1881 census place

Wolviston surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wolviston, 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

43 surnames are listed for Wolviston, Durham, covering 184 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Jamison, with 22 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wolviston

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	Jamison	22	3.64%	1818.18x
2	Moor	13	2.15%	153.30x
3	Linsley	11	1.82%	1195.65x
4	Scotson	10	1.65%	1538.46x
5	Elstob	8	1.32%	2000.00x
6	Husband	8	1.32%	226.63x
7	Lax	8	1.32%	689.66x
8	Sharkey	8	1.32%	579.71x
9	Reynard	6	0.990%	594.06x
10	Walkington	6	0.990%	833.33x
11	Acomb	5	0.830%	1470.59x
12	Haswell	5	0.830%	255.10x
13	Seeney	5	0.830%	1851.85x
14	Tulley	5	0.830%	400.00x
15	Tunny	5	0.830%	2500.00x
16	Lishman	4	0.660%	322.58x
17	Stothard	4	0.660%	298.51x
18	Boiston	3	0.500%	1764.71x
19	Mcmahon	3	0.500%	303.03x
20	Oyston	3	0.500%	600.00x
21	Porritt	3	0.500%	175.44x
22	Pounder	3	0.500%	151.52x
23	Stack	3	0.500%	241.94x
24	Stainthorpe	3	0.500%	410.96x
25	Swinburne	3	0.500%	379.75x
26	Taylerson	3	0.500%	2142.86x
27	Boland	2	0.330%	168.07x
28	Cadden	2	0.330%	625.00x
29	Dun	2	0.330%	303.03x
30	Finkle	2	0.330%	1250.00x
31	Hunton	2	0.330%	263.16x
32	Plain	2	0.330%	487.80x
33	Swalwell	2	0.330%	454.55x
34	Caygill	1	0.170%	128.21x
35	Dobbing	1	0.170%	256.41x
36	Holburn	1	0.170%	250.00x
37	Howgego	1	0.170%	714.29x
38	Hudspeth	1	0.170%	175.44x
39	Malthouse	1	0.170%	151.52x
40	Mccaffery	1	0.170%	2000.00x
41	Topper	1	0.170%	294.12x
42	Waistell	1	0.170%	294.12x
43	Widdowfield	1	0.170%	909.09x