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 Perkin, with 13 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
5301	Perkin	13	0.000%	0.28x
5302	Pickin	13	0.000%	0.81x
5303	Pirt	13	0.000%	8.96x
5304	Pledger	13	0.000%	0.61x
5305	Pouton	13	0.000%	7.47x
5306	Prichard	13	0.000%	0.16x
5307	Prime	13	0.000%	0.38x
5308	Puckey	13	0.000%	1.54x
5309	Punt	13	0.000%	1.45x
5310	Quelch	13	0.000%	0.89x
5311	Rane	13	0.000%	5.21x
5312	Rank	13	0.000%	2.84x
5313	Rattray	13	0.000%	0.31x
5314	Rawe	13	0.000%	6.40x
5315	Reader	13	0.000%	0.17x
5316	Reevell	13	0.000%	18.67x
5317	Relph	13	0.000%	0.89x
5318	Risby	13	0.000%	2.09x
5319	Roke	13	0.000%	10.93x
5320	Rowcroft	13	0.000%	2.37x
5321	Rowdon	13	0.000%	3.27x
5322	Russ	13	0.000%	0.55x
5323	Sara	13	0.000%	2.25x
5324	Seddon	13	0.000%	0.09x
5325	Shears	13	0.000%	0.34x
5326	Sheehan	13	0.000%	0.61x
5327	Shelton	13	0.000%	0.13x
5328	Shillinglaw	13	0.000%	2.30x
5329	Sillito	13	0.000%	6.40x
5330	Sime	13	0.000%	0.37x
5331	Simmins	13	0.000%	2.85x
5332	Simpkin	13	0.000%	0.40x
5333	Skelley	13	0.000%	3.18x
5334	Slone	13	0.000%	3.13x
5335	Smillie	13	0.000%	0.75x
5336	Stace	13	0.000%	0.74x
5337	Stack	13	0.000%	0.73x
5338	Standish	13	0.000%	0.77x
5339	Stavers	13	0.000%	9.34x
5340	Stennett	13	0.000%	0.99x
5341	Stuchbury	13	0.000%	4.67x
5342	Sutherst	13	0.000%	3.70x
5343	Terrell	13	0.000%	0.89x
5344	Thornborough	13	0.000%	2.89x
5345	Thrower	13	0.000%	0.47x
5346	Thurgood	13	0.000%	0.42x
5347	Thurston	13	0.000%	0.21x
5348	Tibbles	13	0.000%	0.89x
5349	Tibbs	13	0.000%	0.67x
5350	Todhunter	13	0.000%	1.03x
5351	Tracy	13	0.000%	0.54x
5352	Tregoning	13	0.000%	1.24x
5353	Troy	13	0.000%	1.25x
5354	Tuckerman	13	0.000%	5.40x
5355	Turk	13	0.000%	0.60x
5356	Tweed	13	0.000%	0.65x
5357	Venables	13	0.000%	0.21x
5358	Venn	13	0.000%	0.33x
5359	Vernon	13	0.000%	0.09x
5360	Virtue	13	0.000%	1.39x
5361	Waits	13	0.000%	2.84x
5362	Waitt	13	0.000%	3.73x
5363	Waldock	13	0.000%	0.90x
5364	Waldon	13	0.000%	1.37x
5365	Wallan	13	0.000%	12.11x
5366	Warhurst	13	0.000%	0.53x
5367	Watcham	13	0.000%	3.32x
5368	Weetman	13	0.000%	1.68x
5369	Whitecross	13	0.000%	1.22x
5370	Whyman	13	0.000%	0.56x
5371	Widdas	13	0.000%	9.34x
5372	Wilding	13	0.000%	0.13x
5373	Winterbottom	13	0.000%	0.16x
5374	Wintersgill	13	0.000%	2.64x
5375	Woodbridge	13	0.000%	0.36x
5376	Wrathall	13	0.000%	1.80x
5377	Yard	13	0.000%	1.25x
5378	Yorston	13	0.000%	1.62x
5379	Alliston	12	0.000%	1.54x
5380	Angel	12	0.000%	0.32x
5381	Apps	12	0.000%	0.31x
5382	Arnett	12	0.000%	0.74x
5383	Aspey	12	0.000%	1.07x
5384	Atty	12	0.000%	7.26x
5385	Audas	12	0.000%	5.83x
5386	Axford	12	0.000%	0.56x
5387	Bamber	12	0.000%	0.18x
5388	Banes	12	0.000%	1.35x
5389	Bathgate	12	0.000%	0.60x
5390	Bayley	12	0.000%	0.09x
5391	Beason	12	0.000%	2.67x
5392	Benfold	12	0.000%	7.66x
5393	Berriman	12	0.000%	0.59x
5394	Betson	12	0.000%	2.65x
5395	Bilclough	12	0.000%	27.61x
5396	Birkley	12	0.000%	3.83x
5397	Blackmoor	12	0.000%	2.91x
5398	Blakeway	12	0.000%	1.10x
5399	Border	12	0.000%	1.63x
5400	Boxer	12	0.000%	2.65x