1881 census county

Durham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Durham 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

14,386 surnames are listed for Durham, covering 770,684 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Birkinshaw, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Durham

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
11301	Birkinshaw	2	0.000%	0.12x
11302	Birtwhistle	2	0.000%	0.21x
11303	Blakeley	2	0.000%	0.06x
11304	Blandy	2	0.000%	0.53x
11305	Blew	2	0.000%	0.58x
11306	Blois	2	0.000%	0.70x
11307	Bloodworth	2	0.000%	0.14x
11308	Blundell	2	0.000%	0.02x
11309	Boaz	2	0.000%	0.80x
11310	Bodell	2	0.000%	0.30x
11311	Boggett	2	0.000%	1.06x
11312	Bogle	2	0.000%	0.18x
11313	Boles	2	0.000%	0.43x
11314	Bonnar	2	0.000%	0.17x
11315	Bontoft	2	0.000%	0.30x
11316	Boo	2	0.000%	17.30x
11317	Bootle	2	0.000%	0.30x
11318	Borham	2	0.000%	0.35x
11319	Borland	2	0.000%	0.05x
11320	Borowski	2	0.000%	8.62x
11321	Borrie	2	0.000%	0.48x
11322	Bosley	2	0.000%	0.10x
11323	Bottomley	2	0.000%	0.01x
11324	Bottomly	2	0.000%	0.25x
11325	Boud	2	0.000%	1.13x
11326	Bounds	2	0.000%	0.16x
11327	Bourman	2	0.000%	2.22x
11328	Boyling	2	0.000%	0.36x
11329	Brabant	2	0.000%	0.93x
11330	Bracewell	2	0.000%	0.06x
11331	Braden	2	0.000%	0.25x
11332	Braithwait	2	0.000%	0.60x
11333	Branley	2	0.000%	1.23x
11334	Brann	2	0.000%	0.34x
11335	Bravery	2	0.000%	0.42x
11336	Brawn	2	0.000%	0.13x
11337	Brears	2	0.000%	0.34x
11338	Breary	2	0.000%	0.52x
11339	Breese	2	0.000%	0.09x
11340	Brentnall	2	0.000%	0.13x
11341	Brewin	2	0.000%	0.06x
11342	Brians	2	0.000%	3.14x
11343	Briden	2	0.000%	0.31x
11344	Bridgeman	2	0.000%	0.06x
11345	Briers	2	0.000%	0.12x
11346	Brissenden	2	0.000%	0.41x
11347	Brittan	2	0.000%	0.12x
11348	Broadfoot	2	0.000%	0.10x
11349	Broadly	2	0.000%	0.26x
11350	Brocket	2	0.000%	0.91x
11351	Brocklebank	2	0.000%	0.09x
11352	Brockman	2	0.000%	0.17x
11353	Bromfield	2	0.000%	0.10x
11354	Bromly	2	0.000%	0.49x
11355	Brooker	2	0.000%	0.02x
11356	Brotherhood	2	0.000%	0.25x
11357	Brunell	2	0.000%	2.55x
11358	Brydges	2	0.000%	0.67x
11359	Brydson	2	0.000%	0.58x
11360	Bubb	2	0.000%	0.09x
11361	Bulbeck	2	0.000%	0.36x
11362	Bulloch	2	0.000%	0.12x
11363	Bultitude	2	0.000%	0.50x
11364	Burchell	2	0.000%	0.05x
11365	Burgoine	2	0.000%	0.40x
11366	Burls	2	0.000%	0.39x
11367	Burne	2	0.000%	0.15x
11368	Burnt	2	0.000%	5.75x
11369	Burrowes	2	0.000%	0.32x
11370	Busfield	2	0.000%	0.13x
11371	Buton	2	0.000%	2.22x
11372	Butterley	2	0.000%	1.09x
11373	Bycroft	2	0.000%	0.23x
11374	Byrn	2	0.000%	1.09x
11375	Cade	2	0.000%	0.07x
11376	Calderbank	2	0.000%	0.10x
11377	Calladine	2	0.000%	0.14x
11378	Calvey	2	0.000%	0.90x
11379	Camfield	2	0.000%	0.23x
11380	Candy	2	0.000%	0.06x
11381	Canny	2	0.000%	1.25x
11382	Carby	2	0.000%	0.85x
11383	Cardell	2	0.000%	0.43x
11384	Carner	2	0.000%	1.35x
11385	Caro	2	0.000%	0.97x
11386	Carran	2	0.000%	0.39x
11387	Carrie	2	0.000%	0.14x
11388	Carrole	2	0.000%	0.64x
11389	Casely	2	0.000%	0.37x
11390	Castro	2	0.000%	1.23x
11391	Cattanach	2	0.000%	0.18x
11392	Causton	2	0.000%	0.21x
11393	Cavey	2	0.000%	0.31x
11394	Cawte	2	0.000%	0.20x
11395	Chaloner	2	0.000%	0.14x
11396	Chatham	2	0.000%	0.15x
11397	Cheney	2	0.000%	0.07x
11398	Chessman	2	0.000%	0.57x
11399	Cheyne	2	0.000%	0.07x
11400	Chichester	2	0.000%	0.30x