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 Jermy, 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
10901	Jermy	12	0.000%	0.29x
10902	Joughin	12	0.000%	0.49x
10903	Kates	12	0.000%	0.77x
10904	Kelson	12	0.000%	0.41x
10905	Kempton	12	0.000%	0.14x
10906	Kenley	12	0.000%	1.61x
10907	Kevan	12	0.000%	0.49x
10908	Kilbourn	12	0.000%	0.77x
10909	Kingswood	12	0.000%	0.45x
10910	Kitcher	12	0.000%	0.43x
10911	Kitt	12	0.000%	0.30x
10912	Kniveton	12	0.000%	0.66x
10913	Knowler	12	0.000%	0.44x
10914	Lacock	12	0.000%	1.28x
10915	Ladds	12	0.000%	0.40x
10916	Ladler	12	0.000%	2.53x
10917	Lain	12	0.000%	0.65x
10918	Laine	12	0.000%	0.51x
10919	Lakey	12	0.000%	0.41x
10920	Lanagan	12	0.000%	0.85x
10921	Langman	12	0.000%	0.27x
10922	Langworthy	12	0.000%	0.36x
10923	Lapworth	12	0.000%	0.21x
10924	Lauder	12	0.000%	0.08x
10925	Leatherbarrow	12	0.000%	0.20x
10926	Lech	12	0.000%	6.21x
10927	Leeves	12	0.000%	0.89x
10928	Leitch	12	0.000%	0.04x
10929	Lenham	12	0.000%	1.40x
10930	Lenny	12	0.000%	0.69x
10931	Liddington	12	0.000%	0.32x
10932	Lind	12	0.000%	0.24x
10933	Lineker	12	0.000%	0.84x
10934	Linfield	12	0.000%	0.33x
10935	Littlechild	12	0.000%	0.30x
10936	Livock	12	0.000%	0.76x
10937	Loomes	12	0.000%	0.47x
10938	Macdougall	12	0.000%	0.27x
10939	Macguire	12	0.000%	0.76x
10940	Madgwick	12	0.000%	0.38x
10941	Magnus	12	0.000%	0.59x
10942	Mainwaring	12	0.000%	0.11x
10943	Margetson	12	0.000%	0.50x
10944	Marker	12	0.000%	0.47x
10945	Maroney	12	0.000%	1.38x
10946	Marsey	12	0.000%	4.78x
10947	Master	12	0.000%	0.33x
10948	Mattocks	12	0.000%	0.32x
10949	Mawby	12	0.000%	0.15x
10950	Mcavoy	12	0.000%	1.44x
10951	Mccullock	12	0.000%	1.28x
10952	Mcgarry	12	0.000%	0.91x
10953	Means	12	0.000%	1.25x
10954	Meason	12	0.000%	0.87x
10955	Meeham	12	0.000%	2.14x
10956	Meggs	12	0.000%	0.69x
10957	Meston	12	0.000%	0.54x
10958	Mindham	12	0.000%	1.44x
10959	Miner	12	0.000%	0.56x
10960	Mixon	12	0.000%	4.44x
10961	Moffet	12	0.000%	0.71x
10962	Moger	12	0.000%	0.51x
10963	Mongan	12	0.000%	5.40x
10964	Mulhearn	12	0.000%	1.00x
10965	Mulhern	12	0.000%	0.64x
10966	Mulley	12	0.000%	0.20x
10967	Murtha	12	0.000%	1.04x
10968	Nancarrow	12	0.000%	0.28x
10969	Nee	12	0.000%	1.22x
10970	Neel	12	0.000%	1.35x
10971	Neuman	12	0.000%	2.70x
10972	Neumann	12	0.000%	2.70x
10973	Newly	12	0.000%	2.44x
10974	Nimms	12	0.000%	1.57x
10975	Oastler	12	0.000%	1.75x
10976	Older	12	0.000%	0.49x
10977	Omalley	12	0.000%	0.43x
10978	Orbell	12	0.000%	0.41x
10979	Orriss	12	0.000%	0.51x
10980	Overall	12	0.000%	0.20x
10981	Paddison	12	0.000%	0.28x
10982	Peatman	12	0.000%	1.23x
10983	Pedler	12	0.000%	0.45x
10984	Pegden	12	0.000%	0.79x
10985	Peirce	12	0.000%	0.12x
10986	Pellitt	12	0.000%	4.60x
10987	Pelly	12	0.000%	0.79x
10988	Pengilly	12	0.000%	0.41x
10989	Penington	12	0.000%	0.99x
10990	Percey	12	0.000%	0.62x
10991	Perrow	12	0.000%	0.90x
10992	Picking	12	0.000%	0.44x
10993	Pilcher	12	0.000%	0.08x
10994	Ponsonby	12	0.000%	0.60x
10995	Pow	12	0.000%	0.18x
10996	Pratley	12	0.000%	0.15x
10997	Pryer	12	0.000%	0.21x
10998	Purse	12	0.000%	0.38x
10999	Raisin	12	0.000%	1.70x
11000	Rapley	12	0.000%	0.13x