1881 census place

Allendale surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Allendale, Northumberland in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

114 surnames are listed for Allendale, Northumberland, covering 2,493 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Philipson, with 166 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Allendale

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Philipson	166	4.12%	1475.56x
2	Charlton	107	2.66%	92.67x
3	Dixon	104	2.58%	23.56x
4	Reed	100	2.48%	33.99x
5	Robson	95	2.36%	35.82x
6	Shield	91	2.26%	496.45x
7	Armstrong	87	2.16%	28.24x
8	Forster	86	2.13%	65.08x
9	Graham	82	2.03%	17.72x
10	Ridley	78	1.94%	100.14x
11	Liddle	58	1.44%	122.16x
12	Maughan	52	1.29%	231.11x
13	Milburn	50	1.24%	139.00x
14	Dickinson	47	1.17%	27.31x
15	Heslop	44	1.09%	127.31x
16	Short	42	1.04%	26.68x
17	Whitfield	40	0.990%	49.70x
18	Sanderson	39	0.970%	23.42x
19	Hewitson	37	0.920%	155.33x
20	Coulson	36	0.890%	49.80x
21	Ritson	36	0.890%	222.36x
22	Nattrass	35	0.870%	749.46x
23	Blair	31	0.770%	29.67x
24	Bright	31	0.770%	38.05x
25	Hetherington	29	0.720%	57.09x
26	Keenleyside	28	0.690%	2692.31x
27	Rowell	28	0.690%	79.57x
28	Dodd	27	0.670%	16.47x
29	Sparke	27	0.670%	398.23x
30	Curry	26	0.650%	45.05x
31	Hindmarsh	25	0.620%	154.42x
32	Swindle	25	0.620%	595.24x
33	Glendinning	24	0.600%	155.95x
34	Glenwright	24	0.600%	1379.31x
35	Nevin	24	0.600%	296.66x
36	Stobbs	24	0.600%	206.01x
37	Fairlamb	23	0.570%	1111.11x
38	Stokoe	23	0.570%	169.12x
39	Varty	22	0.550%	379.31x
40	Pigg	19	0.470%	159.93x
41	Bulman	18	0.450%	122.62x
42	Coats	18	0.450%	98.85x
43	Renwick	18	0.450%	65.48x
44	Stobbart	16	0.400%	318.73x
45	Ashman	15	0.370%	57.34x
46	Midcalf	15	0.370%	1094.89x
47	Clementson	14	0.350%	264.65x
48	Edgar	14	0.350%	22.56x
49	Thirlwell	14	0.350%	257.35x
50	Dargue	13	0.320%	368.27x
51	Errington	13	0.320%	57.88x
52	Lowrey	13	0.320%	169.71x
53	Batey	12	0.300%	76.14x
54	Carrick	12	0.300%	41.39x
55	Nichol	12	0.300%	27.66x
56	Pears	12	0.300%	64.72x
57	Routledge	12	0.300%	35.00x
58	Barn	11	0.270%	628.57x
59	Fairless	11	0.270%	137.84x
60	Keenlyside	11	0.270%	916.67x
61	Iceton	10	0.250%	714.29x
62	Baty	9	0.220%	92.21x
63	Hudspith	9	0.220%	225.00x
64	Proud	9	0.220%	43.71x
65	Rodham	9	0.220%	285.71x
66	Woodmass	9	0.220%	1451.61x
67	Enderby	8	0.200%	150.09x
68	Kell	8	0.200%	49.63x
69	Makepeace	8	0.200%	70.36x
70	Stobart	8	0.200%	105.26x
71	Bushby	7	0.170%	44.28x
72	Chatt	7	0.170%	290.46x
73	Heatherington	7	0.170%	193.91x
74	Jewitt	7	0.170%	51.85x
75	Lowdon	7	0.170%	123.24x
76	Lowery	7	0.170%	53.35x
77	Snowball	7	0.170%	53.39x
78	Birket	6	0.150%	285.71x
79	Kindred	6	0.150%	189.87x
80	Millican	6	0.150%	78.74x
81	Mulcaster	6	0.150%	265.49x
82	Nattress	6	0.150%	289.86x
83	Temperley	6	0.150%	167.13x
84	Whaley	6	0.150%	44.28x
85	Arnison	5	0.120%	203.25x
86	Keeney	5	0.120%	413.22x
87	Martain	5	0.120%	228.31x
88	Clemitson	4	0.100%	341.88x
89	Dinning	4	0.100%	44.49x
90	Glendenning	4	0.100%	69.08x
91	Scurr	4	0.100%	81.97x
92	Vipond	4	0.100%	69.57x
93	Wailes	4	0.100%	102.56x
94	Lattimer	3	0.070%	53.76x
95	Roddam	3	0.070%	93.75x
96	Roddan	3	0.070%	174.42x
97	Cropp	2	0.050%	88.50x
98	Farbridge	2	0.050%	156.25x
99	Wigham	2	0.050%	28.65x
100	Dixson	1	0.020%	26.81x