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 Grahamslaw, with 13 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
3001	Grahamslaw	13	0.000%	14.45x
3002	Griffith	13	0.000%	0.09x
3003	Hanks	13	0.000%	0.61x
3004	Havery	13	0.000%	18.67x
3005	Hayward	13	0.000%	0.07x
3006	Helm	13	0.000%	0.67x
3007	Hermiston	13	0.000%	6.09x
3008	Hoare	13	0.000%	0.15x
3009	Hollinshead	13	0.000%	1.16x
3010	Holman	13	0.000%	0.21x
3011	Horden	13	0.000%	3.38x
3012	Howlett	13	0.000%	0.22x
3013	Husband	13	0.000%	0.51x
3014	Ingoe	13	0.000%	16.29x
3015	Keeley	13	0.000%	0.74x
3016	Ker	13	0.000%	1.44x
3017	Kyles	13	0.000%	4.71x
3018	Lauson	13	0.000%	12.27x
3019	Lavelle	13	0.000%	3.84x
3020	Lawlor	13	0.000%	2.23x
3021	Leary	13	0.000%	0.33x
3022	Limerick	13	0.000%	9.24x
3023	Lycett	13	0.000%	1.46x
3024	Mackin	13	0.000%	1.99x
3025	Maitland	13	0.000%	0.46x
3026	Makins	13	0.000%	2.93x
3027	Mallaburn	13	0.000%	16.91x
3028	Mcgrath	13	0.000%	1.89x
3029	Mcguiness	13	0.000%	4.59x
3030	Mcmillan	13	0.000%	2.86x
3031	Mcnulty	13	0.000%	4.15x
3032	Mearns	13	0.000%	0.93x
3033	Medcalf	13	0.000%	0.77x
3034	Melia	13	0.000%	1.25x
3035	Mewes	13	0.000%	6.89x
3036	Minikin	13	0.000%	6.89x
3037	Monat	13	0.000%	17.57x
3038	Moses	13	0.000%	0.29x
3039	Mullinder	13	0.000%	11.20x
3040	Murphey	13	0.000%	1.43x
3041	Naughton	13	0.000%	1.50x
3042	Neary	13	0.000%	1.38x
3043	Neesham	13	0.000%	4.74x
3044	Neven	13	0.000%	11.06x
3045	Newcombe	13	0.000%	0.42x
3046	Paine	13	0.000%	0.22x
3047	Pearcy	13	0.000%	1.58x
3048	Pelton	13	0.000%	13.37x
3049	Pickup	13	0.000%	0.23x
3050	Pitkethly	13	0.000%	10.79x
3051	Porrett	13	0.000%	5.82x
3052	Pouton	13	0.000%	14.93x
3053	Pryor	13	0.000%	0.45x
3054	Quigley	13	0.000%	0.58x
3055	Ratchford	13	0.000%	4.52x
3056	Rich	13	0.000%	0.24x
3057	Ridge	13	0.000%	0.43x
3058	Rigsby	13	0.000%	8.61x
3059	Rockett	13	0.000%	1.75x
3060	Roxby	13	0.000%	3.58x
3061	Secombe	13	0.000%	11.79x
3062	Sharkey	13	0.000%	1.31x
3063	Shawcross	13	0.000%	0.90x
3064	Shephard	13	0.000%	0.31x
3065	Shevill	13	0.000%	11.20x
3066	Simcox	13	0.000%	1.18x
3067	Simms	13	0.000%	0.26x
3068	Snelson	13	0.000%	1.32x
3069	Spain	13	0.000%	1.18x
3070	Spalding	13	0.000%	0.42x
3071	Spellman	13	0.000%	2.55x
3072	Spicer	13	0.000%	0.22x
3073	Staig	13	0.000%	6.89x
3074	Stainthorpe	13	0.000%	2.47x
3075	Starks	13	0.000%	3.49x
3076	Starling	13	0.000%	0.41x
3077	Stevinson	13	0.000%	9.05x
3078	Stock	13	0.000%	0.24x
3079	Tagg	13	0.000%	0.78x
3080	Thrift	13	0.000%	2.45x
3081	Trainor	13	0.000%	2.42x
3082	Wakeford	13	0.000%	0.86x
3083	Wearmouth	13	0.000%	2.19x
3084	Webber	13	0.000%	0.10x
3085	Willans	13	0.000%	3.14x
3086	Yorke	13	0.000%	0.94x
3087	Andison	12	0.000%	9.85x
3088	Annett	12	0.000%	3.05x
3089	Bales	12	0.000%	0.74x
3090	Barkley	12	0.000%	2.11x
3091	Barnet	12	0.000%	0.58x
3092	Barrows	12	0.000%	1.10x
3093	Bateson	12	0.000%	0.44x
3094	Baynes	12	0.000%	0.70x
3095	Beall	12	0.000%	1.98x
3096	Begbie	12	0.000%	1.79x
3097	Birnie	12	0.000%	0.65x
3098	Birtley	12	0.000%	5.40x
3099	Blower	12	0.000%	0.47x
3100	Boyden	12	0.000%	1.45x