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 Courage, with 54 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
701	Courage	54	0.030%	37.66x
702	Dowland	54	0.030%	52.07x
703	Durden	54	0.030%	22.61x
704	Lander	54	0.030%	4.11x
705	Lydford	54	0.030%	81.89x
706	Melmoth	54	0.030%	81.12x
707	Reeks	54	0.030%	18.34x
708	Wheller	54	0.030%	45.35x
709	Antell	53	0.030%	50.18x
710	Blanchard	53	0.030%	3.37x
711	Domoney	53	0.030%	62.24x
712	Duke	53	0.030%	2.38x
713	Foyle	53	0.030%	13.98x
714	Gatehouse	53	0.030%	12.47x
715	Kail	53	0.030%	71.98x
716	Love	53	0.030%	1.17x
717	Moody	53	0.030%	1.06x
718	Perrett	53	0.030%	5.53x
719	Prior	53	0.030%	1.19x
720	Roles	53	0.030%	22.02x
721	Runyard	53	0.030%	123.57x
722	Saint	53	0.030%	9.04x
723	Staples	53	0.030%	2.89x
724	Swyer	53	0.030%	60.87x
725	Trew	53	0.030%	12.26x
726	Wadman	53	0.030%	26.03x
727	Elliot	52	0.030%	1.06x
728	Forward	52	0.030%	9.68x
729	Howard	52	0.030%	0.28x
730	Lester	52	0.030%	1.72x
731	Mears	52	0.030%	2.88x
732	Sartin	52	0.030%	50.77x
733	Seward	52	0.030%	4.94x
734	Tanswell	52	0.030%	40.01x
735	Woodward	52	0.030%	0.55x
736	Aldridge	51	0.030%	1.37x
737	Boon	51	0.030%	2.84x
738	Bradley	51	0.030%	0.33x
739	Bullen	51	0.030%	2.51x
740	Cheeseman	51	0.030%	3.38x
741	Cozens	51	0.030%	6.05x
742	Darby	51	0.030%	1.66x
743	Dominy	51	0.030%	47.14x
744	Follett	51	0.030%	11.60x
745	Frost	51	0.030%	0.47x
746	Murray	51	0.030%	0.21x
747	Nobbs	51	0.030%	6.41x
748	Page	51	0.030%	0.33x
749	Polden	51	0.030%	25.70x
750	Raymond	51	0.030%	4.61x
751	Anthony	50	0.030%	2.24x
752	Burbage	50	0.030%	16.24x
753	Colborne	50	0.030%	22.31x
754	Farnham	50	0.030%	12.91x
755	Gollop	50	0.030%	24.25x
756	Mansfield	50	0.030%	1.39x
757	Stagg	50	0.030%	3.92x
758	Waters	50	0.030%	0.65x
759	Westcott	50	0.030%	3.94x
760	Anderson	49	0.030%	0.13x
761	Banks	49	0.030%	0.50x
762	Berry	49	0.030%	0.32x
763	Derrick	49	0.030%	4.56x
764	Gawler	49	0.030%	36.97x
765	Kelly	49	0.030%	0.23x
766	Pickford	49	0.030%	3.14x
767	Stanley	49	0.030%	0.66x
768	Tulk	49	0.030%	41.83x
769	Belbin	48	0.030%	29.87x
770	Bullock	48	0.030%	0.77x
771	Chaddock	48	0.030%	28.95x
772	Ebdon	48	0.030%	23.00x
773	Fletcher	48	0.030%	0.22x
774	Heath	48	0.030%	0.50x
775	Holmes	48	0.030%	0.21x
776	Kearley	48	0.030%	42.61x
777	Lathey	48	0.030%	67.55x
778	Lugg	48	0.030%	8.39x
779	Mellish	48	0.030%	11.77x
780	Parris	48	0.030%	9.38x
781	Searley	48	0.030%	88.22x
782	Sydenham	48	0.030%	11.98x
783	Bollen	47	0.020%	21.34x
784	Coakes	47	0.020%	45.32x
785	Haskett	47	0.020%	38.04x
786	Merefield	47	0.020%	78.11x
787	Nineham	47	0.020%	82.51x
788	Pollard	47	0.020%	0.67x
789	Samson	47	0.020%	3.43x
790	Searle	47	0.020%	1.22x
791	Spinney	47	0.020%	48.62x
792	Winzar	47	0.020%	78.11x
793	Yeates	47	0.020%	4.44x
794	Compton	46	0.020%	2.49x
795	Franklin	46	0.020%	0.72x
796	Fricker	46	0.020%	7.23x
797	Hoddinott	46	0.020%	17.78x
798	Horder	46	0.020%	19.90x
799	Matterface	46	0.020%	69.76x
800	Pinney	46	0.020%	17.19x