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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 Hanson, with 26 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.

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1901Hanson260.19x
1902Johns260.23x
1903Jude263.24x
1904Kelso262.55x
1905Kirtley263.04x
1906Leatham264.57x
1907Liddel268.29x
1908Mcpherson264.55x
1909Milton260.43x
1910Moy262.94x
1911Mulholland261.61x
1912Mullin261.33x
1913Noon260.83x
1914Oakes260.41x
1915Orrick2616.90x
1916Orton260.64x
1917Oxnard2634.46x
1918Pointer261.41x
1919Reddy264.11x
1920Roche261.41x
1921Rumney263.82x
1922Sams262.75x
1923Sayer260.46x
1924Stanger262.38x
1925Tough261.56x
1926Waitt2614.93x
1927Wardlaw263.29x
1928Wardman262.33x
1929Winchester261.57x
1930Worley261.35x
1931Archibold2530.77x
1932Atcheson2518.93x
1933Bellerby253.42x
1934Chantler252.19x
1935Clement250.57x
1936Clinton251.50x
1937Conolly251.90x
1938Craigie251.83x
1939Earl250.44x
1940Faid2528.72x
1941Flanagan250.73x
1942Geddes250.48x
1943Gillies250.40x
1944Haig251.46x
1945Hannay252.33x
1946Hawkes250.36x
1947Head250.24x
1948Hiscock250.78x
1949Hobkirk258.79x
1950Joplin259.16x
1951Lally253.63x
1952Lorimer251.44x
1953Mackintosh250.86x
1954Mahon251.30x
1955Malloy253.31x
1956Marten251.90x
1957Mcgee255.28x
1958Mcgregor254.35x
1959Mclean252.25x
1960Mews259.31x
1961Montague251.14x
1962Munroe252.13x
1963Musgrave250.95x
1964Nicholas250.29x
1965Oswell256.78x
1966Pemberton250.45x
1967Plumpton253.17x
1968Pollock250.40x
1969Race251.06x
1970Revell250.99x
1971Ronaldson253.91x
1972Saddler251.92x
1973Sankey251.39x
1974Saul251.13x
1975Sherry251.64x
1976Squire250.49x
1977Thorpe250.15x
1978Timms250.57x
1979Tuff254.66x
1980Vaughan250.17x
1981Wainwright250.27x
1982Winskill257.18x
1983Armatage247.52x
1984Barnard240.22x
1985Bedford240.23x
1986Bews243.57x
1987Brittain240.71x
1988Cavins2421.21x
1989Christer2413.90x
1990Coffey241.81x
1991Cowie240.46x
1992Crosbie241.08x
1993Dalgleish241.23x
1994Dougall241.77x
1995Downes240.45x
1996Dunning240.65x
1997Eden240.54x
1998Foggett2425.45x
1999Forester241.92x
2000Georgeson242.77x