Top surnames from the 1881 census in Kenton, Northumberland

Kenton 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
ROBSON213.370851.22
COOLEY152.4077937.50
PEARSON142.247219.35
ARMSTRONG142.247229.40
BROWN132.08673.17
WATSON121.92628.30
STONEHOUSE111.7657404.41
HALL111.76576.00
ANDERSON101.60518.13
FAIRHURST101.6051196.08
TURNBULL101.605138.08
DAVIDSON101.605119.09
COLLINSON101.6051136.80
NOBLE91.444634.79
ERRINGTON91.4446259.37
RAMSAY91.444656.07
FERGUSON81.284118.12
RICHARDSON81.28417.54
SUTTON81.284120.17
OWENS81.284125.86
STEPHENSON81.284122.45
REAY81.2841147.87
PICKERING81.284135.59
PROUD71.1236220.13
TAIT71.123638.17
BLAKE71.123623.19
EDGELL71.1236721.65
WOOD71.12363.53
WHITE71.12363.50
NICHOLSON71.123615.81
PURVIS71.1236116.09
GOURLEY60.9631530.97
HINDMARSH60.9631240.00
FITZGERALD60.963155.10
SMILES60.9631465.12
WRIGHT60.96313.00
HEBRON60.96311,090.91
NIXON60.963131.61
HUTCHINSON60.963116.95
POTTS60.963128.86
GRAHAM60.96318.39
PEACOCK60.963127.01
LONG60.963114.84
FAWCETT60.963149.79
ENGLISH60.963151.24
DANCE50.8026100.20
GRAY50.80265.62
KEEN50.802640.06
FORMAN50.8026155.76
BALMER50.8026211.86

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BOLDON0.626232857.1429
HEBRON0.626231090.9091
COOLEY0.62623937.5000
EDGELL0.62623721.6495
GOURLEY0.62623530.9735
SMILES0.62623465.1163
STONEHOUSE0.62623404.4118
ERRINGTON0.62623259.3660
HINDMARSH0.62623240.0000
PROUD0.62623220.1258
BALMER0.62623211.8644
BATY0.62623198.6755
FAIRHURST0.62623196.0784
BALEY0.62623172.4138
WAILES0.62623166.6667
FORMAN0.62623155.7632
REAY0.62623147.8743
WOLFF0.62623144.9275
BRUNSKILL0.62623137.9310
COLLINSON0.62623136.7989
GALLON0.62623129.8701
PURVIS0.62623116.0862
HAYS0.62623112.7820
DANCE0.62623100.2004
LOUGH0.6262390.0901
WEIGHTMAN0.6262381.9672
COLBECK0.6262371.4286
RUDDICK0.6262367.1141
BRENNAN0.6262361.4439
RAMSEY0.6262359.0842
RAMSAY0.6262356.0748
KIRKPATRICK0.6262355.8659
FITZGERALD0.6262355.0964
BONES0.6262354.6448
ROGERSON0.6262352.1512
WHITFORD0.6262351.2821
ENGLISH0.6262351.2383
ROBSON0.6262351.2195
FAWCETT0.6262349.7925
HEDLEY0.6262347.1698
SIMM0.6262341.4938
KEEN0.6262340.0641
TAIT0.6262338.1679
TURNBULL0.6262338.0807
PICKERING0.6262335.5872
NOBLE0.6262334.7893
HERON0.6262333.5008
NIXON0.6262331.6122
ARMSTRONG0.6262329.3994
POTTS0.6262328.8600

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 623 people called BOLDON in Kenton 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 2857.1429 in Kenton means that 2857.1429% of the people in Kenton on census day were called BOLDON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BOLDON 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 BOLDON 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 BOLDON 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 BOLDON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.62 in Kenton means that you are 0.62 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BOLDON in Kenton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Kenton in 1881

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

ANDERSON (10)  ARMSTRONG (14)  ASHWORTH (2)  ATKINSON (1)  BAILEY (3)  BALEY (1)  BALMER (5)  BARRETT (4)  BATY (3)  BELL (1)  BLAKE (7)  BOARDMAN (2)  BOLTON (2)  BONES (1)  BOLDON (4)  BRABBEN (2)  BRADLEY (1)  BRENNAN (4)  BROWN (13)  BRUNSKILL (2)  BUCKAM (1)  CARR (3)  CHARTERIS (4)  CAXON (4)  CHARLTON (2)  CLARK (1)  COLBECK (1)  COLLINSON (10)  COOLEY (15)  CRAIG (3)  CUMMINGS (2)  DALY (1)  DANCE (5)  DAVIDSON (10)  DIXON (1)  DUGLESS (2)  DRINKWATER (1)  EDGELL (7)  ELLIOTT (1)  ERRINGTON (9)  FAIRHURST (10)  FAWCETT (6)  FERGUSON (8)  FITZGERALD (6)  FORMAN (5)  GALLAGGAR (6)  GALLON (2)  GOURLEY (6)  GRAHAM (6)  GRAY (5)  GREY (1)  GREIVES (9)  HALL (11)  HARRISON (4)  HARRILD (1)  HAYS (3)  HURSON (2)  HEBRON (6)  HEDLEY (3)  HENDERSON (4)  HERON (2)  HINDMARSH (6)  HOGG (1)  HOLMES (2)  HUNTER (2)  HUTCHINSON (6)  ENGLISH (6)  JACKSON (2)  JOHNSON (4)  KEEN (5)  KEMP (4)  KENNEDY (1)  KIRKPATRICK (3)  LAWRENCE (2)  LEATHERLAND (1)  LONG (6)  LOUGH (1)  MAHONEY (1)  MALLISTER (2)  MARSH (1)  MCDONALD (1)  MC EWAN (1)  MILLS (2)  MOOR (2)  MORGAN (3)  NEESAM (4)  NICHOLSON (7)  NIXON (6)  NOBLE (9)  OWENS (8)  PARK (1)  PATTERSON (3)  PEACOCK (6)  PEARSON (14)  PICKERING (8)  PIGDON (1)  POTTS (6)  PROUD (7)  PURVIS (7)  REAY (8)  RAMSAY (9)  RAMSEY (4)  RAMSHAW (6)  REVELEY (1)  RICHARDSON (8)  RIDLEY (1)  ROBINSON (2)  ROBSON (21)  ROGERSON (4)  RUDDICK (1)  RUTHERFORD (4)  RYAN (1)  SCOTT (1)  SHORT (1)  SIMPSON (4)  SIMM (1)  SMILES (6)  STEPHENSON (8)  STOKOE (5)  STONEHOUSE (11)  STRACHAN (3)  SUTTON (8)  TABERHAM (8)  TAIT (7)  TAYLOR (4)  THOMPSON (1)  TURNBULL (10)  TWIZELL (1)  WAILES (1)  WATSON (12)  WEALLEANS (4)  WEIGHTMAN (2)  WHINHAM (1)  WHITE (7)  WHITFORD (1)  WILES (1)  WILSON (4)  WINTER (4)  WOLFF (1)  WOOD (7)  WRIGHT (6)