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 Hant, 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
4301	Hant	2	0.000%	2.52x
4302	Hardie	2	0.000%	0.08x
4303	Hardwicke	2	0.000%	1.19x
4304	Hartle	2	0.000%	0.69x
4305	Hawksworth	2	0.000%	0.23x
4306	Hawthorne	2	0.000%	0.45x
4307	Haylett	2	0.000%	0.59x
4308	Heard	2	0.000%	0.10x
4309	Heathcote	2	0.000%	0.13x
4310	Hebberd	2	0.000%	4.06x
4311	Hegarty	2	0.000%	1.18x
4312	Heigham	2	0.000%	5.68x
4313	Helyer	2	0.000%	1.53x
4314	Hemingway	2	0.000%	0.16x
4315	Hennesy	2	0.000%	2.13x
4316	Hennings	2	0.000%	1.60x
4317	Henshaw	2	0.000%	0.12x
4318	Hensley	2	0.000%	0.84x
4319	Herd	2	0.000%	0.14x
4320	Hewson	2	0.000%	0.13x
4321	Hext	2	0.000%	0.90x
4322	Hickley	2	0.000%	1.07x
4323	Hiscott	2	0.000%	2.76x
4324	Hixson	2	0.000%	3.47x
4325	Hodden	2	0.000%	9.19x
4326	Hodgen	2	0.000%	2.35x
4327	Hodgkins	2	0.000%	0.23x
4328	Hodsdon	2	0.000%	3.09x
4329	Hogan	2	0.000%	0.10x
4330	Holder	2	0.000%	0.08x
4331	Hollis	2	0.000%	0.08x
4332	Holsgrove	2	0.000%	4.96x
4333	Honess	2	0.000%	1.46x
4334	Honeywell	2	0.000%	1.79x
4335	Hooker	2	0.000%	0.12x
4336	Horsfall	2	0.000%	0.10x
4337	Hosford	2	0.000%	3.76x
4338	Hostler	2	0.000%	1.59x
4339	Houliston	2	0.000%	2.67x
4340	Hudd	2	0.000%	0.47x
4341	Hullett	2	0.000%	3.55x
4342	Hulls	2	0.000%	1.60x
4343	Hulme	2	0.000%	0.05x
4344	Humble	2	0.000%	0.22x
4345	Humby	2	0.000%	0.55x
4346	Huntington	2	0.000%	0.36x
4347	Hurd	2	0.000%	0.23x
4348	Hurle	2	0.000%	1.34x
4349	Huse	2	0.000%	2.03x
4350	Huskinson	2	0.000%	1.12x
4351	Huss	2	0.000%	4.53x
4352	Ingham	2	0.000%	0.04x
4353	Ireson	2	0.000%	0.51x
4354	Ironside	2	0.000%	0.30x
4355	Irving	2	0.000%	0.05x
4356	Jarrard	2	0.000%	3.06x
4357	Jarrett	2	0.000%	0.11x
4358	Jarrow	2	0.000%	5.39x
4359	Jasper	2	0.000%	0.32x
4360	Jefferson	2	0.000%	0.10x
4361	Jeffreys	2	0.000%	0.18x
4362	Jeffrys	2	0.000%	2.84x
4363	Jelfs	2	0.000%	0.99x
4364	Jelly	2	0.000%	0.36x
4365	Jenn	2	0.000%	4.11x
4366	Jenning	2	0.000%	1.01x
4367	Jenson	2	0.000%	1.27x
4368	Jessup	2	0.000%	0.37x
4369	Jinkins	2	0.000%	1.10x
4370	Joad	2	0.000%	5.21x
4371	John	2	0.000%	0.03x
4372	Joslyn	2	0.000%	2.72x
4373	Joughin	2	0.000%	1.23x
4374	Julian	2	0.000%	0.29x
4375	Kearney	2	0.000%	0.22x
4376	Kearns	2	0.000%	0.33x
4377	Keegan	2	0.000%	0.31x
4378	Keen	2	0.000%	0.05x
4379	Keily	2	0.000%	3.51x
4380	Keith	2	0.000%	0.10x
4381	Kennett	2	0.000%	0.19x
4382	Kew	2	0.000%	0.36x
4383	Kiel	2	0.000%	5.68x
4384	Kilminster	2	0.000%	1.03x
4385	Kingdon	2	0.000%	0.33x
4386	Kingsland	2	0.000%	0.65x
4387	Kington	2	0.000%	0.96x
4388	Kinsey	2	0.000%	0.16x
4389	Kirkland	2	0.000%	0.12x
4390	Kitley	2	0.000%	1.48x
4391	Knowlden	2	0.000%	2.37x
4392	Kyle	2	0.000%	0.19x
4393	Lagden	2	0.000%	1.81x
4394	Lamprey	2	0.000%	2.72x
4395	Lancaster	2	0.000%	0.04x
4396	Lanford	2	0.000%	3.40x
4397	Lankester	2	0.000%	1.10x
4398	Lansley	2	0.000%	0.78x
4399	Latham	2	0.000%	0.05x
4400	Latta	2	0.000%	0.83x