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 Dutch, with 11 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
1901	Dutch	11	0.010%	4.97x
1902	Eldridge	11	0.010%	0.52x
1903	Ellaway	11	0.010%	6.48x
1904	Ewins	11	0.010%	3.29x
1905	Farmer	11	0.010%	0.18x
1906	Fishlock	11	0.010%	3.84x
1907	Fitzpatrick	11	0.010%	0.39x
1908	Forbes	11	0.010%	0.17x
1909	Hake	11	0.010%	5.05x
1910	Harlock	11	0.010%	4.42x
1911	Harriman	11	0.010%	2.23x
1912	Haywood	11	0.010%	0.27x
1913	Heal	11	0.010%	1.08x
1914	Hebditch	11	0.010%	7.50x
1915	Herbert	11	0.010%	0.15x
1916	Hook	11	0.010%	0.39x
1917	Jenner	11	0.010%	0.48x
1918	Laing	11	0.010%	0.29x
1919	Lakeman	11	0.010%	3.94x
1920	Larkham	11	0.010%	15.21x
1921	Lightfoot	11	0.010%	0.41x
1922	Lovett	11	0.010%	0.63x
1923	Low	11	0.010%	0.27x
1924	Marriott	11	0.010%	0.26x
1925	Marshfield	11	0.010%	12.27x
1926	Mayer	11	0.010%	1.00x
1927	Mcmahon	11	0.010%	3.51x
1928	Meade	11	0.010%	2.01x
1929	Meikle	11	0.010%	0.80x
1930	Mercer	11	0.010%	0.22x
1931	Merrett	11	0.010%	0.94x
1932	Messer	11	0.010%	1.96x
1933	Minchington	11	0.010%	34.38x
1934	Mores	11	0.010%	17.01x
1935	Mumford	11	0.010%	0.59x
1936	Murrey	11	0.010%	2.12x
1937	Noakes	11	0.010%	0.78x
1938	Pascoe	11	0.010%	0.51x
1939	Patience	11	0.010%	3.08x
1940	Peckham	11	0.010%	1.54x
1941	Pelley	11	0.010%	14.09x
1942	Perryman	11	0.010%	1.59x
1943	Petty	11	0.010%	0.58x
1944	Pickard	11	0.010%	0.41x
1945	Pipe	11	0.010%	1.29x
1946	Pover	11	0.010%	6.66x
1947	Restrick	11	0.010%	35.81x
1948	Rocket	11	0.010%	15.91x
1949	Rowsell	11	0.010%	2.70x
1950	Rule	11	0.010%	0.84x
1951	Sanford	11	0.010%	3.08x
1952	Savory	11	0.010%	1.55x
1953	Scammel	11	0.010%	19.31x
1954	Seale	11	0.010%	3.24x
1955	Shirley	11	0.010%	0.70x
1956	Sidney	11	0.010%	2.92x
1957	Simes	11	0.010%	4.94x
1958	Sparrow	11	0.010%	0.45x
1959	Star	11	0.010%	6.69x
1960	Stevenson	11	0.010%	0.08x
1961	Stuart	11	0.010%	0.24x
1962	Thomson	11	0.010%	0.04x
1963	Thurston	11	0.010%	0.81x
1964	Turk	11	0.010%	2.29x
1965	Tyler	11	0.010%	0.19x
1966	Whatley	11	0.010%	1.48x
1967	Whitfield	11	0.010%	0.29x
1968	Wyles	11	0.010%	2.27x
1969	Yeoman	11	0.010%	0.91x
1970	Acott	10	0.010%	4.85x
1971	Ansty	10	0.010%	12.70x
1972	Bamford	10	0.010%	0.35x
1973	Bayliss	10	0.010%	0.41x
1974	Bellow	10	0.010%	21.11x
1975	Bevan	10	0.010%	0.21x
1976	Bewsey	10	0.010%	21.40x
1977	Binks	10	0.010%	0.88x
1978	Bolster	10	0.010%	17.56x
1979	Boom	10	0.010%	14.60x
1980	Bowyer	10	0.010%	0.48x
1981	Brownsell	10	0.010%	9.70x
1982	Buckley	10	0.010%	0.10x
1983	Burrough	10	0.010%	2.41x
1984	Calder	10	0.010%	0.37x
1985	Cameron	10	0.010%	0.07x
1986	Canning	10	0.010%	0.73x
1987	Chaffin	10	0.010%	15.02x
1988	Chappel	10	0.010%	1.19x
1989	Cheater	10	0.010%	6.79x
1990	Crate	10	0.010%	8.14x
1991	Cressey	10	0.010%	3.91x
1992	Cripps	10	0.010%	0.54x
1993	Curnow	10	0.010%	1.52x
1994	Dawes	10	0.010%	0.38x
1995	Dent	10	0.010%	0.27x
1996	Dickenson	10	0.010%	0.34x
1997	Dimmer	10	0.010%	12.02x
1998	Dolling	10	0.010%	3.74x
1999	Driver	10	0.010%	0.28x
2000	Eldon	10	0.010%	8.09x