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 Hodge, with 33 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
1001	Hodge	33	0.020%	0.68x
1002	Horsey	33	0.020%	9.41x
1003	Nicholls	33	0.020%	0.33x
1004	Paulley	33	0.020%	128.91x
1005	Sweetland	33	0.020%	13.42x
1006	Tett	33	0.020%	33.69x
1007	Warner	33	0.020%	0.47x
1008	Weaver	33	0.020%	0.66x
1009	Wiscombe	33	0.020%	64.44x
1010	Adlem	32	0.020%	43.46x
1011	Aish	32	0.020%	43.85x
1012	Brixey	32	0.020%	39.37x
1013	Clare	32	0.020%	1.15x
1014	Copp	32	0.020%	5.23x
1015	Crofts	32	0.020%	2.07x
1016	Dawson	32	0.020%	0.15x
1017	Deane	32	0.020%	2.00x
1018	Foss	32	0.020%	8.52x
1019	Friend	32	0.020%	1.47x
1020	Gander	32	0.020%	5.94x
1021	Gordge	32	0.020%	75.76x
1022	Heckford	32	0.020%	31.64x
1023	Ireland	32	0.020%	0.72x
1024	Luther	32	0.020%	11.84x
1025	Parke	32	0.020%	7.05x
1026	Pople	32	0.020%	8.11x
1027	Rousell	32	0.020%	22.52x
1028	Sherry	32	0.020%	4.75x
1029	Adlam	31	0.020%	6.26x
1030	Anstey	31	0.020%	5.66x
1031	Baskett	31	0.020%	14.28x
1032	Bayley	31	0.020%	1.00x
1033	Chandler	31	0.020%	0.50x
1034	Court	31	0.020%	1.27x
1035	Cousens	31	0.020%	6.55x
1036	Cure	31	0.020%	20.35x
1037	Eames	31	0.020%	2.36x
1038	Elton	31	0.020%	4.02x
1039	Fancey	31	0.020%	100.91x
1040	Furmage	31	0.020%	59.05x
1041	Hacker	31	0.020%	4.33x
1042	Hayball	31	0.020%	20.96x
1043	Laurence	31	0.020%	1.14x
1044	Linnington	31	0.020%	40.36x
1045	Luffman	31	0.020%	14.63x
1046	Maskell	31	0.020%	2.30x
1047	Murphy	31	0.020%	0.20x
1048	North	31	0.020%	0.49x
1049	Pitt	31	0.020%	0.76x
1050	Rabbitts	31	0.020%	29.00x
1051	Starks	31	0.020%	18.84x
1052	Weare	31	0.020%	9.29x
1053	Wheatley	31	0.020%	0.79x
1054	Winsor	31	0.020%	5.38x
1055	Allingham	30	0.020%	10.53x
1056	Barker	30	0.020%	0.12x
1057	Barry	30	0.020%	0.87x
1058	Beach	30	0.020%	1.64x
1059	Bendall	30	0.020%	4.30x
1060	Bicknell	30	0.020%	3.92x
1061	Furmedge	30	0.020%	88.44x
1062	Game	30	0.020%	4.94x
1063	Honeyfield	30	0.020%	66.02x
1064	Howell	30	0.020%	0.37x
1065	Janes	30	0.020%	2.44x
1066	Judd	30	0.020%	1.20x
1067	Locke	30	0.020%	1.74x
1068	Mintern	30	0.020%	28.23x
1069	Osborn	30	0.020%	0.75x
1070	Padfield	30	0.020%	5.94x
1071	Penfold	30	0.020%	1.84x
1072	Perkins	30	0.020%	0.35x
1073	Pester	30	0.020%	13.82x
1074	Sawyer	30	0.020%	0.85x
1075	Shears	30	0.020%	3.56x
1076	Stark	30	0.020%	1.14x
1077	Weldon	30	0.020%	3.91x
1078	Whetham	30	0.020%	56.47x
1079	Akerman	29	0.020%	10.41x
1080	Archer	29	0.020%	0.37x
1081	Barge	29	0.020%	11.18x
1082	Biss	29	0.020%	9.87x
1083	Bungay	29	0.020%	14.57x
1084	Cains	29	0.020%	11.98x
1085	Chappell	29	0.020%	0.90x
1086	Crawford	29	0.020%	0.31x
1087	Dench	29	0.020%	8.06x
1088	Draper	29	0.020%	0.64x
1089	Harcourt	29	0.020%	6.86x
1090	Hawes	29	0.020%	1.23x
1091	Limm	29	0.020%	59.62x
1092	Milledge	29	0.020%	31.24x
1093	Oakley	29	0.020%	0.71x
1094	Partridge	29	0.020%	0.58x
1095	Player	29	0.020%	3.93x
1096	Pomery	29	0.020%	27.96x
1097	Pring	29	0.020%	3.31x
1098	Pulman	29	0.020%	9.54x
1099	Quarrell	29	0.020%	33.31x
1100	Rashley	29	0.020%	30.40x