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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 Bunton, with 22 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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2101Bunton223.61x
2102Carlton220.99x
2103Carlyle221.84x
2104Clerk221.96x
2105Corney221.52x
2106Costello220.83x
2107Costigan226.34x
2108Cree221.70x
2109Cutler220.41x
2110Darley221.19x
2111Dods223.03x
2112Doran220.61x
2113Dougherty221.31x
2114Duggan220.66x
2115Edmondson220.44x
2116Featherston225.34x
2117Friar223.32x
2118Gay220.38x
2119Gledstone2227.08x
2120Grace220.38x
2121Hadley220.37x
2122Haggerty222.74x
2123Hallowell226.99x
2124Harkes228.24x
2125Hartshorn221.17x
2126Hatton220.26x
2127Healey220.31x
2128Heath220.10x
2129Heckels2227.57x
2130Heppel2210.83x
2131Huntington221.74x
2132Jons2219.19x
2133Kearney221.09x
2134Kelsey220.68x
2135Kendall220.24x
2136Laird220.45x
2137Leddy2211.31x
2138Lidgate2213.66x
2139Longstaffe228.81x
2140Manuel221.68x
2141Middleman2238.88x
2142Milner220.22x
2143Mortimer220.24x
2144Naisby2220.77x
2145Nee2214.86x
2146Newbold220.69x
2147Nunn220.29x
2148Ohare222.06x
2149Rawson220.46x
2150Rodgerson224.10x
2151Shillinglaw227.77x
2152Sibbald221.90x
2153Simmonds220.19x
2154Stonebanks2217.42x
2155Sykes220.11x
2156Thewlis222.29x
2157Twaddle224.86x
2158Woodmass2232.95x
2159Wylam2212.23x
2160Yorston225.49x
2161Aikman212.34x
2162Arnold210.09x
2163Badger210.83x
2164Bage216.89x
2165Barnsley211.23x
2166Battensby2113.78x
2167Binney213.13x
2168Bryden211.14x
2169Burdon211.47x
2170Catchpole210.75x
2171Catherall212.64x
2172Cherry210.47x
2173Cleminson213.29x
2174Coatsworth215.65x
2175Dalziel211.09x
2176Downs210.27x
2177Doxford2114.62x
2178Earle210.78x
2179Everett210.27x
2180Farley210.38x
2181Fearon211.93x
2182Fewster212.73x
2183Groom210.34x
2184Haggie2117.44x
2185Hanlon211.05x
2186Harrow212.02x
2187Hepplewhite216.55x
2188Houliston2112.37x
2189Howden210.95x
2190Howitt211.31x
2191Hutchings210.26x
2192Imrie211.24x
2193Jenkinson210.28x
2194Jewels2124.52x
2195Jolly210.34x
2196Joy210.57x
2197Kerss2120.10x
2198Kinnaird212.75x
2199Langan213.14x
2200Lawther2110.12x