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 Elkins, with 13 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
10401	Elkins	13	0.000%	0.12x
10402	Elmes	13	0.000%	0.20x
10403	Elsden	13	0.000%	0.37x
10404	Elverson	13	0.000%	2.80x
10405	Exell	13	0.000%	0.53x
10406	Fair	13	0.000%	0.13x
10407	Fairhead	13	0.000%	0.24x
10408	Farnworth	13	0.000%	0.09x
10409	Farquharson	13	0.000%	0.08x
10410	Farren	13	0.000%	0.22x
10411	Fenner	13	0.000%	0.11x
10412	Ferrer	13	0.000%	1.62x
10413	Figg	13	0.000%	0.19x
10414	Filton	13	0.000%	1.55x
10415	Firmstone	13	0.000%	0.89x
10416	Fiske	13	0.000%	0.40x
10417	Fison	13	0.000%	1.13x
10418	Fitches	13	0.000%	1.08x
10419	Flute	13	0.000%	1.72x
10420	Follis	13	0.000%	1.56x
10421	Fone	13	0.000%	0.48x
10422	Foulks	13	0.000%	0.45x
10423	Frearson	13	0.000%	0.35x
10424	Fullam	13	0.000%	2.36x
10425	Furlong	13	0.000%	0.13x
10426	Furner	13	0.000%	0.60x
10427	Gamett	13	0.000%	7.08x
10428	Gauntlett	13	0.000%	0.24x
10429	Gavan	13	0.000%	0.47x
10430	Gentry	13	0.000%	0.14x
10431	Ghent	13	0.000%	0.92x
10432	Gilkes	13	0.000%	0.32x
10433	Gisby	13	0.000%	0.73x
10434	Glazier	13	0.000%	0.28x
10435	Gleason	13	0.000%	1.51x
10436	Golby	13	0.000%	0.25x
10437	Goldrick	13	0.000%	2.45x
10438	Goldring	13	0.000%	0.34x
10439	Goodrum	13	0.000%	0.34x
10440	Gowen	13	0.000%	0.24x
10441	Grandy	13	0.000%	1.56x
10442	Greenhead	13	0.000%	1.12x
10443	Griffins	13	0.000%	1.32x
10444	Grix	13	0.000%	0.73x
10445	Gulley	13	0.000%	0.47x
10446	Gulliver	13	0.000%	0.13x
10447	Gurnett	13	0.000%	0.90x
10448	Guymer	13	0.000%	0.40x
10449	Gwinnell	13	0.000%	0.97x
10450	Gwynn	13	0.000%	0.25x
10451	Hackleton	13	0.000%	3.28x
10452	Hackshaw	13	0.000%	1.72x
10453	Hadcock	13	0.000%	1.09x
10454	Hagarty	13	0.000%	0.74x
10455	Halkyard	13	0.000%	0.39x
10456	Halloway	13	0.000%	1.26x
10457	Hammer	13	0.000%	0.60x
10458	Handson	13	0.000%	1.39x
10459	Hanna	13	0.000%	0.28x
10460	Hardin	13	0.000%	1.49x
10461	Harlock	13	0.000%	0.35x
10462	Haslewood	13	0.000%	0.83x
10463	Hasting	13	0.000%	0.73x
10464	Hatt	13	0.000%	0.21x
10465	Hawarth	13	0.000%	0.84x
10466	Haystead	13	0.000%	2.86x
10467	Hazelgrave	13	0.000%	5.61x
10468	Hazeltine	13	0.000%	1.49x
10469	Heatherington	13	0.000%	0.50x
10470	Hegarty	13	0.000%	0.51x
10471	Heighley	13	0.000%	5.85x
10472	Helms	13	0.000%	1.37x
10473	Hendrey	13	0.000%	1.32x
10474	Heppel	13	0.000%	0.96x
10475	Hett	13	0.000%	0.86x
10476	Hicken	13	0.000%	0.35x
10477	Hilder	13	0.000%	0.19x
10478	Hinley	13	0.000%	0.73x
10479	Hobkirk	13	0.000%	0.69x
10480	Hodgen	13	0.000%	1.01x
10481	Hollyhead	13	0.000%	0.98x
10482	Homes	13	0.000%	0.26x
10483	Hopgood	13	0.000%	0.17x
10484	Hornbuckle	13	0.000%	0.69x
10485	Horstead	13	0.000%	1.12x
10486	Hosking	13	0.000%	0.06x
10487	Humpage	13	0.000%	0.38x
10488	Imison	13	0.000%	3.54x
10489	Inkley	13	0.000%	1.42x
10490	Ivers	13	0.000%	0.83x
10491	Jacks	13	0.000%	0.20x
10492	Jager	13	0.000%	1.03x
10493	Jeeves	13	0.000%	0.24x
10494	Jenny	13	0.000%	2.69x
10495	Joll	13	0.000%	0.90x
10496	Joss	13	0.000%	0.25x
10497	Kayser	13	0.000%	3.96x
10498	Keddle	13	0.000%	2.14x
10499	Keil	13	0.000%	0.99x
10500	Keilly	13	0.000%	2.32x