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 Asten, with 12 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
10701	Asten	12	0.000%	0.91x
10702	Aveling	12	0.000%	0.74x
10703	Bailie	12	0.000%	0.30x
10704	Balk	12	0.000%	3.45x
10705	Balwin	12	0.000%	1.32x
10706	Bambrough	12	0.000%	0.86x
10707	Barfoot	12	0.000%	0.13x
10708	Barnley	12	0.000%	1.88x
10709	Batterley	12	0.000%	2.82x
10710	Baynton	12	0.000%	0.41x
10711	Beacon	12	0.000%	0.48x
10712	Beam	12	0.000%	1.51x
10713	Beat	12	0.000%	0.65x
10714	Beatie	12	0.000%	0.54x
10715	Behan	12	0.000%	1.19x
10716	Belch	12	0.000%	0.83x
10717	Besant	12	0.000%	0.45x
10718	Bessant	12	0.000%	0.21x
10719	Bibbs	12	0.000%	1.68x
10720	Bilney	12	0.000%	1.11x
10721	Birtwell	12	0.000%	0.44x
10722	Blaze	12	0.000%	0.93x
10723	Blight	12	0.000%	0.09x
10724	Blurton	12	0.000%	0.55x
10725	Boase	12	0.000%	0.38x
10726	Bookless	12	0.000%	0.75x
10727	Borden	12	0.000%	1.50x
10728	Bounds	12	0.000%	0.28x
10729	Bowditch	12	0.000%	0.17x
10730	Bracegirdle	12	0.000%	0.16x
10731	Bradie	12	0.000%	1.46x
10732	Bragger	12	0.000%	0.82x
10733	Bramer	12	0.000%	1.70x
10734	Bratby	12	0.000%	0.69x
10735	Brayley	12	0.000%	0.39x
10736	Brenman	12	0.000%	3.27x
10737	Breward	12	0.000%	0.53x
10738	Broxton	12	0.000%	0.71x
10739	Bryson	12	0.000%	0.05x
10740	Buckberry	12	0.000%	2.00x
10741	Bullman	12	0.000%	0.43x
10742	Bunny	12	0.000%	0.66x
10743	Burnip	12	0.000%	0.48x
10744	Cahalin	12	0.000%	7.76x
10745	Callaway	12	0.000%	0.15x
10746	Calow	12	0.000%	0.41x
10747	Calthorpe	12	0.000%	0.84x
10748	Candlin	12	0.000%	0.73x
10749	Cast	12	0.000%	0.80x
10750	Catten	12	0.000%	1.41x
10751	Chantrey	12	0.000%	1.29x
10752	Cheesewright	12	0.000%	0.78x
10753	Chesworth	12	0.000%	0.19x
10754	Chettleburgh	12	0.000%	0.97x
10755	Chipp	12	0.000%	0.56x
10756	Chrimes	12	0.000%	0.58x
10757	Churcher	12	0.000%	0.12x
10758	Clague	12	0.000%	0.12x
10759	Cline	12	0.000%	0.99x
10760	Clipson	12	0.000%	0.65x
10761	Cloak	12	0.000%	1.10x
10762	Cloves	12	0.000%	1.94x
10763	Cobbe	12	0.000%	1.18x
10764	Cockran	12	0.000%	0.58x
10765	Coggle	12	0.000%	1.63x
10766	Colyer	12	0.000%	0.16x
10767	Copper	12	0.000%	0.25x
10768	Coulby	12	0.000%	2.48x
10769	Crews	12	0.000%	0.24x
10770	Crich	12	0.000%	1.23x
10771	Crilly	12	0.000%	0.73x
10772	Cronan	12	0.000%	0.54x
10773	Cully	12	0.000%	0.38x
10774	Dagless	12	0.000%	1.40x
10775	Dain	12	0.000%	0.46x
10776	Dalmer	12	0.000%	3.88x
10777	Dan	12	0.000%	0.70x
10778	Dannett	12	0.000%	1.44x
10779	Darwen	12	0.000%	0.74x
10780	Daves	12	0.000%	0.48x
10781	Dearsley	12	0.000%	0.45x
10782	Deary	12	0.000%	0.52x
10783	Delacey	12	0.000%	3.10x
10784	Denis	12	0.000%	0.68x
10785	Devon	12	0.000%	0.45x
10786	Dewey	12	0.000%	0.10x
10787	Dinsmore	12	0.000%	1.27x
10788	Disley	12	0.000%	0.21x
10789	Dodsley	12	0.000%	0.88x
10790	Doman	12	0.000%	0.45x
10791	Donlan	12	0.000%	0.60x
10792	Dorian	12	0.000%	1.63x
10793	Dotchin	12	0.000%	1.91x
10794	Dougal	12	0.000%	0.23x
10795	Doughton	12	0.000%	0.80x
10796	Downer	12	0.000%	0.11x
10797	Drye	12	0.000%	1.97x
10798	Duckinson	12	0.000%	10.36x
10799	Duker	12	0.000%	4.44x
10800	Dunthorne	12	0.000%	0.62x