Top surnames from the 1881 census in East Middle Herrington, County Durham

East Middle Herrington is an 1881 census registration district in the county of County Durham

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
BROWN107.518811.41
GIBSON86.015049.57
LOWE86.015080.24
CARR64.511362.50
WILSON64.51139.82
WARD64.511320.65
SIDDELL64.51137,500.00
POTTS64.5113135.14
CROSBY53.7594318.47
DAWSON43.007527.29
CROOKSHANKS43.007510,000.00
LIDDELL43.0075327.87
WILKINSON43.007519.70
ROBINSON32.25567.07
CHAMBERS32.255639.68
THOMPSON21.50385.02
BARKER21.503811.49
EGGLESTON21.5038645.16
MILLER21.50388.40
WATKIN21.5038172.41
FOSTER21.503811.25
BELL21.50388.00
BROWNE10.751940.98
SHERIFF10.7519270.27
JONES10.75190.66
GREEN10.75192.67
SIDDLE10.7519357.14
HUMPHREY10.751928.25
BUREN10.751910,000.00
GRAHAM10.75196.55
FIFE10.7519285.71
CUMMINGS10.751948.78
HEDLEY10.751973.53

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CROOKSHANKS0.1313310000.0000
BUREN0.1313310000.0000
SIDDELL0.131337500.0000
EGGLESTON0.13133645.1613
SIDDLE0.13133357.1429
LIDDELL0.13133327.8689
CROSBY0.13133318.4713
FIFE0.13133285.7143
SHERIFF0.13133270.2703
WATKIN0.13133172.4138
POTTS0.13133135.1351
LOWE0.1313380.2407
HEDLEY0.1313373.5294
CARR0.1313362.5000
GIBSON0.1313349.5663
CUMMINGS0.1313348.7805
BROWNE0.1313340.9836
CHAMBERS0.1313339.6825
HUMPHREY0.1313328.2486
DAWSON0.1313327.2851
WARD0.1313320.6540
WILKINSON0.1313319.7044
BARKER0.1313311.4943
BROWN0.1313311.4064
FOSTER0.1313311.2486
WILSON0.131339.8232
MILLER0.131338.4034
BELL0.131338.0032
ROBINSON0.131337.0738
GRAHAM0.131336.5488
THOMPSON0.131335.0201
GREEN0.131332.6702
JONES0.131330.6639

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 133 people called CROOKSHANKS in East Middle Herrington 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 10000.0000 in East Middle Herrington means that 10000.0000% of the people in East Middle Herrington on census day were called CROOKSHANKS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CROOKSHANKS 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 CROOKSHANKS 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 CROOKSHANKS 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 CROOKSHANKS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.13 in East Middle Herrington means that you are 0.13 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CROOKSHANKS in East Middle Herrington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in East Middle Herrington in 1881

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

ALPS (5)  APPELTON (2)  BARKER (2)  BELL (2)  BROWN (10)  BROWNE (1)  BUREN (1)  BIGGOTT (1)  CARR (6)  CHAMBERS (3)  CROSBY (5)  CROOKSHANKS (4)  CUMMINGS (1)  CUTCHILL (1)  DAWSON (4)  EGGLESTON (2)  FOSTER (2)  FIFE (1)  GIBSON (8)  GRAHAM (1)  GREEN (1)  GROUNDON (1)  HEDLEY (1)  HOWLET (1)  HUMPHREY (1)  JONES (1)  LIDDELL (4)  LOWE (8)  MILLER (2)  POTTS (6)  RAMSHAW (1)  ROBINSON (3)  SEYMOURS (4)  SHERIFF (1)  SIDDELL (6)  SIDDLE (1)  SLASSOR (1)  STAIRMAD (6)  THOMPSON (2)  TOROARD OR TOWARD (2)  WARD (6)  WATKIN (2)  WILKINSON (4)  WILSON (6)