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 Flannigan, with 51 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
2101	Flannigan	51	0.010%	2.36x
2102	Gilley	51	0.010%	8.03x
2103	Grierson	51	0.010%	1.06x
2104	Hallimond	51	0.010%	33.17x
2105	Harrington	51	0.010%	0.31x
2106	Heaviside	51	0.010%	13.73x
2107	Hebdon	51	0.010%	8.41x
2108	Holman	51	0.010%	0.41x
2109	Lavender	51	0.010%	0.93x
2110	Leary	51	0.010%	0.65x
2111	Lemon	51	0.010%	0.81x
2112	Moffit	51	0.010%	10.78x
2113	Peele	51	0.010%	11.88x
2114	Pickard	51	0.010%	0.42x
2115	Rennoldson	51	0.010%	26.64x
2116	Richley	51	0.010%	10.10x
2117	Rigg	51	0.010%	0.70x
2118	Sands	51	0.010%	0.52x
2119	Searle	51	0.010%	0.29x
2120	Suthern	51	0.010%	12.04x
2121	Sword	51	0.010%	2.96x
2122	Tones	51	0.010%	20.68x
2123	Aisbitt	50	0.010%	23.93x
2124	Aiston	50	0.010%	11.34x
2125	Barwick	50	0.010%	1.35x
2126	Bendelow	50	0.010%	9.17x
2127	Briddick	50	0.010%	29.20x
2128	Bridges	50	0.010%	0.36x
2129	Christon	50	0.010%	11.41x
2130	Dewar	50	0.010%	0.44x
2131	Dodgson	50	0.010%	1.18x
2132	Duffield	50	0.010%	0.66x
2133	Edmonds	50	0.010%	0.30x
2134	Edward	50	0.010%	0.62x
2135	Fair	50	0.010%	1.64x
2136	Finkle	50	0.010%	22.38x
2137	Fitzsimons	50	0.010%	3.72x
2138	Goodall	50	0.010%	0.27x
2139	Hazard	50	0.010%	3.34x
2140	Hick	50	0.010%	1.24x
2141	Hopwood	50	0.010%	0.50x
2142	Lawes	50	0.010%	1.32x
2143	Lowerson	50	0.010%	32.52x
2144	Maudlin	50	0.010%	17.23x
2145	Mellanby	50	0.010%	16.73x
2146	Mercer	50	0.010%	0.22x
2147	Oley	50	0.010%	23.29x
2148	Osborn	50	0.010%	0.28x
2149	Parmley	50	0.010%	12.40x
2150	Pepper	50	0.010%	0.41x
2151	Peverell	50	0.010%	14.60x
2152	Porteus	50	0.010%	5.45x
2153	Ryles	50	0.010%	6.40x
2154	Saddler	50	0.010%	1.92x
2155	Somerville	50	0.010%	0.69x
2156	Sproat	50	0.010%	2.93x
2157	Younghusband	50	0.010%	4.77x
2158	Aspinall	49	0.010%	0.41x
2159	Beard	49	0.010%	0.21x
2160	Bunn	49	0.010%	0.58x
2161	Cambridge	49	0.010%	1.84x
2162	Cresswell	49	0.010%	0.53x
2163	Daws	49	0.010%	1.10x
2164	Dobbin	49	0.010%	3.58x
2165	Easby	49	0.010%	7.04x
2166	Findlay	49	0.010%	0.27x
2167	Foy	49	0.010%	0.68x
2168	Gatiss	49	0.010%	27.69x
2169	Gilmour	49	0.010%	0.40x
2170	Gourley	49	0.010%	3.12x
2171	Holburn	49	0.010%	8.44x
2172	Lauder	49	0.010%	1.07x
2173	Morriss	49	0.010%	0.92x
2174	Nairn	49	0.010%	1.14x
2175	Nellist	49	0.010%	9.23x
2176	Nimmo	49	0.010%	1.27x
2177	Peadon	49	0.010%	13.09x
2178	Redfern	49	0.010%	0.40x
2179	Tennick	49	0.010%	32.48x
2180	Wight	49	0.010%	1.10x
2181	William	49	0.010%	0.66x
2182	Charters	48	0.010%	2.02x
2183	Child	48	0.010%	0.32x
2184	Conolly	48	0.010%	1.83x
2185	Dobbie	48	0.010%	1.26x
2186	Elders	48	0.010%	7.04x
2187	Fitzsimmons	48	0.010%	2.26x
2188	Forester	48	0.010%	1.92x
2189	Glenwright	48	0.010%	12.82x
2190	Grace	48	0.010%	0.41x
2191	Hankey	48	0.010%	2.32x
2192	Inglis	48	0.010%	0.33x
2193	Mace	48	0.010%	0.63x
2194	Mawston	48	0.010%	31.81x
2195	Muse	48	0.010%	9.09x
2196	Paley	48	0.010%	2.31x
2197	Picken	48	0.010%	1.32x
2198	Service	48	0.010%	2.28x
2199	Sharkey	48	0.010%	2.42x
2200	Shiel	48	0.010%	3.08x