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1881 census place

Hexham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Hexham, 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

265 surnames are listed for Hexham, Northumberland, covering 3,171 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Harking, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Hexham

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
201Harking2253.16x
202Haugh220.06x
203Headly280.97x
204Hewes224.72x
205Howey218.47x
206Jameison291.74x
207Just240.08x
208Kirkley224.45x
209Manderson233.00x
210Mcguire221.01x
211Middlemass223.92x
212Nevison225.87x
213Pippard2116.96x
214Purdom274.35x
215Rani25000.00x
216Sparke217.67x
217Spoor227.14x
218Arnison124.33x
219Axley1158.73x
220Ba1500.00x
221Birkley141.15x
222Birtwell115.95x
223Bowland122.57x
224Brockett115.41x
225Bucke154.95x
226Bunning114.08x
227Burnip117.06x
228Caddell150.00x
229Coatsworth117.39x
230Colly127.86x
231Corbitt117.18x
232Cowey117.51x
233Cowl124.57x
234Crake115.29x
235Crilley144.44x
236Cruden112.47x
237Dollin133.22x
238Donnison110.75x
239Dorrian154.95x
240Eastment115.20x
241Gillen120.70x
242Harison123.09x
243Harkin114.49x
244Hattam145.45x
245Heatherington116.61x
246Heckels180.65x
247Hudspith114.99x
248Joicey133.00x
249Lewins117.12x
250Medlar158.48x
251Meston119.19x
252Moorhead117.79x
253Obeirne1113.64x
254Pletts142.02x
255Rayne117.33x
256Scurlock137.17x
257Spraggon122.17x
258Suddick143.29x
259Surfleet127.62x
260Toppin116.31x
261Tweedle132.47x
262Winsley131.35x
263Wisker136.50x
264Woodmass197.09x
265Wymer117.01x