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 Kemble, 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
10501	Kemble	13	0.000%	0.27x
10502	Kennan	13	0.000%	0.64x
10503	Kennard	13	0.000%	0.09x
10504	Kersley	13	0.000%	0.39x
10505	Kinsman	13	0.000%	0.22x
10506	Kirwan	13	0.000%	0.75x
10507	Kitley	13	0.000%	0.64x
10508	Lanham	13	0.000%	0.18x
10509	Lant	13	0.000%	0.68x
10510	Larkman	13	0.000%	0.44x
10511	Lavine	13	0.000%	3.64x
10512	Leachman	13	0.000%	1.28x
10513	Leafe	13	0.000%	1.21x
10514	Lefley	13	0.000%	1.27x
10515	Leverington	13	0.000%	0.62x
10516	Levison	13	0.000%	0.76x
10517	Lewendon	13	0.000%	0.50x
10518	Lewsey	13	0.000%	0.49x
10519	Lincham	13	0.000%	3.36x
10520	Lindo	13	0.000%	1.66x
10521	Lion	13	0.000%	1.08x
10522	Lipman	13	0.000%	0.71x
10523	Lithgow	13	0.000%	0.25x
10524	Lower	13	0.000%	0.24x
10525	Loxton	13	0.000%	0.37x
10526	Lummas	13	0.000%	1.72x
10527	Maddy	13	0.000%	0.71x
10528	Maid	13	0.000%	2.14x
10529	Maplethorpe	13	0.000%	1.22x
10530	Mapletoft	13	0.000%	1.75x
10531	Marfleet	13	0.000%	0.72x
10532	Marper	13	0.000%	4.64x
10533	Matchett	13	0.000%	0.83x
10534	Matherson	13	0.000%	1.00x
10535	Matley	13	0.000%	0.34x
10536	Mcbride	13	0.000%	0.59x
10537	Mccawley	13	0.000%	4.98x
10538	Mccourt	13	0.000%	1.87x
10539	Mcloughlan	13	0.000%	3.96x
10540	Mcmaster	13	0.000%	1.10x
10541	Meacock	13	0.000%	0.33x
10542	Meadow	13	0.000%	0.73x
10543	Mealy	13	0.000%	1.28x
10544	Melburn	13	0.000%	2.59x
10545	Metzger	13	0.000%	4.08x
10546	Mews	13	0.000%	0.73x
10547	Millan	13	0.000%	0.31x
10548	Millbank	13	0.000%	0.60x
10549	Millican	13	0.000%	0.24x
10550	Millings	13	0.000%	1.92x
10551	Minnis	13	0.000%	0.75x
10552	Mizon	13	0.000%	0.91x
10553	Moralee	13	0.000%	0.62x
10554	Moreley	13	0.000%	1.66x
10555	Mortlock	13	0.000%	0.14x
10556	Mosscrop	13	0.000%	2.14x
10557	Motson	13	0.000%	1.82x
10558	Mottley	13	0.000%	1.70x
10559	Moules	13	0.000%	0.50x
10560	Mullings	13	0.000%	0.48x
10561	Murrell	13	0.000%	0.06x
10562	Mussett	13	0.000%	0.56x
10563	Nickerson	13	0.000%	0.48x
10564	Niland	13	0.000%	1.48x
10565	Nisbet	13	0.000%	0.04x
10566	Ogg	13	0.000%	0.14x
10567	Olford	13	0.000%	1.89x
10568	Orrill	13	0.000%	1.53x
10569	Ottewell	13	0.000%	0.69x
10570	Overson	13	0.000%	1.39x
10571	Padmore	13	0.000%	0.29x
10572	Palin	13	0.000%	0.10x
10573	Pearey	13	0.000%	1.79x
10574	Peebles	13	0.000%	0.11x
10575	Pennick	13	0.000%	1.45x
10576	Pert	13	0.000%	0.21x
10577	Pett	13	0.000%	0.16x
10578	Phippen	13	0.000%	0.36x
10579	Phoenix	13	0.000%	0.34x
10580	Pickerill	13	0.000%	0.40x
10581	Piggins	13	0.000%	0.91x
10582	Pilch	13	0.000%	1.01x
10583	Pinner	13	0.000%	0.18x
10584	Popplestone	13	0.000%	0.72x
10585	Portas	13	0.000%	1.36x
10586	Proudley	13	0.000%	1.10x
10587	Puckett	13	0.000%	0.47x
10588	Rabbits	13	0.000%	0.54x
10589	Rainer	13	0.000%	0.47x
10590	Ransford	13	0.000%	0.87x
10591	Redmore	13	0.000%	0.92x
10592	Reedy	13	0.000%	1.03x
10593	Richter	13	0.000%	1.02x
10594	Ringe	13	0.000%	0.98x
10595	Rising	13	0.000%	0.50x
10596	Roache	13	0.000%	0.72x
10597	Roads	13	0.000%	0.37x
10598	Robenson	13	0.000%	3.74x
10599	Rofe	13	0.000%	0.52x
10600	Roman	13	0.000%	1.55x