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 Bosher, with 21 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
3801	Bosher	21	0.000%	1.53x
3802	Boyack	21	0.000%	5.40x
3803	Bussy	21	0.000%	9.78x
3804	Byres	21	0.000%	3.58x
3805	Caulfield	21	0.000%	1.39x
3806	Cawood	21	0.000%	1.02x
3807	Church	21	0.000%	0.11x
3808	Clavering	21	0.000%	9.16x
3809	Clews	21	0.000%	0.53x
3810	Coatman	21	0.000%	9.65x
3811	Cockrane	21	0.000%	2.21x
3812	Collyer	21	0.000%	0.39x
3813	Conder	21	0.000%	2.74x
3814	Cumings	21	0.000%	4.70x
3815	Cummin	21	0.000%	7.62x
3816	Cusworth	21	0.000%	1.64x
3817	Devonport	21	0.000%	0.88x
3818	Ditchfield	21	0.000%	0.71x
3819	Doney	21	0.000%	1.23x
3820	Dower	21	0.000%	1.96x
3821	Drinkwater	21	0.000%	0.25x
3822	Duffin	21	0.000%	0.64x
3823	Durrant	21	0.000%	0.15x
3824	Elves	21	0.000%	7.87x
3825	Empson	21	0.000%	1.13x
3826	Gafney	21	0.000%	4.00x
3827	Geddis	21	0.000%	6.24x
3828	German	21	0.000%	0.52x
3829	Gerrard	21	0.000%	0.19x
3830	Gilson	21	0.000%	0.78x
3831	Gore	21	0.000%	0.21x
3832	Greason	21	0.000%	10.80x
3833	Greene	21	0.000%	0.88x
3834	Gregor	21	0.000%	1.45x
3835	Greive	21	0.000%	1.79x
3836	Haggan	21	0.000%	9.16x
3837	Hallett	21	0.000%	0.20x
3838	Halligan	21	0.000%	2.03x
3839	Harison	21	0.000%	3.75x
3840	Harkess	21	0.000%	8.32x
3841	Harrigan	21	0.000%	1.74x
3842	Hayhurst	21	0.000%	0.55x
3843	Heptinstall	21	0.000%	3.43x
3844	Hewetson	21	0.000%	2.38x
3845	Higham	21	0.000%	0.24x
3846	Hodgkiss	21	0.000%	0.64x
3847	Hopkirk	21	0.000%	4.18x
3848	Hopson	21	0.000%	0.92x
3849	Huntingdon	21	0.000%	3.48x
3850	Idle	21	0.000%	1.54x
3851	Iliff	21	0.000%	3.69x
3852	Imeson	21	0.000%	2.58x
3853	Jeffers	21	0.000%	2.79x
3854	Jobey	21	0.000%	21.29x
3855	Joblin	21	0.000%	6.58x
3856	Keenlyside	21	0.000%	8.13x
3857	Kilbride	21	0.000%	2.39x
3858	Langlands	21	0.000%	1.04x
3859	Lashley	21	0.000%	5.93x
3860	Lattimer	21	0.000%	1.74x
3861	Lea	21	0.000%	0.12x
3862	Lillico	21	0.000%	4.21x
3863	Littlejohn	21	0.000%	0.50x
3864	Locke	21	0.000%	0.27x
3865	Lomas	21	0.000%	0.13x
3866	Lynas	21	0.000%	3.04x
3867	Marlborough	21	0.000%	6.13x
3868	Marrington	21	0.000%	6.24x
3869	Mcdonough	21	0.000%	3.15x
3870	Meadows	21	0.000%	0.17x
3871	Mennie	21	0.000%	1.74x
3872	Merrick	21	0.000%	0.33x
3873	Millington	21	0.000%	0.16x
3874	Millward	21	0.000%	0.22x
3875	Molley	21	0.000%	7.78x
3876	Mosely	21	0.000%	1.46x
3877	Mullens	21	0.000%	1.88x
3878	Mumford	21	0.000%	0.25x
3879	Nailer	21	0.000%	5.24x
3880	Paris	21	0.000%	0.76x
3881	Parrish	21	0.000%	0.69x
3882	Patchett	21	0.000%	0.50x
3883	Penna	21	0.000%	3.53x
3884	Philliskirk	21	0.000%	34.47x
3885	Plimmer	21	0.000%	1.98x
3886	Ralph	21	0.000%	0.16x
3887	Roseby	21	0.000%	9.91x
3888	Sellers	21	0.000%	0.31x
3889	Severs	21	0.000%	1.85x
3890	Sill	21	0.000%	2.04x
3891	Sowter	21	0.000%	1.12x
3892	Spear	21	0.000%	0.51x
3893	Stainton	21	0.000%	0.74x
3894	Stallard	21	0.000%	0.55x
3895	Styles	21	0.000%	0.23x
3896	Swiney	21	0.000%	5.17x
3897	Tatham	21	0.000%	0.72x
3898	Thynne	21	0.000%	4.02x
3899	Timmons	21	0.000%	4.52x
3900	Timney	21	0.000%	10.34x