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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 Wilkie, with 1 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.

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6601Wilkie10.04x
6602Willan10.19x
6603Willard10.20x
6604Willie10.64x
6605Williss10.84x
6606Willow11.56x
6607Willy10.47x
6608Winder10.08x
6609Wines10.68x
6610Wing10.08x
6611Wingett11.30x
6612Winsborough13.72x
6613Winston10.45x
6614Winterbottom10.06x
6615Winterburn10.19x
6616Winters10.12x
6617Winterton10.23x
6618Withey10.21x
6619Withy11.15x
6620Witton10.26x
6621Wolf10.27x
6622Wolff10.47x
6623Wolland11.95x
6624Wolley10.42x
6625Wolton10.66x
6626Woodbridge10.12x
6627Woodcraft10.74x
6628Woodfine10.59x
6629Woodhall10.13x
6630Woodhurst12.11x
6631Woodlands11.38x
6632Woodliffe11.25x
6633Woof10.32x
6634Wool11.50x
6635Woolcock10.18x
6636Woolhouse10.24x
6637Wooll11.59x
6638Woolvin11.74x
6639Wordley10.45x
6640Worgan10.65x
6641Workman10.08x
6642Worne17.11x
6643Worsley10.06x
6644Worth10.06x
6645Wrights19.77x
6646Wrightson10.18x
6647Wyeth10.34x
6648Yeandle10.92x
6649Yeardley10.50x
6650Yeomans10.06x