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 Sandell, 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
10201	Sandell	14	0.000%	0.26x
10202	Sawbridge	14	0.000%	0.51x
10203	Scarff	14	0.000%	0.40x
10204	Schwab	14	0.000%	4.83x
10205	Seager	14	0.000%	0.09x
10206	Shannan	14	0.000%	0.92x
10207	Shergold	14	0.000%	0.19x
10208	Shiers	14	0.000%	0.66x
10209	Shillam	14	0.000%	1.33x
10210	Shire	14	0.000%	0.50x
10211	Sibbald	14	0.000%	0.18x
10212	Sinnott	14	0.000%	0.46x
10213	Sizeland	14	0.000%	0.89x
10214	Skene	14	0.000%	0.20x
10215	Slate	14	0.000%	0.55x
10216	Slocombe	14	0.000%	0.15x
10217	Sloman	14	0.000%	0.23x
10218	Smell	14	0.000%	2.59x
10219	Sneesby	14	0.000%	1.06x
10220	Spendlow	14	0.000%	1.20x
10221	Spense	14	0.000%	1.57x
10222	Spong	14	0.000%	0.28x
10223	Springhall	14	0.000%	1.37x
10224	Stobbart	14	0.000%	0.39x
10225	Swabey	14	0.000%	0.74x
10226	Swainbank	14	0.000%	3.22x
10227	Tabor	14	0.000%	0.22x
10228	Tarren	14	0.000%	1.96x
10229	Tayne	14	0.000%	3.92x
10230	Teece	14	0.000%	0.37x
10231	Terrace	14	0.000%	1.22x
10232	Terrey	14	0.000%	0.69x
10233	Thorner	14	0.000%	0.92x
10234	Tibbits	14	0.000%	1.29x
10235	Tims	14	0.000%	0.22x
10236	Tool	14	0.000%	0.84x
10237	Tootill	14	0.000%	0.36x
10238	Trench	14	0.000%	0.51x
10239	Tull	14	0.000%	0.20x
10240	Tungate	14	0.000%	0.64x
10241	Twamley	14	0.000%	1.86x
10242	Tyman	14	0.000%	1.27x
10243	Valance	14	0.000%	1.22x
10244	Venus	14	0.000%	0.43x
10245	Vesty	14	0.000%	0.86x
10246	Vogel	14	0.000%	1.48x
10247	Voisey	14	0.000%	0.47x
10248	Waldren	14	0.000%	0.58x
10249	Warmington	14	0.000%	0.26x
10250	Weber	14	0.000%	0.38x
10251	Weekes	14	0.000%	0.19x
10252	Wetherhead	14	0.000%	2.26x
10253	Whaling	14	0.000%	2.34x
10254	Whatley	14	0.000%	0.13x
10255	Whatling	14	0.000%	0.46x
10256	Wheaton	14	0.000%	0.24x
10257	Whistler	14	0.000%	0.46x
10258	Whitcombe	14	0.000%	0.27x
10259	Whitlow	14	0.000%	0.40x
10260	Whittet	14	0.000%	0.49x
10261	Wigham	14	0.000%	0.28x
10262	Winkworth	14	0.000%	0.24x
10263	Wintle	14	0.000%	0.17x
10264	Witney	14	0.000%	0.27x
10265	Wolsey	14	0.000%	0.72x
10266	Woodfield	14	0.000%	0.14x
10267	Wooff	14	0.000%	0.89x
10268	Woolard	14	0.000%	0.34x
10269	Woolfe	14	0.000%	0.63x
10270	Woolmer	14	0.000%	0.30x
10271	Work	14	0.000%	0.40x
10272	Wreathall	14	0.000%	6.90x
10273	Acres	13	0.000%	0.41x
10274	Afford	13	0.000%	0.70x
10275	Aikinson	13	0.000%	7.47x
10276	Airy	13	0.000%	1.34x
10277	Alkins	13	0.000%	1.23x
10278	Almey	13	0.000%	1.14x
10279	Amber	13	0.000%	1.43x
10280	Anders	13	0.000%	0.25x
10281	Apsey	13	0.000%	0.55x
10282	Arnfield	13	0.000%	0.52x
10283	Ashington	13	0.000%	1.87x
10284	Aspland	13	0.000%	0.46x
10285	Atterton	13	0.000%	1.00x
10286	Attwell	13	0.000%	0.20x
10287	Bade	13	0.000%	4.34x
10288	Baine	13	0.000%	0.60x
10289	Bambury	13	0.000%	0.63x
10290	Bargewell	13	0.000%	2.04x
10291	Barner	13	0.000%	2.92x
10292	Barradell	13	0.000%	0.74x
10293	Barringer	13	0.000%	0.45x
10294	Barrot	13	0.000%	2.45x
10295	Barrowcliff	13	0.000%	0.85x
10296	Batten	13	0.000%	0.05x
10297	Beadman	13	0.000%	0.92x
10298	Beadsmore	13	0.000%	1.11x
10299	Belford	13	0.000%	0.51x
10300	Bendle	13	0.000%	0.42x