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 Branford, with 11 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
5701	Branford	11	0.000%	1.44x
5702	Brash	11	0.000%	0.72x
5703	Brayton	11	0.000%	4.03x
5704	Bridgwood	11	0.000%	1.35x
5705	Buckett	11	0.000%	0.64x
5706	Buckland	11	0.000%	0.12x
5707	Bullick	11	0.000%	8.62x
5708	Burges	11	0.000%	0.51x
5709	Burman	11	0.000%	0.32x
5710	Burtt	11	0.000%	1.57x
5711	Bustin	11	0.000%	1.39x
5712	Campbel	11	0.000%	2.75x
5713	Carhart	11	0.000%	3.91x
5714	Carnegie	11	0.000%	0.39x
5715	Carry	11	0.000%	1.67x
5716	Cartmell	11	0.000%	0.63x
5717	Casper	11	0.000%	2.92x
5718	Cassels	11	0.000%	0.70x
5719	Cawson	11	0.000%	2.46x
5720	Charge	11	0.000%	1.42x
5721	Charman	11	0.000%	0.23x
5722	Charter	11	0.000%	0.65x
5723	Charton	11	0.000%	7.90x
5724	Chirnside	11	0.000%	1.94x
5725	Cockin	11	0.000%	1.10x
5726	Colins	11	0.000%	2.51x
5727	Conelly	11	0.000%	1.75x
5728	Conely	11	0.000%	4.12x
5729	Coote	11	0.000%	0.26x
5730	Corbet	11	0.000%	0.46x
5731	Cormack	11	0.000%	0.17x
5732	Corn	11	0.000%	1.71x
5733	Coutt	11	0.000%	9.72x
5734	Cowel	11	0.000%	3.72x
5735	Crates	11	0.000%	2.15x
5736	Cripps	11	0.000%	0.13x
5737	Croney	11	0.000%	2.53x
5738	Crosbie	11	0.000%	0.25x
5739	Culbert	11	0.000%	1.66x
5740	Cullingford	11	0.000%	1.08x
5741	Dacres	11	0.000%	7.58x
5742	Dark	11	0.000%	0.35x
5743	Dauson	11	0.000%	3.01x
5744	Deaton	11	0.000%	3.03x
5745	Demain	11	0.000%	1.98x
5746	Densham	11	0.000%	1.09x
5747	Dermott	11	0.000%	2.22x
5748	Derrick	11	0.000%	0.23x
5749	Dickie	11	0.000%	0.16x
5750	Diggle	11	0.000%	0.35x
5751	Dippie	11	0.000%	2.85x
5752	Dobie	11	0.000%	0.38x
5753	Dollan	11	0.000%	1.54x
5754	Domville	11	0.000%	5.75x
5755	Donachy	11	0.000%	2.58x
5756	Duffell	11	0.000%	1.03x
5757	Eades	11	0.000%	0.25x
5758	Eastman	11	0.000%	0.46x
5759	Edden	11	0.000%	1.21x
5760	Edmenson	11	0.000%	34.48x
5761	Elam	11	0.000%	0.94x
5762	Eldon	11	0.000%	1.96x
5763	Elliker	11	0.000%	7.74x
5764	Ellingham	11	0.000%	0.78x
5765	Everton	11	0.000%	0.67x
5766	Eyre	11	0.000%	0.11x
5767	Failes	11	0.000%	4.26x
5768	Fakey	11	0.000%	10.25x
5769	Falkner	11	0.000%	0.37x
5770	Fawcitt	11	0.000%	3.68x
5771	Fearn	11	0.000%	0.17x
5772	Fenby	11	0.000%	3.42x
5773	Fenney	11	0.000%	1.04x
5774	Ferrell	11	0.000%	2.12x
5775	Firmstone	11	0.000%	2.51x
5776	Fordyce	11	0.000%	0.58x
5777	Forsythe	11	0.000%	1.30x
5778	Fowkes	11	0.000%	0.42x
5779	Foxhall	11	0.000%	1.95x
5780	Frear	11	0.000%	1.18x
5781	Fullard	11	0.000%	1.50x
5782	Game	11	0.000%	0.40x
5783	Gan	11	0.000%	9.48x
5784	Garr	11	0.000%	8.62x
5785	Gascoine	11	0.000%	1.58x
5786	Gaughan	11	0.000%	1.26x
5787	Gibbison	11	0.000%	6.11x
5788	Gilles	11	0.000%	0.84x
5789	Gilling	11	0.000%	0.72x
5790	Gittings	11	0.000%	0.66x
5791	Goldie	11	0.000%	0.20x
5792	Goodsman	11	0.000%	8.82x
5793	Gornall	11	0.000%	0.44x
5794	Gorringe	11	0.000%	0.79x
5795	Govett	11	0.000%	2.11x
5796	Gracie	11	0.000%	0.61x
5797	Grahame	11	0.000%	0.48x
5798	Granville	11	0.000%	0.87x
5799	Greatorex	11	0.000%	0.41x
5800	Greenan	11	0.000%	1.86x