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 Condon, with 12 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
1801	Condon	12	0.010%	2.26x
1802	Crutcher	12	0.010%	20.83x
1803	Cumberland	12	0.010%	2.48x
1804	Daniells	12	0.010%	4.67x
1805	Dredge	12	0.010%	2.41x
1806	Eves	12	0.010%	1.50x
1807	Farris	12	0.010%	9.47x
1808	Flood	12	0.010%	0.71x
1809	Fookes	12	0.010%	8.88x
1810	Frith	12	0.010%	0.63x
1811	Froome	12	0.010%	7.65x
1812	Gapper	12	0.010%	8.22x
1813	Garner	12	0.010%	0.20x
1814	Goodenough	12	0.010%	2.18x
1815	Grabham	12	0.010%	5.03x
1816	Hallson	12	0.010%	40.75x
1817	Hay	12	0.010%	0.17x
1818	Hayden	12	0.010%	0.80x
1819	Hazard	12	0.010%	3.63x
1820	Hickman	12	0.010%	0.37x
1821	Hiles	12	0.010%	2.76x
1822	Hines	12	0.010%	0.73x
1823	Hoar	12	0.010%	1.52x
1824	Holman	12	0.010%	0.44x
1825	Innes	12	0.010%	0.40x
1826	Jackman	12	0.010%	0.67x
1827	Kendell	12	0.010%	4.43x
1828	Knowlton	12	0.010%	7.53x
1829	Laird	12	0.010%	0.56x
1830	Langtree	12	0.010%	13.89x
1831	Linington	12	0.010%	13.49x
1832	Lord	12	0.010%	0.14x
1833	Maple	12	0.010%	4.05x
1834	Marlow	12	0.010%	0.53x
1835	Mckeown	12	0.010%	12.50x
1836	Meredith	12	0.010%	0.31x
1837	Mesher	12	0.010%	29.76x
1838	Mitcham	12	0.010%	4.47x
1839	Moon	12	0.010%	0.30x
1840	Moor	12	0.010%	0.45x
1841	Morton	12	0.010%	0.12x
1842	Mullet	12	0.010%	12.84x
1843	Noonan	12	0.010%	3.64x
1844	Nunn	12	0.010%	0.36x
1845	Pain	12	0.010%	0.70x
1846	Passmore	12	0.010%	1.07x
1847	Philpot	12	0.010%	0.93x
1848	Philpots	12	0.010%	15.62x
1849	Pickett	12	0.010%	0.78x
1850	Pine	12	0.010%	2.10x
1851	Poynter	12	0.010%	2.91x
1852	Redman	12	0.010%	0.48x
1853	Roland	12	0.010%	3.83x
1854	Sainsbury	12	0.010%	1.21x
1855	Shane	12	0.010%	6.65x
1856	Siddons	12	0.010%	3.20x
1857	Spence	12	0.010%	0.19x
1858	Starr	12	0.010%	1.27x
1859	Stockwell	12	0.010%	1.06x
1860	Stowell	12	0.010%	2.69x
1861	Stringer	12	0.010%	0.31x
1862	Tindale	12	0.010%	2.17x
1863	Tolman	12	0.010%	4.79x
1864	Trash	12	0.010%	22.59x
1865	Vizard	12	0.010%	6.60x
1866	Vowles	12	0.010%	1.30x
1867	Wakeley	12	0.010%	5.63x
1868	Walter	12	0.010%	0.41x
1869	Watling	12	0.010%	1.21x
1870	Westover	12	0.010%	11.72x
1871	Wetherell	12	0.010%	3.24x
1872	Wicks	12	0.010%	0.44x
1873	Willey	12	0.010%	0.69x
1874	Withers	12	0.010%	0.38x
1875	Yard	12	0.010%	5.24x
1876	Arthur	11	0.010%	0.26x
1877	Barns	11	0.010%	0.89x
1878	Bentley	11	0.010%	0.14x
1879	Beviss	11	0.010%	33.71x
1880	Blick	11	0.010%	3.91x
1881	Bremner	11	0.010%	0.67x
1882	Burroughs	11	0.010%	1.79x
1883	Burwood	11	0.010%	4.32x
1884	Cafe	11	0.010%	40.92x
1885	Cannon	11	0.010%	0.32x
1886	Chiles	11	0.010%	5.92x
1887	Clancey	11	0.010%	5.95x
1888	Clements	11	0.010%	0.17x
1889	Collington	11	0.010%	8.22x
1890	Combs	11	0.010%	2.93x
1891	Cormick	11	0.010%	8.55x
1892	Crook	11	0.010%	0.20x
1893	Cummings	11	0.010%	0.37x
1894	Davidson	11	0.010%	0.07x
1895	Dell	11	0.010%	0.98x
1896	Dibsdall	11	0.010%	25.28x
1897	Dover	11	0.010%	1.27x
1898	Downe	11	0.010%	8.14x
1899	Druce	11	0.010%	2.22x
1900	Dryer	11	0.010%	13.32x