1881 census place

Norton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Norton, 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

162 surnames are listed for Norton, Durham, covering 923 people in the local records.

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

Most common surnames in Norton

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	Simmond	4	0.130%	173.16x
102	Taylorson	4	0.130%	261.44x
103	Twentyman	4	0.130%	154.44x
104	Weatherall	4	0.130%	64.52x
105	Borrow	3	0.090%	102.04x
106	Breckon	3	0.090%	101.01x
107	Brunskill	3	0.090%	40.49x
108	Christon	3	0.090%	186.34x
109	Hamlyn	3	0.090%	39.47x
110	Leverton	3	0.090%	51.90x
111	Marsey	3	0.090%	1071.43x
112	Medd	3	0.090%	51.99x
113	Sheilds	3	0.090%	96.15x
114	Taylerson	3	0.090%	410.96x
115	Weighill	3	0.090%	133.93x
116	Balderston	2	0.060%	68.73x
117	Bangay	2	0.060%	172.41x
118	Bennington	2	0.060%	42.64x
119	Boiston	2	0.060%	222.22x
120	Brack	2	0.060%	66.67x
121	Coatsworth	2	0.060%	73.26x
122	Denford	2	0.060%	101.01x
123	Dowsey	2	0.060%	307.69x
124	Faber	2	0.060%	93.90x
125	Hullah	2	0.060%	44.35x
126	Jopling	2	0.060%	35.34x
127	Lauson	2	0.060%	256.41x
128	Moscrop	2	0.060%	41.67x
129	Sheperd	2	0.060%	94.34x
130	Stobbart	2	0.060%	50.25x
131	Straker	2	0.060%	34.48x
132	Twidle	2	0.060%	188.68x
133	Waggot	2	0.060%	136.99x
134	Wand	2	0.060%	37.59x
135	Weatherell	2	0.060%	185.19x
136	Bambrough	1	0.030%	64.94x
137	Benington	1	0.030%	188.68x
138	Benner	1	0.030%	60.98x
139	Dormand	1	0.030%	277.78x
140	Dowdle	1	0.030%	60.24x
141	Dutch	1	0.030%	27.10x
142	Ellerby	1	0.030%	19.05x
143	Garvin	1	0.030%	35.09x
144	Harbutt	1	0.030%	131.58x
145	Holburn	1	0.030%	46.95x
146	Horsefall	1	0.030%	63.29x
147	Killy	1	0.030%	169.49x
148	Laking	1	0.030%	37.74x
149	Leybourne	1	0.030%	48.78x
150	Owston	1	0.030%	47.17x
151	Peirson	1	0.030%	19.53x
152	Peverley	1	0.030%	87.72x
153	Pew	1	0.030%	63.69x
154	Pragnell	1	0.030%	19.69x
155	Ruecroft	1	0.030%	156.25x
156	Share	1	0.030%	36.63x
157	Speechley	1	0.030%	29.59x
158	Stainthorpe	1	0.030%	25.91x
159	Sudron	1	0.030%	169.49x
160	Swalwell	1	0.030%	43.29x
161	Townly	1	0.030%	136.99x
162	Wilmer	1	0.030%	32.05x