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 Petty, with 104 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
1201	Petty	104	0.010%	1.21x
1202	Plummer	104	0.010%	0.90x
1203	Pritchard	104	0.010%	0.22x
1204	Swanson	104	0.010%	1.63x
1205	Wilkie	104	0.010%	0.84x
1206	Buckton	103	0.010%	8.59x
1207	Elstob	103	0.010%	17.93x
1208	Garnett	103	0.010%	0.95x
1209	Gleghorn	103	0.010%	14.79x
1210	Rewcastle	103	0.010%	17.15x
1211	Waistell	103	0.010%	21.00x
1212	Daly	102	0.010%	1.19x
1213	Gales	102	0.010%	7.69x
1214	Oughton	102	0.010%	5.96x
1215	Parr	102	0.010%	0.47x
1216	Peterson	102	0.010%	2.31x
1217	Raisbeck	102	0.010%	12.38x
1218	Sidgwick	102	0.010%	13.78x
1219	Waddle	102	0.010%	9.96x
1220	Wilkins	102	0.010%	0.27x
1221	Ayton	101	0.010%	3.73x
1222	Bishop	101	0.010%	0.17x
1223	Callender	101	0.010%	5.72x
1224	Cram	101	0.010%	5.96x
1225	Downs	101	0.010%	0.65x
1226	Forrester	101	0.010%	0.87x
1227	Fulton	101	0.010%	0.92x
1228	Hendry	101	0.010%	0.73x
1229	Proudfoot	101	0.010%	2.66x
1230	Rees	101	0.010%	0.13x
1231	Bramwell	100	0.010%	2.04x
1232	Clay	100	0.010%	0.56x
1233	Danby	100	0.010%	2.69x
1234	Gair	100	0.010%	4.35x
1235	Greenfield	100	0.010%	1.03x
1236	Grieveson	100	0.010%	20.63x
1237	Newham	100	0.010%	3.14x
1238	Nunn	100	0.010%	0.66x
1239	Rogan	100	0.010%	4.37x
1240	Wilkin	100	0.010%	2.10x
1241	Amos	99	0.010%	0.69x
1242	Ash	99	0.010%	0.69x
1243	Cawthorn	99	0.010%	6.05x
1244	Crawley	99	0.010%	0.88x
1245	Cumming	99	0.010%	0.60x
1246	Furness	99	0.010%	1.43x
1247	Hugill	99	0.010%	4.54x
1248	Jamison	99	0.010%	5.71x
1249	Mordey	99	0.010%	20.43x
1250	Roxby	99	0.010%	13.65x
1251	Shannon	99	0.010%	1.47x
1252	Wraith	99	0.010%	7.86x
1253	Bright	98	0.010%	0.56x
1254	Carmichael	98	0.010%	0.79x
1255	Defty	98	0.010%	27.02x
1256	Irvine	98	0.010%	0.51x
1257	Manning	98	0.010%	0.35x
1258	Nolan	98	0.010%	0.83x
1259	Read	98	0.010%	0.17x
1260	Vipond	98	0.010%	7.91x
1261	Dowell	97	0.010%	2.23x
1262	Hand	97	0.010%	0.93x
1263	Hopkinson	97	0.010%	0.68x
1264	Low	97	0.010%	0.53x
1265	Roach	97	0.010%	0.76x
1266	Tweedy	97	0.010%	5.44x
1267	Bestford	96	0.010%	28.03x
1268	Beveridge	96	0.010%	1.06x
1269	Codling	96	0.010%	3.14x
1270	Coe	96	0.010%	0.68x
1271	Farley	96	0.010%	0.88x
1272	Flowers	96	0.010%	1.36x
1273	Lock	96	0.010%	0.39x
1274	Mustard	96	0.010%	7.77x
1275	Pope	96	0.010%	0.32x
1276	Prince	96	0.010%	0.49x
1277	Ratcliffe	96	0.010%	0.40x
1278	Sampson	96	0.010%	0.65x
1279	Underwood	96	0.010%	0.41x
1280	Wayman	96	0.010%	4.20x
1281	Brabban	95	0.010%	34.46x
1282	Frater	95	0.010%	5.95x
1283	Granger	95	0.010%	1.07x
1284	Hook	95	0.010%	0.74x
1285	House	95	0.010%	0.84x
1286	Percival	95	0.010%	0.70x
1287	Ripley	95	0.010%	1.65x
1288	Betts	94	0.010%	0.51x
1289	Brett	94	0.010%	0.57x
1290	Crone	94	0.010%	5.92x
1291	Fenny	94	0.010%	13.96x
1292	Havelock	94	0.010%	13.67x
1293	Hurworth	94	0.010%	14.93x
1294	Murry	94	0.010%	2.05x
1295	Parks	94	0.010%	1.04x
1296	Sharpe	94	0.010%	0.37x
1297	Wardropper	94	0.010%	27.45x
1298	Andrew	93	0.010%	0.34x
1299	Baird	93	0.010%	0.50x
1300	Buckham	93	0.010%	9.26x