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 Lennon, with 55 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
701	Lennon	55	0.020%	6.20x
702	Mayson	55	0.020%	23.39x
703	Ritchie	55	0.020%	0.63x
704	Birbeck	54	0.020%	13.77x
705	Davy	54	0.020%	1.74x
706	Drummond	54	0.020%	1.08x
707	Hagan	54	0.020%	4.30x
708	Kidd	54	0.020%	1.05x
709	Kirkup	54	0.020%	8.91x
710	Lambert	54	0.020%	0.39x
711	Stevenson	54	0.020%	0.31x
712	Andrews	53	0.020%	0.22x
713	Blamire	53	0.020%	18.84x
714	Bruce	53	0.020%	0.45x
715	Burton	53	0.020%	0.25x
716	Dodds	53	0.020%	1.00x
717	Eddy	53	0.020%	3.52x
718	Greenop	53	0.020%	53.04x
719	Greenwood	53	0.020%	0.27x
720	Jacques	53	0.020%	2.49x
721	Marsh	53	0.020%	0.30x
722	Mumberson	53	0.020%	114.77x
723	Shilton	53	0.020%	6.80x
724	Sibson	53	0.020%	16.92x
725	Stables	53	0.020%	5.50x
726	Stafford	53	0.020%	0.99x
727	Blenkinship	52	0.020%	83.70x
728	Ditchburn	52	0.020%	10.96x
729	Duff	52	0.020%	1.16x
730	Gates	52	0.020%	1.33x
731	Grey	52	0.020%	0.95x
732	Huddleston	52	0.020%	7.39x
733	Plummer	52	0.020%	1.55x
734	Small	52	0.020%	0.81x
735	Wylie	52	0.020%	1.78x
736	Beckton	51	0.020%	47.82x
737	Bryson	51	0.020%	2.64x
738	Corlett	51	0.020%	3.56x
739	Forester	51	0.020%	7.04x
740	Holloway	51	0.020%	0.66x
741	Kirby	51	0.020%	0.53x
742	Snaith	51	0.020%	4.77x
743	Strickland	51	0.020%	2.54x
744	Weeks	51	0.020%	0.95x
745	Barron	50	0.020%	1.28x
746	Bramwell	50	0.020%	3.52x
747	Bromley	50	0.020%	1.29x
748	Ellison	50	0.020%	0.94x
749	Gaskarth	50	0.020%	72.60x
750	Gibbons	50	0.020%	0.62x
751	Griffiths	50	0.020%	0.12x
752	Horn	50	0.020%	0.87x
753	Kenyon	50	0.020%	0.95x
754	Mooney	50	0.020%	1.71x
755	Owen	50	0.020%	0.17x
756	Rooke	50	0.020%	2.70x
757	Spencer	50	0.020%	0.22x
758	Tickell	50	0.020%	21.65x
759	Vaughan	50	0.020%	0.58x
760	Wallas	50	0.020%	35.65x
761	Boadle	49	0.020%	81.03x
762	Broadbent	49	0.020%	0.91x
763	Finlinson	49	0.020%	58.94x
764	Gallagher	49	0.020%	1.28x
765	Kearney	49	0.020%	4.20x
766	Ratcliffe	49	0.020%	0.71x
767	Roe	49	0.020%	1.00x
768	Shield	49	0.020%	4.28x
769	Swan	49	0.020%	0.75x
770	Whittaker	49	0.020%	0.41x
771	Adamson	48	0.020%	0.72x
772	Brayton	48	0.020%	60.81x
773	Butterworth	48	0.020%	0.53x
774	Craghill	48	0.020%	48.44x
775	Crane	48	0.020%	0.90x
776	Easton	48	0.020%	1.26x
777	Geddes	48	0.020%	1.59x
778	Housby	48	0.020%	58.32x
779	Humphreys	48	0.020%	0.54x
780	Irvin	48	0.020%	6.50x
781	Lowe	48	0.020%	0.25x
782	Mcgee	48	0.020%	17.53x
783	Snowdon	48	0.020%	2.56x
784	Blain	47	0.020%	5.38x
785	Blaney	47	0.020%	9.28x
786	Blenkinsop	47	0.020%	6.61x
787	Clague	47	0.020%	5.25x
788	Cooke	47	0.020%	0.34x
789	Dickenson	47	0.020%	1.23x
790	Gash	47	0.020%	9.08x
791	Laing	47	0.020%	0.93x
792	Owens	47	0.020%	0.38x
793	Proctor	47	0.020%	0.76x
794	Tubman	47	0.020%	40.85x
795	Veitch	47	0.020%	2.83x
796	Boak	46	0.020%	19.42x
797	Chisholm	46	0.020%	1.26x
798	Coats	46	0.020%	4.05x
799	Collin	46	0.020%	3.51x
800	Corry	46	0.020%	9.36x