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 Woodend, with 34 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
2801	Woodend	34	0.000%	3.87x
2802	Woolley	34	0.000%	0.20x
2803	Appleyard	33	0.000%	0.42x
2804	Bearpark	33	0.000%	4.88x
2805	Bennington	33	0.000%	2.58x
2806	Briscoe	33	0.000%	0.59x
2807	Bushell	33	0.000%	0.39x
2808	Callum	33	0.000%	3.37x
2809	Cardwell	33	0.000%	0.79x
2810	Castling	33	0.000%	14.97x
2811	Chorley	33	0.000%	1.12x
2812	Collett	33	0.000%	0.30x
2813	Colwell	33	0.000%	1.17x
2814	Crook	33	0.000%	0.13x
2815	Crosier	33	0.000%	3.91x
2816	Dalby	33	0.000%	0.47x
2817	Dempster	33	0.000%	0.54x
2818	Donelly	33	0.000%	1.65x
2819	Farr	33	0.000%	0.26x
2820	Fernie	33	0.000%	1.27x
2821	Hardie	33	0.000%	0.29x
2822	Harling	33	0.000%	0.88x
2823	Hendy	33	0.000%	0.75x
2824	Heslington	33	0.000%	12.10x
2825	Hinde	33	0.000%	0.91x
2826	Hobkirk	33	0.000%	5.80x
2827	Hoggarth	33	0.000%	1.54x
2828	Honeyman	33	0.000%	1.16x
2829	Jeffries	33	0.000%	0.30x
2830	Jobes	33	0.000%	21.46x
2831	Kettle	33	0.000%	0.43x
2832	Kettlewell	33	0.000%	1.24x
2833	Kirkpatrick	33	0.000%	0.44x
2834	Linskey	33	0.000%	8.18x
2835	Lumby	33	0.000%	2.81x
2836	Marrs	33	0.000%	3.75x
2837	Mathieson	33	0.000%	0.36x
2838	Milward	33	0.000%	0.82x
2839	Moreland	33	0.000%	1.72x
2840	Muers	33	0.000%	14.97x
2841	Muller	33	0.000%	1.02x
2842	Normandale	33	0.000%	12.64x
2843	Nutter	33	0.000%	0.50x
2844	Orrick	33	0.000%	10.73x
2845	Palin	33	0.000%	0.89x
2846	Rocks	33	0.000%	7.63x
2847	Rust	33	0.000%	0.72x
2848	Shea	33	0.000%	0.57x
2849	Sides	33	0.000%	4.27x
2850	Slane	33	0.000%	13.54x
2851	Spanton	33	0.000%	2.91x
2852	Stapleton	33	0.000%	0.38x
2853	Stitt	33	0.000%	2.69x
2854	Stocker	33	0.000%	0.71x
2855	Stores	33	0.000%	13.54x
2856	Tatters	33	0.000%	8.18x
2857	Tierney	33	0.000%	0.92x
2858	Trainor	33	0.000%	3.07x
2859	Trewick	33	0.000%	8.12x
2860	Yare	33	0.000%	7.20x
2861	Adie	32	0.000%	1.71x
2862	Ascough	32	0.000%	3.28x
2863	Barham	32	0.000%	0.60x
2864	Barret	32	0.000%	1.30x
2865	Bent	32	0.000%	0.51x
2866	Blackmore	32	0.000%	0.26x
2867	Blain	32	0.000%	1.06x
2868	Blakeburn	32	0.000%	34.48x
2869	Blakelock	32	0.000%	8.68x
2870	Bloomer	32	0.000%	1.23x
2871	Bowler	32	0.000%	0.30x
2872	Buddle	32	0.000%	3.11x
2873	Cadwallender	32	0.000%	21.21x
2874	Caffery	32	0.000%	4.63x
2875	Clerk	32	0.000%	1.42x
2876	Corby	32	0.000%	1.05x
2877	Cordner	32	0.000%	12.82x
2878	Coultas	32	0.000%	1.84x
2879	Croudace	32	0.000%	19.35x
2880	Crown	32	0.000%	3.00x
2881	Cruickshank	32	0.000%	0.33x
2882	Culley	32	0.000%	0.87x
2883	Darley	32	0.000%	0.86x
2884	Darnton	32	0.000%	8.55x
2885	Daykin	32	0.000%	1.07x
2886	Easter	32	0.000%	0.91x
2887	Edington	32	0.000%	2.06x
2888	Ellerington	32	0.000%	4.54x
2889	Elwin	32	0.000%	4.75x
2890	Emmett	32	0.000%	0.44x
2891	Fee	32	0.000%	2.17x
2892	Ferrier	32	0.000%	0.63x
2893	Forkin	32	0.000%	11.99x
2894	Forman	32	0.000%	0.72x
2895	Gaddes	32	0.000%	9.11x
2896	Gage	32	0.000%	0.65x
2897	Gatt	32	0.000%	5.04x
2898	Gaynor	32	0.000%	3.47x
2899	Gilby	32	0.000%	0.99x
2900	Gooch	32	0.000%	0.42x