1881 census county

Westmorland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Westmorland 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

3,021 surnames are listed for Westmorland, covering 60,155 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Gorman, with 6 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Westmorland

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	Gorman	6	0.010%	0.77x
1302	Greenall	6	0.010%	3.08x
1303	Grey	6	0.010%	0.43x
1304	Griffiths	6	0.010%	0.06x
1305	Grimshaw	6	0.010%	0.56x
1306	Haines	6	0.010%	0.40x
1307	Hartly	6	0.010%	11.81x
1308	Hayston	6	0.010%	40.57x
1309	Healey	6	0.010%	0.57x
1310	Herbert	6	0.010%	0.25x
1311	Hinde	6	0.010%	2.24x
1312	Holand	6	0.010%	40.00x
1313	Hollywell	6	0.010%	31.81x
1314	Horsefield	6	0.010%	5.39x
1315	Horsley	6	0.010%	1.00x
1316	Huyton	6	0.010%	7.63x
1317	Keates	6	0.010%	2.87x
1318	Kilvington	6	0.010%	5.06x
1319	Lake	6	0.010%	0.42x
1320	Land	6	0.010%	1.30x
1321	Leech	6	0.010%	0.57x
1322	Lees	6	0.010%	0.21x
1323	Leven	6	0.010%	21.37x
1324	Loft	6	0.010%	3.65x
1325	Maguire	6	0.010%	0.91x
1326	Mahoney	6	0.010%	0.87x
1327	Mather	6	0.010%	0.38x
1328	Mccrone	6	0.010%	310.88x
1329	Mcnair	6	0.010%	41.18x
1330	Meldrum	6	0.010%	1.48x
1331	Merritt	6	0.010%	1.33x
1332	Moorcroft	6	0.010%	2.82x
1333	Mortlock	6	0.010%	3.01x
1334	Mossop	6	0.010%	3.45x
1335	Nicholls	6	0.010%	0.18x
1336	Nicol	6	0.010%	0.45x
1337	Opie	6	0.010%	3.43x
1338	Ormerod	6	0.010%	1.17x
1339	Oseman	6	0.010%	60.85x
1340	Paine	6	0.010%	0.68x
1341	Paul	6	0.010%	0.37x
1342	Pease	6	0.010%	2.47x
1343	Peat	6	0.010%	1.17x
1344	Pennell	6	0.010%	3.23x
1345	Pighills	6	0.010%	39.42x
1346	Pooley	6	0.010%	1.16x
1347	Pusey	6	0.010%	4.25x
1348	Raikes	6	0.010%	18.29x
1349	Rayne	6	0.010%	10.89x
1350	Readshaw	6	0.010%	22.40x
1351	Reich	6	0.010%	25.22x
1352	Rodgers	6	0.010%	0.34x
1353	Roskell	6	0.010%	8.58x
1354	Rowen	6	0.010%	9.06x
1355	Rylands	6	0.010%	6.76x
1356	Sadler	6	0.010%	0.40x
1357	Sessions	6	0.010%	6.52x
1358	Shepperd	6	0.010%	2.15x
1359	Sherrin	6	0.010%	12.49x
1360	Skirrow	6	0.010%	6.84x
1361	Stevenson	6	0.010%	0.13x
1362	Stuart	6	0.010%	0.39x
1363	Tester	6	0.010%	2.09x
1364	Theobalds	6	0.010%	12.72x
1365	Tinnion	6	0.010%	13.52x
1366	Tonge	6	0.010%	1.47x
1367	Townend	6	0.010%	1.09x
1368	Townly	6	0.010%	41.18x
1369	Waddell	6	0.010%	1.05x
1370	Waite	6	0.010%	0.45x
1371	Weedon	6	0.010%	2.01x
1372	Wilde	6	0.010%	0.64x
1373	Askins	5	0.010%	25.63x
1374	Bailiff	5	0.010%	23.56x
1375	Bain	5	0.010%	0.31x
1376	Ballantyne	5	0.010%	1.03x
1377	Batten	5	0.010%	0.84x
1378	Baylis	5	0.010%	0.74x
1379	Beasley	5	0.010%	0.72x
1380	Begbie	5	0.010%	5.05x
1381	Benn	5	0.010%	1.37x
1382	Benzie	5	0.010%	5.13x
1383	Beresford	5	0.010%	1.06x
1384	Berrey	5	0.010%	16.90x
1385	Biglands	5	0.010%	37.62x
1386	Birnie	5	0.010%	1.83x
1387	Brabin	5	0.010%	27.13x
1388	Brebner	5	0.010%	6.06x
1389	Bremner	5	0.010%	0.91x
1390	Bridson	5	0.010%	3.46x
1391	Bristo	5	0.010%	19.28x
1392	Broughton	5	0.010%	0.42x
1393	Brownlee	5	0.010%	2.25x
1394	Bunker	5	0.010%	1.93x
1395	Burgess	5	0.010%	0.11x
1396	Callender	5	0.010%	3.84x
1397	Camm	5	0.010%	2.43x
1398	Cartmel	5	0.010%	6.98x
1399	Chalmers	5	0.010%	0.33x
1400	Chatterley	5	0.010%	7.91x