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 Shorto, with 29 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
1101	Shorto	29	0.020%	62.92x
1102	Simpson	29	0.020%	0.09x
1103	Stewart	29	0.020%	0.10x
1104	Terrell	29	0.020%	8.99x
1105	Vater	29	0.020%	38.07x
1106	Warry	29	0.020%	13.64x
1107	Woods	29	0.020%	0.24x
1108	Avery	28	0.010%	0.87x
1109	Blaney	28	0.010%	7.25x
1110	Cockram	28	0.010%	4.31x
1111	Curtiss	28	0.010%	9.59x
1112	Dart	28	0.010%	3.14x
1113	Dashwood	28	0.010%	11.39x
1114	Dike	28	0.010%	23.52x
1115	Dine	28	0.010%	26.35x
1116	Dove	28	0.010%	1.28x
1117	Farrell	28	0.010%	0.77x
1118	Gardner	28	0.010%	0.22x
1119	Golding	28	0.010%	0.83x
1120	Gush	28	0.010%	23.64x
1121	Herrington	28	0.010%	3.88x
1122	Leach	28	0.010%	0.35x
1123	Mann	28	0.010%	0.28x
1124	Millard	28	0.010%	0.88x
1125	Pullman	28	0.010%	14.98x
1126	Radford	28	0.010%	0.77x
1127	Seager	28	0.010%	2.65x
1128	Spearing	28	0.010%	7.61x
1129	Whiting	28	0.010%	0.76x
1130	Wiles	28	0.010%	1.69x
1131	Windsor	28	0.010%	1.75x
1132	Barlow	27	0.010%	0.26x
1133	Blundell	27	0.010%	1.20x
1134	Broomfield	27	0.010%	2.10x
1135	Chamberlain	27	0.010%	0.52x
1136	Coombe	27	0.010%	2.60x
1137	Curme	27	0.010%	72.74x
1138	Dewey	27	0.010%	3.33x
1139	Eyres	27	0.010%	4.61x
1140	Gape	27	0.010%	34.86x
1141	Horn	27	0.010%	0.62x
1142	Jacob	27	0.010%	1.81x
1143	Lear	27	0.010%	2.41x
1144	Lockett	27	0.010%	1.94x
1145	Mansel	27	0.010%	21.09x
1146	Nelson	27	0.010%	0.29x
1147	Osment	27	0.010%	30.79x
1148	Parmiter	27	0.010%	31.71x
1149	Ring	27	0.010%	3.47x
1150	Spurdle	27	0.010%	49.05x
1151	Stratton	27	0.010%	1.63x
1152	Thick	27	0.010%	10.09x
1153	Trenchard	27	0.010%	13.02x
1154	Wall	27	0.010%	0.40x
1155	Whittey	27	0.010%	63.92x
1156	Yates	27	0.010%	0.20x
1157	Bellamy	26	0.010%	0.93x
1158	Bevis	26	0.010%	3.92x
1159	Biggs	26	0.010%	0.72x
1160	Billen	26	0.010%	36.27x
1161	Bolton	26	0.010%	0.31x
1162	Gordon	26	0.010%	0.22x
1163	Greenwood	26	0.010%	0.17x
1164	Hilliar	26	0.010%	12.57x
1165	Hinton	26	0.010%	1.01x
1166	Johns	26	0.010%	0.53x
1167	Joslin	26	0.010%	3.52x
1168	Kerslake	26	0.010%	4.06x
1169	Napier	26	0.010%	1.69x
1170	Pryer	26	0.010%	6.71x
1171	Scard	26	0.010%	33.02x
1172	Sherren	26	0.010%	70.04x
1173	Tewkesbury	26	0.010%	25.87x
1174	Tiller	26	0.010%	5.11x
1175	Tollerfield	26	0.010%	72.56x
1176	Vickery	26	0.010%	1.87x
1177	Viney	26	0.010%	3.58x
1178	Vivian	26	0.010%	2.92x
1179	Waygood	26	0.010%	16.78x
1180	Wiffen	26	0.010%	6.45x
1181	Batt	25	0.010%	1.93x
1182	Beaton	25	0.010%	1.13x
1183	Beaumont	25	0.010%	0.44x
1184	Besant	25	0.010%	14.20x
1185	Cann	25	0.010%	1.41x
1186	Churchouse	25	0.010%	24.87x
1187	Dark	25	0.010%	3.61x
1188	Davie	25	0.010%	1.42x
1189	Dunman	25	0.010%	31.25x
1190	Easton	25	0.010%	0.86x
1191	Frances	25	0.010%	2.07x
1192	Granger	25	0.010%	1.27x
1193	Horwood	25	0.010%	2.75x
1194	Humber	25	0.010%	7.99x
1195	Munckton	25	0.010%	24.11x
1196	Seller	25	0.010%	8.60x
1197	Sloman	25	0.010%	6.14x
1198	Toleman	25	0.010%	21.82x
1199	Upjohn	25	0.010%	28.93x
1200	Webster	25	0.010%	0.15x