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 Thomas, with 333 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
101	Thomas	333	0.170%	0.42x
102	Slade	332	0.170%	8.68x
103	Crabb	329	0.170%	16.54x
104	Newman	329	0.170%	2.31x
105	Whittle	322	0.170%	7.71x
106	Elliott	321	0.170%	1.97x
107	Gould	321	0.170%	4.63x
108	Hoare	318	0.170%	8.50x
109	Pope	317	0.170%	4.80x
110	Dunford	315	0.160%	27.17x
111	Hayward	313	0.160%	3.83x
112	Budden	308	0.160%	41.58x
113	Hall	308	0.160%	0.55x
114	Norman	308	0.160%	3.47x
115	Hodder	305	0.160%	32.52x
116	Jones	304	0.160%	0.14x
117	Abbott	299	0.160%	3.54x
118	Hussey	297	0.150%	15.37x
119	Cobb	291	0.150%	10.67x
120	Christopher	290	0.150%	25.71x
121	Best	287	0.150%	5.55x
122	Jeans	287	0.150%	44.52x
123	Cooper	286	0.150%	0.61x
124	Hopkins	285	0.150%	2.47x
125	Maidment	284	0.150%	26.87x
126	Fox	282	0.150%	1.58x
127	Hiscock	282	0.150%	20.02x
128	Loader	281	0.150%	26.36x
129	Payne	280	0.150%	1.62x
130	Sims	280	0.150%	4.87x
131	Long	279	0.150%	2.24x
132	Cutler	278	0.150%	11.65x
133	Harding	278	0.150%	2.00x
134	Lock	276	0.140%	5.06x
135	Ellis	267	0.140%	0.96x
136	Gill	267	0.140%	1.97x
137	Travers	266	0.140%	27.64x
138	Scott	264	0.140%	0.54x
139	Meech	263	0.140%	66.58x
140	Wright	263	0.140%	0.43x
141	Matthews	262	0.140%	1.57x
142	Holloway	261	0.140%	4.44x
143	Dean	260	0.140%	1.95x
144	Bower	259	0.140%	7.37x
145	Coward	258	0.130%	11.74x
146	Paul	256	0.130%	5.33x
147	Trim	256	0.130%	44.53x
148	Day	253	0.130%	1.40x
149	Bowditch	251	0.130%	52.55x
150	Masters	251	0.130%	7.07x
151	Lawrence	250	0.130%	2.01x
152	Trevett	250	0.130%	80.85x
153	Powell	248	0.130%	1.04x
154	Hatcher	247	0.130%	21.95x
155	Hayter	246	0.130%	17.39x
156	Hutchings	245	0.130%	6.80x
157	Lambert	245	0.130%	2.34x
158	Hooper	243	0.130%	2.99x
159	Larcombe	239	0.120%	39.76x
160	Lovell	239	0.120%	5.96x
161	Butt	238	0.120%	9.62x
162	Squibb	238	0.120%	57.55x
163	Rolls	234	0.120%	27.38x
164	Dunn	233	0.120%	1.46x
165	Lee	233	0.120%	0.74x
166	Pitcher	233	0.120%	15.67x
167	Hawker	232	0.120%	15.80x
168	Wheeler	231	0.120%	2.00x
169	Comben	230	0.120%	119.36x
170	Orchard	229	0.120%	11.24x
171	Brickell	227	0.120%	75.44x
172	Oliver	227	0.120%	1.66x
173	Goddard	226	0.120%	2.93x
174	Grant	226	0.120%	1.19x
175	Bowring	225	0.120%	36.46x
176	Guppy	225	0.120%	44.43x
177	Talbot	225	0.120%	4.71x
178	Willis	222	0.120%	2.18x
179	Chubb	221	0.120%	20.76x
180	Hounsell	220	0.110%	67.38x
181	Fudge	217	0.110%	30.32x
182	Childs	216	0.110%	6.13x
183	Toms	216	0.110%	14.56x
184	Mills	215	0.110%	0.86x
185	Spicer	215	0.110%	8.34x
186	Stockley	214	0.110%	25.87x
187	Wallis	214	0.110%	3.30x
188	Foster	212	0.110%	0.83x
189	Ricketts	212	0.110%	11.40x
190	Greening	210	0.110%	19.70x
191	Galpin	209	0.110%	47.38x
192	Roper	209	0.110%	5.24x
193	Hicks	208	0.110%	2.59x
194	Kellaway	208	0.110%	50.61x
195	Loveless	204	0.110%	51.07x
196	Tuck	204	0.110%	8.29x
197	Elsworth	200	0.100%	28.45x
198	Lush	200	0.100%	25.99x
199	Hibbs	197	0.100%	29.64x
200	Toop	195	0.100%	57.04x