1881 census county

Dorset surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Dorset 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

6,650 surnames are listed for Dorset, covering 176,434 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Grey, with 38 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Dorset

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
901	Grey	38	0.020%	0.91x
902	Hardiman	38	0.020%	6.74x
903	Haysom	38	0.020%	30.76x
904	Ings	38	0.020%	11.50x
905	Laver	38	0.020%	5.15x
906	Mayne	38	0.020%	3.35x
907	Oates	38	0.020%	1.27x
908	Rawlings	38	0.020%	1.36x
909	Revel	38	0.020%	20.97x
910	Richardson	38	0.020%	0.12x
911	Sanger	38	0.020%	7.47x
912	Savery	38	0.020%	12.50x
913	Thresher	38	0.020%	17.61x
914	Vatcher	38	0.020%	37.33x
915	Walters	38	0.020%	0.42x
916	Bracher	37	0.020%	13.41x
917	Fanner	37	0.020%	48.57x
918	Gard	37	0.020%	7.53x
919	Harvell	37	0.020%	103.27x
920	Hillyer	37	0.020%	6.70x
921	Hookey	37	0.020%	17.67x
922	Kelley	37	0.020%	1.66x
923	Lang	37	0.020%	0.87x
924	Maber	37	0.020%	28.76x
925	Mortimer	37	0.020%	0.92x
926	Paddock	37	0.020%	7.55x
927	Shutler	37	0.020%	33.21x
928	Snell	37	0.020%	1.02x
929	Stanton	37	0.020%	0.97x
930	Ballett	36	0.020%	79.23x
931	Bowden	36	0.020%	0.65x
932	Broadway	36	0.020%	9.23x
933	Chapple	36	0.020%	2.77x
934	Corben	36	0.020%	25.45x
935	Cribb	36	0.020%	12.33x
936	Dolman	36	0.020%	4.38x
937	Hamilton	36	0.020%	0.25x
938	Hawkes	36	0.020%	1.16x
939	Hayman	36	0.020%	2.46x
940	Hedditch	36	0.020%	86.52x
941	Lilly	36	0.020%	3.08x
942	Little	36	0.020%	0.40x
943	Parham	36	0.020%	12.41x
944	Phippen	36	0.020%	15.16x
945	Pounds	36	0.020%	15.04x
946	Pride	36	0.020%	7.63x
947	Wightman	36	0.020%	2.86x
948	Bridge	35	0.020%	0.90x
949	Champ	35	0.020%	8.75x
950	Doggrell	35	0.020%	58.79x
951	Dowling	35	0.020%	1.65x
952	Dubbin	35	0.020%	39.62x
953	Gay	35	0.020%	1.37x
954	Hand	35	0.020%	1.52x
955	Highman	35	0.020%	33.95x
956	Hurdle	35	0.020%	14.13x
957	Huxter	35	0.020%	35.97x
958	Imber	35	0.020%	27.47x
959	Langley	35	0.020%	0.83x
960	Lloyd	35	0.020%	0.16x
961	Lowe	35	0.020%	0.24x
962	Nippard	35	0.020%	80.42x
963	Plummer	35	0.020%	1.37x
964	Reeve	35	0.020%	0.78x
965	Swain	35	0.020%	0.95x
966	Troke	35	0.020%	15.06x
967	Warne	35	0.020%	2.50x
968	Wiltshire	35	0.020%	1.37x
969	Woodcock	35	0.020%	0.64x
970	Austin	34	0.020%	0.36x
971	Beavis	34	0.020%	4.33x
972	Burch	34	0.020%	2.35x
973	Cosh	34	0.020%	22.13x
974	Crane	34	0.020%	0.84x
975	Damer	34	0.020%	73.77x
976	Drayton	34	0.020%	5.04x
977	England	34	0.020%	0.86x
978	Fone	34	0.020%	18.83x
979	Foote	34	0.020%	4.62x
980	Goodfellow	34	0.020%	2.01x
981	Hatton	34	0.020%	0.90x
982	Hunter	34	0.020%	0.17x
983	Mabb	34	0.020%	33.40x
984	Mantell	34	0.020%	17.88x
985	Nicklen	34	0.020%	30.35x
986	Pearcy	34	0.020%	9.37x
987	Rawlins	34	0.020%	3.05x
988	Reid	34	0.020%	0.17x
989	Rendle	34	0.020%	6.01x
990	Steer	34	0.020%	1.52x
991	Syms	34	0.020%	11.20x
992	Beaves	33	0.020%	66.95x
993	Creech	33	0.020%	19.45x
994	Daniel	33	0.020%	0.78x
995	Davies	33	0.020%	0.03x
996	Daw	33	0.020%	2.48x
997	Dimond	33	0.020%	5.90x
998	Gaulton	33	0.020%	27.71x
999	Gillham	33	0.020%	6.37x
1000	Gurd	33	0.020%	15.30x