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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Hendry | 4,778 | 8,217 |
| 802 | Salter | 6,817 | 8,216 |
| 803 | Keenan | 2,533 | 8,215 |
| 804 | Devlin | 2,454 | 8,207 |
| 805 | Stringer | 5,963 | 8,200 |
| 806 | Hatton | 5,877 | 8,194 |
| 807 | Armitage | 7,647 | 8,193 |
| 808 | Richmond | 6,552 | 8,174 |
| 809 | Mcewan | 4,624 | 8,168 |
| 810 | Hutchison | 4,928 | 8,163 |
| 811 | Darby | 4,806 | 8,144 |
| 812 | Preece | 4,878 | 8,144 |
| 813 | Davenport | 5,670 | 8,117 |
| 814 | Flanagan | 2,341 | 8,111 |
| 815 | Wakefield | 5,358 | 8,097 |
| 816 | Head | 7,254 | 8,087 |
| 817 | Chappell | 5,044 | 8,084 |
| 818 | Rennie | 5,261 | 8,079 |
| 819 | Llewellyn | 4,378 | 8,074 |
| 820 | Childs | 5,492 | 8,061 |
| 821 | Tanner | 6,702 | 8,049 |
| 822 | Bayliss | 3,786 | 8,044 |
| 823 | Bradford | 5,811 | 8,044 |
| 824 | Atherton | 5,404 | 8,036 |
| 825 | Mcloughlin | 1,687 | 8,022 |
| 826 | Swain | 5,768 | 8,018 |
| 827 | Arthur | 6,398 | 8,017 |
| 828 | Jack | 6,384 | 7,986 |
| 829 | Cochrane | 4,634 | 7,979 |
| 830 | Orr | 1,213 | 7,972 |
| 831 | Ryder | 5,182 | 7,972 |
| 832 | Church | 6,537 | 7,941 |
| 833 | Murdoch | 5,107 | 7,907 |
| 834 | Mather | 7,433 | 7,892 |
| 835 | Clegg | 10,197 | 7,885 |
| 836 | Blackwell | 5,459 | 7,874 |
| 837 | Cousins | 5,369 | 7,859 |
| 838 | Hogan | 2,983 | 7,833 |
| 839 | Sandhu | 0 | 7,833 |
| 840 | Singleton | 5,897 | 7,832 |
| 841 | Regan | 3,068 | 7,827 |
| 842 | Newell | 4,733 | 7,809 |
| 843 | Howes | 5,235 | 7,802 |
| 844 | Donovan | 4,702 | 7,796 |
| 845 | Denton | 5,488 | 7,781 |
| 846 | Whitaker | 8,462 | 7,774 |
| 847 | Galloway | 5,152 | 7,773 |
| 848 | Coulson | 5,367 | 7,764 |
| 849 | Bannister | 5,172 | 7,763 |
| 850 | Ellison | 6,264 | 7,762 |
| 851 | Choudhury | 0 | 7,761 |
| 852 | Downes | 3,702 | 7,758 |
| 853 | Mansfield | 5,616 | 7,754 |
| 854 | Donald | 6,074 | 7,749 |
| 855 | Kavanagh | 1,142 | 7,749 |
| 856 | Barrow | 6,340 | 7,745 |
| 857 | Healey | 4,880 | 7,744 |
| 858 | Masters | 5,523 | 7,743 |
| 859 | Strachan | 5,170 | 7,729 |
| 860 | Kershaw | 9,666 | 7,725 |
| 861 | Hodson | 6,169 | 7,718 |
| 862 | Pitt | 6,397 | 7,717 |
| 863 | Robbins | 4,688 | 7,717 |
| 864 | Edge | 5,166 | 7,716 |
| 865 | Cain | 5,421 | 7,706 |
| 866 | Lyon | 6,288 | 7,696 |
| 867 | Crossley | 8,227 | 7,677 |
| 868 | Mcnally | 2,113 | 7,672 |
| 869 | Wilde | 4,372 | 7,670 |
| 870 | Ashley | 4,991 | 7,669 |
| 871 | Ohara | 2,809 | 7,647 |
| 872 | Boulton | 5,397 | 7,641 |
| 873 | Mcpherson | 10,464 | 7,639 |
| 874 | Buck | 6,437 | 7,636 |
| 875 | Jenkinson | 5,239 | 7,632 |
| 876 | Appleby | 4,886 | 7,624 |
| 877 | Roper | 6,236 | 7,622 |
| 878 | Barratt | 6,072 | 7,611 |
| 879 | Bright | 6,059 | 7,609 |
| 880 | Hallam | 5,584 | 7,606 |
| 881 | Mcmanus | 2,621 | 7,589 |
| 882 | Crowther | 8,948 | 7,588 |
| 883 | Wardle | 5,805 | 7,578 |
| 884 | Biggs | 5,634 | 7,566 |
| 885 | Fawcett | 5,778 | 7,551 |
| 886 | Jeffrey | 5,525 | 7,528 |
| 887 | Houston | 3,831 | 7,527 |
| 888 | Bland | 6,214 | 7,520 |
| 889 | Worthington | 5,992 | 7,507 |
| 890 | Sampson | 5,087 | 7,492 |
| 891 | Innes | 4,664 | 7,487 |
| 892 | Gorman | 3,623 | 7,476 |
| 893 | Slade | 5,958 | 7,462 |
| 894 | Piper | 5,917 | 7,454 |
| 895 | Khatun | 0 | 7,445 |
| 896 | Warburton | 7,375 | 7,436 |
| 897 | Connell | 5,144 | 7,429 |
| 898 | Bridges | 4,759 | 7,427 |
| 899 | Hutchings | 5,579 | 7,424 |
| 900 | Rimmer | 4,861 | 7,422 |