1881 census place

Ryton Woodside surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ryton Woodside, 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

44 surnames are listed for Ryton Woodside, Durham, covering 355 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Charlton, with 44 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ryton Woodside

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	Charlton	44	4.06%	141.80x
2	Greener	23	2.12%	730.16x
3	Fewster	22	2.03%	1145.83x
4	Wheatley	22	2.03%	99.73x
5	Fenwick	16	1.48%	112.76x
6	Waugh	15	1.39%	101.63x
7	Lishman	14	1.29%	630.63x
8	Hedley	13	1.20%	117.54x
9	Fellows	12	1.11%	81.86x
10	Milburn	12	1.11%	124.10x
11	Dowson	11	1.02%	185.81x
12	Campbel	10	0.920%	2000.00x
13	Handyside	10	0.920%	653.59x
14	Snowdon	10	0.920%	123.92x
15	Tiplady	10	0.920%	378.79x
16	Humble	9	0.830%	175.10x
17	Sidney	9	0.830%	422.54x
18	Nesbitt	8	0.740%	268.46x
19	Callender	7	0.650%	318.18x
20	Pile	7	0.650%	140.00x
21	Suddes	7	0.650%	1750.00x
22	Dand	6	0.550%	666.67x
23	Kirtley	6	0.550%	281.69x
24	Maudlin	6	0.550%	1666.67x
25	Shotton	6	0.550%	160.00x
26	Eltringham	4	0.370%	350.88x
27	Ramshaw	4	0.370%	149.81x
28	Browell	3	0.280%	212.77x
29	Fawcitt	3	0.280%	810.81x
30	Hooks	3	0.280%	161.29x
31	Baty	2	0.180%	76.34x
32	Blenkinsopp	2	0.180%	224.72x
33	Clydesdale	2	0.180%	277.78x
34	Ellerington	2	0.180%	227.27x
35	Gaul	2	0.180%	161.29x
36	Gills	2	0.180%	194.17x
37	Hubbuck	2	0.180%	625.00x
38	Purdom	2	0.180%	465.12x
39	Thirlwell	2	0.180%	136.99x
40	Cowl	1	0.090%	153.85x
41	Hawdon	1	0.090%	158.73x
42	Lawther	1	0.090%	192.31x
43	Lightburn	1	0.090%	175.44x
44	Townsley	1	0.090%	47.17x