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 Newberry, with 81 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
501	Newberry	81	0.040%	10.30x
502	Ralph	81	0.040%	2.77x
503	Randell	81	0.040%	6.77x
504	Tompkins	81	0.040%	4.89x
505	Tubbs	81	0.040%	18.28x
506	Rice	80	0.040%	1.34x
507	Topp	80	0.040%	18.27x
508	Woodland	80	0.040%	8.22x
509	Applin	79	0.040%	38.93x
510	Brockway	79	0.040%	28.63x
511	Cull	79	0.040%	8.27x
512	Elkins	79	0.040%	10.59x
513	Freeman	79	0.040%	0.65x
514	Gillett	79	0.040%	3.90x
515	Kimber	79	0.040%	4.33x
516	Matcham	79	0.040%	34.96x
517	Osmond	79	0.040%	9.13x
518	Vye	79	0.040%	59.05x
519	Ames	78	0.040%	5.91x
520	Croft	78	0.040%	1.72x
521	Harwood	78	0.040%	1.52x
522	Moors	78	0.040%	16.44x
523	Pavey	78	0.040%	9.51x
524	Penney	78	0.040%	7.37x
525	Sprackling	78	0.040%	90.27x
526	Greenham	77	0.040%	20.67x
527	Keynes	77	0.040%	71.60x
528	Scammell	77	0.040%	14.87x
529	Vacher	77	0.040%	70.35x
530	Bradford	76	0.040%	2.03x
531	Hurst	76	0.040%	1.11x
532	Percy	76	0.040%	4.25x
533	Phippard	76	0.040%	76.60x
534	Croad	75	0.040%	43.72x
535	Morey	75	0.040%	11.89x
536	Still	75	0.040%	6.21x
537	Ware	75	0.040%	2.38x
538	Chapman	74	0.040%	0.27x
539	Chinchen	74	0.040%	104.14x
540	Dicker	74	0.040%	9.85x
541	Hanham	74	0.040%	43.13x
542	Keeping	74	0.040%	18.80x
543	Bragg	73	0.040%	4.65x
544	Ross	73	0.040%	0.35x
545	Staple	73	0.040%	27.48x
546	Studley	73	0.040%	26.39x
547	Wyatt	73	0.040%	1.30x
548	Billett	72	0.040%	17.44x
549	Candy	72	0.040%	10.54x
550	Cattle	72	0.040%	15.12x
551	Dowell	72	0.040%	7.50x
552	Gee	72	0.040%	1.47x
553	Hitchcock	72	0.040%	3.26x
554	Jeffrey	72	0.040%	2.03x
555	Meatyard	72	0.040%	53.56x
556	Tatchell	72	0.040%	48.48x
557	Dacombe	71	0.040%	71.09x
558	Fiander	71	0.040%	65.24x
559	Hames	71	0.040%	13.09x
560	Hood	71	0.040%	1.34x
561	Masterman	71	0.040%	14.75x
562	Rowland	71	0.040%	1.30x
563	Steele	71	0.040%	1.38x
564	Bonfield	70	0.040%	19.84x
565	Langdown	70	0.040%	77.55x
566	Moss	70	0.040%	0.59x
567	Small	70	0.040%	1.44x
568	Farr	69	0.040%	2.42x
569	Osborne	69	0.040%	0.75x
570	Squires	69	0.040%	2.54x
571	Tapper	69	0.040%	16.61x
572	Voss	69	0.040%	14.72x
573	Cheesman	68	0.040%	6.94x
574	Flower	68	0.040%	3.63x
575	Froud	68	0.040%	12.78x
576	Gear	68	0.040%	9.50x
577	Munday	68	0.040%	3.03x
578	Myall	68	0.040%	28.33x
579	Shearing	68	0.040%	14.65x
580	Standfield	68	0.040%	59.34x
581	Alner	67	0.030%	82.42x
582	Balson	67	0.030%	50.32x
583	Collier	67	0.030%	1.05x
584	Davy	67	0.030%	2.83x
585	Osman	67	0.030%	9.60x
586	Paine	67	0.030%	2.54x
587	Paull	67	0.030%	10.07x
588	Hibberd	66	0.030%	5.60x
589	Lemon	66	0.030%	4.74x
590	Marks	66	0.030%	1.68x
591	Mogg	66	0.030%	14.62x
592	Newbery	66	0.030%	11.96x
593	Barfoot	65	0.030%	10.96x
594	Boyt	65	0.030%	37.60x
595	Gough	65	0.030%	1.16x
596	Sherwood	65	0.030%	2.66x
597	Bond	64	0.030%	0.63x
598	Duffett	64	0.030%	32.46x
599	Feltham	64	0.030%	7.58x
600	Genge	64	0.030%	35.33x