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 Warden, with 45 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
2301	Warden	45	0.010%	0.72x
2302	Wrangham	45	0.010%	10.77x
2303	Ashworth	44	0.010%	0.13x
2304	Bowran	44	0.010%	13.07x
2305	Broomfield	44	0.010%	0.75x
2306	Budd	44	0.010%	0.40x
2307	Cambell	44	0.010%	1.84x
2308	Cogdon	44	0.010%	27.09x
2309	Colpitts	44	0.010%	19.69x
2310	Cookson	44	0.010%	0.43x
2311	Corr	44	0.010%	6.32x
2312	Cousin	44	0.010%	2.58x
2313	Creighton	44	0.010%	1.28x
2314	Darby	44	0.010%	0.32x
2315	Diamond	44	0.010%	1.09x
2316	Dowd	44	0.010%	1.61x
2317	Down	44	0.010%	0.42x
2318	Dring	44	0.010%	1.14x
2319	Erskine	44	0.010%	0.82x
2320	France	44	0.010%	0.33x
2321	Hatton	44	0.010%	0.26x
2322	Jessop	44	0.010%	0.43x
2323	Kearney	44	0.010%	1.09x
2324	Kingston	44	0.010%	0.54x
2325	Mavin	44	0.010%	6.68x
2326	Mcintyre	44	0.010%	2.53x
2327	Mitchelson	44	0.010%	4.00x
2328	Murdock	44	0.010%	1.40x
2329	Oxberry	44	0.010%	13.78x
2330	Powton	44	0.010%	21.06x
2331	Reavley	44	0.010%	13.91x
2332	Rider	44	0.010%	0.52x
2333	Salt	44	0.010%	0.34x
2334	Seery	44	0.010%	13.78x
2335	Smallwood	44	0.010%	0.55x
2336	Spensley	44	0.010%	7.19x
2337	Stearman	44	0.010%	6.48x
2338	Stephen	44	0.010%	0.29x
2339	Stoddard	44	0.010%	3.08x
2340	Stokeld	44	0.010%	27.09x
2341	Sudron	44	0.010%	27.57x
2342	Unthank	44	0.010%	6.11x
2343	Winder	44	0.010%	0.77x
2344	Alderton	43	0.000%	1.11x
2345	Badger	43	0.000%	0.85x
2346	Bowdon	43	0.000%	4.94x
2347	Brookes	43	0.000%	0.21x
2348	Browne	43	0.000%	0.27x
2349	Caldwell	43	0.000%	0.32x
2350	Eastwood	43	0.000%	0.21x
2351	Fallon	43	0.000%	1.34x
2352	Firby	43	0.000%	6.89x
2353	Flett	43	0.000%	1.14x
2354	Foggon	43	0.000%	10.82x
2355	Freek	43	0.000%	29.64x
2356	Geldard	43	0.000%	2.47x
2357	Gittins	43	0.000%	0.80x
2358	Gleason	43	0.000%	16.65x
2359	Goldsborough	43	0.000%	6.47x
2360	Groom	43	0.000%	0.35x
2361	Halcrow	43	0.000%	3.02x
2362	Hallam	43	0.000%	0.27x
2363	Huntly	43	0.000%	4.45x
2364	Ions	43	0.000%	9.03x
2365	Lennard	43	0.000%	2.20x
2366	Longhorn	43	0.000%	4.36x
2367	Maude	43	0.000%	1.30x
2368	Mcgee	43	0.000%	4.55x
2369	Melrose	43	0.000%	1.28x
2370	Olley	43	0.000%	1.52x
2371	Orwin	43	0.000%	5.63x
2372	Pigford	43	0.000%	34.48x
2373	Shanley	43	0.000%	4.81x
2374	Swindle	43	0.000%	4.75x
2375	Thorburn	43	0.000%	0.86x
2376	Waggett	43	0.000%	5.95x
2377	Weatherell	43	0.000%	14.67x
2378	Wick	43	0.000%	2.84x
2379	Winstanley	43	0.000%	0.49x
2380	Baister	42	0.000%	17.44x
2381	Beadling	42	0.000%	20.39x
2382	Beadnell	42	0.000%	11.67x
2383	Beaton	42	0.000%	0.42x
2384	Bellwood	42	0.000%	2.30x
2385	Besford	42	0.000%	7.46x
2386	Blackbird	42	0.000%	23.35x
2387	Botcherby	42	0.000%	30.17x
2388	Bowlt	42	0.000%	28.39x
2389	Branson	42	0.000%	1.35x
2390	Broderick	42	0.000%	1.46x
2391	Buston	42	0.000%	5.84x
2392	Castle	42	0.000%	0.24x
2393	Cotton	42	0.000%	0.20x
2394	Cowing	42	0.000%	6.08x
2395	Dailey	42	0.000%	3.51x
2396	Gillan	42	0.000%	1.37x
2397	Glen	42	0.000%	0.49x
2398	Hannan	42	0.000%	1.52x
2399	Hodgin	42	0.000%	11.22x
2400	Huggins	42	0.000%	0.57x