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 Waterman, with 25 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
3501	Waterman	25	0.000%	0.37x
3502	Weatherley	25	0.000%	1.51x
3503	Westmorland	25	0.000%	2.29x
3504	Westwood	25	0.000%	0.17x
3505	Wilby	25	0.000%	0.49x
3506	Wildsmith	25	0.000%	1.35x
3507	Wile	25	0.000%	9.79x
3508	Wilmott	25	0.000%	0.85x
3509	Aiken	24	0.000%	1.71x
3510	Aikenhead	24	0.000%	6.36x
3511	Akenhead	24	0.000%	8.19x
3512	Aldus	24	0.000%	14.51x
3513	Alsop	24	0.000%	0.62x
3514	Ancrum	24	0.000%	7.95x
3515	Barnet	24	0.000%	0.58x
3516	Bingham	24	0.000%	0.19x
3517	Blakemore	24	0.000%	0.65x
3518	Brandon	24	0.000%	0.54x
3519	Burdy	24	0.000%	19.70x
3520	Bury	24	0.000%	0.37x
3521	Carlile	24	0.000%	1.88x
3522	Catton	24	0.000%	0.85x
3523	Chalk	24	0.000%	0.42x
3524	Chapple	24	0.000%	0.41x
3525	Clemmet	24	0.000%	11.49x
3526	Coggins	24	0.000%	1.06x
3527	Derby	24	0.000%	1.49x
3528	Doud	24	0.000%	5.48x
3529	Dowding	24	0.000%	0.65x
3530	Drydon	24	0.000%	11.99x
3531	Elwick	24	0.000%	5.14x
3532	Farry	24	0.000%	12.73x
3533	Feeley	24	0.000%	3.14x
3534	Flanigan	24	0.000%	1.60x
3535	Fountain	24	0.000%	0.40x
3536	Glenn	24	0.000%	0.88x
3537	Gouldsbrough	24	0.000%	13.13x
3538	Haggarty	24	0.000%	1.43x
3539	Hawke	24	0.000%	0.49x
3540	Hazel	24	0.000%	0.86x
3541	Hooton	24	0.000%	0.80x
3542	Howorth	24	0.000%	0.62x
3543	Ismay	24	0.000%	2.66x
3544	Kearton	24	0.000%	2.81x
3545	Keeley	24	0.000%	0.68x
3546	Keenleyside	24	0.000%	10.74x
3547	Kelso	24	0.000%	1.18x
3548	Kerrison	24	0.000%	1.18x
3549	Kinross	24	0.000%	4.84x
3550	Land	24	0.000%	0.38x
3551	Lawrance	24	0.000%	0.42x
3552	Lester	24	0.000%	0.18x
3553	Lewthwaite	24	0.000%	1.80x
3554	Longman	24	0.000%	0.55x
3555	Lorraine	24	0.000%	6.13x
3556	Lucock	24	0.000%	2.69x
3557	Macintosh	24	0.000%	0.64x
3558	Macken	24	0.000%	6.51x
3559	Mallin	24	0.000%	2.03x
3560	Mayor	24	0.000%	0.63x
3561	Mcgregor	24	0.000%	2.09x
3562	Mears	24	0.000%	0.29x
3563	Mossman	24	0.000%	1.54x
3564	Muckle	24	0.000%	2.44x
3565	Nickolson	24	0.000%	2.63x
3566	Ogdon	24	0.000%	8.44x
3567	Peyton	24	0.000%	2.31x
3568	Pryor	24	0.000%	0.41x
3569	Raby	24	0.000%	0.58x
3570	Ramm	24	0.000%	1.89x
3571	Reeder	24	0.000%	1.02x
3572	Roland	24	0.000%	1.69x
3573	Rollin	24	0.000%	5.48x
3574	Rushbrook	24	0.000%	1.72x
3575	Shevill	24	0.000%	10.34x
3576	Skelly	24	0.000%	1.46x
3577	Steavenson	24	0.000%	10.47x
3578	Still	24	0.000%	0.44x
3579	Tenant	24	0.000%	5.20x
3580	Thornley	24	0.000%	0.25x
3581	Tough	24	0.000%	0.72x
3582	Troup	24	0.000%	1.19x
3583	Tumilty	24	0.000%	9.51x
3584	Tunny	24	0.000%	8.19x
3585	Vosper	24	0.000%	1.45x
3586	Vowell	24	0.000%	12.92x
3587	Weatherston	24	0.000%	2.83x
3588	Wheater	24	0.000%	2.19x
3589	Wilcock	24	0.000%	0.19x
3590	Willy	24	0.000%	2.49x
3591	Wilmot	24	0.000%	0.41x
3592	Witton	24	0.000%	1.37x
3593	Wooler	24	0.000%	1.57x
3594	Wortley	24	0.000%	0.91x
3595	Adcock	23	0.000%	0.27x
3596	Ashford	23	0.000%	0.27x
3597	Atchinson	23	0.000%	5.39x
3598	Baglin	23	0.000%	4.80x
3599	Barnaby	23	0.000%	1.33x
3600	Barnsley	23	0.000%	0.67x