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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 Howell, with 15 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.

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1801Howell150.14x
1802Hymers157.60x
1803Ion1512.32x
1804Jobling151.56x
1805Kilburn151.16x
1806Lappin157.67x
1807Loughran155.84x
1808Machell154.76x
1809Mathieson150.57x
1810Mcadam1518.23x
1811Mcguire154.21x
1812Melon1517.01x
1813Myres156.57x
1814Nesbitt152.17x
1815Ormerod150.75x
1816Penaluna1510.32x
1817Pepper150.42x
1818Poland153.46x
1819Purdham1544.67x
1820Rowell150.68x
1821Saddler151.99x
1822Senior150.26x
1823Tuck150.46x
1824Tweedle1513.04x
1825Vallely1514.52x
1826Vivers1536.45x
1827Wiggins150.55x
1828Woolcock152.11x
1829Algie147.86x
1830Arthur140.26x
1831Atchison144.62x
1832Atkin140.42x
1833Ayre141.00x
1834Bannister140.32x
1835Banton143.70x
1836Bartley141.16x
1837Beckett140.28x
1838Birnie141.31x
1839Blackwood140.95x
1840Bleasdale141.82x
1841Borwick146.36x
1842Brash143.15x
1843Bristo1413.78x
1844Burk141.55x
1845Caffrey144.64x
1846Carling142.22x
1847Carrol141.23x
1848Caulfield143.21x
1849Choyce1415.02x
1850Cosgrove141.14x
1851Coyle140.82x
1852Cubbin145.73x
1853Cumming140.29x
1854Daily142.15x
1855Day140.06x
1856Dorrian1420.59x
1857Durham140.65x
1858Eden140.55x
1859England140.27x
1860Etchells141.44x
1861Fishwick141.12x
1862Flood140.63x
1863Fowles141.13x
1864Freestone141.30x
1865Frith140.56x
1866Gleaves143.71x
1867Gorge1421.11x
1868Gouge1411.04x
1869Gough140.19x
1870Gourlay141.00x
1871Grindall1422.53x
1872Grindell1410.23x
1873Hadden141.25x
1874Hailes144.00x
1875Hardesty149.11x
1876Harl1452.12x
1877Havelock147.03x
1878Haydon140.89x
1879Haynes140.16x
1880Hazelton145.39x
1881Helling1414.37x
1882Hewit143.50x
1883Heywood140.28x
1884Highmore1415.15x
1885Hollywood147.72x
1886Holms141.98x
1887Holstead149.06x
1888Hugill142.22x
1889Innes140.36x
1890Kerwin144.83x
1891Kinrade145.75x
1892Kitching140.96x
1893Mackie140.26x
1894Magnay1436.24x
1895Murchie143.36x
1896Nail1416.35x
1897Northmore145.95x
1898Page140.07x
1899Pallister142.20x
1900Pharaoh1420.59x