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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Agarwal | 0 | 1,034 |
| 202 | Akehurst | 784 | 1,034 |
| 203 | Axford | 732 | 1,032 |
| 204 | Alvarez | 31 | 1,030 |
| 205 | Abid | 0 | 1,006 |
| 206 | Adlington | 488 | 992 |
| 207 | Adjei | 0 | 991 |
| 208 | Asare | 0 | 976 |
| 209 | Askham | 582 | 974 |
| 210 | Aylott | 525 | 958 |
| 211 | Allaway | 537 | 956 |
| 212 | Ashe | 288 | 949 |
| 213 | Aherne | 62 | 946 |
| 214 | Abdullahi | 0 | 940 |
| 215 | Arden | 719 | 938 |
| 216 | Altaf | 0 | 930 |
| 217 | Abercrombie | 540 | 921 |
| 218 | Astill | 465 | 918 |
| 219 | Archbold | 707 | 917 |
| 220 | Ackland | 981 | 911 |
| 221 | Andersen | 167 | 907 |
| 222 | Abdalla | 0 | 898 |
| 223 | Amer | 302 | 895 |
| 224 | Annis | 490 | 885 |
| 225 | Aiken | 486 | 884 |
| 226 | Askey | 705 | 883 |
| 227 | Ahluwalia | 0 | 879 |
| 228 | Armes | 453 | 876 |
| 229 | Algar | 765 | 874 |
| 230 | Athwal | 0 | 873 |
| 231 | Ashfaq | 0 | 867 |
| 232 | Allerton | 690 | 865 |
| 233 | Amphlett | 403 | 863 |
| 234 | Adderley | 499 | 861 |
| 235 | Abell | 925 | 858 |
| 236 | Affleck | 697 | 857 |
| 237 | Arundel | 593 | 855 |
| 238 | Attrill | 541 | 854 |
| 239 | Arkell | 635 | 839 |
| 240 | Abbotts | 457 | 834 |
| 241 | Allington | 520 | 832 |
| 242 | Applegate | 554 | 815 |
| 243 | Asbury | 702 | 814 |
| 244 | Antony | 108 | 813 |
| 245 | Adkin | 636 | 811 |
| 246 | Allenby | 426 | 806 |
| 247 | Anstee | 363 | 806 |
| 248 | Ault | 702 | 806 |
| 249 | Aaron | 467 | 804 |
| 250 | Argyle | 500 | 804 |
| 251 | Arnett | 554 | 799 |
| 252 | Attridge | 440 | 799 |
| 253 | Annan | 424 | 797 |
| 254 | Aftab | 0 | 796 |
| 255 | Acheampong | 0 | 793 |
| 256 | Arnell | 376 | 793 |
| 257 | Attenborough | 620 | 793 |
| 258 | Aylett | 657 | 788 |
| 259 | Ackerley | 435 | 787 |
| 260 | Anton | 274 | 787 |
| 261 | Ackers | 535 | 785 |
| 262 | Alom | 0 | 780 |
| 263 | Aris | 409 | 779 |
| 264 | Avison | 433 | 778 |
| 265 | Arbuckle | 638 | 776 |
| 266 | Afsar | 0 | 775 |
| 267 | Ahsan | 0 | 774 |
| 268 | Albon | 390 | 774 |
| 269 | Adler | 180 | 772 |
| 270 | Akerman | 431 | 769 |
| 271 | Azhar | 0 | 768 |
| 272 | Allanson | 587 | 767 |
| 273 | Arscott | 600 | 767 |
| 274 | Anscombe | 634 | 764 |
| 275 | Attfield | 456 | 757 |
| 276 | Adie | 648 | 755 |
| 277 | Allmark | 297 | 748 |
| 278 | Antonio | 65 | 748 |
| 279 | Antwi | 0 | 743 |
| 280 | Allin | 678 | 742 |
| 281 | Alli | 21 | 739 |
| 282 | Alger | 675 | 734 |
| 283 | Annetts | 412 | 732 |
| 284 | Auger | 534 | 731 |
| 285 | Acharya | 0 | 727 |
| 286 | Aspey | 388 | 718 |
| 287 | Aden | 74 | 717 |
| 288 | Ashall | 428 | 715 |
| 289 | Alty | 550 | 714 |
| 290 | Addo | 0 | 713 |
| 291 | Arslan | 0 | 710 |
| 292 | Aslan | 4 | 708 |
| 293 | Augustine | 7 | 705 |
| 294 | Andreou | 0 | 704 |
| 295 | Agyemang | 0 | 699 |
| 296 | Armer | 373 | 699 |
| 297 | Afonso | 0 | 698 |
| 298 | Adan | 16 | 697 |
| 299 | Ahad | 0 | 695 |
| 300 | Allam | 378 | 689 |