Top surnames from the 1881 census in Riddells Quarter, Northumberland

Riddells Quarter is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Northumberland

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
THOMPSON75.511818.40
COCKBURN64.7244370.37
STOREY64.7244185.76
HESLOP64.7244550.46
WEDDELL53.93702,272.73
BATES53.937061.88
OGLE53.93701,219.51
LEIGHTON53.9370364.96
APPLEBY53.9370241.55
MOORE53.937019.69
COXON53.9370515.46
SUMMERS43.1496112.36
SCOTT43.149612.45
DUFFY32.3622108.30
CURRY32.3622164.84
RUTHERFORD32.362296.77
BRUCE32.362250.42
FOSTER32.362217.67
STEPHENSON32.362241.27
PERCIVAL21.5748100.50
ANDERSON21.57487.97
FISHER21.574813.46
SPROAT21.5748800.00
SMITH21.57481.12
DODDS21.574874.91
BOWEY10.7874769.23
GARTLAND10.7874833.33
ORMISTON10.7874270.27
MOFFAT10.787443.48
DAVISON10.787422.03
SALTER10.787434.48
JONES10.78740.70
REAY10.787490.91
GREEN10.78742.80
PATTISON10.787449.51
GALLON10.7874322.58
JOHNSON10.78742.34
PICKERING10.787421.83
GRAHAM10.78746.86
ORRELL10.7874212.77
KELLY10.78747.19
REED10.787410.79

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WEDDELL0.131272272.7273
OGLE0.131271219.5122
GARTLAND0.13127833.3333
SPROAT0.13127800.0000
BOWEY0.13127769.2308
HESLOP0.13127550.4587
COXON0.13127515.4639
COCKBURN0.13127370.3704
LEIGHTON0.13127364.9635
GALLON0.13127322.5806
ORMISTON0.13127270.2703
APPLEBY0.13127241.5459
ORRELL0.13127212.7660
STOREY0.13127185.7585
CURRY0.13127164.8352
SUMMERS0.13127112.3596
DUFFY0.13127108.3032
PERCIVAL0.13127100.5025
RUTHERFORD0.1312796.7742
REAY0.1312790.9091
DODDS0.1312774.9064
BATES0.1312761.8812
BRUCE0.1312750.4202
PATTISON0.1312749.5050
MOFFAT0.1312743.4783
STEPHENSON0.1312741.2655
SALTER0.1312734.4828
DAVISON0.1312722.0264
PICKERING0.1312721.8341
MOORE0.1312719.6850
THOMPSON0.1312718.3968
FOSTER0.1312717.6678
FISHER0.1312713.4590
SCOTT0.1312712.4494
REED0.1312710.7875
ANDERSON0.131277.9745
KELLY0.131277.1891
GRAHAM0.131276.8587
GREEN0.131272.7964
JOHNSON0.131272.3436
SMITH0.131271.1153
JONES0.131270.6953

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 127 people called WEDDELL in Riddells Quarter at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 2272.7273 in Riddells Quarter means that 2272.7273% of the people in Riddells Quarter on census day were called WEDDELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WEDDELL in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called WEDDELL as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called WEDDELL here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called WEDDELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.13 in Riddells Quarter means that you are 0.13 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WEDDELL in Riddells Quarter than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Riddells Quarter in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ANDERSON (2)  APPLEBY (5)  BATES (5)  BOUTFLOUR (7)  BOWEY (1)  BRUCE (3)  COCKBURN (6)  COXON (5)  CURRY (3)  DAVISON (1)  DODDS (2)  DUFFY (3)  FISHER (2)  FOSTER (3)  GALLON (1)  GARTLAND (1)  GRAHAM (1)  GREEN (1)  HERBET (2)  HESLOP (6)  JOHNSON (1)  JONES (1)  KELLY (1)  LEIGHTON (5)  MITCHINSON (2)  MOFFAT (1)  MOORE (5)  O'CONNOLL (1)  OGLE (5)  ORMISTON (1)  ORRELL (1)  PATTISON (1)  PERCIVAL (2)  PICKERING (1)  REAY (1)  REED (1)  RUTHERFORD (3)  SALTER (1)  SCOTT (4)  SMITH (2)  SPROAT (2)  STEPHENSON (3)  STOREY (6)  SUMMERS (4)  THOMPSON (7)  WEDDELL (5)