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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Pilcher | 1,503 | 1,548 |
| 4002 | Ritson | 1,203 | 1,548 |
| 4003 | Cusack | 322 | 1,547 |
| 4004 | Malin | 992 | 1,547 |
| 4005 | Pyle | 1,218 | 1,546 |
| 4006 | Brownlee | 1,054 | 1,545 |
| 4007 | Lyne | 1,301 | 1,545 |
| 4008 | Pateman | 1,140 | 1,545 |
| 4009 | Jabeen | 0 | 1,542 |
| 4010 | Moor | 4,231 | 1,542 |
| 4011 | Richard | 2,549 | 1,542 |
| 4012 | Tansley | 1,111 | 1,542 |
| 4013 | Boorman | 1,117 | 1,541 |
| 4014 | Dougherty | 1,125 | 1,541 |
| 4015 | Gott | 1,294 | 1,541 |
| 4016 | Millett | 1,192 | 1,541 |
| 4017 | Ruff | 960 | 1,541 |
| 4018 | Woodbridge | 1,249 | 1,541 |
| 4019 | Tinker | 1,514 | 1,540 |
| 4020 | Board | 1,095 | 1,539 |
| 4021 | Denholm | 1,269 | 1,539 |
| 4022 | Old | 1,157 | 1,539 |
| 4023 | Osei | 0 | 1,539 |
| 4024 | Shipman | 1,107 | 1,539 |
| 4025 | Welham | 1,159 | 1,539 |
| 4026 | Chand | 11 | 1,538 |
| 4027 | Savory | 1,107 | 1,537 |
| 4028 | Hoffman | 635 | 1,536 |
| 4029 | Oregan | 61 | 1,536 |
| 4030 | Varghese | 0 | 1,536 |
| 4031 | William | 2,560 | 1,535 |
| 4032 | Collinge | 2,005 | 1,534 |
| 4033 | Easter | 1,215 | 1,534 |
| 4034 | Fahey | 342 | 1,534 |
| 4035 | Wykes | 1,045 | 1,534 |
| 4036 | Dickerson | 1,218 | 1,533 |
| 4037 | Hoad | 1,094 | 1,533 |
| 4038 | Hollinshead | 778 | 1,533 |
| 4039 | Staley | 982 | 1,533 |
| 4040 | Tarr | 1,091 | 1,533 |
| 4041 | Cottle | 1,465 | 1,532 |
| 4042 | Gowland | 982 | 1,532 |
| 4043 | Gulliver | 1,010 | 1,532 |
| 4044 | Shield | 1,360 | 1,532 |
| 4045 | Le | 15 | 1,531 |
| 4046 | Sommerville | 1,210 | 1,531 |
| 4047 | Barnsley | 1,175 | 1,530 |
| 4048 | Dowding | 1,271 | 1,530 |
| 4049 | Gunter | 1,053 | 1,530 |
| 4050 | Raper | 1,246 | 1,530 |
| 4051 | Cawthorne | 826 | 1,529 |
| 4052 | Postlethwaite | 1,127 | 1,529 |
| 4053 | Vass | 1,018 | 1,529 |
| 4054 | Tapp | 1,296 | 1,528 |
| 4055 | Bunker | 1,206 | 1,527 |
| 4056 | Cryer | 1,646 | 1,527 |
| 4057 | Sattar | 0 | 1,527 |
| 4058 | Danby | 1,278 | 1,526 |
| 4059 | Hargrave | 960 | 1,526 |
| 4060 | Newberry | 1,211 | 1,526 |
| 4061 | Keates | 989 | 1,525 |
| 4062 | Newey | 1,220 | 1,525 |
| 4063 | Reeder | 811 | 1,525 |
| 4064 | Melrose | 1,244 | 1,524 |
| 4065 | Seeley | 915 | 1,524 |
| 4066 | Bonney | 747 | 1,523 |
| 4067 | Marques | 7 | 1,523 |
| 4068 | Bashford | 992 | 1,521 |
| 4069 | Shiels | 710 | 1,521 |
| 4070 | Hyatt | 982 | 1,520 |
| 4071 | Rochester | 784 | 1,520 |
| 4072 | Stride | 1,051 | 1,520 |
| 4073 | Chesters | 864 | 1,519 |
| 4074 | Done | 1,030 | 1,519 |
| 4075 | Openshaw | 1,453 | 1,519 |
| 4076 | Chu | 2 | 1,518 |
| 4077 | Popat | 0 | 1,518 |
| 4078 | Dukes | 1,115 | 1,517 |
| 4079 | Mccusker | 313 | 1,517 |
| 4080 | Aubrey | 836 | 1,516 |
| 4081 | Bennison | 840 | 1,516 |
| 4082 | Blackford | 1,074 | 1,516 |
| 4083 | Masih | 0 | 1,516 |
| 4084 | Munns | 1,068 | 1,516 |
| 4085 | Nowell | 1,414 | 1,516 |
| 4086 | Alsop | 1,342 | 1,515 |
| 4087 | Collison | 1,234 | 1,515 |
| 4088 | Henshall | 1,454 | 1,515 |
| 4089 | Rudkin | 1,181 | 1,515 |
| 4090 | Greensmith | 803 | 1,513 |
| 4091 | Millen | 790 | 1,513 |
| 4092 | Pallett | 813 | 1,512 |
| 4093 | Spurr | 1,254 | 1,512 |
| 4094 | Chang | 8 | 1,511 |
| 4095 | Chin | 57 | 1,511 |
| 4096 | Benbow | 1,183 | 1,510 |
| 4097 | Bowe | 675 | 1,510 |
| 4098 | Essex | 957 | 1,510 |
| 4099 | Gwynne | 757 | 1,510 |
| 4100 | Sinnott | 317 | 1,510 |