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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Abreu | 0 | 686 |
| 302 | Adu | 0 | 684 |
| 303 | Asamoah | 0 | 682 |
| 304 | Amoah | 0 | 678 |
| 305 | Alvey | 510 | 672 |
| 306 | Atwell | 633 | 663 |
| 307 | Alker | 558 | 657 |
| 308 | Aldrich | 485 | 655 |
| 309 | Astin | 868 | 653 |
| 310 | Arkwright | 705 | 651 |
| 311 | Abbs | 527 | 649 |
| 312 | Agius | 5 | 646 |
| 313 | Ashwood | 379 | 637 |
| 314 | Auckland | 423 | 637 |
| 315 | Armitt | 294 | 635 |
| 316 | Attard | 3 | 635 |
| 317 | Allardyce | 298 | 634 |
| 318 | Afolabi | 0 | 632 |
| 319 | Attewell | 473 | 630 |
| 320 | Aldis | 553 | 629 |
| 321 | Alabi | 0 | 627 |
| 322 | Adnan | 0 | 626 |
| 323 | Agrawal | 0 | 626 |
| 324 | Arbon | 308 | 624 |
| 325 | Adamczyk | 0 | 623 |
| 326 | Anning | 509 | 622 |
| 327 | Aves | 508 | 620 |
| 328 | Aikman | 622 | 594 |
| 329 | Andre | 80 | 594 |
| 330 | Abubakar | 0 | 593 |
| 331 | Arkley | 316 | 593 |
| 332 | Athey | 356 | 592 |
| 333 | Atterbury | 311 | 589 |
| 334 | Ainge | 408 | 585 |
| 335 | Atack | 434 | 583 |
| 336 | Aslett | 433 | 581 |
| 337 | Apperley | 335 | 579 |
| 338 | Asad | 0 | 578 |
| 339 | Araujo | 0 | 569 |
| 340 | Amies | 496 | 561 |
| 341 | Antoine | 38 | 560 |
| 342 | Alison | 543 | 557 |
| 343 | Annable | 241 | 557 |
| 344 | Ashbrook | 266 | 557 |
| 345 | Amato | 23 | 556 |
| 346 | Amponsah | 0 | 556 |
| 347 | Arkle | 409 | 554 |
| 348 | Aveyard | 343 | 553 |
| 349 | Aitkenhead | 356 | 551 |
| 350 | Ayrton | 493 | 548 |
| 351 | Azim | 3 | 545 |
| 352 | Awad | 0 | 543 |
| 353 | Attree | 333 | 542 |
| 354 | Angove | 373 | 539 |
| 355 | Amis | 378 | 537 |
| 356 | Asim | 0 | 535 |
| 357 | Absalom | 356 | 534 |
| 358 | Acott | 321 | 534 |
| 359 | Allingham | 443 | 533 |
| 360 | Azzopardi | 1 | 532 |
| 361 | Azeem | 0 | 530 |
| 362 | Ardern | 633 | 522 |
| 363 | Antill | 385 | 518 |
| 364 | Aydin | 0 | 518 |
| 365 | Alex | 10 | 517 |
| 366 | Alcorn | 239 | 516 |
| 367 | Allwright | 359 | 516 |
| 368 | Alan | 64 | 515 |
| 369 | Andersson | 55 | 511 |
| 370 | Ashforth | 521 | 504 |
| 371 | Adesanya | 0 | 502 |
| 372 | Aucott | 149 | 501 |
| 373 | Abson | 344 | 499 |
| 374 | Averill | 272 | 498 |
| 375 | Adesina | 0 | 497 |
| 376 | Alexis | 1 | 493 |
| 377 | Ayles | 503 | 492 |
| 378 | Aggett | 346 | 491 |
| 379 | Arch | 553 | 490 |
| 380 | Amery | 575 | 488 |
| 381 | Acres | 329 | 487 |
| 382 | Armit | 248 | 487 |
| 383 | Ansah | 0 | 486 |
| 384 | Ashbridge | 236 | 486 |
| 385 | Aldworth | 229 | 484 |
| 386 | Auton | 318 | 484 |
| 387 | Ajmal | 0 | 482 |
| 388 | Ayaz | 0 | 482 |
| 389 | Addicott | 414 | 481 |
| 390 | Arnot | 928 | 480 |
| 391 | Azizi | 0 | 480 |
| 392 | Au | 0 | 479 |
| 393 | Agha | 0 | 478 |
| 394 | Audsley | 330 | 478 |
| 395 | Ahuja | 0 | 475 |
| 396 | Albone | 265 | 475 |
| 397 | Agate | 496 | 474 |
| 398 | Amiri | 0 | 474 |
| 399 | Ascroft | 428 | 473 |
| 400 | Axtell | 368 | 471 |