Surnames
UK surnames
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Pemberton | 3,803 | 5,590 |
| 1202 | Larkin | 2,685 | 5,587 |
| 1203 | Hare | 4,634 | 5,584 |
| 1204 | Gates | 4,641 | 5,573 |
| 1205 | Hampton | 4,577 | 5,568 |
| 1206 | Beresford | 2,196 | 5,566 |
| 1207 | Hoyle | 6,905 | 5,564 |
| 1208 | Bloomfield | 3,798 | 5,562 |
| 1209 | Hayden | 2,339 | 5,551 |
| 1210 | Weller | 4,312 | 5,546 |
| 1211 | Greenhalgh | 6,131 | 5,540 |
| 1212 | Blyth | 4,714 | 5,536 |
| 1213 | Qureshi | 0 | 5,536 |
| 1214 | Shearer | 3,868 | 5,525 |
| 1215 | Hawes | 3,713 | 5,524 |
| 1216 | Major | 4,020 | 5,521 |
| 1217 | Swann | 3,271 | 5,519 |
| 1218 | Neil | 3,971 | 5,512 |
| 1219 | Pereira | 94 | 5,512 |
| 1220 | Fenwick | 3,921 | 5,504 |
| 1221 | Waugh | 4,082 | 5,501 |
| 1222 | Harries | 5,647 | 5,497 |
| 1223 | Downie | 3,521 | 5,492 |
| 1224 | Lynn | 2,621 | 5,463 |
| 1225 | House | 3,897 | 5,455 |
| 1226 | Brooke | 4,465 | 5,454 |
| 1227 | Calder | 4,207 | 5,454 |
| 1228 | Crompton | 5,035 | 5,450 |
| 1229 | Salt | 4,449 | 5,449 |
| 1230 | Gilchrist | 4,446 | 5,446 |
| 1231 | Alam | 5 | 5,443 |
| 1232 | Baillie | 3,121 | 5,438 |
| 1233 | Alderson | 4,152 | 5,437 |
| 1234 | Hume | 4,280 | 5,432 |
| 1235 | Eccles | 4,772 | 5,430 |
| 1236 | France | 4,551 | 5,427 |
| 1237 | Pye | 4,319 | 5,425 |
| 1238 | Hopkinson | 4,891 | 5,418 |
| 1239 | Pilkington | 5,370 | 5,409 |
| 1240 | Rothwell | 5,489 | 5,404 |
| 1241 | Wylie | 3,495 | 5,401 |
| 1242 | Hedges | 3,422 | 5,397 |
| 1243 | Hastings | 3,809 | 5,390 |
| 1244 | Neville | 3,546 | 5,383 |
| 1245 | Michael | 1,610 | 5,382 |
| 1246 | Cummins | 2,553 | 5,381 |
| 1247 | Wilkie | 4,293 | 5,379 |
| 1248 | Cave | 4,298 | 5,378 |
| 1249 | Cowell | 3,982 | 5,378 |
| 1250 | Dhillon | 0 | 5,378 |
| 1251 | Selby | 3,580 | 5,372 |
| 1252 | Atkin | 3,994 | 5,371 |
| 1253 | Bowler | 3,653 | 5,369 |
| 1254 | Beasley | 3,245 | 5,363 |
| 1255 | Dunbar | 3,446 | 5,360 |
| 1256 | Macmillan | 971 | 5,360 |
| 1257 | Mehta | 0 | 5,356 |
| 1258 | Goode | 3,872 | 5,353 |
| 1259 | Court | 3,820 | 5,347 |
| 1260 | Hales | 4,292 | 5,345 |
| 1261 | Gore | 3,371 | 5,341 |
| 1262 | Hague | 4,719 | 5,338 |
| 1263 | Haslam | 4,560 | 5,327 |
| 1264 | Hardie | 3,925 | 5,319 |
| 1265 | Charlesworth | 3,864 | 5,318 |
| 1266 | Wicks | 4,203 | 5,316 |
| 1267 | Mansell | 3,458 | 5,313 |
| 1268 | Cutler | 3,728 | 5,312 |
| 1269 | Pringle | 4,751 | 5,309 |
| 1270 | Doughty | 3,807 | 5,307 |
| 1271 | Churchill | 3,526 | 5,306 |
| 1272 | Mcdonagh | 396 | 5,305 |
| 1273 | Jefferies | 3,300 | 5,296 |
| 1274 | Redfern | 4,170 | 5,296 |
| 1275 | Wynne | 2,879 | 5,292 |
| 1276 | Geddes | 3,615 | 5,287 |
| 1277 | Pierce | 4,402 | 5,287 |
| 1278 | Shannon | 2,314 | 5,286 |
| 1279 | Purcell | 2,083 | 5,282 |
| 1280 | Kitchen | 5,115 | 5,281 |
| 1281 | Leighton | 3,221 | 5,278 |
| 1282 | Cobb | 4,259 | 5,275 |
| 1283 | Garland | 3,933 | 5,273 |
| 1284 | Waldron | 2,615 | 5,273 |
| 1285 | Hearn | 3,961 | 5,267 |
| 1286 | Gerrard | 3,826 | 5,265 |
| 1287 | Carrington | 3,134 | 5,253 |
| 1288 | Brooker | 3,612 | 5,249 |
| 1289 | Burrell | 3,887 | 5,249 |
| 1290 | Rolfe | 3,882 | 5,220 |
| 1291 | Ferris | 2,949 | 5,219 |
| 1292 | Whalley | 4,728 | 5,219 |
| 1293 | Hallett | 3,647 | 5,216 |
| 1294 | Henson | 3,502 | 5,216 |
| 1295 | Alcock | 4,334 | 5,212 |
| 1296 | Fulton | 3,796 | 5,211 |
| 1297 | Machin | 2,998 | 5,198 |
| 1298 | Waring | 3,768 | 5,198 |
| 1299 | Falconer | 3,590 | 5,195 |
| 1300 | Mccall | 3,305 | 5,192 |