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 Mee, with 27 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
3301	Mee	27	0.000%	0.41x
3302	Mill	27	0.000%	0.52x
3303	Moncaster	27	0.000%	7.16x
3304	Monk	27	0.000%	0.15x
3305	Mossop	27	0.000%	1.15x
3306	Nurse	27	0.000%	0.64x
3307	Nuttall	27	0.000%	0.12x
3308	Onions	27	0.000%	0.56x
3309	Padget	27	0.000%	2.22x
3310	Pennock	27	0.000%	1.96x
3311	Queenan	27	0.000%	6.65x
3312	Redden	27	0.000%	3.84x
3313	Richard	27	0.000%	0.36x
3314	Richey	27	0.000%	7.63x
3315	Rowlandson	27	0.000%	2.47x
3316	Rycroft	27	0.000%	1.08x
3317	Sim	27	0.000%	0.28x
3318	Southall	27	0.000%	0.41x
3319	Stork	27	0.000%	1.89x
3320	Struthers	27	0.000%	0.69x
3321	Studholme	27	0.000%	2.85x
3322	Sweeny	27	0.000%	1.34x
3323	Symons	27	0.000%	0.23x
3324	Thomason	27	0.000%	0.53x
3325	Tobin	27	0.000%	0.78x
3326	Toner	27	0.000%	2.49x
3327	Tuer	27	0.000%	6.74x
3328	Tyreman	27	0.000%	5.20x
3329	Urquhart	27	0.000%	0.22x
3330	Whitton	27	0.000%	0.51x
3331	Withers	27	0.000%	0.19x
3332	Worton	27	0.000%	1.47x
3333	Adair	26	0.000%	0.96x
3334	Ager	26	0.000%	0.77x
3335	Armes	26	0.000%	1.98x
3336	Atley	26	0.000%	6.45x
3337	Ayers	26	0.000%	0.50x
3338	Bambridge	26	0.000%	1.38x
3339	Barkas	26	0.000%	13.18x
3340	Bensley	26	0.000%	1.74x
3341	Birks	26	0.000%	0.45x
3342	Bisset	26	0.000%	0.38x
3343	Borrows	26	0.000%	2.07x
3344	Burgon	26	0.000%	2.30x
3345	Bygate	26	0.000%	9.63x
3346	Callagan	26	0.000%	2.22x
3347	Cardy	26	0.000%	1.96x
3348	Chappell	26	0.000%	0.18x
3349	Constantine	26	0.000%	1.03x
3350	Crain	26	0.000%	3.19x
3351	Crookes	26	0.000%	0.69x
3352	Curl	26	0.000%	1.54x
3353	Dando	26	0.000%	0.81x
3354	Derbyshire	26	0.000%	0.29x
3355	Dewhurst	26	0.000%	0.25x
3356	Dormand	26	0.000%	26.36x
3357	Dufton	26	0.000%	1.66x
3358	Garraway	26	0.000%	2.27x
3359	Gilfillan	26	0.000%	1.55x
3360	Gilliland	26	0.000%	3.58x
3361	Golder	26	0.000%	1.10x
3362	Goodridge	26	0.000%	0.90x
3363	Gowens	26	0.000%	7.66x
3364	Haldon	26	0.000%	7.11x
3365	Heckels	26	0.000%	16.29x
3366	Heppel	26	0.000%	6.40x
3367	Hiles	26	0.000%	1.32x
3368	Hold	26	0.000%	4.27x
3369	Holiday	26	0.000%	1.07x
3370	Hurrell	26	0.000%	0.50x
3371	Job	26	0.000%	0.99x
3372	Jorden	26	0.000%	1.96x
3373	Judd	26	0.000%	0.23x
3374	Keefe	26	0.000%	0.69x
3375	Kitson	26	0.000%	0.37x
3376	Laughlan	26	0.000%	4.46x
3377	Lithgo	26	0.000%	21.85x
3378	Lobley	26	0.000%	1.50x
3379	Lomax	26	0.000%	0.21x
3380	Mansell	26	0.000%	0.26x
3381	Matson	26	0.000%	1.22x
3382	Mattinson	26	0.000%	1.68x
3383	Merrington	26	0.000%	3.80x
3384	Murtha	26	0.000%	7.53x
3385	Neill	26	0.000%	0.45x
3386	Nicolson	26	0.000%	0.26x
3387	Oats	26	0.000%	1.33x
3388	Paisley	26	0.000%	1.35x
3389	Panton	26	0.000%	0.89x
3390	Pearcy	26	0.000%	1.58x
3391	Platten	26	0.000%	1.92x
3392	Rawes	26	0.000%	3.98x
3393	Rich	26	0.000%	0.24x
3394	Ridge	26	0.000%	0.43x
3395	Rothery	26	0.000%	0.81x
3396	Sandy	26	0.000%	0.86x
3397	Shafto	26	0.000%	6.54x
3398	Siddall	26	0.000%	0.41x
3399	Simson	26	0.000%	1.15x
3400	Staff	26	0.000%	1.18x