1881 census place

Benwell surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Benwell, 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

210 surnames are listed for Benwell, Northumberland, covering 1,504 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Robson, with 70 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Benwell

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	Robson	70	1.47%	22.39x
2	Davison	36	0.760%	21.20x
3	Potts	32	0.670%	20.18x
4	Charlton	31	0.650%	22.77x
5	Burn	26	0.550%	40.67x
6	Collin	24	0.510%	96.97x
7	Ridley	23	0.480%	25.05x
8	Hepple	21	0.440%	208.75x
9	Redhead	21	0.440%	81.36x
10	Bainbridge	18	0.380%	26.96x
11	Moor	18	0.380%	27.04x
12	Urwin	18	0.380%	83.26x
13	Waugh	18	0.380%	27.79x
14	Pattison	17	0.360%	22.48x
15	Weightman	15	0.320%	80.69x
16	Winship	15	0.320%	154.00x
17	Ramshaw	14	0.290%	119.45x
18	Berkley	13	0.270%	201.86x
19	Bolam	13	0.270%	100.54x
20	Buchan	13	0.270%	21.17x
21	Spoors	13	0.270%	219.22x
22	Towns	13	0.270%	85.36x
23	Tweedy	13	0.270%	133.47x
24	Caisley	12	0.250%	353.98x
25	Humble	12	0.250%	53.26x
26	Jopling	12	0.250%	142.52x
27	Purvis	12	0.250%	26.11x
28	Swaddle	12	0.250%	563.38x
29	Danskin	11	0.230%	431.37x
30	Elsender	11	0.230%	6470.59x
31	Irwin	11	0.230%	27.53x
32	Kirkpatrick	11	0.230%	26.89x
33	Lowes	11	0.230%	39.87x
34	Moorhead	11	0.230%	277.08x
35	Saint	11	0.230%	75.71x
36	Shanks	11	0.230%	30.45x
37	Sproat	11	0.230%	117.90x
38	Tailford	11	0.230%	691.82x
39	Timmins	11	0.230%	28.78x
40	Aiston	10	0.210%	414.94x
41	Arkle	10	0.210%	154.08x
42	Batey	10	0.210%	53.82x
43	Daglish	10	0.210%	102.67x
44	Dryden	10	0.210%	34.93x
45	Game	10	0.210%	66.49x
46	Hedley	10	0.210%	20.61x
47	Maddison	10	0.210%	21.48x
48	Reay	10	0.210%	24.24x
49	Spoor	10	0.210%	192.31x
50	Craggs	9	0.190%	36.81x
51	Crass	9	0.190%	365.85x
52	Dempster	9	0.190%	26.92x
53	Hewitson	9	0.190%	32.05x
54	Nugent	9	0.190%	35.74x
55	Scot	9	0.190%	171.76x
56	Swindale	9	0.190%	584.42x
57	Baty	8	0.170%	69.57x
58	Clasper	8	0.170%	139.37x
59	Coats	8	0.170%	37.28x
60	Heddon	8	0.170%	232.56x
61	Longstaff	8	0.170%	23.87x
62	Mitcheson	8	0.170%	106.67x
63	Roseby	8	0.170%	689.66x
64	Silversides	8	0.170%	240.96x
65	Welsher	8	0.170%	754.72x
66	Attewell	7	0.150%	93.33x
67	Blacklock	7	0.150%	34.69x
68	Burdon	7	0.150%	44.99x
69	Cambell	7	0.150%	53.48x
70	Crosier	7	0.150%	151.52x
71	Fawcus	7	0.150%	324.07x
72	Fender	7	0.150%	96.55x
73	Foote	7	0.150%	38.38x
74	Gatiss	7	0.150%	721.65x
75	Hawdon	7	0.150%	251.80x
76	Heatherington	7	0.150%	164.71x
77	Hewith	7	0.150%	853.66x
78	Hindhaugh	7	0.150%	222.93x
79	Jupp	7	0.150%	26.41x
80	Lowson	7	0.150%	64.52x
81	Mclean	7	0.150%	57.76x
82	Rafferty	7	0.150%	28.56x
83	Shotton	7	0.150%	42.58x
84	Soulsby	7	0.150%	50.22x
85	Stewert	7	0.150%	324.07x
86	Turnbul	7	0.150%	921.05x
87	Turpin	7	0.150%	27.46x
88	Varty	7	0.150%	102.34x
89	Wardman	7	0.150%	57.47x
90	Weedy	7	0.150%	397.73x
91	Beaty	6	0.130%	55.30x
92	Briton	6	0.130%	124.74x
93	Buckham	6	0.130%	109.29x
94	Bunton	6	0.130%	90.09x
95	Greensitt	6	0.130%	821.92x
96	Hynd	6	0.130%	53.29x
97	Laidler	6	0.130%	31.81x
98	Mein	6	0.130%	110.91x
99	Moffitt	6	0.130%	78.13x
100	Murthwaite	6	0.130%	284.36x