1881 census place

Pelton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Pelton, 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

165 surnames are listed for Pelton, Durham, covering 1,456 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Maddison, with 61 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Pelton

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	Maddison	61	1.48%	150.58x
2	Emmerson	58	1.40%	142.05x
3	Carr	56	1.35%	18.77x
4	Robson	56	1.35%	20.58x
5	Kirkup	35	0.850%	351.05x
6	Garnham	31	0.750%	158.08x
7	Turnbull	31	0.750%	17.79x
8	Liddle	28	0.680%	57.48x
9	Barrass	27	0.650%	264.97x
10	Ramsay	26	0.630%	24.41x
11	Haddon	23	0.560%	83.09x
12	Hetherington	23	0.560%	44.13x
13	Greenwell	22	0.530%	162.24x
14	Cummings	20	0.480%	31.40x
15	Urwin	20	0.480%	106.27x
16	Curry	18	0.440%	30.40x
17	Laidler	18	0.440%	109.62x
18	Longridge	18	0.440%	967.74x
19	Ridley	18	0.440%	22.52x
20	Wishart	18	0.440%	55.57x
21	Wheatley	17	0.410%	20.18x
22	Trotter	16	0.390%	36.90x
23	Humble	15	0.360%	76.49x
24	Owers	15	0.360%	163.40x
25	Stoker	15	0.360%	53.46x
26	Telford	15	0.360%	41.16x
27	Ritson	14	0.340%	84.29x
28	Selkirk	14	0.340%	181.11x
29	Stobbs	14	0.340%	117.06x
30	Lumsden	13	0.310%	37.69x
31	Mackinlay	13	0.310%	492.42x
32	Errington	12	0.290%	52.08x
33	Scarr	12	0.290%	153.26x
34	Teasdale	12	0.290%	34.25x
35	Buglass	11	0.270%	188.03x
36	Downey	11	0.270%	37.63x
37	Fenwick	11	0.270%	20.30x
38	Howey	11	0.270%	165.41x
39	Jopling	11	0.270%	150.07x
40	Wales	11	0.270%	32.84x
41	Argyle	10	0.240%	144.51x
42	Clift	10	0.240%	44.21x
43	Craine	10	0.240%	105.60x
44	Fairley	10	0.240%	49.41x
45	Hush	10	0.240%	316.46x
46	Ledger	10	0.240%	35.36x
47	Lonsdale	10	0.240%	29.15x
48	Wears	10	0.240%	243.90x
49	Craggs	9	0.220%	42.29x
50	Hempseed	9	0.220%	604.03x
51	Rutledge	9	0.220%	143.54x
52	Smiles	9	0.220%	105.02x
53	Snaith	9	0.220%	51.19x
54	Story	9	0.220%	35.10x
55	Thirlwell	9	0.220%	161.29x
56	Tinkler	9	0.220%	50.25x
57	Wilby	9	0.220%	37.10x
58	Bolam	8	0.190%	71.11x
59	Bulmer	8	0.190%	24.45x
60	Dryden	8	0.190%	32.10x
61	Gradon	8	0.190%	575.54x
62	Lowes	8	0.190%	33.32x
63	Mackintosh	8	0.190%	28.91x
64	Purdy	8	0.190%	33.93x
65	Weddle	8	0.190%	202.53x
66	Whealley	8	0.190%	1818.18x
67	Woode	8	0.190%	1355.93x
68	Barras	7	0.170%	86.96x
69	Baty	7	0.170%	69.93x
70	Hanwell	7	0.170%	122.16x
71	Hylton	7	0.170%	289.26x
72	Looney	7	0.170%	107.03x
73	Makepeace	7	0.170%	59.98x
74	Sides	7	0.170%	190.74x
75	Thirtle	7	0.170%	211.48x
76	Athey	6	0.150%	123.71x
77	Batey	6	0.150%	37.11x
78	Bendelow	6	0.150%	230.77x
79	Ducker	6	0.150%	61.79x
80	Gilroy	6	0.150%	35.80x
81	Glassey	6	0.150%	267.86x
82	Greener	6	0.150%	49.83x
83	Moffitt	6	0.150%	89.82x
84	Mowbray	6	0.150%	34.88x
85	Stennett	6	0.150%	96.31x
86	Tindale	6	0.150%	50.34x
87	Wrangham	6	0.150%	301.51x
88	Edgell	5	0.120%	77.52x
89	Faircloth	5	0.120%	112.11x
90	Heel	5	0.120%	187.97x
91	Laverick	5	0.120%	33.13x
92	Lishman	5	0.120%	59.10x
93	Patteson	5	0.120%	194.55x
94	Pearl	5	0.120%	57.94x
95	Redshaw	5	0.120%	40.65x
96	Scorer	5	0.120%	87.72x
97	Tegg	5	0.120%	137.74x
98	Thew	5	0.120%	90.91x
99	Tiplady	5	0.120%	49.60x
100	Brazel	4	0.100%	281.69x