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 Venn, with 14 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
1701	Venn	14	0.010%	1.61x
1702	Wale	14	0.010%	1.52x
1703	Walton	14	0.010%	0.10x
1704	Wellen	14	0.010%	33.14x
1705	Wickham	14	0.010%	1.08x
1706	Willment	14	0.010%	37.07x
1707	Wilmot	14	0.010%	1.09x
1708	Wingate	14	0.010%	2.05x
1709	Arkell	13	0.010%	3.20x
1710	Balston	13	0.010%	19.16x
1711	Bassett	13	0.010%	0.43x
1712	Biddiscombe	13	0.010%	18.63x
1713	Birch	13	0.010%	0.17x
1714	Bourne	13	0.010%	0.35x
1715	Browne	13	0.010%	0.37x
1716	Browning	13	0.010%	0.33x
1717	Buckell	13	0.010%	6.51x
1718	Buckingham	13	0.010%	0.51x
1719	Burrow	13	0.010%	0.99x
1720	Carline	13	0.010%	3.78x
1721	Channing	13	0.010%	3.46x
1722	Child	13	0.010%	0.40x
1723	Couch	13	0.010%	1.14x
1724	Courtnay	13	0.010%	27.82x
1725	Crosby	13	0.010%	0.57x
1726	Crouch	13	0.010%	0.51x
1727	Dore	13	0.010%	1.29x
1728	Earney	13	0.010%	12.23x
1729	Eason	13	0.010%	1.58x
1730	Farley	13	0.010%	0.54x
1731	Farrant	13	0.010%	1.14x
1732	Fiddler	13	0.010%	3.14x
1733	Foan	13	0.010%	24.47x
1734	Furber	13	0.010%	2.65x
1735	Futcher	13	0.010%	5.72x
1736	Goffe	13	0.010%	9.15x
1737	Griffen	13	0.010%	2.08x
1738	Hallard	13	0.010%	9.91x
1739	Hallet	13	0.010%	5.63x
1740	Hardwick	13	0.010%	0.44x
1741	Harland	13	0.010%	0.81x
1742	Harry	13	0.010%	0.94x
1743	Hector	13	0.010%	4.05x
1744	Hembury	13	0.010%	18.29x
1745	Highmore	13	0.010%	18.46x
1746	Hopkinson	13	0.010%	0.41x
1747	Horton	13	0.010%	0.18x
1748	Humphrey	13	0.010%	0.25x
1749	Jeffries	13	0.010%	0.54x
1750	Jerrett	13	0.010%	11.74x
1751	Kerby	13	0.010%	3.71x
1752	Kerly	13	0.010%	27.82x
1753	Lakey	13	0.010%	6.66x
1754	Lawton	13	0.010%	0.26x
1755	Leaves	13	0.010%	15.50x
1756	Lewington	13	0.010%	2.56x
1757	Lill	13	0.010%	3.50x
1758	Lilley	13	0.010%	0.49x
1759	Lister	13	0.010%	0.24x
1760	Lynes	13	0.010%	2.63x
1761	Maker	13	0.010%	4.34x
1762	Mansell	13	0.010%	0.58x
1763	Mays	13	0.010%	1.19x
1764	Medley	13	0.010%	1.84x
1765	More	13	0.010%	0.87x
1766	Patterson	13	0.010%	0.19x
1767	Paynter	13	0.010%	2.42x
1768	Perham	13	0.010%	7.33x
1769	Plomer	13	0.010%	24.18x
1770	Plunkett	13	0.010%	2.56x
1771	Pool	13	0.010%	0.59x
1772	Richard	13	0.010%	0.79x
1773	Screen	13	0.010%	4.80x
1774	Sharpe	13	0.010%	0.23x
1775	Speed	13	0.010%	0.84x
1776	Tasker	13	0.010%	0.64x
1777	Thatcher	13	0.010%	0.74x
1778	Thornton	13	0.010%	0.13x
1779	Thring	13	0.010%	8.75x
1780	Trimby	13	0.010%	9.49x
1781	Uphill	13	0.010%	7.18x
1782	Waldron	13	0.010%	0.77x
1783	Westmacott	13	0.010%	6.88x
1784	Albin	12	0.010%	19.53x
1785	Armstrong	12	0.010%	0.08x
1786	Arnott	12	0.010%	0.75x
1787	Axe	12	0.010%	5.97x
1788	Bason	12	0.010%	4.25x
1789	Beater	12	0.010%	31.25x
1790	Belt	12	0.010%	5.37x
1791	Biddle	12	0.010%	0.87x
1792	Boswell	12	0.010%	0.67x
1793	Burnett	12	0.010%	0.23x
1794	Bussey	12	0.010%	1.85x
1795	Cane	12	0.010%	0.92x
1796	Capel	12	0.010%	2.11x
1797	Carey	12	0.010%	0.33x
1798	Carroll	12	0.010%	0.31x
1799	Carver	12	0.010%	0.69x
1800	Castle	12	0.010%	0.32x