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 Layton, with 21 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
2201	Layton	21	0.000%	0.60x
2202	Leith	21	0.000%	0.93x
2203	Masterson	21	0.000%	2.30x
2204	Masterton	21	0.000%	1.50x
2205	Monks	21	0.000%	0.60x
2206	Nellis	21	0.000%	10.05x
2207	Odonnell	21	0.000%	0.75x
2208	Oneill	21	0.000%	0.76x
2209	Parry	21	0.000%	0.06x
2210	Pitt	21	0.000%	0.23x
2211	Punshon	21	0.000%	6.29x
2212	Raper	21	0.000%	1.15x
2213	Rimer	21	0.000%	16.44x
2214	Robley	21	0.000%	9.04x
2215	Rolls	21	0.000%	1.08x
2216	Sampson	21	0.000%	0.28x
2217	Sidey	21	0.000%	4.51x
2218	Simons	21	0.000%	0.37x
2219	Smail	21	0.000%	2.54x
2220	Spink	21	0.000%	0.60x
2221	Spooner	21	0.000%	0.33x
2222	Sweeny	21	0.000%	2.08x
2223	Thoms	21	0.000%	2.70x
2224	Townsley	21	0.000%	2.47x
2225	Underwood	21	0.000%	0.18x
2226	Westall	21	0.000%	2.15x
2227	Whitford	21	0.000%	1.55x
2228	Wingate	21	0.000%	1.36x
2229	Addy	20	0.000%	1.08x
2230	Ascough	20	0.000%	4.10x
2231	Baron	20	0.000%	0.44x
2232	Bestford	20	0.000%	11.68x
2233	Boocock	20	0.000%	1.30x
2234	Bottoms	20	0.000%	2.61x
2235	Bourne	20	0.000%	0.24x
2236	Brason	20	0.000%	32.82x
2237	Carrol	20	0.000%	1.02x
2238	Casson	20	0.000%	0.77x
2239	Castles	20	0.000%	7.53x
2240	Clapham	20	0.000%	0.53x
2241	Claxton	20	0.000%	0.73x
2242	Convey	20	0.000%	14.66x
2243	Copland	20	0.000%	0.82x
2244	Corbet	20	0.000%	1.67x
2245	Corner	20	0.000%	0.63x
2246	Cotton	20	0.000%	0.19x
2247	Crone	20	0.000%	2.52x
2248	Crook	20	0.000%	0.16x
2249	Danby	20	0.000%	1.08x
2250	Dane	20	0.000%	2.09x
2251	Derbyshire	20	0.000%	0.44x
2252	Dillon	20	0.000%	0.47x
2253	Dorman	20	0.000%	1.43x
2254	Dryburgh	20	0.000%	1.96x
2255	Dugdale	20	0.000%	0.67x
2256	Dyer	20	0.000%	0.12x
2257	Earnshaw	20	0.000%	0.37x
2258	Ellwood	20	0.000%	0.83x
2259	Fairbridge	20	0.000%	9.64x
2260	Fairman	20	0.000%	2.12x
2261	Fiddler	20	0.000%	2.13x
2262	Golding	20	0.000%	0.26x
2263	Grainge	20	0.000%	6.26x
2264	Hands	20	0.000%	0.46x
2265	Haw	20	0.000%	1.39x
2266	Hussey	20	0.000%	0.46x
2267	Ives	20	0.000%	0.39x
2268	Lattimer	20	0.000%	3.32x
2269	Lawes	20	0.000%	1.06x
2270	Leck	20	0.000%	4.05x
2271	Lourie	20	0.000%	9.38x
2272	Luck	20	0.000%	0.56x
2273	Mainland	20	0.000%	4.75x
2274	Maling	20	0.000%	7.25x
2275	Martindale	20	0.000%	0.80x
2276	Mcdonough	20	0.000%	5.99x
2277	Mcqueen	20	0.000%	11.03x
2278	Mears	20	0.000%	0.49x
2279	Mingins	20	0.000%	17.45x
2280	Ness	20	0.000%	1.01x
2281	Neve	20	0.000%	1.75x
2282	Newham	20	0.000%	1.26x
2283	Newlands	20	0.000%	1.14x
2284	Nobbs	20	0.000%	1.11x
2285	Ochiltree	20	0.000%	15.66x
2286	Ormsby	20	0.000%	3.78x
2287	Pawson	20	0.000%	1.15x
2288	Peddie	20	0.000%	1.72x
2289	Petch	20	0.000%	1.04x
2290	Peverley	20	0.000%	12.88x
2291	Picken	20	0.000%	1.10x
2292	Pletts	20	0.000%	13.00x
2293	Plummer	20	0.000%	0.34x
2294	Porthouse	20	0.000%	10.13x
2295	Reah	20	0.000%	7.07x
2296	Ricketts	20	0.000%	0.47x
2297	Ridsdale	20	0.000%	1.75x
2298	Sessford	20	0.000%	31.32x
2299	Sheridan	20	0.000%	0.76x
2300	Shiell	20	0.000%	5.84x