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 Widdrington, with 15 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
4901	Widdrington	15	0.000%	6.08x
4902	Wigg	15	0.000%	0.63x
4903	Winton	15	0.000%	0.46x
4904	Worden	15	0.000%	0.61x
4905	Wordsworth	15	0.000%	0.71x
4906	Yardley	15	0.000%	0.27x
4907	Abey	14	0.000%	3.50x
4908	Adamthwaite	14	0.000%	4.09x
4909	Adlam	14	0.000%	0.62x
4910	Air	14	0.000%	2.67x
4911	Aitchinson	14	0.000%	4.97x
4912	Alexandra	14	0.000%	2.98x
4913	Alker	14	0.000%	0.87x
4914	Annandale	14	0.000%	2.87x
4915	Atherfold	14	0.000%	8.32x
4916	Attley	14	0.000%	6.11x
4917	Atwell	14	0.000%	0.76x
4918	Baggett	14	0.000%	2.53x
4919	Bate	14	0.000%	0.10x
4920	Beall	14	0.000%	1.15x
4921	Beavis	14	0.000%	0.39x
4922	Belford	14	0.000%	1.82x
4923	Bickell	14	0.000%	1.84x
4924	Bidgood	14	0.000%	0.81x
4925	Bleasdale	14	0.000%	0.53x
4926	Blower	14	0.000%	0.27x
4927	Bolden	14	0.000%	1.93x
4928	Bowker	14	0.000%	0.17x
4929	Boxley	14	0.000%	4.12x
4930	Bramham	14	0.000%	0.90x
4931	Branwell	14	0.000%	3.33x
4932	Brazell	14	0.000%	3.03x
4933	Brine	14	0.000%	0.53x
4934	Brownlow	14	0.000%	0.53x
4935	Brownson	14	0.000%	1.72x
4936	Buchan	14	0.000%	0.12x
4937	Bunney	14	0.000%	0.72x
4938	Burnand	14	0.000%	2.50x
4939	Burnard	14	0.000%	0.96x
4940	Calderwood	14	0.000%	0.45x
4941	Callighan	14	0.000%	1.75x
4942	Carlaw	14	0.000%	5.24x
4943	Carlill	14	0.000%	5.48x
4944	Carthy	14	0.000%	1.04x
4945	Cartner	14	0.000%	1.81x
4946	Cashman	14	0.000%	1.78x
4947	Castley	14	0.000%	5.03x
4948	Chappel	14	0.000%	0.37x
4949	Chatton	14	0.000%	4.51x
4950	Cheesbrough	14	0.000%	2.55x
4951	Chubb	14	0.000%	0.29x
4952	Cliffe	14	0.000%	0.26x
4953	Coalman	14	0.000%	4.39x
4954	Cocking	14	0.000%	0.33x
4955	Cocklin	14	0.000%	1.65x
4956	Colinson	14	0.000%	8.46x
4957	Colson	14	0.000%	0.84x
4958	Copeman	14	0.000%	0.68x
4959	Cossey	14	0.000%	1.16x
4960	Costigan	14	0.000%	2.02x
4961	Cronin	14	0.000%	0.45x
4962	Crosson	14	0.000%	3.19x
4963	Cullam	14	0.000%	3.60x
4964	Dafter	14	0.000%	4.68x
4965	Darwin	14	0.000%	0.84x
4966	Denson	14	0.000%	1.39x
4967	Dews	14	0.000%	0.70x
4968	Dicks	14	0.000%	0.33x
4969	Dooley	14	0.000%	0.26x
4970	Dorn	14	0.000%	4.05x
4971	Driffield	14	0.000%	1.95x
4972	Dun	14	0.000%	1.48x
4973	Dunnington	14	0.000%	1.86x
4974	Duthie	14	0.000%	0.30x
4975	Eachus	14	0.000%	3.47x
4976	Easten	14	0.000%	5.42x
4977	Ebdon	14	0.000%	1.48x
4978	Eglin	14	0.000%	1.70x
4979	Elsden	14	0.000%	1.32x
4980	Emms	14	0.000%	0.43x
4981	Ervin	14	0.000%	9.46x
4982	Esson	14	0.000%	0.73x
4983	Ewens	14	0.000%	0.88x
4984	Fairman	14	0.000%	0.74x
4985	Fake	14	0.000%	2.84x
4986	Faley	14	0.000%	5.13x
4987	Fallows	14	0.000%	0.34x
4988	Favell	14	0.000%	1.21x
4989	Filby	14	0.000%	0.74x
4990	Fitzmaurice	14	0.000%	1.74x
4991	Fleck	14	0.000%	1.42x
4992	Flounders	14	0.000%	5.61x
4993	Foord	14	0.000%	0.37x
4994	Fotheringham	14	0.000%	0.38x
4995	Furnival	14	0.000%	0.91x
4996	Garret	14	0.000%	1.26x
4997	Garrigan	14	0.000%	4.59x
4998	Gaskill	14	0.000%	0.90x
4999	Gettins	14	0.000%	3.47x
5000	Gidney	14	0.000%	1.74x