1881 census county

Northumberland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Northumberland 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

9,800 surnames are listed for Northumberland, covering 392,027 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Yeoman, with 61 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Northumberland

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
1001	Yeoman	61	0.010%	2.22x
1002	Beveridge	60	0.010%	1.33x
1003	Bonner	60	0.010%	1.57x
1004	Chirnside	60	0.010%	21.20x
1005	Clasper	60	0.010%	11.42x
1006	Galbraith	60	0.010%	1.51x
1007	Harwood	60	0.010%	0.52x
1008	Keenan	60	0.010%	1.63x
1009	Lockhart	60	0.010%	1.98x
1010	Orr	60	0.010%	0.82x
1011	Rippon	60	0.010%	3.97x
1012	Roach	60	0.010%	0.94x
1013	Steward	60	0.010%	1.07x
1014	Tennant	60	0.010%	1.29x
1015	Venus	60	0.010%	12.27x
1016	Brennan	59	0.010%	1.30x
1017	Brigham	59	0.010%	6.43x
1018	Burgon	59	0.010%	10.42x
1019	Carson	59	0.010%	1.23x
1020	Chandler	59	0.010%	0.42x
1021	Gibbs	59	0.010%	0.28x
1022	Glover	59	0.010%	0.32x
1023	Gustard	59	0.010%	28.63x
1024	Keenlyside	59	0.010%	45.69x
1025	Lancaster	59	0.010%	0.55x
1026	Pears	59	0.010%	2.95x
1027	Powell	59	0.010%	0.11x
1028	Read	59	0.010%	0.21x
1029	Ballantyne	58	0.010%	1.76x
1030	Bean	58	0.010%	1.03x
1031	Callaghan	58	0.010%	1.18x
1032	Dowey	58	0.010%	21.03x
1033	Holden	58	0.010%	0.24x
1034	Kirby	58	0.010%	0.35x
1035	Learmouth	58	0.010%	14.27x
1036	Smithson	58	0.010%	1.39x
1037	Stevens	58	0.010%	0.13x
1038	Swinburn	58	0.010%	7.09x
1039	Warburton	58	0.010%	0.54x
1040	Buchanan	57	0.010%	0.51x
1041	Coyle	57	0.010%	1.93x
1042	Crosier	57	0.010%	13.50x
1043	Dockerty	57	0.010%	13.09x
1044	Dowson	57	0.010%	2.40x
1045	Findlay	57	0.010%	0.63x
1046	Hepburn	57	0.010%	1.47x
1047	Lilburn	57	0.010%	19.16x
1048	Maguire	57	0.010%	1.28x
1049	Maule	57	0.010%	5.50x
1050	Mossman	57	0.010%	7.31x
1051	Prudhoe	57	0.010%	19.16x
1052	Welford	57	0.010%	4.71x
1053	Besford	56	0.010%	19.89x
1054	Challoner	56	0.010%	5.26x
1055	Clayton	56	0.010%	0.24x
1056	Close	56	0.010%	1.48x
1057	Corby	56	0.010%	3.68x
1058	Falconer	56	0.010%	1.08x
1059	Gorman	56	0.010%	1.07x
1060	Lackenby	56	0.010%	17.54x
1061	Lightfoot	56	0.010%	0.93x
1062	Love	56	0.010%	0.54x
1063	Olsen	56	0.010%	6.80x
1064	Sterling	56	0.010%	6.13x
1065	Swindle	56	0.010%	12.37x
1066	Wise	56	0.010%	0.62x
1067	Brotherton	55	0.010%	2.48x
1068	Connolly	55	0.010%	1.09x
1069	Fordy	55	0.010%	40.32x
1070	Herbertson	55	0.010%	15.34x
1071	Kirkwood	55	0.010%	1.40x
1072	Marks	55	0.010%	0.62x
1073	Murdie	55	0.010%	27.87x
1074	Skipsey	55	0.010%	24.29x
1075	Walls	55	0.010%	1.05x
1076	Wills	55	0.010%	0.42x
1077	Appleton	54	0.010%	0.79x
1078	Berry	54	0.010%	0.16x
1079	Broderick	54	0.010%	3.75x
1080	Callender	54	0.010%	6.12x
1081	Churnside	54	0.010%	34.45x
1082	Curley	54	0.010%	3.57x
1083	Davy	54	0.010%	1.01x
1084	Dover	54	0.010%	2.76x
1085	Eadington	54	0.010%	45.95x
1086	Forman	54	0.010%	2.41x
1087	Fortune	54	0.010%	2.38x
1088	Hush	54	0.010%	16.25x
1089	Ingram	54	0.010%	0.41x
1090	Kyle	54	0.010%	2.23x
1091	Leathard	54	0.010%	50.98x
1092	Mabon	54	0.010%	10.34x
1093	Spratt	54	0.010%	2.23x
1094	Swinburne	54	0.010%	9.54x
1095	Tiffin	54	0.010%	6.99x
1096	Trueman	54	0.010%	1.81x
1097	Wharrier	54	0.010%	45.95x
1098	Bramwell	53	0.010%	2.16x
1099	Carey	53	0.010%	0.65x
1100	Coe	53	0.010%	0.75x