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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Denny | 2,519 | 3,566 |
| 1902 | Nichol | 3,236 | 3,565 |
| 1903 | Lockhart | 2,089 | 3,564 |
| 1904 | Rudge | 2,344 | 3,564 |
| 1905 | Broome | 1,487 | 3,563 |
| 1906 | Kearns | 926 | 3,562 |
| 1907 | Gillard | 2,585 | 3,550 |
| 1908 | Gilmore | 1,734 | 3,550 |
| 1909 | Jessop | 3,551 | 3,550 |
| 1910 | Hinchliffe | 2,592 | 3,545 |
| 1911 | Routledge | 2,543 | 3,545 |
| 1912 | Stansfield | 4,622 | 3,545 |
| 1913 | Allsop | 3,077 | 3,544 |
| 1914 | Clement | 2,983 | 3,544 |
| 1915 | Bagnall | 2,569 | 3,542 |
| 1916 | Loveridge | 1,059 | 3,539 |
| 1917 | Sahota | 0 | 3,539 |
| 1918 | Horsley | 2,792 | 3,538 |
| 1919 | Frith | 2,991 | 3,533 |
| 1920 | Mccafferty | 897 | 3,532 |
| 1921 | Flaherty | 909 | 3,529 |
| 1922 | Plumb | 2,423 | 3,527 |
| 1923 | Tolley | 1,568 | 3,526 |
| 1924 | Bremner | 2,575 | 3,525 |
| 1925 | Burley | 2,818 | 3,525 |
| 1926 | Christopher | 1,736 | 3,523 |
| 1927 | Mallett | 2,633 | 3,521 |
| 1928 | Gaffney | 1,016 | 3,519 |
| 1929 | Ogilvie | 2,906 | 3,517 |
| 1930 | Mayo | 2,313 | 3,514 |
| 1931 | Saville | 2,723 | 3,514 |
| 1932 | Coutts | 3,036 | 3,513 |
| 1933 | Foulkes | 2,811 | 3,509 |
| 1934 | Barraclough | 2,966 | 3,505 |
| 1935 | Maughan | 1,671 | 3,505 |
| 1936 | Case | 2,978 | 3,503 |
| 1937 | Smalley | 2,716 | 3,503 |
| 1938 | Denham | 2,637 | 3,502 |
| 1939 | Sage | 2,659 | 3,496 |
| 1940 | Mcardle | 893 | 3,492 |
| 1941 | Arif | 0 | 3,491 |
| 1942 | Chilton | 2,404 | 3,488 |
| 1943 | Ogrady | 489 | 3,487 |
| 1944 | Cowling | 2,629 | 3,486 |
| 1945 | Bunce | 2,227 | 3,484 |
| 1946 | Pirie | 2,140 | 3,482 |
| 1947 | Lewin | 2,319 | 3,478 |
| 1948 | Tariq | 0 | 3,477 |
| 1949 | Peterson | 1,518 | 3,475 |
| 1950 | Batten | 2,753 | 3,474 |
| 1951 | Leitch | 2,875 | 3,474 |
| 1952 | Crow | 4,509 | 3,472 |
| 1953 | Harland | 2,494 | 3,472 |
| 1954 | Lovatt | 2,074 | 3,472 |
| 1955 | Bernard | 1,225 | 3,470 |
| 1956 | Mahon | 1,326 | 3,469 |
| 1957 | Sibley | 2,406 | 3,468 |
| 1958 | Riaz | 0 | 3,467 |
| 1959 | Stratton | 2,592 | 3,467 |
| 1960 | Finlayson | 3,467 | 3,466 |
| 1961 | Harrop | 3,403 | 3,465 |
| 1962 | Syed | 2 | 3,465 |
| 1963 | Barrie | 2,174 | 3,461 |
| 1964 | Blythe | 2,277 | 3,459 |
| 1965 | Hancox | 2,283 | 3,457 |
| 1966 | Toms | 2,315 | 3,456 |
| 1967 | Gurney | 3,101 | 3,455 |
| 1968 | Fernandez | 115 | 3,454 |
| 1969 | Sultana | 0 | 3,454 |
| 1970 | Herring | 3,069 | 3,453 |
| 1971 | Meehan | 600 | 3,452 |
| 1972 | Layton | 2,398 | 3,451 |
| 1973 | Arshad | 0 | 3,450 |
| 1974 | Blackwood | 1,754 | 3,450 |
| 1975 | Hanif | 0 | 3,450 |
| 1976 | Mohammad | 0 | 3,450 |
| 1977 | Pitts | 3,036 | 3,447 |
| 1978 | Ridgway | 2,746 | 3,447 |
| 1979 | Mumford | 2,889 | 3,446 |
| 1980 | Pitman | 2,697 | 3,446 |
| 1981 | Thorn | 4,463 | 3,445 |
| 1982 | Mcauley | 704 | 3,443 |
| 1983 | Fenn | 3,035 | 3,438 |
| 1984 | Iles | 2,315 | 3,438 |
| 1985 | Aldred | 2,578 | 3,435 |
| 1986 | Stoddart | 2,529 | 3,432 |
| 1987 | Peake | 2,881 | 3,431 |
| 1988 | Travers | 1,484 | 3,431 |
| 1989 | Hesketh | 2,878 | 3,428 |
| 1990 | Coward | 3,421 | 3,427 |
| 1991 | Shuttleworth | 3,552 | 3,425 |
| 1992 | Rossiter | 1,893 | 3,424 |
| 1993 | Moreton | 2,254 | 3,423 |
| 1994 | Lever | 2,711 | 3,419 |
| 1995 | Shanks | 2,281 | 3,417 |
| 1996 | Mould | 2,561 | 3,416 |
| 1997 | Ferreira | 10 | 3,414 |
| 1998 | Heap | 5,089 | 3,410 |
| 1999 | Tully | 1,613 | 3,407 |
| 2000 | Deans | 2,038 | 3,405 |