1881 census place

Merrington surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Merrington, 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

67 surnames are listed for Merrington, Durham, covering 307 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Scurr, with 16 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Merrington

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	Scurr	16	0.960%	788.18x
2	Shields	14	0.840%	54.14x
3	Finley	13	0.780%	280.78x
4	Crouther	11	0.660%	2000.00x
5	Stobbs	10	0.600%	206.61x
6	Dinsdale	9	0.540%	104.53x
7	Obrian	9	0.540%	163.93x
8	Willey	9	0.540%	59.72x
9	Younger	9	0.540%	99.34x
10	Sample	8	0.480%	304.18x
11	Lidster	7	0.420%	384.62x
12	Mavin	7	0.420%	551.18x
13	Oneale	7	0.420%	1666.67x
14	Proud	7	0.420%	81.87x
15	Smirthwaite	7	0.420%	1186.44x
16	Yeats	7	0.420%	151.52x
17	Blenkin	6	0.360%	350.88x
18	Dorrington	6	0.360%	113.85x
19	Forester	6	0.360%	124.48x
20	Garrard	6	0.360%	85.84x
21	Lax	6	0.360%	187.50x
22	Nailer	6	0.360%	779.22x
23	Snowball	6	0.360%	110.29x
24	Hockin	5	0.300%	144.51x
25	Mcgowan	5	0.300%	299.40x
26	Nevil	5	0.300%	961.54x
27	Alton	4	0.240%	87.91x
28	Burlinson	4	0.240%	320.00x
29	Fall	4	0.240%	111.11x
30	Forest	4	0.240%	83.33x
31	Greyson	4	0.240%	579.71x
32	Harle	4	0.240%	105.54x
33	Mulholland	4	0.240%	64.31x
34	Redshaw	4	0.240%	80.32x
35	Rickerby	4	0.240%	268.46x
36	Scarth	4	0.240%	136.05x
37	Stanyard	4	0.240%	384.62x
38	Surtees	4	0.240%	79.52x
39	Buttress	3	0.180%	131.58x
40	Cockin	3	0.180%	155.44x
41	Havelock	3	0.180%	227.27x
42	Ingledew	3	0.180%	129.31x
43	Mccoy	3	0.180%	263.16x
44	Millburn	3	0.180%	154.64x
45	Ebden	2	0.120%	285.71x
46	Flatley	2	0.120%	253.16x
47	Fordy	2	0.120%	384.62x
48	Futter	2	0.120%	79.37x
49	Gallaghan	2	0.120%	240.96x
50	Goundry	2	0.120%	158.73x
51	Kays	2	0.120%	307.69x
52	Oniel	2	0.120%	136.99x
53	Stokeld	2	0.120%	645.16x
54	Tearney	2	0.120%	157.48x
55	Vest	2	0.120%	312.50x
56	Bellas	1	0.060%	62.50x
57	Dun	1	0.060%	54.95x
58	Greives	1	0.060%	172.41x
59	Harrup	1	0.060%	86.21x
60	Hawson	1	0.060%	66.23x
61	Lambton	1	0.060%	92.59x
62	Madgin	1	0.060%	250.00x
63	Meeking	1	0.060%	125.00x
64	Mosson	1	0.060%	312.50x
65	Rouke	1	0.060%	188.68x
66	Stainthorpe	1	0.060%	49.51x
67	Wearmouth	1	0.060%	43.86x