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 Riely, with 12 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
5601	Riely	12	0.000%	2.85x
5602	Rodmell	12	0.000%	3.36x
5603	Rolls	12	0.000%	0.31x
5604	Rought	12	0.000%	5.51x
5605	Rowbottom	12	0.000%	0.23x
5606	Rows	12	0.000%	9.62x
5607	Rump	12	0.000%	1.00x
5608	Rutland	12	0.000%	0.45x
5609	Sander	12	0.000%	1.17x
5610	Scholefield	12	0.000%	0.48x
5611	Seagrove	12	0.000%	2.25x
5612	Seccombe	12	0.000%	1.65x
5613	Settle	12	0.000%	0.40x
5614	Shane	12	0.000%	1.47x
5615	Shivers	12	0.000%	4.98x
5616	Shopland	12	0.000%	1.15x
5617	Simmonds	12	0.000%	0.05x
5618	Skiffington	12	0.000%	6.67x
5619	Smalley	12	0.000%	0.15x
5620	Smirk	12	0.000%	4.81x
5621	Smirthwaite	12	0.000%	3.94x
5622	Sneath	12	0.000%	0.79x
5623	Southam	12	0.000%	0.33x
5624	Spense	12	0.000%	4.49x
5625	Spicer	12	0.000%	0.10x
5626	Spittlehouse	12	0.000%	1.64x
5627	Stinton	12	0.000%	0.74x
5628	Stockhill	12	0.000%	6.17x
5629	Stoney	12	0.000%	0.97x
5630	Stowell	12	0.000%	0.59x
5631	Streets	12	0.000%	1.02x
5632	Stroud	12	0.000%	0.13x
5633	Talbott	12	0.000%	0.61x
5634	Thorns	12	0.000%	1.43x
5635	Thursby	12	0.000%	1.18x
5636	Tooley	12	0.000%	0.40x
5637	Toppin	12	0.000%	1.51x
5638	Trimble	12	0.000%	1.78x
5639	Tuplin	12	0.000%	1.87x
5640	Turtle	12	0.000%	0.71x
5641	Tyers	12	0.000%	0.43x
5642	Vout	12	0.000%	3.02x
5643	Wadley	12	0.000%	0.71x
5644	Walford	12	0.000%	0.22x
5645	Wallor	12	0.000%	15.32x
5646	Wastell	12	0.000%	2.00x
5647	Watters	12	0.000%	0.43x
5648	Watterson	12	0.000%	0.43x
5649	Whent	12	0.000%	3.73x
5650	Whiteford	12	0.000%	0.52x
5651	Whitham	12	0.000%	0.24x
5652	Wildish	12	0.000%	1.51x
5653	Willans	12	0.000%	1.45x
5654	Windross	12	0.000%	3.06x
5655	Wingfield	12	0.000%	0.30x
5656	Winthrop	12	0.000%	5.30x
5657	Woodard	12	0.000%	0.64x
5658	Woodford	12	0.000%	0.20x
5659	Woodhill	12	0.000%	4.18x
5660	Woolard	12	0.000%	0.96x
5661	Work	12	0.000%	1.14x
5662	Wynne	12	0.000%	0.14x
5663	Adames	11	0.000%	2.49x
5664	Aldworth	11	0.000%	1.66x
5665	Appelby	11	0.000%	3.11x
5666	Arundale	11	0.000%	1.34x
5667	Ashley	11	0.000%	0.08x
5668	Aspery	11	0.000%	6.11x
5669	Audus	11	0.000%	4.57x
5670	Baldam	11	0.000%	12.64x
5671	Ballentine	11	0.000%	3.58x
5672	Barnby	11	0.000%	1.39x
5673	Bawden	11	0.000%	0.25x
5674	Beadnall	11	0.000%	7.44x
5675	Beagan	11	0.000%	6.65x
5676	Bear	11	0.000%	0.48x
5677	Beavan	11	0.000%	0.32x
5678	Becker	11	0.000%	1.00x
5679	Bedell	11	0.000%	2.11x
5680	Bergin	11	0.000%	1.34x
5681	Berkshire	11	0.000%	2.46x
5682	Bernstein	11	0.000%	1.32x
5683	Betteridge	11	0.000%	0.28x
5684	Bickle	11	0.000%	0.60x
5685	Bigmore	11	0.000%	1.73x
5686	Birney	11	0.000%	3.38x
5687	Birrell	11	0.000%	0.26x
5688	Blandford	11	0.000%	0.39x
5689	Bloxham	11	0.000%	0.39x
5690	Bointon	11	0.000%	8.07x
5691	Boll	11	0.000%	5.34x
5692	Bolland	11	0.000%	0.38x
5693	Boughton	11	0.000%	0.31x
5694	Bowan	11	0.000%	3.61x
5695	Bowring	11	0.000%	0.39x
5696	Bows	11	0.000%	2.75x
5697	Boxall	11	0.000%	0.16x
5698	Boyles	11	0.000%	0.65x
5699	Bradey	11	0.000%	2.05x
5700	Brailey	11	0.000%	1.17x