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 Inness, with 48 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
1201	Inness	48	0.010%	14.44x
1202	Kirkley	48	0.010%	9.09x
1203	Littlefair	48	0.010%	7.75x
1204	Lunn	48	0.010%	0.85x
1205	Mathewson	48	0.010%	4.57x
1206	Mcnally	48	0.010%	8.50x
1207	Ogilvie	48	0.010%	1.14x
1208	Row	48	0.010%	2.15x
1209	Roxburgh	48	0.010%	3.57x
1210	Sims	48	0.010%	0.37x
1211	Stokes	48	0.010%	0.26x
1212	Beverley	47	0.010%	3.58x
1213	Butcher	47	0.010%	0.26x
1214	Cant	47	0.010%	1.74x
1215	Cheeseman	47	0.010%	1.37x
1216	Craik	47	0.010%	3.53x
1217	Ewen	47	0.010%	2.54x
1218	France	47	0.010%	0.71x
1219	Fuller	47	0.010%	0.27x
1220	Havelock	47	0.010%	13.67x
1221	Hebron	47	0.010%	12.22x
1222	Hooper	47	0.010%	0.26x
1223	Jacques	47	0.010%	1.28x
1224	Lightley	47	0.010%	34.46x
1225	Loftus	47	0.010%	1.98x
1226	Malia	47	0.010%	16.03x
1227	Melvin	47	0.010%	2.25x
1228	Metcalfe	47	0.010%	0.47x
1229	Mitford	47	0.010%	16.69x
1230	Rae	47	0.010%	0.47x
1231	Stephen	47	0.010%	0.62x
1232	Thoburn	47	0.010%	16.27x
1233	Wylie	47	0.010%	0.93x
1234	Boston	46	0.010%	2.31x
1235	Carver	46	0.010%	1.17x
1236	Goodwill	46	0.010%	5.97x
1237	Hattle	46	0.010%	49.52x
1238	Horton	46	0.010%	0.29x
1239	Joicey	46	0.010%	23.48x
1240	Lacey	46	0.010%	0.57x
1241	Lovell	46	0.010%	0.51x
1242	Melrose	46	0.010%	2.73x
1243	Minnikin	46	0.010%	33.36x
1244	Moffett	46	0.010%	12.78x
1245	Neale	46	0.010%	0.45x
1246	Ormiston	46	0.010%	3.68x
1247	Paisley	46	0.010%	4.76x
1248	Pickard	46	0.010%	0.76x
1249	Rees	46	0.010%	0.12x
1250	Rhodes	46	0.010%	0.23x
1251	Schofield	46	0.010%	0.20x
1252	Stanners	46	0.010%	12.78x
1253	Walkinshaw	46	0.010%	9.32x
1254	Willey	46	0.010%	1.17x
1255	Aitkin	45	0.010%	6.02x
1256	Charleton	45	0.010%	18.13x
1257	Conner	45	0.010%	1.34x
1258	Cooley	45	0.010%	4.04x
1259	Felton	45	0.010%	1.51x
1260	Hardman	45	0.010%	0.51x
1261	Hinson	45	0.010%	4.28x
1262	Law	45	0.010%	0.23x
1263	Lock	45	0.010%	0.36x
1264	Muirhead	45	0.010%	1.34x
1265	Muse	45	0.010%	17.04x
1266	Nevins	45	0.010%	15.74x
1267	Nuttall	45	0.010%	0.41x
1268	Paulin	45	0.010%	10.84x
1269	Pybus	45	0.010%	3.48x
1270	Singleton	45	0.010%	0.52x
1271	Wild	45	0.010%	0.25x
1272	Wolf	45	0.010%	5.34x
1273	Allon	44	0.010%	16.30x
1274	Baines	44	0.010%	0.53x
1275	Bamborough	44	0.010%	21.20x
1276	Bambrough	44	0.010%	21.05x
1277	Bishop	44	0.010%	0.14x
1278	Buddle	44	0.010%	8.54x
1279	Clavering	44	0.010%	38.39x
1280	Drew	44	0.010%	0.38x
1281	Edington	44	0.010%	5.68x
1282	Fife	44	0.010%	3.80x
1283	Foggo	44	0.010%	9.69x
1284	Howie	44	0.010%	1.03x
1285	Hymers	44	0.010%	12.90x
1286	Landreth	44	0.010%	21.66x
1287	Linton	44	0.010%	1.23x
1288	Markwell	44	0.010%	5.51x
1289	Mcguire	44	0.010%	7.15x
1290	Nairn	44	0.010%	2.05x
1291	Napier	44	0.010%	1.26x
1292	Rudd	44	0.010%	0.64x
1293	Snowden	44	0.010%	1.14x
1294	Symington	44	0.010%	3.66x
1295	Tinlin	44	0.010%	23.50x
1296	Vasey	44	0.010%	2.84x
1297	Waggott	44	0.010%	14.94x
1298	Waterson	44	0.010%	2.42x
1299	Wheeler	44	0.010%	0.17x
1300	Barr	43	0.010%	0.41x