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 Bamborough, with 84 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
1401	Bamborough	84	0.010%	20.24x
1402	Birch	84	0.010%	0.24x
1403	Brotherton	84	0.010%	1.90x
1404	Geddes	84	0.010%	0.81x
1405	Hubbard	84	0.010%	0.40x
1406	Ireland	84	0.010%	0.42x
1407	Lyon	84	0.010%	0.46x
1408	Peters	84	0.010%	0.28x
1409	Railton	84	0.010%	3.66x
1410	Rankin	84	0.010%	0.65x
1411	Stirling	84	0.010%	0.74x
1412	Wylie	84	0.010%	0.83x
1413	Blythman	83	0.010%	15.05x
1414	Brewster	83	0.010%	0.99x
1415	Bush	83	0.010%	0.39x
1416	Craigs	83	0.010%	16.16x
1417	Gartland	83	0.010%	10.25x
1418	Grice	83	0.010%	0.93x
1419	Ingham	83	0.010%	0.38x
1420	Ingledew	83	0.010%	6.88x
1421	Olsen	83	0.010%	5.04x
1422	Power	83	0.010%	0.71x
1423	Reeves	83	0.010%	0.23x
1424	Schofield	83	0.010%	0.18x
1425	Stanton	83	0.010%	0.48x
1426	Stringer	83	0.010%	0.48x
1427	Tunstall	83	0.010%	1.80x
1428	Wailes	83	0.010%	9.86x
1429	Barclay	82	0.010%	0.46x
1430	Barr	82	0.010%	0.39x
1431	Calligan	82	0.010%	4.75x
1432	Fail	82	0.010%	11.39x
1433	Fishwick	82	0.010%	1.89x
1434	Garrick	82	0.010%	6.22x
1435	Horne	82	0.010%	0.43x
1436	Hunton	82	0.010%	7.50x
1437	Joicey	82	0.010%	20.93x
1438	Langton	82	0.010%	1.19x
1439	Latimer	82	0.010%	2.45x
1440	Ogden	82	0.010%	0.33x
1441	Tinmouth	82	0.010%	28.83x
1442	Weighill	82	0.010%	13.46x
1443	Wishart	82	0.010%	1.20x
1444	Bones	81	0.010%	3.18x
1445	Coupland	81	0.010%	1.47x
1446	Dakers	81	0.010%	6.89x
1447	Davie	81	0.010%	1.01x
1448	Draper	81	0.010%	0.40x
1449	Hardwick	81	0.010%	0.61x
1450	Iceton	81	0.010%	26.84x
1451	Knaggs	81	0.010%	3.61x
1452	Lofthouse	81	0.010%	1.25x
1453	Lowden	81	0.010%	2.84x
1454	Milligan	81	0.010%	0.79x
1455	Napier	81	0.010%	1.16x
1456	Renton	81	0.010%	1.52x
1457	Saint	81	0.010%	3.05x
1458	Shadforth	81	0.010%	19.94x
1459	Sheldon	81	0.010%	0.61x
1460	Sheraton	81	0.010%	18.61x
1461	Whitworth	81	0.010%	0.56x
1462	Arkley	80	0.010%	8.72x
1463	Bains	80	0.010%	3.71x
1464	Bewley	80	0.010%	3.45x
1465	Borthwick	80	0.010%	1.64x
1466	Boyes	80	0.010%	0.88x
1467	Clegg	80	0.010%	0.27x
1468	Fairclough	80	0.010%	0.88x
1469	Garvey	80	0.010%	2.57x
1470	Old	80	0.010%	2.27x
1471	Pitt	80	0.010%	0.43x
1472	Pollock	80	0.010%	0.63x
1473	Sadler	80	0.010%	0.39x
1474	Senior	80	0.010%	0.40x
1475	Sparks	80	0.010%	0.61x
1476	Stamper	80	0.010%	4.06x
1477	Aitken	79	0.010%	0.35x
1478	Bayles	79	0.010%	4.60x
1479	Buchanan	79	0.010%	0.35x
1480	Burrows	79	0.010%	0.21x
1481	Farmer	79	0.010%	0.29x
1482	Farthing	79	0.010%	1.73x
1483	Grimes	79	0.010%	0.79x
1484	Hewson	79	0.010%	1.11x
1485	Jordison	79	0.010%	14.11x
1486	Leybourne	79	0.010%	14.18x
1487	Orr	79	0.010%	0.54x
1488	Scales	79	0.010%	1.54x
1489	Tennet	79	0.010%	21.10x
1490	Whitehouse	79	0.010%	0.35x
1491	Blythe	78	0.010%	1.18x
1492	Brannon	78	0.010%	3.23x
1493	Cowe	78	0.010%	3.33x
1494	Elgie	78	0.010%	13.24x
1495	Hardman	78	0.010%	0.45x
1496	Latham	78	0.010%	0.44x
1497	Lindsley	78	0.010%	18.54x
1498	Melville	78	0.010%	0.85x
1499	Nicholls	78	0.010%	0.17x
1500	Piper	78	0.010%	0.45x