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 Bartley, with 21 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
1301	Bartley	21	0.010%	2.28x
1302	Batchelor	21	0.010%	0.65x
1303	Bath	21	0.010%	1.46x
1304	Boyd	21	0.010%	0.31x
1305	Burbridge	21	0.010%	3.17x
1306	Burfitt	21	0.010%	16.00x
1307	Cabell	21	0.010%	34.90x
1308	Cailes	21	0.010%	40.51x
1309	Cambridge	21	0.010%	3.58x
1310	Corry	21	0.010%	5.61x
1311	Cose	21	0.010%	14.26x
1312	Cotton	21	0.010%	0.46x
1313	Denslow	21	0.010%	68.36x
1314	Dibley	21	0.010%	8.08x
1315	Douglas	21	0.010%	0.23x
1316	Lacy	21	0.010%	1.68x
1317	Lance	21	0.010%	7.75x
1318	Manwell	21	0.010%	21.03x
1319	Milverton	21	0.010%	33.47x
1320	Mullens	21	0.010%	8.52x
1321	Muston	21	0.010%	11.55x
1322	Nicholas	21	0.010%	0.56x
1323	Pile	21	0.010%	2.37x
1324	Salter	21	0.010%	0.48x
1325	Toomer	21	0.010%	6.98x
1326	Walsh	21	0.010%	0.21x
1327	Weston	21	0.010%	0.27x
1328	Wild	21	0.010%	0.27x
1329	Witherington	21	0.010%	9.85x
1330	Bently	20	0.010%	4.04x
1331	Brinton	20	0.010%	8.61x
1332	Budge	20	0.010%	2.05x
1333	Button	20	0.010%	0.88x
1334	Chalk	20	0.010%	1.58x
1335	Champion	20	0.010%	1.00x
1336	Chinnock	20	0.010%	13.47x
1337	Coke	20	0.010%	8.20x
1338	Cookman	20	0.010%	13.02x
1339	Cummins	20	0.010%	1.22x
1340	Dewfall	20	0.010%	40.58x
1341	Digby	20	0.010%	2.01x
1342	Foxwell	20	0.010%	5.93x
1343	Gardener	20	0.010%	0.58x
1344	Griffiths	20	0.010%	0.06x
1345	Hazel	20	0.010%	3.26x
1346	Helliar	20	0.010%	27.90x
1347	Henderson	20	0.010%	0.10x
1348	Holley	20	0.010%	2.83x
1349	Jordan	20	0.010%	0.24x
1350	Kerridge	20	0.010%	2.84x
1351	Lankshear	20	0.010%	48.07x
1352	Latty	20	0.010%	29.20x
1353	Mate	20	0.010%	16.98x
1354	Meaby	20	0.010%	42.80x
1355	Mundy	20	0.010%	1.41x
1356	Ostler	20	0.010%	4.93x
1357	Pearson	20	0.010%	0.09x
1358	Pells	20	0.010%	8.63x
1359	Pragnell	20	0.010%	6.56x
1360	Reason	20	0.010%	3.58x
1361	Shepard	20	0.010%	3.67x
1362	Shergold	20	0.010%	4.19x
1363	Snelling	20	0.010%	1.29x
1364	Stout	20	0.010%	2.18x
1365	Sugg	20	0.010%	10.85x
1366	Trotman	20	0.010%	2.48x
1367	Tubb	20	0.010%	2.51x
1368	Vanner	20	0.010%	12.11x
1369	William	20	0.010%	1.22x
1370	Atwell	19	0.010%	4.68x
1371	Beckingham	19	0.010%	6.70x
1372	Bristol	19	0.010%	13.25x
1373	Bryer	19	0.010%	8.22x
1374	Budd	19	0.010%	0.78x
1375	Burdon	19	0.010%	3.03x
1376	Charlton	19	0.010%	0.35x
1377	Clapcott	19	0.010%	58.23x
1378	Cuttler	19	0.010%	14.00x
1379	Denning	19	0.010%	2.58x
1380	Eliot	19	0.010%	17.88x
1381	Frizzell	19	0.010%	53.03x
1382	Goldie	19	0.010%	1.59x
1383	Harden	19	0.010%	2.52x
1384	Harrington	19	0.010%	0.52x
1385	Hopson	19	0.010%	3.77x
1386	Horne	19	0.010%	0.46x
1387	Lintern	19	0.010%	6.45x
1388	Loving	19	0.010%	25.15x
1389	Lyons	19	0.010%	0.45x
1390	Maggs	19	0.010%	1.48x
1391	Nichols	19	0.010%	0.30x
1392	Nicklin	19	0.010%	2.50x
1393	Nixon	19	0.010%	0.33x
1394	Owen	19	0.010%	0.08x
1395	Parry	19	0.010%	0.13x
1396	Powers	19	0.010%	2.43x
1397	Templeman	19	0.010%	2.57x
1398	Treasure	19	0.010%	6.85x
1399	Udell	19	0.010%	21.82x
1400	Vaux	19	0.010%	7.27x