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 Peregrine, 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
12001	Peregrine	2	0.000%	0.47x
12002	Perrett	2	0.000%	0.05x
12003	Perrigo	2	0.000%	1.13x
12004	Peter	2	0.000%	0.07x
12005	Petley	2	0.000%	0.27x
12006	Pettersen	2	0.000%	2.87x
12007	Pettersson	2	0.000%	6.91x
12008	Pfeiffer	2	0.000%	0.90x
12009	Philpotts	2	0.000%	0.22x
12010	Pickring	2	0.000%	1.04x
12011	Pickstock	2	0.000%	0.24x
12012	Pickwell	2	0.000%	0.25x
12013	Pidduck	2	0.000%	0.35x
12014	Pilmer	2	0.000%	0.93x
12015	Pilmore	2	0.000%	2.65x
12016	Pincher	2	0.000%	0.26x
12017	Pinnick	2	0.000%	0.33x
12018	Pittam	2	0.000%	0.24x
12019	Pittuck	2	0.000%	0.98x
12020	Plain	2	0.000%	0.34x
12021	Plank	2	0.000%	0.13x
12022	Plum	2	0.000%	0.14x
12023	Polton	2	0.000%	0.67x
12024	Pond	2	0.000%	0.05x
12025	Post	2	0.000%	0.20x
12026	Postill	2	0.000%	0.26x
12027	Postlethwaite	2	0.000%	0.06x
12028	Powes	2	0.000%	2.38x
12029	Pray	2	0.000%	2.09x
12030	Priestnall	2	0.000%	0.47x
12031	Printer	2	0.000%	0.82x
12032	Proberts	2	0.000%	0.78x
12033	Prockter	2	0.000%	0.39x
12034	Prothero	2	0.000%	0.13x
12035	Pully	2	0.000%	1.25x
12036	Putman	2	0.000%	0.13x
12037	Quicke	2	0.000%	0.81x
12038	Rack	2	0.000%	0.61x
12039	Radcliff	2	0.000%	0.25x
12040	Ragsdale	2	0.000%	0.69x
12041	Ramskill	2	0.000%	0.51x
12042	Rankine	2	0.000%	0.05x
12043	Rapson	2	0.000%	0.11x
12044	Rasey	2	0.000%	0.79x
12045	Rasmussen	2	0.000%	1.04x
12046	Ratter	2	0.000%	0.46x
12047	Ravenscroft	2	0.000%	0.07x
12048	Ravey	2	0.000%	1.47x
12049	Raye	2	0.000%	1.03x
12050	Reaney	2	0.000%	0.14x
12051	Reas	2	0.000%	7.67x
12052	Reaves	2	0.000%	0.28x
12053	Reeson	2	0.000%	0.24x
12054	Reich	2	0.000%	0.62x
12055	Reilley	2	0.000%	0.46x
12056	Remnant	2	0.000%	0.25x
12057	Renals	2	0.000%	0.96x
12058	Rest	2	0.000%	0.77x
12059	Reynalds	2	0.000%	1.60x
12060	Ricketts	2	0.000%	0.02x
12061	Riddington	2	0.000%	0.27x
12062	Ridmore	2	0.000%	1.97x
12063	Ridyard	2	0.000%	0.16x
12064	Righton	2	0.000%	0.22x
12065	Rilly	2	0.000%	1.21x
12066	Rily	2	0.000%	0.51x
12067	Rimer	2	0.000%	0.78x
12068	Risdale	2	0.000%	0.54x
12069	Risk	2	0.000%	0.19x
12070	Rist	2	0.000%	0.33x
12071	Ritter	2	0.000%	0.49x
12072	Robbie	2	0.000%	0.10x
12073	Roker	2	0.000%	0.53x
12074	Rolands	2	0.000%	0.51x
12075	Rolph	2	0.000%	0.06x
12076	Romans	2	0.000%	0.52x
12077	Ronnie	2	0.000%	3.28x
12078	Rookes	2	0.000%	0.35x
12079	Root	2	0.000%	0.07x
12080	Roskell	2	0.000%	0.21x
12081	Rothman	2	0.000%	3.63x
12082	Routlidge	2	0.000%	3.00x
12083	Rowcliffe	2	0.000%	0.35x
12084	Rowthorn	2	0.000%	1.77x
12085	Royston	2	0.000%	0.08x
12086	Roze	2	0.000%	11.51x
12087	Rukin	2	0.000%	0.73x
12088	Rusk	2	0.000%	0.61x
12089	Ruther	2	0.000%	1.08x
12090	Ruthven	2	0.000%	0.18x
12091	Rylands	2	0.000%	0.17x
12092	Saggers	2	0.000%	0.17x
12093	Sail	2	0.000%	0.66x
12094	Saltmarsh	2	0.000%	0.18x
12095	Samples	2	0.000%	0.79x
12096	Sandars	2	0.000%	0.84x
12097	Sandham	2	0.000%	0.09x
12098	Sannders	2	0.000%	1.77x
12099	Sarjeant	2	0.000%	0.27x
12100	Sarling	2	0.000%	1.60x