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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Gannon | 1,299 | 3,763 |
| 1802 | Gooch | 2,622 | 3,763 |
| 1803 | Sparrow | 3,789 | 3,763 |
| 1804 | Steadman | 1,852 | 3,759 |
| 1805 | Povey | 1,810 | 3,758 |
| 1806 | New | 2,593 | 3,757 |
| 1807 | Mcphee | 1,975 | 3,756 |
| 1808 | Tudor | 2,009 | 3,756 |
| 1809 | Georgiou | 0 | 3,754 |
| 1810 | Broom | 3,699 | 3,751 |
| 1811 | Craddock | 2,513 | 3,750 |
| 1812 | March | 3,217 | 3,750 |
| 1813 | Waddell | 2,653 | 3,746 |
| 1814 | Linton | 2,492 | 3,744 |
| 1815 | Kitching | 1,736 | 3,742 |
| 1816 | Mee | 2,280 | 3,742 |
| 1817 | Anderton | 3,550 | 3,740 |
| 1818 | Cooney | 1,238 | 3,737 |
| 1819 | Latif | 0 | 3,737 |
| 1820 | Agnew | 1,645 | 3,731 |
| 1821 | Dix | 2,962 | 3,731 |
| 1822 | Farooq | 0 | 3,730 |
| 1823 | Kyle | 1,671 | 3,730 |
| 1824 | Matheson | 4,103 | 3,730 |
| 1825 | Ohare | 1,356 | 3,726 |
| 1826 | Pattinson | 2,680 | 3,723 |
| 1827 | Whittingham | 2,249 | 3,722 |
| 1828 | Chaudhry | 0 | 3,720 |
| 1829 | Cleaver | 2,537 | 3,720 |
| 1830 | Willetts | 1,677 | 3,720 |
| 1831 | Thacker | 2,176 | 3,718 |
| 1832 | Mundy | 2,220 | 3,717 |
| 1833 | Dow | 892 | 3,715 |
| 1834 | Collis | 3,089 | 3,714 |
| 1835 | Archibald | 2,623 | 3,707 |
| 1836 | Fearn | 2,240 | 3,706 |
| 1837 | Woodman | 3,289 | 3,706 |
| 1838 | Horrocks | 3,676 | 3,705 |
| 1839 | Solomon | 2,033 | 3,705 |
| 1840 | Omar | 6 | 3,704 |
| 1841 | Snape | 2,758 | 3,703 |
| 1842 | Rawson | 3,262 | 3,702 |
| 1843 | Wain | 2,525 | 3,701 |
| 1844 | Hutchins | 3,021 | 3,700 |
| 1845 | Smithson | 2,873 | 3,699 |
| 1846 | Livesey | 2,932 | 3,698 |
| 1847 | Gooding | 2,528 | 3,697 |
| 1848 | Penman | 1,965 | 3,695 |
| 1849 | Somerville | 2,533 | 3,694 |
| 1850 | Maclennan | 1,199 | 3,690 |
| 1851 | Flower | 2,918 | 3,683 |
| 1852 | Pascoe | 3,369 | 3,683 |
| 1853 | Langton | 2,376 | 3,682 |
| 1854 | Dyke | 2,954 | 3,675 |
| 1855 | Huggins | 2,514 | 3,673 |
| 1856 | Baron | 3,096 | 3,668 |
| 1857 | Child | 5,087 | 3,668 |
| 1858 | Mehmood | 0 | 3,666 |
| 1859 | Entwistle | 5,210 | 3,663 |
| 1860 | Hawley | 2,931 | 3,663 |
| 1861 | Poulton | 2,403 | 3,663 |
| 1862 | Morrow | 1,212 | 3,659 |
| 1863 | Allsopp | 1,229 | 3,658 |
| 1864 | Parrott | 3,402 | 3,653 |
| 1865 | Arrowsmith | 2,306 | 3,652 |
| 1866 | Leggett | 2,349 | 3,650 |
| 1867 | Cripps | 2,907 | 3,646 |
| 1868 | Nicolson | 3,475 | 3,640 |
| 1869 | Deane | 2,516 | 3,639 |
| 1870 | Cutts | 2,360 | 3,638 |
| 1871 | Grayson | 2,228 | 3,638 |
| 1872 | Pegg | 2,935 | 3,634 |
| 1873 | Tan | 20 | 3,633 |
| 1874 | Kauser | 0 | 3,622 |
| 1875 | Rafiq | 0 | 3,621 |
| 1876 | Javed | 0 | 3,619 |
| 1877 | Aitchison | 2,130 | 3,613 |
| 1878 | Pickett | 2,399 | 3,613 |
| 1879 | Davie | 2,771 | 3,612 |
| 1880 | Mcdowall | 1,770 | 3,608 |
| 1881 | Morse | 2,745 | 3,608 |
| 1882 | Chung | 0 | 3,604 |
| 1883 | Spiers | 2,468 | 3,604 |
| 1884 | Lockett | 2,178 | 3,602 |
| 1885 | South | 2,829 | 3,601 |
| 1886 | Crossland | 2,633 | 3,600 |
| 1887 | Harker | 3,155 | 3,599 |
| 1888 | Carlin | 1,521 | 3,598 |
| 1889 | Hinds | 2,020 | 3,598 |
| 1890 | Heslop | 2,563 | 3,595 |
| 1891 | Raymond | 1,722 | 3,592 |
| 1892 | Duffield | 2,592 | 3,591 |
| 1893 | Gent | 2,565 | 3,583 |
| 1894 | Seaman | 2,323 | 3,579 |
| 1895 | Woodall | 2,404 | 3,579 |
| 1896 | Lincoln | 2,258 | 3,576 |
| 1897 | Feeney | 1,019 | 3,572 |
| 1898 | Speed | 2,407 | 3,572 |
| 1899 | Paine | 4,124 | 3,570 |
| 1900 | Kimber | 2,829 | 3,568 |