1881 census county

Yorkshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Yorkshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

22,517 surnames are listed for Yorkshire, covering 2,654,453 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Cullin, with 14 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Yorkshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
10001	Cullin	14	0.000%	0.67x
10002	Curle	14	0.000%	0.42x
10003	Curwen	14	0.000%	0.23x
10004	Dabb	14	0.000%	1.22x
10005	Delicate	14	0.000%	2.90x
10006	Dellow	14	0.000%	0.33x
10007	Dickison	14	0.000%	1.42x
10008	Donely	14	0.000%	1.03x
10009	Dorgan	14	0.000%	1.65x
10010	Doud	14	0.000%	0.96x
10011	Dougharty	14	0.000%	1.75x
10012	Dovey	14	0.000%	0.13x
10013	Dray	14	0.000%	0.22x
10014	Dumville	14	0.000%	2.10x
10015	Durkan	14	0.000%	2.20x
10016	Dury	14	0.000%	0.51x
10017	Eagles	14	0.000%	0.17x
10018	Easey	14	0.000%	0.70x
10019	Eastman	14	0.000%	0.18x
10020	Edgerton	14	0.000%	0.34x
10021	Ellinor	14	0.000%	2.54x
10022	Engledow	14	0.000%	1.27x
10023	Eston	14	0.000%	2.90x
10024	Exon	14	0.000%	0.91x
10025	Faley	14	0.000%	1.54x
10026	Farden	14	0.000%	2.26x
10027	Farnill	14	0.000%	5.57x
10028	Farnley	14	0.000%	3.37x
10029	Faulks	14	0.000%	0.36x
10030	Feldman	14	0.000%	2.26x
10031	Felvus	14	0.000%	5.00x
10032	Fernandez	14	0.000%	1.17x
10033	Ferrar	14	0.000%	1.29x
10034	Fishpool	14	0.000%	1.01x
10035	Flarty	14	0.000%	1.18x
10036	Fortescue	14	0.000%	0.38x
10037	Fossey	14	0.000%	0.29x
10038	Frane	14	0.000%	1.98x
10039	Frawley	14	0.000%	1.15x
10040	Frew	14	0.000%	0.10x
10041	Friar	14	0.000%	0.32x
10042	Furmston	14	0.000%	1.83x
10043	Gabriel	14	0.000%	0.18x
10044	Gaffey	14	0.000%	1.79x
10045	Gallivan	14	0.000%	1.35x
10046	Garlic	14	0.000%	1.02x
10047	Gateley	14	0.000%	1.12x
10048	Gerry	14	0.000%	0.25x
10049	Gilles	14	0.000%	0.32x
10050	Gillin	14	0.000%	0.95x
10051	Gittens	14	0.000%	0.31x
10052	Glancy	14	0.000%	0.41x
10053	Gleadle	14	0.000%	1.72x
10054	Goldspink	14	0.000%	0.60x
10055	Gostick	14	0.000%	1.11x
10056	Gun	14	0.000%	0.71x
10057	Hagg	14	0.000%	0.79x
10058	Hagger	14	0.000%	0.16x
10059	Haining	14	0.000%	0.38x
10060	Haldon	14	0.000%	1.15x
10061	Hamar	14	0.000%	0.85x
10062	Hardyman	14	0.000%	1.37x
10063	Harwick	14	0.000%	1.63x
10064	Harworth	14	0.000%	3.22x
10065	Hatley	14	0.000%	0.36x
10066	Hauley	14	0.000%	3.53x
10067	Hearing	14	0.000%	5.00x
10068	Hearon	14	0.000%	3.22x
10069	Heckford	14	0.000%	0.92x
10070	Heighton	14	0.000%	0.56x
10071	Helmsley	14	0.000%	2.54x
10072	Heyden	14	0.000%	0.84x
10073	Higg	14	0.000%	2.45x
10074	Hilliard	14	0.000%	0.18x
10075	Hilson	14	0.000%	0.47x
10076	Hilyard	14	0.000%	1.81x
10077	Hiscox	14	0.000%	0.27x
10078	Hobden	14	0.000%	0.21x
10079	Holburn	14	0.000%	0.72x
10080	Hollyoak	14	0.000%	0.87x
10081	Hoodless	14	0.000%	0.74x
10082	Hornsley	14	0.000%	3.08x
10083	Horsford	14	0.000%	0.47x
10084	Hubner	14	0.000%	2.34x
10085	Hughff	14	0.000%	3.45x
10086	Hunn	14	0.000%	0.35x
10087	Hutcheson	14	0.000%	0.09x
10088	Huthwaite	14	0.000%	1.54x
10089	Ion	14	0.000%	1.00x
10090	Izzard	14	0.000%	0.16x
10091	Jarmain	14	0.000%	1.45x
10092	Jefferis	14	0.000%	0.37x
10093	Jephson	14	0.000%	0.59x
10094	Juby	14	0.000%	0.52x
10095	Kaley	14	0.000%	3.02x
10096	Keary	14	0.000%	0.81x
10097	Keat	14	0.000%	0.52x
10098	Keeffe	14	0.000%	0.57x
10099	Kerby	14	0.000%	0.26x
10100	Kerfoot	14	0.000%	0.25x