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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 Scattergood, with 2 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
5201Scattergood20.30x
5202Scotland20.28x
5203Scougall21.75x
5204Seale20.45x
5205Semple20.17x
5206Serjeant20.95x
5207Seton20.84x
5208Shackleton20.07x
5209Shailes24.33x
5210Shakeshaft20.45x
5211Share20.93x
5212Sharpley20.62x
5213Shatton21.79x
5214Shearer20.06x
5215Sheekey25.54x
5216Shibbs221.67x
5217Shilling20.33x
5218Shrigley21.23x
5219Sibley20.10x
5220Sill20.67x
5221Simmon21.80x
5222Simner23.05x
5223Simson20.31x
5224Snape20.09x
5225Solly20.44x
5226Sowden20.14x
5227Speck20.45x
5228Spense22.59x
5229Sprout22.59x
5230Spry20.27x
5231Stacey20.04x
5232Star20.93x
5233Starling20.11x
5234Starrs23.84x
5235Stears21.27x
5236Steavens23.02x
5237Steen20.41x
5238Steenson29.16x
5239Steven20.11x
5240Stjohn20.70x
5241Stoner20.23x
5242Strang20.18x
5243Stubs21.25x
5244Sturdy20.25x
5245Sturrock20.22x
5246Sudell21.80x
5247Sulivan20.43x
5248Summerville21.30x
5249Swindles20.88x
5250Symonds20.07x
5251Tailor20.46x
5252Tallon20.98x
5253Tan213.23x
5254Tarpey21.25x
5255Tart20.66x
5256Tatterson23.36x
5257Teague20.14x
5258Teer23.05x
5259Terry20.03x
5260Thackeray20.55x
5261Thain20.25x
5262Thane22.71x
5263Thistle21.89x
5264Thoms20.45x
5265Thornburrow23.36x
5266Tidmarsh20.40x
5267Tiltman21.49x
5268Tinsley20.13x
5269Tinson20.52x
5270Tinton24.41x
5271Tompkin21.09x
5272Toye20.75x
5273Train20.35x
5274Tran23.84x
5275Truman20.13x
5276Tudor20.12x
5277Turrell20.26x
5278Tustin20.46x
5279Twaddle20.76x
5280Tyler20.03x
5281Urquhart20.06x
5282Veal20.13x
5283Vickery20.11x
5284Viner20.24x
5285Wacker24.11x
5286Wagstaff20.06x
5287Wake20.10x
5288Waldie20.37x
5289Walley20.17x
5290Wardlaw20.44x
5291Warlow20.47x
5292Waterfield20.19x
5293Weatherburn20.70x
5294Weber20.62x
5295Wedderspoon21.65x
5296Well21.36x
5297Werry20.99x
5298Westerman20.24x
5299Westlake20.11x
5300Whalen20.89x