1881 census place

Birtley surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Birtley, Durham 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

163 surnames are listed for Birtley, Durham, covering 1,091 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Ferry, with 4 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Birtley

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
101	Ferry	4	0.110%	35.71x
102	Hannington	4	0.110%	121.58x
103	Harn	4	0.110%	277.78x
104	Hepple	4	0.110%	53.26x
105	Loraine	4	0.110%	206.19x
106	Mckenna	4	0.110%	82.99x
107	Naisbett	4	0.110%	363.64x
108	Pallister	4	0.110%	44.59x
109	Ramshaw	4	0.110%	45.71x
110	Timney	4	0.110%	481.93x
111	Bannan	3	0.080%	116.28x
112	Finnerty	3	0.080%	153.85x
113	Gallow	3	0.080%	270.27x
114	Hindmarch	3	0.080%	43.80x
115	Hopson	3	0.080%	32.15x
116	Linnard	3	0.080%	555.56x
117	Scarth	3	0.080%	48.15x
118	Tarney	3	0.080%	238.10x
119	Bamborough	2	0.060%	118.34x
120	Bowens	2	0.060%	289.86x
121	Coil	2	0.060%	169.49x
122	Cowens	2	0.060%	65.79x
123	Elcoate	2	0.060%	444.44x
124	Fairs	2	0.060%	42.83x
125	Hanlan	2	0.060%	57.47x
126	Harbottle	2	0.060%	29.03x
127	Humfrey	2	0.060%	80.65x
128	Killan	2	0.060%	141.84x
129	Letch	2	0.060%	57.47x
130	Mcadam	2	0.060%	172.41x
131	Mcallister	2	0.060%	88.89x
132	Mcewan	2	0.060%	120.48x
133	Mciver	2	0.060%	186.92x
134	Mure	2	0.060%	121.21x
135	Ringwood	2	0.060%	46.73x
136	Rodgerson	2	0.060%	45.66x
137	Tulip	2	0.060%	35.03x
138	Worswick	2	0.060%	42.83x
139	Beadman	1	0.030%	57.80x
140	Boggon	1	0.030%	112.36x
141	Colpitts	1	0.030%	109.89x
142	Crack	1	0.030%	22.27x
143	Elven	1	0.030%	112.36x
144	Gilly	1	0.030%	158.73x
145	Goundry	1	0.030%	37.59x
146	Greave	1	0.030%	91.74x
147	Hamill	1	0.030%	16.50x
148	Heppell	1	0.030%	17.83x
149	Lait	1	0.030%	24.81x
150	Landale	1	0.030%	51.81x
151	Lappin	1	0.030%	36.23x
152	Magan	1	0.030%	84.75x
153	Mcevoy	1	0.030%	31.75x
154	Mcgowan	1	0.030%	28.25x
155	Mcguigan	1	0.030%	526.32x
156	Pagan	1	0.030%	18.08x
157	Punt	1	0.030%	27.25x
158	Rene	1	0.030%	555.56x
159	Rufus	1	0.030%	86.21x
160	Sager	1	0.030%	19.61x
161	Stothert	1	0.030%	91.74x
162	Stunt	1	0.030%	50.00x
163	Wailes	1	0.030%	29.15x