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 Parsley, 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
4501	Parsley	2	0.000%	0.79x
4502	Paviour	2	0.000%	2.92x
4503	Pay	2	0.000%	0.31x
4504	Peake	2	0.000%	0.11x
4505	Pearn	2	0.000%	0.70x
4506	Peck	2	0.000%	0.06x
4507	Pedler	2	0.000%	1.14x
4508	Pegg	2	0.000%	0.11x
4509	Peglar	2	0.000%	1.29x
4510	Pellett	2	0.000%	1.17x
4511	Peter	2	0.000%	0.30x
4512	Petter	2	0.000%	1.25x
4513	Pettit	2	0.000%	0.13x
4514	Phillps	2	0.000%	6.25x
4515	Phinn	2	0.000%	2.81x
4516	Picard	2	0.000%	2.50x
4517	Pindar	2	0.000%	1.40x
4518	Pinker	2	0.000%	2.37x
4519	Pinkerton	2	0.000%	0.42x
4520	Pinkham	2	0.000%	2.48x
4521	Pinnock	2	0.000%	0.33x
4522	Pitchard	2	0.000%	22.35x
4523	Pittard	2	0.000%	1.24x
4524	Plater	2	0.000%	0.69x
4525	Pontifex	2	0.000%	4.17x
4526	Pottinger	2	0.000%	0.40x
4527	Poulston	2	0.000%	4.28x
4528	Pratten	2	0.000%	0.97x
4529	Preece	2	0.000%	0.06x
4530	Prickett	2	0.000%	0.38x
4531	Priddis	2	0.000%	4.28x
4532	Prouse	2	0.000%	0.62x
4533	Prouten	2	0.000%	4.53x
4534	Pumfrey	2	0.000%	1.45x
4535	Purdie	2	0.000%	0.25x
4536	Purt	2	0.000%	2.89x
4537	Purvis	2	0.000%	0.11x
4538	Quail	2	0.000%	0.88x
4539	Quin	2	0.000%	0.10x
4540	Raddon	2	0.000%	2.03x
4541	Rafferty	2	0.000%	0.20x
4542	Ramsay	2	0.000%	0.04x
4543	Ramsbottom	2	0.000%	0.15x
4544	Ramsden	2	0.000%	0.06x
4545	Randal	2	0.000%	1.22x
4546	Rands	2	0.000%	0.36x
4547	Raven	2	0.000%	0.12x
4548	Rawes	2	0.000%	1.39x
4549	Reach	2	0.000%	1.24x
4550	Reckless	2	0.000%	3.22x
4551	Redford	2	0.000%	0.19x
4552	Redgate	2	0.000%	0.70x
4553	Redstone	2	0.000%	1.37x
4554	Richins	2	0.000%	2.74x
4555	Riddler	2	0.000%	3.12x
4556	Rigby	2	0.000%	0.04x
4557	Risdon	2	0.000%	1.06x
4558	Rix	2	0.000%	0.19x
4559	Robert	2	0.000%	0.21x
4560	Rochester	2	0.000%	0.40x
4561	Roder	2	0.000%	4.22x
4562	Roll	2	0.000%	0.98x
4563	Rollinson	2	0.000%	0.19x
4564	Romsey	2	0.000%	8.01x
4565	Rood	2	0.000%	1.11x
4566	Rowles	2	0.000%	0.24x
4567	Rudland	2	0.000%	0.63x
4568	Rushen	2	0.000%	1.43x
4569	Rushin	2	0.000%	4.40x
4570	Russett	2	0.000%	8.93x
4571	Rutherford	2	0.000%	0.04x
4572	Rutland	2	0.000%	0.34x
4573	Rutter	2	0.000%	0.07x
4574	Ryland	2	0.000%	0.42x
4575	Sach	2	0.000%	0.82x
4576	Sail	2	0.000%	3.00x
4577	Sale	2	0.000%	0.16x
4578	Salkeld	2	0.000%	0.46x
4579	Sallows	2	0.000%	1.41x
4580	Sandiford	2	0.000%	0.39x
4581	Saxby	2	0.000%	0.22x
4582	Saxton	2	0.000%	0.18x
4583	Schofield	2	0.000%	0.02x
4584	Scorey	2	0.000%	1.16x
4585	Seals	2	0.000%	1.12x
4586	Sergant	2	0.000%	1.70x
4587	Sevill	2	0.000%	10.78x
4588	Shean	2	0.000%	0.78x
4589	Sheen	2	0.000%	0.16x
4590	Sheldon	2	0.000%	0.07x
4591	Shelley	2	0.000%	0.13x
4592	Shimell	2	0.000%	5.68x
4593	Shipway	2	0.000%	0.56x
4594	Shurman	2	0.000%	2.28x
4595	Silcock	2	0.000%	0.25x
4596	Silcox	2	0.000%	0.83x
4597	Simmons	2	0.000%	0.03x
4598	Simms	2	0.000%	0.09x
4599	Simonds	2	0.000%	0.40x
4600	Skuse	2	0.000%	0.60x