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1881 census place

Thornton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Thornton, Northumberland 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

7 surnames are listed for Thornton, Northumberland, covering 40 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Nevins, with 8 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Thornton

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1Nevins810000.00x
2Shiel83809.52x
3Punton66000.00x
4Tindle63333.33x
5Lowrie51250.00x
6Playfair44444.44x
7Sheil33750.00x