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 Gilford, with 14 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
5001	Gilford	14	0.000%	2.32x
5002	Gillian	14	0.000%	4.59x
5003	Gillon	14	0.000%	0.63x
5004	Goodin	14	0.000%	3.13x
5005	Goodrum	14	0.000%	1.21x
5006	Gowan	14	0.000%	1.06x
5007	Greenshields	14	0.000%	0.90x
5008	Halland	14	0.000%	6.80x
5009	Hallowell	14	0.000%	2.22x
5010	Hargraves	14	0.000%	0.46x
5011	Harold	14	0.000%	0.74x
5012	Harrold	14	0.000%	0.36x
5013	Harston	14	0.000%	1.57x
5014	Hartford	14	0.000%	6.03x
5015	Hayden	14	0.000%	0.21x
5016	Herriott	14	0.000%	1.36x
5017	Hirons	14	0.000%	0.50x
5018	Hodgeson	14	0.000%	3.92x
5019	Holbrook	14	0.000%	0.22x
5020	Holgate	14	0.000%	0.19x
5021	Holme	14	0.000%	0.35x
5022	Holroyd	14	0.000%	0.14x
5023	Hoult	14	0.000%	0.62x
5024	Hustler	14	0.000%	0.92x
5025	Isherwood	14	0.000%	0.14x
5026	Jacks	14	0.000%	0.71x
5027	Jons	14	0.000%	6.11x
5028	Knock	14	0.000%	0.85x
5029	Lagan	14	0.000%	5.68x
5030	Langdon	14	0.000%	0.21x
5031	Latcham	14	0.000%	3.22x
5032	Leathard	14	0.000%	6.61x
5033	Leckenby	14	0.000%	2.94x
5034	Legge	14	0.000%	0.36x
5035	Liscombe	14	0.000%	5.36x
5036	Littler	14	0.000%	0.24x
5037	Lockyer	14	0.000%	0.21x
5038	Ludbrook	14	0.000%	2.26x
5039	Lynam	14	0.000%	1.46x
5040	Mais	14	0.000%	7.66x
5041	Marchbank	14	0.000%	1.14x
5042	Marland	14	0.000%	0.46x
5043	Maron	14	0.000%	12.07x
5044	Marsdon	14	0.000%	3.02x
5045	Marson	14	0.000%	0.35x
5046	Mavis	14	0.000%	12.70x
5047	Mclaughlan	14	0.000%	9.65x
5048	Meason	14	0.000%	3.37x
5049	Meed	14	0.000%	5.13x
5050	Meyer	14	0.000%	0.50x
5051	Miers	14	0.000%	2.70x
5052	Millhouse	14	0.000%	1.70x
5053	Millin	14	0.000%	1.40x
5054	Moorhouse	14	0.000%	0.13x
5055	Mouat	14	0.000%	0.92x
5056	Myles	14	0.000%	0.34x
5057	Myres	14	0.000%	1.77x
5058	Naden	14	0.000%	1.11x
5059	Nance	14	0.000%	1.95x
5060	Nanson	14	0.000%	2.04x
5061	Nathan	14	0.000%	0.48x
5062	Natt	14	0.000%	7.42x
5063	Newsham	14	0.000%	0.51x
5064	Nilson	14	0.000%	2.07x
5065	Norfolk	14	0.000%	0.58x
5066	Ould	14	0.000%	1.55x
5067	Pagett	14	0.000%	0.64x
5068	Parfitt	14	0.000%	0.22x
5069	Petersen	14	0.000%	2.67x
5070	Phelps	14	0.000%	0.16x
5071	Picton	14	0.000%	0.47x
5072	Pilcher	14	0.000%	0.32x
5073	Polley	14	0.000%	0.61x
5074	Pomfret	14	0.000%	0.47x
5075	Porthouse	14	0.000%	3.55x
5076	Poskitt	14	0.000%	2.04x
5077	Prescod	14	0.000%	28.41x
5078	Prescott	14	0.000%	0.11x
5079	Purdon	14	0.000%	0.87x
5080	Pyman	14	0.000%	1.88x
5081	Rocket	14	0.000%	4.47x
5082	Scot	14	0.000%	1.46x
5083	Seago	14	0.000%	2.61x
5084	Selway	14	0.000%	0.60x
5085	Sharples	14	0.000%	0.09x
5086	Shiels	14	0.000%	0.68x
5087	Somerset	14	0.000%	1.19x
5088	Spouse	14	0.000%	5.96x
5089	Strain	14	0.000%	0.83x
5090	Strange	14	0.000%	0.15x
5091	Stubbings	14	0.000%	0.47x
5092	Summerville	14	0.000%	2.64x
5093	Sumner	14	0.000%	0.10x
5094	Swanston	14	0.000%	0.75x
5095	Taffe	14	0.000%	4.51x
5096	Tallack	14	0.000%	2.28x
5097	Tarney	14	0.000%	4.55x
5098	Teague	14	0.000%	0.28x
5099	Tinney	14	0.000%	1.47x
5100	Tranmer	14	0.000%	4.64x