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 Baster, with 22 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
3701	Baster	22	0.000%	4.89x
3702	Beverly	22	0.000%	3.03x
3703	Bold	22	0.000%	0.91x
3704	Boucher	22	0.000%	0.48x
3705	Braid	22	0.000%	0.69x
3706	Brannagan	22	0.000%	7.36x
3707	Brockett	22	0.000%	2.62x
3708	Buckingham	22	0.000%	0.19x
3709	Campion	22	0.000%	0.36x
3710	Clare	22	0.000%	0.17x
3711	Cleugh	22	0.000%	6.77x
3712	Comb	22	0.000%	3.75x
3713	Corkin	22	0.000%	13.54x
3714	Corry	22	0.000%	1.30x
3715	Creswell	22	0.000%	0.79x
3716	Cruikshanks	22	0.000%	4.86x
3717	Cully	22	0.000%	2.29x
3718	Curly	22	0.000%	4.36x
3719	Deary	22	0.000%	3.15x
3720	Dewell	22	0.000%	3.66x
3721	Duglass	22	0.000%	9.13x
3722	Elsworth	22	0.000%	0.69x
3723	Fall	22	0.000%	1.18x
3724	Faucett	22	0.000%	4.24x
3725	Frail	22	0.000%	4.74x
3726	Freak	22	0.000%	4.26x
3727	Gallaghar	22	0.000%	6.59x
3728	Galt	22	0.000%	1.12x
3729	Gosling	22	0.000%	0.16x
3730	Gow	22	0.000%	0.32x
3731	Graveling	22	0.000%	6.37x
3732	Greggs	22	0.000%	6.16x
3733	Greives	22	0.000%	7.36x
3734	Halbert	22	0.000%	1.95x
3735	Halley	22	0.000%	0.67x
3736	Hardaker	22	0.000%	0.73x
3737	Harkins	22	0.000%	1.12x
3738	Herd	22	0.000%	0.34x
3739	Hocking	22	0.000%	0.31x
3740	Hodgkinson	22	0.000%	0.15x
3741	Hosking	22	0.000%	0.34x
3742	Huddart	22	0.000%	1.47x
3743	Humphry	22	0.000%	0.82x
3744	Huscroft	22	0.000%	5.74x
3745	Jenner	22	0.000%	0.21x
3746	Keelan	22	0.000%	6.77x
3747	Kenyon	22	0.000%	0.12x
3748	Kilby	22	0.000%	0.45x
3749	Lackey	22	0.000%	3.93x
3750	Lanchester	22	0.000%	4.65x
3751	Leeman	22	0.000%	1.73x
3752	Leggett	22	0.000%	0.32x
3753	Ludlow	22	0.000%	0.48x
3754	Mallet	22	0.000%	1.25x
3755	Maule	22	0.000%	1.06x
3756	Mcdougall	22	0.000%	3.58x
3757	Mcmann	22	0.000%	16.13x
3758	Minchell	22	0.000%	15.80x
3759	Mott	22	0.000%	0.34x
3760	Munday	22	0.000%	0.22x
3761	Munn	22	0.000%	0.35x
3762	Murtagh	22	0.000%	4.49x
3763	Newson	22	0.000%	0.40x
3764	Oniel	22	0.000%	2.90x
3765	Orrell	22	0.000%	0.68x
3766	Owers	22	0.000%	1.14x
3767	Oxborough	22	0.000%	3.63x
3768	Palfreman	22	0.000%	4.01x
3769	Pargeter	22	0.000%	1.77x
3770	Parnell	22	0.000%	0.26x
3771	Pass	22	0.000%	0.52x
3772	Postgate	22	0.000%	7.66x
3773	Quick	22	0.000%	0.23x
3774	Reynoldson	22	0.000%	7.15x
3775	Rushforth	22	0.000%	0.80x
3776	Samson	22	0.000%	0.35x
3777	Scrivens	22	0.000%	0.85x
3778	Silcock	22	0.000%	0.60x
3779	Snee	22	0.000%	3.37x
3780	Stangroom	22	0.000%	3.93x
3781	Stebbings	22	0.000%	0.95x
3782	Swainson	22	0.000%	1.34x
3783	Tarren	22	0.000%	10.25x
3784	Thorman	22	0.000%	6.71x
3785	Unwin	22	0.000%	0.25x
3786	Veal	22	0.000%	0.41x
3787	Wennington	22	0.000%	34.49x
3788	Witherington	22	0.000%	2.28x
3789	Woodhead	22	0.000%	0.14x
3790	Word	22	0.000%	3.64x
3791	Aitcheson	21	0.000%	2.50x
3792	Armistead	21	0.000%	1.30x
3793	Astley	21	0.000%	0.36x
3794	Attwood	21	0.000%	0.24x
3795	Baley	21	0.000%	2.61x
3796	Beasley	21	0.000%	0.22x
3797	Beeton	21	0.000%	0.78x
3798	Birdsall	21	0.000%	1.33x
3799	Boardman	21	0.000%	0.15x
3800	Bolan	21	0.000%	2.61x