Surnames

UK surnames beginning with A

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1401	Andison	86	77
1402	Angold	88	77
1403	Adcroft	118	75
1404	Addiscott	65	75
1405	Alesbrook	29	74
1406	Alflatt	37	74
1407	Allbrook	67	74
1408	Agent	107	73
1409	Ansty	126	73
1410	Armond	60	73
1411	Armston	59	73
1412	Aukland	89	73
1413	Alstead	75	71
1414	Adderson	130	70
1415	Ashling	139	70
1416	Avard	145	70
1417	Airley	98	69
1418	Ayer	125	69
1419	Allistone	69	68
1420	Ancrum	104	68
1421	Aske	44	68
1422	Arnup	79	67
1423	Agnes	41	66
1424	Avins	75	66
1425	Achurch	98	65
1426	Archibold	55	65
1427	Artiss	34	65
1428	Armstong	40	64
1429	Askell	62	64
1430	Audas	71	64
1431	Aldhous	57	63
1432	Apperly	102	63
1433	Avern	70	63
1434	Alce	68	62
1435	Atcherley	66	62
1436	Aikin	111	61
1437	Amsden	75	60
1438	Avann	61	60
1439	Ackling	64	59
1440	Alland	57	59
1441	Aspinal	116	59
1442	Artherton	68	58
1443	Ashbury	187	58
1444	Adames	151	56
1445	Adye	83	56
1446	Allway	86	56
1447	Armshaw	40	56
1448	Aylard	89	56
1449	Abby	117	55
1450	Aucock	79	55
1451	Allnatt	99	54
1452	Asten	139	54
1453	Alles	9	53
1454	Asken	84	53
1455	Akenhead	107	52
1456	Arculus	66	52
1457	Arthy	113	52
1458	Alleston	54	51
1459	Agland	101	50
1460	Allenson	70	50
1461	Aller	32	50
1462	Applebaum	4	49
1463	Ashmall	41	49
1464	Adwick	65	48
1465	Alkin	84	47
1466	Austins	93	47
1467	Amith	1	46
1468	Attack	72	46
1469	Allworth	57	43
1470	Arey	61	43
1471	Atty	58	42
1472	Auster	40	42
1473	Arnsby	137	41
1474	Argall	93	40
1475	Argile	95	39
1476	Allee	113	37
1477	Alport	97	37
1478	Agan	67	36
1479	Amas	29	36
1480	Arkins	8	36
1481	Alsopp	206	35
1482	Ayden	36	35
1483	Appleson	8	34
1484	Abbett	49	33
1485	Allason	43	33
1486	Attkins	120	32
1487	Aitchinson	97	31
1488	Andreson	13	30
1489	Alborn	52	29
1490	Annie	12	29
1491	Annies	11	29
1492	Aster	72	29
1493	Aubery	99	29
1494	Airy	100	28
1495	Arther	109	27
1496	Amsbury	28	26
1497	Arkinson	11	26
1498	Aldrick	55	25
1499	Alson	47	24
1500	Allewell	11	22