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 Branthwaite, with 103 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
401	Branthwaite	103	0.040%	79.64x
402	Roney	103	0.040%	20.58x
403	Thomson	103	0.040%	0.31x
404	Cairns	102	0.040%	1.88x
405	Eilbeck	102	0.040%	83.18x
406	Emmerson	102	0.040%	4.11x
407	Knowles	102	0.040%	0.76x
408	Woodburn	102	0.040%	12.80x
409	Cain	101	0.040%	1.93x
410	Dunn	101	0.040%	0.48x
411	Earl	101	0.040%	3.07x
412	Mulcaster	101	0.040%	71.59x
413	Rae	101	0.040%	1.76x
414	Sharpe	101	0.040%	1.36x
415	Vipond	101	0.040%	28.16x
416	Donald	100	0.040%	1.97x
417	Hornsby	100	0.040%	6.12x
418	Jeffrey	100	0.040%	2.15x
419	Kitchin	100	0.040%	18.46x
420	Connor	99	0.040%	1.33x
421	Crawford	99	0.040%	0.80x
422	Curwen	99	0.040%	18.62x
423	Nanson	99	0.040%	49.95x
424	Oliphant	99	0.040%	10.11x
425	Salkeld	99	0.040%	17.49x
426	Slater	99	0.040%	0.65x
427	Tait	99	0.040%	1.34x
428	Burnett	98	0.040%	1.41x
429	Swinburn	98	0.040%	20.69x
430	Woods	98	0.040%	0.62x
431	Burn	97	0.040%	2.87x
432	Keenan	97	0.040%	4.55x
433	Lindsay	97	0.040%	1.18x
434	Sisson	97	0.040%	14.66x
435	Archer	96	0.040%	0.92x
436	Dodgson	96	0.040%	7.86x
437	Farish	96	0.040%	31.40x
438	Gainford	96	0.040%	90.73x
439	Herbert	96	0.040%	1.02x
440	Ismay	96	0.040%	36.76x
441	Charters	95	0.040%	13.83x
442	Crone	95	0.040%	20.68x
443	Leach	95	0.040%	0.92x
444	Huntington	94	0.040%	12.86x
445	Rickerby	94	0.040%	41.92x
446	Toppin	94	0.040%	41.00x
447	Ashbridge	93	0.040%	46.92x
448	Burrow	93	0.040%	5.39x
449	Dockray	93	0.040%	31.46x
450	Garnett	93	0.040%	2.98x
451	Bushby	92	0.040%	9.32x
452	Cassidy	92	0.040%	2.99x
453	Oneil	92	0.040%	3.64x
454	Borrowdale	91	0.040%	46.31x
455	Sherwen	91	0.040%	104.20x
456	Charlton	90	0.040%	1.25x
457	Fitzpatrick	90	0.040%	2.45x
458	Mann	90	0.040%	0.68x
459	Quin	90	0.040%	3.34x
460	Reynolds	90	0.040%	0.41x
461	Rogers	90	0.040%	0.28x
462	Cartmel	89	0.040%	31.73x
463	Currie	89	0.040%	1.26x
464	Dover	89	0.040%	7.86x
465	Errington	89	0.040%	6.35x
466	Liddle	89	0.040%	3.00x
467	Paisley	89	0.040%	15.91x
468	Potter	89	0.040%	0.55x
469	Trainer	89	0.040%	8.65x
470	Carson	88	0.040%	3.18x
471	Davies	88	0.040%	0.07x
472	Laidlow	88	0.040%	55.74x
473	Scurr	88	0.040%	28.86x
474	Stainton	88	0.040%	10.68x
475	Jennings	87	0.030%	0.68x
476	Mcdonald	87	0.030%	4.26x
477	Mills	87	0.030%	0.27x
478	Denwood	85	0.030%	63.66x
479	Kavanagh	85	0.030%	8.75x
480	Longrigg	85	0.030%	67.93x
481	Thwaite	85	0.030%	14.99x
482	Brownrigg	84	0.030%	25.85x
483	Fidler	84	0.030%	5.22x
484	Hinde	84	0.030%	8.01x
485	Sarginson	84	0.030%	37.89x
486	Berry	83	0.030%	0.42x
487	Tinkler	83	0.030%	7.62x
488	Weir	83	0.030%	1.27x
489	Dowthwaite	82	0.030%	36.71x
490	Grierson	82	0.030%	5.87x
491	Milligan	82	0.030%	2.77x
492	Penrice	82	0.030%	36.99x
493	Pool	82	0.030%	2.81x
494	Proudfoot	82	0.030%	7.48x
495	Stockdale	82	0.030%	4.19x
496	Whitehead	82	0.030%	0.48x
497	Butler	81	0.030%	0.33x
498	Leece	81	0.030%	19.41x
499	Leech	81	0.030%	1.98x
500	Mcmullen	81	0.030%	55.12x