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 Clouston, with 43 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
1301	Clouston	43	0.010%	7.43x
1302	Cosgrove	43	0.010%	2.03x
1303	Dudgeon	43	0.010%	4.75x
1304	Farrier	43	0.010%	6.34x
1305	Gall	43	0.010%	1.53x
1306	Gibbison	43	0.010%	47.79x
1307	Gladston	43	0.010%	38.48x
1308	Greives	43	0.010%	28.77x
1309	Levison	43	0.010%	16.74x
1310	Moorhead	43	0.010%	11.85x
1311	Robb	43	0.010%	0.57x
1312	Softley	43	0.010%	10.81x
1313	Stappard	43	0.010%	68.94x
1314	Talbot	43	0.010%	0.40x
1315	Tomlinson	43	0.010%	0.21x
1316	Walters	43	0.010%	0.21x
1317	Winn	43	0.010%	1.02x
1318	Amour	42	0.010%	30.79x
1319	Brannen	42	0.010%	8.24x
1320	Colville	42	0.010%	2.82x
1321	Connelly	42	0.010%	1.04x
1322	Dargue	42	0.010%	11.05x
1323	Doughty	42	0.010%	0.76x
1324	Edminson	42	0.010%	31.45x
1325	Farmer	42	0.010%	0.31x
1326	Farrow	42	0.010%	0.51x
1327	Good	42	0.010%	0.78x
1328	Harkus	42	0.010%	57.90x
1329	Harland	42	0.010%	1.16x
1330	Hawdon	42	0.010%	16.54x
1331	Ingledew	42	0.010%	6.96x
1332	Kirsop	42	0.010%	20.67x
1333	Leitch	42	0.010%	1.01x
1334	Lennox	42	0.010%	1.63x
1335	Lewins	42	0.010%	11.13x
1336	Maugham	42	0.010%	6.64x
1337	Mitchinson	42	0.010%	3.79x
1338	Morrell	42	0.010%	1.03x
1339	Mowbray	42	0.010%	2.32x
1340	Naylor	42	0.010%	0.26x
1341	Neilson	42	0.010%	0.69x
1342	Newbegin	42	0.010%	21.28x
1343	Rogan	42	0.010%	3.67x
1344	Tiplady	42	0.010%	3.96x
1345	Weatherley	42	0.010%	5.07x
1346	Wilcox	42	0.010%	0.51x
1347	Armour	41	0.010%	1.51x
1348	Atchinson	41	0.010%	19.22x
1349	Bailes	41	0.010%	5.01x
1350	Brannan	41	0.010%	1.40x
1351	Carty	41	0.010%	4.02x
1352	Cessford	41	0.010%	23.94x
1353	Dees	41	0.010%	31.75x
1354	Delaney	41	0.010%	1.47x
1355	Fee	41	0.010%	5.55x
1356	Finnigan	41	0.010%	2.41x
1357	Galley	41	0.010%	2.64x
1358	Gilmour	41	0.010%	0.67x
1359	Godfrey	41	0.010%	0.32x
1360	Hankin	41	0.010%	3.07x
1361	Hansen	41	0.010%	5.14x
1362	Heddon	41	0.010%	13.02x
1363	Hemsley	41	0.010%	1.89x
1364	Jamison	41	0.010%	4.73x
1365	Kilgour	41	0.010%	2.56x
1366	Lane	41	0.010%	0.14x
1367	Lyon	41	0.010%	0.45x
1368	Malley	41	0.010%	3.25x
1369	Manson	41	0.010%	0.81x
1370	Ohara	41	0.010%	1.64x
1371	Place	41	0.010%	1.80x
1372	Poulton	41	0.010%	1.18x
1373	Procter	41	0.010%	0.73x
1374	Shiels	41	0.010%	4.01x
1375	Speedy	41	0.010%	12.90x
1376	Tyson	41	0.010%	0.72x
1377	Widdrington	41	0.010%	33.24x
1378	Ballantine	40	0.010%	3.00x
1379	Bennet	40	0.010%	0.67x
1380	Coleman	40	0.010%	0.18x
1381	Dance	40	0.010%	1.15x
1382	Fairhurst	40	0.010%	1.12x
1383	Field	40	0.010%	0.19x
1384	Goldsmith	40	0.010%	0.59x
1385	Goodwin	40	0.010%	0.17x
1386	Gough	40	0.010%	0.31x
1387	Hann	40	0.010%	2.01x
1388	Hardwick	40	0.010%	0.60x
1389	Hoy	40	0.010%	1.60x
1390	Hutson	40	0.010%	2.34x
1391	Jeffery	40	0.010%	0.42x
1392	Leech	40	0.010%	0.56x
1393	Massey	40	0.010%	0.36x
1394	Parsons	40	0.010%	0.12x
1395	Pile	40	0.010%	1.99x
1396	Prince	40	0.010%	0.41x
1397	Prior	40	0.010%	0.40x
1398	Rickard	40	0.010%	1.35x
1399	Sharpe	40	0.010%	0.31x
1400	Sheel	40	0.010%	36.75x