Fifty most common Surnames in England (1853)
The following Table sets forth the Fifty most common Surnames in England, deduced from the Indexes of 1853; showing also the estimated Population holding each Surname in 1853. [Extracted from the 16th Annual Report of the Registrar-General for England.]
N.B.—Population of 1853 estimated at 18,404,421 persons.
No. on List | Surnames | Estimated Population holding each Surname |
1 | Smith, | 253,600 |
2 | Jones, | 242,100 |
3 | Williams, | 159,900 |
4 | Taylor, | 124,400 |
5 | Davies, | 113,600 |
6 | Brown, | 105,600 |
7 | Thomas, | 94,000 |
8 | Evans, | 93,000 |
9 | Roberts, | 78,400 |
10 | Johnson, | 69,500 |
11 | Wilson, | 66,800 |
12 | Robinson, | 66,700 |
13 | Wright, | 62,700 |
14 | Wood, | 61,200 |
15 | Thompson, | 60,600 |
16 | Hall, | 60,400 |
17 | Green, | 59,400 |
18 | Walker, | 59,300 |
19 | Hughes, | 59,000 |
20 | Edwards, | 58,100 |
21 | Lewis, | 58,000 |
22 | White, | 56,900 |
23 | Turner, | 56,300 |
24 | Jackson, | 55,800 |
25 | Hill, | 52,200 |
26 | Harris, | 51,900 |
27 | Clark, | 50,700 |
28 | Cooper, | 48,400 |
29 | Harrison, | 47,200 |
30 | Ward, | 45,700 |
31 | Martin, | 43,900 |
32 | Davis, | 43,700 |
33 | Baker, | 43,600 |
34 | Morris, | 43,400 |
35 | James, | 43,100 |
36 | King, | 42,300 |
37 | Morgan, | 41,000 |
38 | Allen, | 40,500 |
39 | Moore, | 39,300 |
40 | Parker, | 39,100 |
41 | Clarke, | 38,100 |
42 | Cook, | 38,100 |
43 | Price, | 37,900 |
44 | Phillips, | 37,900 |
45 | Shaw, | 36,500 |
46 | Bennett, | 35,800 |
47 | Lee, | 35,200 |
48 | Watson, | 34,800 |
49 | Griffiths, | 34,800 |
50 | Carter, | 33,400 |