Surnames
UK surnames beginning with E
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 | Evans | 130,734 | 173,080 |
| 2 | Edwards | 83,319 | 119,645 |
| 3 | Ellis | 43,381 | 59,075 |
| 4 | Elliott | 25,315 | 41,022 |
| 5 | Eaton | 8,377 | 11,380 |
| 6 | Emery | 6,540 | 9,040 |
| 7 | England | 6,130 | 8,714 |
| 8 | English | 5,591 | 8,611 |
| 9 | Ellison | 6,264 | 7,762 |
| 10 | Edge | 5,166 | 7,716 |
| 11 | Eastwood | 7,069 | 7,095 |
| 12 | Edgar | 4,608 | 6,932 |
| 13 | Egan | 2,487 | 6,849 |
| 14 | Easton | 4,554 | 6,793 |
| 15 | Everett | 5,381 | 6,684 |
| 16 | Edmonds | 5,669 | 6,604 |
| 17 | East | 4,654 | 5,806 |
| 18 | Earl | 3,914 | 5,590 |
| 19 | Eccles | 4,772 | 5,430 |
| 20 | Edmunds | 3,918 | 5,162 |
| 21 | Eyre | 3,587 | 5,102 |
| 22 | Elliot | 7,636 | 4,913 |
| 23 | Eden | 3,042 | 4,267 |
| 24 | Edmondson | 3,459 | 4,225 |
| 25 | Elder | 3,182 | 4,206 |
| 26 | Everitt | 2,517 | 4,121 |
| 27 | Eldridge | 3,271 | 4,032 |
| 28 | Emmerson | 2,959 | 4,025 |
| 29 | Entwistle | 5,210 | 3,663 |
| 30 | Ewing | 2,773 | 3,327 |
| 31 | Earnshaw | 3,698 | 3,279 |
| 32 | Etherington | 2,255 | 3,229 |
| 33 | Elson | 1,882 | 3,109 |
| 34 | Emmett | 2,511 | 2,960 |
| 35 | Emerson | 2,073 | 2,944 |
| 36 | Eley | 1,855 | 2,937 |
| 37 | Etheridge | 1,777 | 2,857 |
| 38 | Eames | 2,061 | 2,844 |
| 39 | Erskine | 1,853 | 2,570 |
| 40 | Errington | 1,671 | 2,539 |
| 41 | Ennis | 795 | 2,468 |
| 42 | Ellwood | 1,666 | 2,451 |
| 43 | Eccleston | 1,500 | 2,445 |
| 44 | Eagle | 1,657 | 2,321 |
| 45 | Earle | 1,863 | 2,296 |
| 46 | Elvin | 1,057 | 2,192 |
| 47 | Ewen | 1,273 | 2,183 |
| 48 | Eaves | 1,633 | 2,135 |
| 49 | Elston | 1,447 | 2,121 |
| 50 | Egerton | 1,468 | 2,077 |
| 51 | Ewart | 1,692 | 2,044 |
| 52 | Eardley | 1,127 | 1,939 |
| 53 | Eddy | 1,788 | 1,909 |
| 54 | Exley | 1,422 | 1,891 |
| 55 | Elias | 978 | 1,872 |
| 56 | Eales | 1,510 | 1,861 |
| 57 | Eades | 1,527 | 1,850 |
| 58 | Elms | 1,140 | 1,843 |
| 59 | Ede | 1,629 | 1,808 |
| 60 | Eadie | 1,417 | 1,774 |
| 61 | Eason | 1,271 | 1,773 |
| 62 | Earley | 619 | 1,744 |
| 63 | Eggleton | 1,179 | 1,742 |
| 64 | Eckersley | 1,874 | 1,727 |
| 65 | Eves | 1,254 | 1,692 |
| 66 | Ely | 1,572 | 1,687 |
| 67 | Emms | 1,129 | 1,675 |
| 68 | Elkins | 1,159 | 1,603 |
| 69 | Eyles | 1,386 | 1,583 |
| 70 | Elwell | 854 | 1,577 |
| 71 | Eastham | 1,530 | 1,561 |
| 72 | Elsey | 920 | 1,558 |
| 73 | Edward | 2,791 | 1,551 |
| 74 | Easter | 1,215 | 1,534 |
| 75 | Essex | 957 | 1,510 |
| 76 | Eade | 1,445 | 1,494 |
| 77 | Everson | 976 | 1,482 |
| 78 | Embleton | 861 | 1,445 |
| 79 | Edmond | 1,007 | 1,410 |
| 80 | Elton | 1,204 | 1,368 |
| 81 | Edney | 1,096 | 1,357 |
| 82 | Enright | 278 | 1,354 |
| 83 | Else | 992 | 1,345 |
| 84 | Everest | 1,024 | 1,345 |
| 85 | Eagles | 844 | 1,327 |
| 86 | Edgington | 828 | 1,318 |
| 87 | Eustace | 838 | 1,307 |
| 88 | Evison | 948 | 1,305 |
| 89 | Earp | 1,090 | 1,300 |
| 90 | Eve | 1,104 | 1,290 |
| 91 | Elsworth | 1,097 | 1,276 |
| 92 | Eveleigh | 817 | 1,260 |
| 93 | Elkington | 1,124 | 1,223 |
| 94 | Elmer | 1,019 | 1,200 |
| 95 | Emmanuel | 118 | 1,197 |
| 96 | Emanuel | 575 | 1,196 |
| 97 | Early | 1,109 | 1,186 |
| 98 | Elphick | 1,000 | 1,185 |
| 99 | Etchells | 1,163 | 1,183 |
| 100 | Eastman | 817 | 1,170 |