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 Hagen, with 32 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
2901	Hagen	32	0.000%	3.84x
2902	Harburn	32	0.000%	16.71x
2903	Harkin	32	0.000%	3.59x
2904	Hearn	32	0.000%	0.28x
2905	Heckles	32	0.000%	23.97x
2906	Hedger	32	0.000%	1.36x
2907	Heenan	32	0.000%	4.59x
2908	Henery	32	0.000%	4.24x
2909	Heselton	32	0.000%	5.63x
2910	Hickson	32	0.000%	0.53x
2911	Hindhaugh	32	0.000%	5.57x
2912	Homes	32	0.000%	2.16x
2913	Kearsley	32	0.000%	1.58x
2914	Laidman	32	0.000%	8.35x
2915	Lavell	32	0.000%	3.25x
2916	Lightburn	32	0.000%	6.98x
2917	Lisgo	32	0.000%	29.81x
2918	Lown	32	0.000%	4.82x
2919	Maddock	32	0.000%	0.40x
2920	Mangles	32	0.000%	8.89x
2921	Mcmahon	32	0.000%	2.25x
2922	Merriman	32	0.000%	1.01x
2923	Mews	32	0.000%	5.96x
2924	Mountford	32	0.000%	0.41x
2925	Mulvey	32	0.000%	2.16x
2926	Murrey	32	0.000%	1.36x
2927	Oakes	32	0.000%	0.25x
2928	Pedelty	32	0.000%	33.44x
2929	Pooley	32	0.000%	0.46x
2930	Randell	32	0.000%	0.59x
2931	Rodger	32	0.000%	0.26x
2932	Sarginson	32	0.000%	4.18x
2933	Sheridan	32	0.000%	0.61x
2934	Sinton	32	0.000%	2.76x
2935	Sisson	32	0.000%	1.40x
2936	Slasor	32	0.000%	34.48x
2937	Sparrow	32	0.000%	0.29x
2938	Stocks	32	0.000%	0.34x
2939	Stonebank	32	0.000%	16.97x
2940	Strother	32	0.000%	4.45x
2941	Thatcher	32	0.000%	0.40x
2942	Tomkins	32	0.000%	0.36x
2943	Tripp	32	0.000%	0.75x
2944	Watkinson	32	0.000%	0.31x
2945	Weatherhead	32	0.000%	1.29x
2946	Whittingham	32	0.000%	0.49x
2947	Woodley	32	0.000%	0.41x
2948	Afflick	31	0.000%	10.48x
2949	Allenby	31	0.000%	2.51x
2950	Argyle	31	0.000%	2.13x
2951	Ashby	31	0.000%	0.21x
2952	Ather	31	0.000%	23.75x
2953	Bales	31	0.000%	0.96x
2954	Barkley	31	0.000%	2.73x
2955	Barningham	31	0.000%	10.58x
2956	Barraclough	31	0.000%	0.36x
2957	Bentham	31	0.000%	0.78x
2958	Blackie	31	0.000%	0.87x
2959	Brannigan	31	0.000%	3.57x
2960	Bucknall	31	0.000%	1.36x
2961	Butchart	31	0.000%	1.58x
2962	Buxton	31	0.000%	0.24x
2963	Bye	31	0.000%	0.71x
2964	Canavan	31	0.000%	3.05x
2965	Chester	31	0.000%	0.29x
2966	Chisman	31	0.000%	5.54x
2967	Cohen	31	0.000%	0.23x
2968	Cranney	31	0.000%	13.53x
2969	Dack	31	0.000%	1.16x
2970	Dellow	31	0.000%	2.42x
2971	Dial	31	0.000%	17.23x
2972	Dobby	31	0.000%	3.23x
2973	Dorkin	31	0.000%	7.63x
2974	Dorward	31	0.000%	1.95x
2975	Dugdale	31	0.000%	0.52x
2976	Dyke	31	0.000%	0.36x
2977	Egan	31	0.000%	0.43x
2978	Farnaby	31	0.000%	9.45x
2979	Fawkes	31	0.000%	1.41x
2980	Fordy	31	0.000%	11.37x
2981	Galagher	31	0.000%	8.09x
2982	Galbraith	31	0.000%	0.39x
2983	Garbut	31	0.000%	12.42x
2984	Gulliver	31	0.000%	1.05x
2985	Horsfield	31	0.000%	0.53x
2986	Howley	31	0.000%	1.65x
2987	Ingoe	31	0.000%	19.43x
2988	Ivey	31	0.000%	1.26x
2989	Jude	31	0.000%	1.93x
2990	Keeble	31	0.000%	0.52x
2991	Killeen	31	0.000%	3.53x
2992	Langan	31	0.000%	2.32x
2993	Laydon	31	0.000%	8.62x
2994	Leigh	31	0.000%	0.16x
2995	Lines	31	0.000%	0.34x
2996	Macknight	31	0.000%	15.05x
2997	Mahon	31	0.000%	0.80x
2998	Manuel	31	0.000%	1.18x
2999	Mcmanus	31	0.000%	4.06x
3000	Millard	31	0.000%	0.22x