1881 census county

Cumberland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cumberland in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

6,767 surnames are listed for Cumberland, covering 225,719 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Prudham, with 28 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cumberland

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1201	Prudham	28	0.010%	74.11x
1202	Salmon	28	0.010%	0.49x
1203	Sealby	28	0.010%	49.76x
1204	Sprott	28	0.010%	13.08x
1205	Storrow	28	0.010%	32.37x
1206	Straughton	28	0.010%	114.99x
1207	Wales	28	0.010%	1.37x
1208	Waller	28	0.010%	0.44x
1209	Walls	28	0.010%	0.93x
1210	Wigham	28	0.010%	6.42x
1211	Wild	28	0.010%	0.27x
1212	Anson	27	0.010%	2.90x
1213	Barns	27	0.010%	1.66x
1214	Bentley	27	0.010%	0.25x
1215	Broadie	27	0.010%	27.96x
1216	Burrell	27	0.010%	0.82x
1217	Cleator	27	0.010%	11.16x
1218	Cochrane	27	0.010%	0.69x
1219	Collinson	27	0.010%	0.91x
1220	Dalrymple	27	0.010%	2.47x
1221	Donelly	27	0.010%	4.67x
1222	Forbes	27	0.010%	0.32x
1223	Kellet	27	0.010%	4.99x
1224	Kewley	27	0.010%	3.78x
1225	Kirsopp	27	0.010%	20.61x
1226	Kneale	27	0.010%	4.53x
1227	Lacey	27	0.010%	0.58x
1228	Laws	27	0.010%	0.97x
1229	Lindow	27	0.010%	23.82x
1230	Mackenzie	27	0.010%	0.38x
1231	Maugham	27	0.010%	7.37x
1232	Mckee	27	0.010%	15.53x
1233	Monaghan	27	0.010%	1.48x
1234	Prior	27	0.010%	0.46x
1235	Quail	27	0.010%	9.08x
1236	Rea	27	0.010%	1.91x
1237	Robertshaw	27	0.010%	1.31x
1238	Sawyer	27	0.010%	0.58x
1239	Walmsley	27	0.010%	0.52x
1240	Boundy	26	0.010%	6.05x
1241	Carleton	26	0.010%	17.01x
1242	Carmichael	26	0.010%	0.72x
1243	Deacon	26	0.010%	0.61x
1244	Dimond	26	0.010%	3.54x
1245	Dufton	26	0.010%	5.74x
1246	France	26	0.010%	0.68x
1247	Graveson	26	0.010%	19.23x
1248	Halstead	26	0.010%	1.24x
1249	Hammond	26	0.010%	0.18x
1250	Headley	26	0.010%	3.83x
1251	Hewer	26	0.010%	5.23x
1252	Horne	26	0.010%	0.48x
1253	Houghton	26	0.010%	0.30x
1254	Jolly	26	0.010%	0.73x
1255	Lucock	26	0.010%	10.08x
1256	Lumb	26	0.010%	1.10x
1257	Matterson	26	0.010%	16.74x
1258	Mcgowan	26	0.010%	10.35x
1259	Moorhead	26	0.010%	12.38x
1260	Place	26	0.010%	1.97x
1261	Roach	26	0.010%	0.70x
1262	Rodger	26	0.010%	0.74x
1263	Rushforth	26	0.010%	3.26x
1264	Shanks	26	0.010%	1.36x
1265	Stanger	26	0.010%	4.11x
1266	Twigg	26	0.010%	1.48x
1267	Warburton	26	0.010%	0.42x
1268	Warren	26	0.010%	0.15x
1269	Westray	26	0.010%	24.77x
1270	Whalley	26	0.010%	0.66x
1271	Wightman	26	0.010%	1.57x
1272	Youdale	26	0.010%	103.26x
1273	Balfour	25	0.010%	1.43x
1274	Blenkinsopp	25	0.010%	12.15x
1275	Boulton	25	0.010%	0.55x
1276	Bousfield	25	0.010%	5.07x
1277	Braniff	25	0.010%	54.14x
1278	Bryce	25	0.010%	0.99x
1279	Chalmers	25	0.010%	0.42x
1280	Cottier	25	0.010%	7.05x
1281	Cowin	25	0.010%	4.94x
1282	Crewdson	25	0.010%	9.02x
1283	Dinwoodie	25	0.010%	9.27x
1284	Egglestone	25	0.010%	11.81x
1285	Furnace	25	0.010%	17.93x
1286	Glencross	25	0.010%	11.49x
1287	Greig	25	0.010%	0.63x
1288	Halton	25	0.010%	2.60x
1289	Hobson	25	0.010%	0.38x
1290	Huggins	25	0.010%	1.18x
1291	Hyde	25	0.010%	0.32x
1292	Jamison	25	0.010%	4.99x
1293	Laidler	25	0.010%	2.50x
1294	Laidman	25	0.010%	22.56x
1295	Lester	25	0.010%	0.63x
1296	Mcgill	25	0.010%	10.02x
1297	Morrow	25	0.010%	2.44x
1298	Murdock	25	0.010%	2.75x
1299	Newman	25	0.010%	0.13x
1300	Nutter	25	0.010%	1.30x