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 Wittle, 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
11101	Wittle	12	0.000%	0.87x
11102	Woodale	12	0.000%	4.14x
11103	Woolnough	12	0.000%	0.13x
11104	Wordley	12	0.000%	0.35x
11105	Wymer	12	0.000%	0.47x
11106	Yardy	12	0.000%	1.15x
11107	Yaxley	12	0.000%	0.26x
11108	Yeo	12	0.000%	0.08x
11109	Zealand	12	0.000%	4.78x
11110	Agnes	11	0.000%	1.90x
11111	Akrill	11	0.000%	1.21x
11112	Aldham	11	0.000%	0.93x
11113	Allis	11	0.000%	0.57x
11114	Annison	11	0.000%	0.42x
11115	Applebee	11	0.000%	0.57x
11116	Arms	11	0.000%	1.05x
11117	Ashbee	11	0.000%	0.41x
11118	Asprey	11	0.000%	0.43x
11119	Aster	11	0.000%	1.58x
11120	Atkey	11	0.000%	1.15x
11121	Atter	11	0.000%	0.72x
11122	Atterbury	11	0.000%	0.36x
11123	Auld	11	0.000%	0.06x
11124	Barbar	11	0.000%	1.52x
11125	Barder	11	0.000%	2.23x
11126	Barkham	11	0.000%	0.57x
11127	Barkway	11	0.000%	0.63x
11128	Barnacle	11	0.000%	0.31x
11129	Barnell	11	0.000%	1.22x
11130	Bartrum	11	0.000%	0.42x
11131	Baskeyfield	11	0.000%	0.86x
11132	Bather	11	0.000%	0.38x
11133	Baulk	11	0.000%	1.28x
11134	Bayliffe	11	0.000%	1.34x
11135	Bear	11	0.000%	0.14x
11136	Bearsley	11	0.000%	1.41x
11137	Bebb	11	0.000%	0.20x
11138	Beddows	11	0.000%	0.20x
11139	Begbie	11	0.000%	0.25x
11140	Bellam	11	0.000%	1.14x
11141	Bembridge	11	0.000%	0.31x
11142	Benham	11	0.000%	0.07x
11143	Benney	11	0.000%	0.33x
11144	Bert	11	0.000%	1.39x
11145	Bettley	11	0.000%	0.72x
11146	Blackbourn	11	0.000%	0.35x
11147	Blacow	11	0.000%	0.81x
11148	Blaydon	11	0.000%	0.81x
11149	Blore	11	0.000%	0.31x
11150	Board	11	0.000%	0.10x
11151	Bodman	11	0.000%	0.26x
11152	Bolitho	11	0.000%	0.28x
11153	Bonds	11	0.000%	0.82x
11154	Bootes	11	0.000%	1.29x
11155	Bordley	11	0.000%	2.28x
11156	Boustead	11	0.000%	0.51x
11157	Bowan	11	0.000%	1.08x
11158	Boxell	11	0.000%	0.98x
11159	Bracy	11	0.000%	1.06x
11160	Bradfield	11	0.000%	0.12x
11161	Braman	11	0.000%	2.78x
11162	Branagan	11	0.000%	0.57x
11163	Brandham	11	0.000%	2.37x
11164	Brees	11	0.000%	1.10x
11165	Brew	11	0.000%	0.15x
11166	Bricknell	11	0.000%	0.21x
11167	Brightwell	11	0.000%	0.18x
11168	Brill	11	0.000%	0.30x
11169	Brimfield	11	0.000%	1.08x
11170	Bromhead	11	0.000%	0.51x
11171	Broun	11	0.000%	2.71x
11172	Brumley	11	0.000%	1.84x
11173	Brunning	11	0.000%	0.19x
11174	Burell	11	0.000%	2.32x
11175	Burrells	11	0.000%	1.02x
11176	Busley	11	0.000%	1.25x
11177	Butland	11	0.000%	0.34x
11178	Butterley	11	0.000%	1.81x
11179	Butterly	11	0.000%	1.70x
11180	Byres	11	0.000%	0.56x
11181	Calaghan	11	0.000%	1.09x
11182	Callard	11	0.000%	0.21x
11183	Callear	11	0.000%	1.06x
11184	Camps	11	0.000%	0.35x
11185	Capell	11	0.000%	0.25x
11186	Cark	11	0.000%	2.65x
11187	Carmicheal	11	0.000%	1.29x
11188	Carthy	11	0.000%	0.25x
11189	Casterton	11	0.000%	1.04x
11190	Caston	11	0.000%	0.39x
11191	Caulton	11	0.000%	0.45x
11192	Causer	11	0.000%	0.25x
11193	Cavell	11	0.000%	0.29x
11194	Chard	11	0.000%	0.07x
11195	Chater	11	0.000%	0.12x
11196	Cheffins	11	0.000%	0.90x
11197	Cherrill	11	0.000%	0.75x
11198	Churm	11	0.000%	0.44x
11199	Clayworth	11	0.000%	1.42x
11200	Clemson	11	0.000%	0.27x