1881 census place

Lynesack Softley surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lynesack Softley, 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

87 surnames are listed for Lynesack Softley, Durham, covering 1,004 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Blackett, with 92 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lynesack Softley

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	Blackett	92	3.92%	1025.64x
2	Parkin	61	2.60%	96.61x
3	Race	48	2.04%	375.00x
4	Teasdale	43	1.83%	216.08x
5	Dowson	41	1.75%	319.56x
6	Forster	41	1.75%	53.25x
7	Denham	40	1.70%	193.24x
8	Lamb	37	1.58%	29.87x
9	Gargett	31	1.32%	1791.91x
10	Liddle	23	0.980%	83.15x
11	Marr	23	0.980%	85.89x
12	Parr	23	0.980%	39.21x
13	Bland	21	0.890%	43.13x
14	Dent	21	0.890%	46.95x
15	Alderson	18	0.770%	55.25x
16	Bainbridge	18	0.770%	54.55x
17	Hopper	15	0.640%	44.72x
18	Sams	15	0.640%	293.54x
19	Trotter	15	0.640%	60.93x
20	Lowther	14	0.600%	97.63x
21	Neasham	12	0.510%	579.71x
22	Brunskill	11	0.470%	201.83x
23	Ellwood	11	0.470%	84.62x
24	Raine	11	0.470%	56.24x
25	Buttle	10	0.430%	163.93x
26	Hazelton	10	0.430%	413.22x
27	Pyne	10	0.430%	112.23x
28	Snaith	10	0.430%	100.20x
29	Arnison	9	0.380%	629.37x
30	Dalkin	9	0.380%	600.00x
31	Readman	9	0.380%	159.01x
32	Barritt	8	0.340%	130.29x
33	Byers	8	0.340%	65.68x
34	Creed	8	0.340%	61.30x
35	Gowland	8	0.340%	103.90x
36	Hillary	8	0.340%	206.72x
37	Longstaff	8	0.340%	48.28x
38	Lowson	8	0.340%	149.25x
39	Corker	7	0.300%	121.95x
40	Firbank	7	0.300%	443.04x
41	Hillery	7	0.300%	500.00x
42	Laverick	7	0.300%	81.68x
43	Lowes	7	0.300%	51.36x
44	Maughan	7	0.300%	53.39x
45	Sowerby	7	0.300%	55.29x
46	Yale	7	0.300%	426.83x
47	Allanson	6	0.260%	130.43x
48	Bunell	6	0.260%	833.33x
49	Buttler	6	0.260%	84.51x
50	Dedman	6	0.260%	134.83x
51	Heseltine	6	0.260%	116.73x
52	Heslington	6	0.260%	810.81x
53	Wardel	6	0.260%	800.00x
54	Whent	6	0.260%	689.66x
55	Allinson	5	0.210%	49.12x
56	Finley	5	0.210%	77.04x
57	Hambling	5	0.210%	103.95x
58	Lowery	5	0.210%	65.45x
59	Loyd	5	0.210%	54.23x
60	Priestly	5	0.210%	90.74x
61	Watters	5	0.210%	66.76x
62	Lightwood	4	0.170%	224.72x
63	Parnaby	4	0.170%	148.15x
64	Redfearn	4	0.170%	57.55x
65	Shipsey	4	0.170%	1904.76x
66	Bayles	3	0.130%	64.66x
67	Dowdeswell	3	0.130%	101.35x
68	Makepiece	3	0.130%	275.23x
69	Marquis	3	0.130%	73.71x
70	Plews	3	0.130%	53.48x
71	Stobart	3	0.130%	67.72x
72	Beetham	2	0.090%	51.28x
73	Bonsfield	2	0.090%	149.25x
74	Fishburn	2	0.090%	70.42x
75	Hauxwell	2	0.090%	143.88x
76	Hindmarch	2	0.090%	44.15x
77	Saltmarsh	2	0.090%	65.57x
78	Suddick	2	0.090%	246.91x
79	Arkless	1	0.040%	45.05x
80	Barkin	1	0.040%	333.33x
81	Boultbee	1	0.040%	117.65x
82	Carlan	1	0.040%	112.36x
83	Grieveson	1	0.040%	76.34x
84	Harn	1	0.040%	104.17x
85	Hastwell	1	0.040%	135.14x
86	Morell	1	0.040%	151.52x
87	Wash	1	0.040%	40.98x