1881 census place

Cockermouth surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cockermouth, Cumberland 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

218 surnames are listed for Cockermouth, Cumberland, covering 1,754 people in the local records.

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

Most common surnames in Cockermouth

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	Sherwen	6	0.110%	326.09x
102	Vann	6	0.110%	50.80x
103	Fenney	5	0.090%	77.88x
104	Frostick	5	0.090%	138.50x
105	Hinley	5	0.090%	154.32x
106	Kelt	5	0.090%	282.49x
107	Kenwood	5	0.090%	204.92x
108	Kinney	5	0.090%	116.01x
109	Kirkbride	5	0.090%	32.03x
110	Lamonby	5	0.090%	297.62x
111	Mccormick	5	0.090%	86.81x
112	Studholme	5	0.090%	86.51x
113	Thomlinson	5	0.090%	52.08x
114	Brackenbury	4	0.080%	34.48x
115	Carrie	4	0.080%	44.54x
116	Cartmell	4	0.080%	37.59x
117	Cartney	4	0.080%	300.75x
118	Devon	4	0.080%	81.97x
119	Fearon	4	0.080%	30.12x
120	Greenhow	4	0.080%	38.42x
121	Mackereth	4	0.080%	81.14x
122	Mayson	4	0.080%	80.81x
123	Purdom	4	0.080%	188.68x
124	Rapley	4	0.080%	24.30x
125	Smails	4	0.080%	263.16x
126	Tiffen	4	0.080%	90.91x
127	Askins	3	0.060%	186.34x
128	Beaty	3	0.060%	24.81x
129	Bendon	3	0.060%	134.53x
130	Bleasdale	3	0.060%	18.48x
131	Dison	3	0.060%	256.41x
132	Hasty	3	0.060%	138.25x
133	Ousby	3	0.060%	250.00x
134	Plaskett	3	0.060%	76.14x
135	Sarginson	3	0.060%	64.24x
136	Tarn	3	0.060%	60.85x
137	Tiffin	3	0.060%	31.88x
138	Westray	3	0.060%	135.75x
139	Asbridge	2	0.040%	103.63x
140	Ashburn	2	0.040%	48.19x
141	Brannagan	2	0.040%	109.89x
142	Charter	2	0.040%	19.53x
143	Cockbain	2	0.040%	49.38x
144	Colls	2	0.040%	33.00x
145	Corkindale	2	0.040%	117.65x
146	Cowman	2	0.040%	45.05x
147	Eilbeck	2	0.040%	77.52x
148	Faulder	2	0.040%	35.03x
149	Furnival	2	0.040%	21.41x
150	Glavin	2	0.040%	800.00x
151	Halloway	2	0.040%	105.82x
152	Ladyman	2	0.040%	67.34x
153	Larson	2	0.040%	88.89x
154	Littleton	2	0.040%	21.10x
155	Lowthian	2	0.040%	45.77x
156	Malaney	2	0.040%	161.29x
157	Mckenna	2	0.040%	27.78x
158	Mckeon	2	0.040%	246.91x
159	Monoghan	2	0.040%	127.39x
160	Rodney	2	0.040%	61.16x
161	Roney	2	0.040%	18.98x
162	Salkeld	2	0.040%	16.78x
163	Tart	2	0.040%	31.25x
164	Threlkeld	2	0.040%	97.56x
165	Tinniswood	2	0.040%	103.09x
166	Varty	2	0.040%	26.25x
167	Whitecross	2	0.040%	30.82x
168	Youdale	2	0.040%	377.36x
169	Albery	1	0.020%	23.58x
170	Blizard	1	0.020%	17.18x
171	Briley	1	0.020%	32.36x
172	Brisco	1	0.020%	32.15x
173	Brockelbank	1	0.020%	86.96x
174	Chapelhow	1	0.020%	161.29x
175	Clemitson	1	0.020%	64.94x
176	Crosdale	1	0.020%	78.74x
177	Densley	1	0.020%	26.95x
178	Dermott	1	0.020%	33.11x
179	Duffie	1	0.020%	27.62x
180	Farrelly	1	0.020%	35.34x
181	Hadwin	1	0.020%	16.95x
182	Hane	1	0.020%	62.89x
183	Hartness	1	0.020%	78.74x
184	Henney	1	0.020%	13.57x
185	Heskett	1	0.020%	32.15x
186	Hindes	1	0.020%	18.35x
187	Hobroyd	1	0.020%	1111.11x
188	Kneen	1	0.020%	12.45x
189	Largue	1	0.020%	153.85x
190	Laverty	1	0.020%	12.82x
191	Liggett	1	0.020%	50.00x
192	Longcake	1	0.020%	38.17x
193	Mallen	1	0.020%	12.82x
194	Marchington	1	0.020%	33.90x
195	Maver	1	0.020%	30.12x
196	Mcdowall	1	0.020%	39.53x
197	Mcloughlin	1	0.020%	19.49x
198	Mcnamee	1	0.020%	111.11x
199	Mingay	1	0.020%	14.18x
200	Mumberson	1	0.020%	103.09x