 3,491 |
| 71 | Arshad | 0 | 3,450 |
| 72 | Aldred | 2,578 | 3,435 |
| 73 | Alford | 2,534 | 3,398 |
| 74 | Ashmore | 2,239 | 3,390 |
| 75 | Arnott | 2,518 | 3,343 |
| 76 | Ashman | 1,934 | 3,268 |
| 77 | Allcock | 3,220 | 3,249 |
| 78 | Adcock | 2,948 | 3,198 |
| 79 | Abdi | 0 | 2,959 |
| 80 | Abrahams | 2,249 | 2,930 |
| 81 | Appleyard | 2,738 | 2,924 |
| 82 | Azam | 0 | 2,924 |
| 83 | Abdullah | 1 | 2,874 |
| 84 | Alder | 2,136 | 2,856 |
| 85 | Abel | 1,916 | 2,806 |
| 86 | Ayling | 2,158 | 2,751 |
| 87 | Ayre | 1,673 | 2,727 |
| 88 | Asghar | 0 | 2,707 |
| 89 | Airey | 2,266 | 2,557 |
| 90 | Astley | 1,982 | 2,471 |
| 91 | Angell | 1,147 | 2,463 |
| 92 | Acton | 1,729 | 2,459 |
| 93 | Akhter | 0 | 2,449 |
| 94 | Ambler | 2,647 | 2,434 |
| 95 | Akbar | 0 | 2,420 |
| 96 | Ackroyd | 2,802 | 2,393 |
| 97 | Armour | 1,883 | 2,351 |
| 98 | Allman | 1,410 | 2,328 |
| 99 | Asquith | 1,753 | 2,262 |
| 100 | Adair | 920 | 2,261 |