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 Parvis, with 6 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
8501	Parvis	6	0.000%	15.91x
8502	Pauley	6	0.000%	0.63x
8503	Paulin	6	0.000%	0.72x
8504	Pearlman	6	0.000%	9.85x
8505	Peddie	6	0.000%	0.26x
8506	Pedersen	6	0.000%	2.91x
8507	Pellow	6	0.000%	0.41x
8508	Pepperdine	6	0.000%	1.04x
8509	Persson	6	0.000%	18.81x
8510	Pettifor	6	0.000%	1.50x
8511	Philpin	6	0.000%	1.59x
8512	Piddock	6	0.000%	0.84x
8513	Piggett	6	0.000%	6.46x
8514	Piggins	6	0.000%	1.41x
8515	Piggot	6	0.000%	0.74x
8516	Pillans	6	0.000%	1.16x
8517	Pittaway	6	0.000%	0.36x
8518	Pogue	6	0.000%	10.89x
8519	Pointon	6	0.000%	0.16x
8520	Polson	6	0.000%	0.30x
8521	Pomroy	6	0.000%	0.95x
8522	Popperwell	6	0.000%	3.23x
8523	Portens	6	0.000%	7.13x
8524	Postlewaite	6	0.000%	1.64x
8525	Print	6	0.000%	1.14x
8526	Pullar	6	0.000%	0.54x
8527	Quarry	6	0.000%	0.92x
8528	Quine	6	0.000%	0.32x
8529	Quy	6	0.000%	1.34x
8530	Rabbitt	6	0.000%	1.05x
8531	Rackham	6	0.000%	0.25x
8532	Raftery	6	0.000%	1.19x
8533	Ralton	6	0.000%	3.50x
8534	Ranby	6	0.000%	1.46x
8535	Randon	6	0.000%	2.15x
8536	Rannard	6	0.000%	3.69x
8537	Rant	6	0.000%	1.28x
8538	Rate	6	0.000%	0.97x
8539	Raynes	6	0.000%	0.35x
8540	Reade	6	0.000%	0.23x
8541	Reddin	6	0.000%	1.63x
8542	Redmill	6	0.000%	3.18x
8543	Redsell	6	0.000%	1.95x
8544	Reedy	6	0.000%	1.58x
8545	Renfree	6	0.000%	1.77x
8546	Reston	6	0.000%	1.03x
8547	Rey	6	0.000%	1.75x
8548	Ridd	6	0.000%	0.42x
8549	Riddles	6	0.000%	1.11x
8550	Ridgeway	6	0.000%	0.24x
8551	Rieley	6	0.000%	3.83x
8552	Riggs	6	0.000%	0.21x
8553	Riles	6	0.000%	3.34x
8554	Rodda	6	0.000%	0.27x
8555	Roddan	6	0.000%	1.62x
8556	Rodley	6	0.000%	0.87x
8557	Rolland	6	0.000%	0.60x
8558	Roskelly	6	0.000%	2.87x
8559	Rowett	6	0.000%	0.91x
8560	Ruffles	6	0.000%	0.58x
8561	Rumbles	6	0.000%	1.71x
8562	Sally	6	0.000%	3.23x
8563	Sammon	6	0.000%	2.27x
8564	Scotney	6	0.000%	0.40x
8565	Scoular	6	0.000%	0.54x
8566	Seeds	6	0.000%	1.65x
8567	Serrell	6	0.000%	2.83x
8568	Sey	6	0.000%	4.31x
8569	Shadwick	6	0.000%	1.26x
8570	Share	6	0.000%	0.81x
8571	Shark	6	0.000%	2.72x
8572	Shelley	6	0.000%	0.09x
8573	Sheret	6	0.000%	1.69x
8574	Sherman	6	0.000%	0.12x
8575	Shickle	6	0.000%	1.93x
8576	Shingles	6	0.000%	0.65x
8577	Shipsey	6	0.000%	7.66x
8578	Shipway	6	0.000%	0.37x
8579	Shroff	6	0.000%	20.73x
8580	Skeldon	6	0.000%	0.68x
8581	Skillern	6	0.000%	3.39x
8582	Slaney	6	0.000%	0.22x
8583	Snook	6	0.000%	0.10x
8584	Softhouse	6	0.000%	34.52x
8585	Sones	6	0.000%	1.09x
8586	Soutter	6	0.000%	0.70x
8587	Sowerly	6	0.000%	8.62x
8588	Spaul	6	0.000%	1.05x
8589	Squib	6	0.000%	3.57x
8590	Stanworth	6	0.000%	0.43x
8591	Stapylton	6	0.000%	2.32x
8592	Starrs	6	0.000%	3.34x
8593	Staward	6	0.000%	7.95x
8594	Steeley	6	0.000%	3.09x
8595	Steggall	6	0.000%	0.83x
8596	Stepney	6	0.000%	0.49x
8597	Steptoe	6	0.000%	0.39x
8598	Stiff	6	0.000%	0.20x
8599	Stoner	6	0.000%	0.20x
8600	Stopher	6	0.000%	1.46x