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 Ratliff, 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
5901	Ratliff	11	0.000%	3.21x
5902	Rawlinson	11	0.000%	0.11x
5903	Rayment	11	0.000%	0.28x
5904	Reiley	11	0.000%	2.26x
5905	Riding	11	0.000%	0.19x
5906	Rimmer	11	0.000%	0.08x
5907	Rimmington	11	0.000%	0.62x
5908	Rivett	11	0.000%	0.34x
5909	Roley	11	0.000%	8.62x
5910	Romanis	11	0.000%	5.83x
5911	Roos	11	0.000%	3.99x
5912	Rountree	11	0.000%	4.46x
5913	Ruane	11	0.000%	3.91x
5914	Rynolds	11	0.000%	12.23x
5915	Saxon	11	0.000%	0.38x
5916	Scholes	11	0.000%	0.11x
5917	Seagrave	11	0.000%	0.95x
5918	Shackelton	11	0.000%	1.90x
5919	Shaughnessy	11	0.000%	1.07x
5920	Shearman	11	0.000%	0.31x
5921	Sherington	11	0.000%	5.26x
5922	Shewell	11	0.000%	2.05x
5923	Shorton	11	0.000%	7.29x
5924	Slattery	11	0.000%	0.73x
5925	Slesser	11	0.000%	6.65x
5926	Slinger	11	0.000%	0.42x
5927	Solan	11	0.000%	4.92x
5928	Sopp	11	0.000%	1.29x
5929	Sowden	11	0.000%	0.22x
5930	Spencely	11	0.000%	2.45x
5931	Spring	11	0.000%	0.26x
5932	Spurr	11	0.000%	0.30x
5933	Stanwix	11	0.000%	8.43x
5934	Starker	11	0.000%	13.55x
5935	Stavely	11	0.000%	1.85x
5936	Stein	11	0.000%	0.53x
5937	Stepenson	11	0.000%	10.53x
5938	Stevinson	11	0.000%	3.83x
5939	Stobie	11	0.000%	0.86x
5940	Stonley	11	0.000%	10.84x
5941	Strawbridge	11	0.000%	1.19x
5942	Suddards	11	0.000%	7.58x
5943	Surrey	11	0.000%	1.37x
5944	Symington	11	0.000%	0.46x
5945	Talbert	11	0.000%	2.30x
5946	Tell	11	0.000%	2.46x
5947	Thornby	11	0.000%	2.40x
5948	Thrift	11	0.000%	1.04x
5949	Thrope	11	0.000%	8.24x
5950	Timm	11	0.000%	2.24x
5951	Timothy	11	0.000%	1.01x
5952	Toker	11	0.000%	9.72x
5953	Tomsett	11	0.000%	0.81x
5954	Topliss	11	0.000%	0.78x
5955	Tunney	11	0.000%	1.47x
5956	Vallance	11	0.000%	0.28x
5957	Vallely	11	0.000%	3.08x
5958	Vickerstaff	11	0.000%	1.91x
5959	Vince	11	0.000%	0.21x
5960	Warns	11	0.000%	7.90x
5961	Water	11	0.000%	3.24x
5962	Waterfall	11	0.000%	0.77x
5963	Waud	11	0.000%	2.46x
5964	Weirs	11	0.000%	13.55x
5965	Weiss	11	0.000%	2.38x
5966	Westell	11	0.000%	2.20x
5967	Westerman	11	0.000%	0.39x
5968	Westland	11	0.000%	1.38x
5969	Westwick	11	0.000%	3.68x
5970	Whelpton	11	0.000%	2.13x
5971	Whitefield	11	0.000%	0.61x
5972	Wiggins	11	0.000%	0.12x
5973	Willcox	11	0.000%	0.23x
5974	Willison	11	0.000%	0.60x
5975	Willits	11	0.000%	3.19x
5976	Woodfield	11	0.000%	0.37x
5977	Woodger	11	0.000%	0.74x
5978	Woodland	11	0.000%	0.25x
5979	Woolton	11	0.000%	2.65x
5980	Wragg	11	0.000%	0.14x
5981	Youngs	11	0.000%	0.33x
5982	Abley	10	0.000%	1.89x
5983	Affleck	10	0.000%	0.50x
5984	Ally	10	0.000%	9.85x
5985	Andersson	10	0.000%	6.16x
5986	Annett	10	0.000%	1.27x
5987	Arms	10	0.000%	3.19x
5988	Arnot	10	0.000%	0.37x
5989	Atton	10	0.000%	2.69x
5990	Attwater	10	0.000%	1.38x
5991	Aubrey	10	0.000%	0.41x
5992	Austwick	10	0.000%	1.35x
5993	Balding	10	0.000%	0.62x
5994	Baldock	10	0.000%	0.16x
5995	Balmbra	10	0.000%	12.32x
5996	Balsdon	10	0.000%	1.31x
5997	Bampton	10	0.000%	0.78x
5998	Bannan	10	0.000%	1.58x
5999	Bartholomew	10	0.000%	0.14x
6000	Basey	10	0.000%	2.65x