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 Atherton, with 2 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
4001	Atherton	2	0.000%	0.06x
4002	Aubrey	2	0.000%	0.37x
4003	Avins	2	0.000%	4.22x
4004	Ayres	2	0.000%	0.08x
4005	Ayscough	2	0.000%	2.35x
4006	Babington	2	0.000%	1.06x
4007	Bachelor	2	0.000%	0.72x
4008	Balch	2	0.000%	0.83x
4009	Baldock	2	0.000%	0.15x
4010	Baldwin	2	0.000%	0.02x
4011	Baley	2	0.000%	1.13x
4012	Ballantyne	2	0.000%	0.14x
4013	Bangay	2	0.000%	2.87x
4014	Banting	2	0.000%	1.18x
4015	Bard	2	0.000%	1.26x
4016	Barlett	2	0.000%	2.38x
4017	Barmister	2	0.000%	6.13x
4018	Barnsley	2	0.000%	0.27x
4019	Barnwell	2	0.000%	0.52x
4020	Bathgate	2	0.000%	0.45x
4021	Batley	2	0.000%	0.24x
4022	Bazley	2	0.000%	1.00x
4023	Bebby	2	0.000%	11.17x
4024	Beckenham	2	0.000%	2.54x
4025	Beckett	2	0.000%	0.05x
4026	Beckham	2	0.000%	1.21x
4027	Beeby	2	0.000%	0.31x
4028	Beesley	2	0.000%	0.13x
4029	Belcher	2	0.000%	0.09x
4030	Bellingham	2	0.000%	0.28x
4031	Bells	2	0.000%	2.03x
4032	Benger	2	0.000%	1.15x
4033	Benney	2	0.000%	0.91x
4034	Benning	2	0.000%	0.78x
4035	Bernasconi	2	0.000%	6.65x
4036	Beverley	2	0.000%	0.35x
4037	Bickley	2	0.000%	0.25x
4038	Bill	2	0.000%	0.29x
4039	Billingsley	2	0.000%	0.75x
4040	Billis	2	0.000%	7.44x
4041	Binley	2	0.000%	1.92x
4042	Birmingham	2	0.000%	0.42x
4043	Black	2	0.000%	0.02x
4044	Blacker	2	0.000%	0.32x
4045	Blackett	2	0.000%	0.27x
4046	Blacklock	2	0.000%	0.25x
4047	Blackwell	2	0.000%	0.06x
4048	Blagdon	2	0.000%	1.98x
4049	Blair	2	0.000%	0.04x
4050	Blamey	2	0.000%	0.77x
4051	Blease	2	0.000%	0.52x
4052	Blizzard	2	0.000%	1.02x
4053	Bly	2	0.000%	1.23x
4054	Bock	2	0.000%	3.22x
4055	Bollom	2	0.000%	5.04x
4056	Bool	2	0.000%	1.74x
4057	Boorman	2	0.000%	0.28x
4058	Borrows	2	0.000%	0.72x
4059	Bosworth	2	0.000%	0.18x
4060	Botes	2	0.000%	104.17x
4061	Bourke	2	0.000%	0.43x
4062	Bourton	2	0.000%	0.87x
4063	Bowbrick	2	0.000%	6.25x
4064	Bowers	2	0.000%	0.06x
4065	Bowker	2	0.000%	0.11x
4066	Bowle	2	0.000%	3.29x
4067	Bowler	2	0.000%	0.09x
4068	Bowling	2	0.000%	0.28x
4069	Boycott	2	0.000%	0.86x
4070	Boyer	2	0.000%	0.33x
4071	Boyland	2	0.000%	1.17x
4072	Boyle	2	0.000%	0.04x
4073	Bradly	2	0.000%	0.46x
4074	Bradshaw	2	0.000%	0.03x
4075	Bram	2	0.000%	9.19x
4076	Breddy	2	0.000%	3.32x
4077	Brent	2	0.000%	0.54x
4078	Bridger	2	0.000%	0.12x
4079	Brimble	2	0.000%	0.61x
4080	Briscol	2	0.000%	24.04x
4081	Brittan	2	0.000%	0.56x
4082	Broadrick	2	0.000%	3.43x
4083	Brokenshire	2	0.000%	1.12x
4084	Bromley	2	0.000%	0.07x
4085	Brooker	2	0.000%	0.09x
4086	Brough	2	0.000%	0.09x
4087	Bruce	2	0.000%	0.02x
4088	Bryden	2	0.000%	0.25x
4089	Bryson	2	0.000%	0.14x
4090	Buchanan	2	0.000%	0.04x
4091	Buckham	2	0.000%	0.90x
4092	Bulgin	2	0.000%	1.76x
4093	Bulmer	2	0.000%	0.13x
4094	Bunce	2	0.000%	0.14x
4095	Bune	2	0.000%	6.79x
4096	Burder	2	0.000%	1.76x
4097	Burdett	2	0.000%	0.15x
4098	Busby	2	0.000%	0.10x
4099	Bye	2	0.000%	0.21x
4100	Byers	2	0.000%	0.20x