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 Benton, with 35 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
2701	Benton	35	0.000%	0.39x
2702	Berwick	35	0.000%	1.00x
2703	Bews	35	0.000%	2.60x
2704	Bowness	35	0.000%	2.11x
2705	Bromley	35	0.000%	0.26x
2706	Caine	35	0.000%	0.96x
2707	Camble	35	0.000%	8.62x
2708	Claughan	35	0.000%	23.66x
2709	Clift	35	0.000%	0.74x
2710	Cobb	35	0.000%	0.28x
2711	Cogan	35	0.000%	1.98x
2712	Coombes	35	0.000%	0.38x
2713	Crossman	35	0.000%	1.22x
2714	Curren	35	0.000%	4.96x
2715	Donovan	35	0.000%	0.25x
2716	Furnace	35	0.000%	7.27x
2717	Gillings	35	0.000%	1.71x
2718	Hagon	35	0.000%	4.94x
2719	Handcock	35	0.000%	1.74x
2720	Hanning	35	0.000%	6.63x
2721	Hollis	35	0.000%	0.29x
2722	Horseman	35	0.000%	2.27x
2723	Hudspith	35	0.000%	4.06x
2724	Ibbetson	35	0.000%	1.81x
2725	Laffey	35	0.000%	10.87x
2726	Lally	35	0.000%	2.54x
2727	Laurie	35	0.000%	0.47x
2728	Lazonby	35	0.000%	11.83x
2729	Leith	35	0.000%	0.78x
2730	Maddon	35	0.000%	3.95x
2731	Maggs	35	0.000%	0.60x
2732	Makepiece	35	0.000%	8.68x
2733	Marlow	35	0.000%	0.34x
2734	Messenger	35	0.000%	0.52x
2735	Midcalf	35	0.000%	11.83x
2736	Monty	35	0.000%	24.62x
2737	Muldoon	35	0.000%	2.04x
2738	Oddy	35	0.000%	0.66x
2739	Powney	35	0.000%	2.66x
2740	Robertshaw	35	0.000%	0.49x
2741	Rooks	35	0.000%	1.87x
2742	Routh	35	0.000%	2.73x
2743	Rowbotham	35	0.000%	0.82x
2744	Sangster	35	0.000%	0.84x
2745	Sherlock	35	0.000%	0.60x
2746	Shewan	35	0.000%	3.16x
2747	Sleightholm	35	0.000%	8.49x
2748	Sowler	35	0.000%	16.30x
2749	Strickland	35	0.000%	0.51x
2750	Toy	35	0.000%	1.09x
2751	Train	35	0.000%	1.79x
2752	Twaddle	35	0.000%	3.87x
2753	Walshaw	35	0.000%	1.51x
2754	Warne	35	0.000%	0.55x
2755	Waterhouse	35	0.000%	0.26x
2756	Allport	34	0.000%	1.63x
2757	Allsopp	34	0.000%	0.95x
2758	Beaty	34	0.000%	1.71x
2759	Bele	34	0.000%	20.21x
2760	Brittain	34	0.000%	0.51x
2761	Butterworth	34	0.000%	0.11x
2762	Campble	34	0.000%	9.30x
2763	Courtney	34	0.000%	0.55x
2764	Crichton	34	0.000%	0.46x
2765	Cutting	34	0.000%	0.77x
2766	Denholm	34	0.000%	0.93x
2767	Divine	34	0.000%	2.57x
2768	Donohoe	34	0.000%	2.82x
2769	Dowsey	34	0.000%	19.21x
2770	Fairhurst	34	0.000%	0.48x
2771	Farnsworth	34	0.000%	0.94x
2772	Flanagan	34	0.000%	0.50x
2773	Froud	34	0.000%	1.41x
2774	Gouch	34	0.000%	8.43x
2775	Goulding	34	0.000%	0.40x
2776	Grayson	34	0.000%	0.52x
2777	Halton	34	0.000%	1.02x
2778	Hannant	34	0.000%	2.79x
2779	Hepton	34	0.000%	4.31x
2780	Herrington	34	0.000%	1.04x
2781	Hindmoor	34	0.000%	15.02x
2782	Kendal	34	0.000%	1.00x
2783	Longthorne	34	0.000%	8.49x
2784	Mcleod	34	0.000%	2.37x
2785	Menham	34	0.000%	17.49x
2786	Mitford	34	0.000%	6.04x
2787	Murrell	34	0.000%	0.55x
2788	Nevins	34	0.000%	5.95x
2789	Oneal	34	0.000%	3.96x
2790	Punton	34	0.000%	4.65x
2791	Saunderson	34	0.000%	1.69x
2792	Sherry	34	0.000%	1.11x
2793	Skipp	34	0.000%	2.60x
2794	Softly	34	0.000%	6.17x
2795	Stothart	34	0.000%	7.66x
2796	Thain	34	0.000%	1.21x
2797	Twizell	34	0.000%	11.27x
2798	Wheatly	34	0.000%	2.38x
2799	Whyte	34	0.000%	0.23x
2800	Wilford	34	0.000%	0.97x