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 Warland, with 19 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
1401	Warland	19	0.010%	12.52x
1402	Whittaker	19	0.010%	0.21x
1403	Barton	18	0.010%	0.17x
1404	Basket	18	0.010%	23.63x
1405	Boucher	18	0.010%	1.78x
1406	Coate	18	0.010%	11.25x
1407	Cosser	18	0.010%	13.92x
1408	Cossins	18	0.010%	10.11x
1409	Daniell	18	0.010%	3.38x
1410	Deacon	18	0.010%	0.55x
1411	Dening	18	0.010%	27.84x
1412	Frizzle	18	0.010%	39.05x
1413	Gage	18	0.010%	1.67x
1414	Glyde	18	0.010%	12.33x
1415	Glyn	18	0.010%	12.33x
1416	Gubbins	18	0.010%	5.49x
1417	Hains	18	0.010%	5.52x
1418	Hale	18	0.010%	0.26x
1419	Ham	18	0.010%	1.25x
1420	Hampton	18	0.010%	0.59x
1421	Keel	18	0.010%	4.75x
1422	Knapp	18	0.010%	1.38x
1423	Langdon	18	0.010%	1.21x
1424	Learmouth	18	0.010%	10.04x
1425	Leigh	18	0.010%	0.41x
1426	Line	18	0.010%	1.98x
1427	London	18	0.010%	1.89x
1428	Manfield	18	0.010%	6.40x
1429	Margrie	18	0.010%	28.12x
1430	Myles	18	0.010%	2.00x
1431	Parson	18	0.010%	2.09x
1432	Pearcey	18	0.010%	6.23x
1433	Pye	18	0.010%	0.63x
1434	Renyard	18	0.010%	21.63x
1435	Row	18	0.010%	1.83x
1436	Slader	18	0.010%	13.58x
1437	Stacy	18	0.010%	3.22x
1438	Stay	18	0.010%	17.57x
1439	Sweetapple	18	0.010%	34.29x
1440	Todd	18	0.010%	0.18x
1441	Valance	18	0.010%	23.63x
1442	Vardy	18	0.010%	4.67x
1443	Wescott	18	0.010%	10.69x
1444	Wooldridge	18	0.010%	1.72x
1445	Atkinson	17	0.010%	0.09x
1446	Bargery	17	0.010%	15.26x
1447	Barratt	17	0.010%	0.44x
1448	Bates	17	0.010%	0.14x
1449	Beasley	17	0.010%	0.82x
1450	Benham	17	0.010%	1.66x
1451	Bennet	17	0.010%	0.64x
1452	Bills	17	0.010%	3.32x
1453	Briggs	17	0.010%	0.16x
1454	Bunn	17	0.010%	0.91x
1455	Clifton	17	0.010%	0.63x
1456	Coney	17	0.010%	3.12x
1457	Crab	17	0.010%	36.38x
1458	Crann	17	0.010%	20.12x
1459	Croucher	17	0.010%	1.55x
1460	Cullen	17	0.010%	0.51x
1461	Dalley	17	0.010%	3.55x
1462	Denman	17	0.010%	1.99x
1463	Dodd	17	0.010%	0.22x
1464	Dunkley	17	0.010%	1.11x
1465	Durant	17	0.010%	2.55x
1466	Early	17	0.010%	2.39x
1467	Eavis	17	0.010%	36.38x
1468	Elliss	17	0.010%	2.71x
1469	Ensor	17	0.010%	3.98x
1470	Extance	17	0.010%	63.24x
1471	Farquharson	17	0.010%	1.57x
1472	Flooks	17	0.010%	26.83x
1473	Godding	17	0.010%	6.29x
1474	Gossling	17	0.010%	27.66x
1475	Gulliford	17	0.010%	5.32x
1476	Hargrave	17	0.010%	2.77x
1477	Harman	17	0.010%	0.59x
1478	Hile	17	0.010%	19.82x
1479	Holdway	17	0.010%	8.68x
1480	Hurden	17	0.010%	22.89x
1481	Hurford	17	0.010%	3.25x
1482	Hutchins	17	0.010%	0.88x
1483	Jessop	17	0.010%	0.75x
1484	Johnstone	17	0.010%	0.20x
1485	Key	17	0.010%	0.64x
1486	Kirby	17	0.010%	0.23x
1487	Latimer	17	0.010%	2.30x
1488	Lawes	17	0.010%	2.03x
1489	Lawson	17	0.010%	0.15x
1490	Lever	17	0.010%	0.98x
1491	Monckton	17	0.010%	9.22x
1492	Oram	17	0.010%	1.14x
1493	Parnell	17	0.010%	0.92x
1494	Philpott	17	0.010%	1.16x
1495	Pinhorn	17	0.010%	18.70x
1496	Priest	17	0.010%	0.68x
1497	Randle	17	0.010%	1.06x
1498	Rees	17	0.010%	0.10x
1499	Royal	17	0.010%	3.13x
1500	Russel	17	0.010%	1.29x