Durham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Durham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Durham family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 472
Agricultural Labourer 54
General Labourer 47
Coal Miner 38
Labourer 38
Domestic Servant 37
Dress Maker 26
General Servant 26
Laundress 22
Farmer 22
Living On Own Means 20
Cotton Weaver 19
Farm Labourer 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Farm Servant 14
Gardener 13
Butcher 12
Living On Her Own Means 11
Blacksmith 11
Tailor 11
House Keeper 10
Char Woman 9
Grocer 8
Joiner 8
General Domestic Servant 8

Durham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Durham 100% 19,660
2 Derham 83% 4,345
3 Darham 83% 197

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The surname Durham is the most popular version of all its varients

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