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 Scullion, with 116 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
1101	Scullion	116	0.010%	8.84x
1102	Watchman	116	0.010%	23.38x
1103	Ashcroft	115	0.010%	0.99x
1104	Carlton	115	0.010%	2.58x
1105	Cass	115	0.010%	1.87x
1106	Deans	115	0.010%	1.95x
1107	Duffey	115	0.010%	3.69x
1108	Frankland	115	0.010%	1.79x
1109	Hannah	115	0.010%	1.02x
1110	Layfield	115	0.010%	7.26x
1111	Mcdonald	115	0.010%	1.63x
1112	Rodham	115	0.010%	16.94x
1113	Frank	114	0.010%	3.11x
1114	Magee	114	0.010%	2.98x
1115	Tennant	114	0.010%	1.23x
1116	York	114	0.010%	0.99x
1117	Bowron	113	0.010%	15.96x
1118	Crisp	113	0.010%	0.94x
1119	Glendenning	113	0.010%	9.06x
1120	Bowser	112	0.010%	8.71x
1121	Garland	112	0.010%	0.97x
1122	Hicks	112	0.010%	0.31x
1123	Redpath	112	0.010%	2.78x
1124	Sykes	112	0.010%	0.27x
1125	Bertram	111	0.010%	2.67x
1126	Brydon	111	0.010%	4.06x
1127	Gates	111	0.010%	0.82x
1128	Hudspeth	111	0.010%	13.66x
1129	Millburn	111	0.010%	11.02x
1130	Moir	111	0.010%	0.93x
1131	Montgomery	111	0.010%	0.80x
1132	Petrie	111	0.010%	1.07x
1133	Prest	111	0.010%	4.13x
1134	Souter	111	0.010%	2.35x
1135	Bradshaw	110	0.010%	0.31x
1136	Egglestone	110	0.010%	15.04x
1137	Hare	110	0.010%	0.82x
1138	Hemsley	110	0.010%	2.53x
1139	Hirst	110	0.010%	0.39x
1140	Holden	110	0.010%	0.23x
1141	Howell	110	0.010%	0.30x
1142	Lees	110	0.010%	0.29x
1143	Lund	110	0.010%	1.17x
1144	Tempest	110	0.010%	2.72x
1145	Weddle	110	0.010%	13.25x
1146	Bousfield	109	0.010%	6.40x
1147	Garry	109	0.010%	6.98x
1148	Gatenby	109	0.010%	5.40x
1149	Hale	109	0.010%	0.35x
1150	Knott	109	0.010%	0.63x
1151	Lambton	109	0.010%	19.46x
1152	Major	109	0.010%	0.93x
1153	Middlemas	109	0.010%	7.96x
1154	Pugh	109	0.010%	0.33x
1155	Rhodes	109	0.010%	0.27x
1156	Ruddick	109	0.010%	5.25x
1157	Stoves	109	0.010%	23.62x
1158	Welford	109	0.010%	4.50x
1159	Brennan	108	0.010%	1.19x
1160	Haley	108	0.010%	1.04x
1161	Husband	108	0.010%	2.13x
1162	Moralee	108	0.010%	17.23x
1163	Roe	108	0.010%	0.64x
1164	Scarr	108	0.010%	6.56x
1165	Shearer	108	0.010%	0.97x
1166	Ashton	107	0.010%	0.25x
1167	Burk	107	0.010%	3.42x
1168	Conn	107	0.010%	4.49x
1169	Donald	107	0.010%	0.61x
1170	Goodfellow	107	0.010%	1.39x
1171	Hutchison	107	0.010%	0.75x
1172	Jolly	107	0.010%	0.87x
1173	Miles	107	0.010%	0.21x
1174	Obrien	107	0.010%	0.83x
1175	Swaddle	107	0.010%	27.52x
1176	Swallow	107	0.010%	1.22x
1177	Trainer	107	0.010%	3.01x
1178	Baldwin	106	0.010%	0.29x
1179	Chatt	106	0.010%	20.41x
1180	Gregg	106	0.010%	1.73x
1181	Stokes	106	0.010%	0.29x
1182	Burt	105	0.010%	0.51x
1183	Corrigan	105	0.010%	2.70x
1184	Hoggett	105	0.010%	10.87x
1185	Mackin	105	0.010%	8.04x
1186	Reilly	105	0.010%	1.14x
1187	Strachan	105	0.010%	0.70x
1188	Thirlaway	105	0.010%	27.84x
1189	Athey	104	0.010%	10.21x
1190	Burdess	104	0.010%	25.60x
1191	Byrne	104	0.010%	0.86x
1192	Docherty	104	0.010%	0.80x
1193	Douthwaite	104	0.010%	5.46x
1194	Dunbar	104	0.010%	1.04x
1195	Eales	104	0.010%	2.37x
1196	Fewster	104	0.010%	6.76x
1197	Greathead	104	0.010%	7.96x
1198	Hildreth	104	0.010%	11.20x
1199	Marwood	104	0.010%	4.57x
1200	Ovington	104	0.010%	16.59x