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 Scarrott, 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
12101	Scarrott	2	0.000%	0.31x
12102	Scatchard	2	0.000%	0.35x
12103	Schulze	2	0.000%	0.81x
12104	Sclater	2	0.000%	0.22x
12105	Scollan	2	0.000%	1.19x
12106	Scoones	2	0.000%	0.42x
12107	Scouler	2	0.000%	0.43x
12108	Seabridge	2	0.000%	0.35x
12109	Seally	2	0.000%	1.17x
12110	Secker	2	0.000%	0.10x
12111	See	2	0.000%	0.31x
12112	Sefton	2	0.000%	0.07x
12113	Sellar	2	0.000%	0.10x
12114	Sellors	2	0.000%	0.28x
12115	Semmons	2	0.000%	0.58x
12116	Sermon	2	0.000%	0.48x
12117	Shade	2	0.000%	0.26x
12118	Shakespeare	2	0.000%	0.06x
12119	Shallow	2	0.000%	1.09x
12120	Shankly	2	0.000%	9.88x
12121	Shannan	2	0.000%	0.44x
12122	Sharps	2	0.000%	0.35x
12123	Shawyer	2	0.000%	0.18x
12124	Shay	2	0.000%	0.22x
12125	Shean	2	0.000%	0.17x
12126	Shedden	2	0.000%	0.13x
12127	Shellard	2	0.000%	0.14x
12128	Shepperson	2	0.000%	0.26x
12129	Shillcock	2	0.000%	0.66x
12130	Shillits	2	0.000%	2.76x
12131	Shipston	2	0.000%	0.38x
12132	Shire	2	0.000%	0.24x
12133	Shivas	2	0.000%	0.73x
12134	Shorter	2	0.000%	0.05x
12135	Shortridge	2	0.000%	0.36x
12136	Sibley	2	0.000%	0.03x
12137	Siddal	2	0.000%	0.60x
12138	Siddons	2	0.000%	0.12x
12139	Sillers	2	0.000%	1.01x
12140	Sillis	2	0.000%	0.58x
12141	Silva	2	0.000%	0.83x
12142	Skeoch	2	0.000%	0.49x
12143	Skipton	2	0.000%	1.25x
12144	Slator	2	0.000%	0.31x
12145	Sleigh	2	0.000%	0.10x
12146	Sloggett	2	0.000%	0.28x
12147	Slott	2	0.000%	1.15x
12148	Smale	2	0.000%	0.03x
12149	Soames	2	0.000%	0.18x
12150	Soan	2	0.000%	0.48x
12151	Soar	2	0.000%	0.10x
12152	Sokell	2	0.000%	2.55x
12153	Solmon	2	0.000%	1.86x
12154	Southard	2	0.000%	0.32x
12155	Spafford	2	0.000%	0.40x
12156	Speakman	2	0.000%	0.05x
12157	Speedy	2	0.000%	0.31x
12158	Spender	2	0.000%	0.30x
12159	Spetch	2	0.000%	0.59x
12160	Stanard	2	0.000%	0.63x
12161	Stanforth	2	0.000%	0.51x
12162	Staniland	2	0.000%	0.13x
12163	Stanway	2	0.000%	0.08x
12164	Starey	2	0.000%	1.47x
12165	Statton	2	0.000%	0.59x
12166	Steiner	2	0.000%	1.72x
12167	Stile	2	0.000%	0.52x
12168	Stillman	2	0.000%	0.22x
12169	Stimson	2	0.000%	0.09x
12170	Stockwell	2	0.000%	0.04x
12171	Stothert	2	0.000%	0.75x
12172	Stowe	2	0.000%	0.08x
12173	Streeter	2	0.000%	0.06x
12174	Streeton	2	0.000%	0.28x
12175	Sturgis	2	0.000%	0.66x
12176	Stutt	2	0.000%	1.47x
12177	Sunday	2	0.000%	6.91x
12178	Sutherby	2	0.000%	1.15x
12179	Sutliff	2	0.000%	0.77x
12180	Suttle	2	0.000%	0.18x
12181	Swaffield	2	0.000%	0.18x
12182	Swarbrick	2	0.000%	0.06x
12183	Sweney	2	0.000%	0.42x
12184	Swettenham	2	0.000%	0.47x
12185	Symes	2	0.000%	0.03x
12186	Tabb	2	0.000%	0.17x
12187	Taff	2	0.000%	0.51x
12188	Tampin	2	0.000%	1.38x
12189	Tapley	2	0.000%	0.12x
12190	Tapner	2	0.000%	0.56x
12191	Tappenden	2	0.000%	0.19x
12192	Taw	2	0.000%	1.17x
12193	Tawton	2	0.000%	1.19x
12194	Tayor	2	0.000%	0.97x
12195	Tebay	2	0.000%	0.34x
12196	Tebbutt	2	0.000%	0.06x
12197	Teevan	2	0.000%	1.33x
12198	Teller	2	0.000%	1.41x
12199	Tetley	2	0.000%	0.06x
12200	Thackwray	2	0.000%	0.37x