NameCensus.

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 Loosemore, with 10 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
11901Loosemore100.26x
11902Lorenz102.65x
11903Loring100.64x
11904Lowder100.51x
11905Lutkin101.52x
11906Lynam100.31x
11907Lyndon100.35x
11908Macdonnell101.22x
11909Macken100.81x
11910Maddern100.31x
11911Maisey100.16x
11912Maison101.64x
11913Mally101.16x
11914Malson103.14x
11915Malt100.41x
11916Mande103.70x
11917Manifold100.32x
11918Marfield101.88x
11919Marham101.82x
11920Mariner100.35x
11921Marrey107.40x
11922Mars100.36x
11923Maslen100.17x
11924Massy100.58x
11925Matsell100.96x
11926Mayse101.12x
11927Mcculloch100.94x
11928Mckenny102.96x
11929Mckie100.65x
11930Mclain104.31x
11931Mclintock103.45x
11932Mcnab101.59x
11933Mcnelly105.18x
11934Mcniff105.45x
11935Mcnish104.14x
11936Meadwell100.83x
11937Meigh100.51x
11938Mellen101.33x
11939Meridith100.59x
11940Meyrick100.13x
11941Milland101.95x
11942Millen100.13x
11943Moan100.70x
11944Mokes101.85x
11945Monell102.59x
11946Moone101.08x
11947Mork105.18x
11948Morran100.28x
11949Morrin100.63x
11950Morrisey100.29x
11951Mossom101.75x
11952Moyle100.07x
11953Moyse100.15x
11954Mullholland100.29x
11955Mundie100.48x
11956Naylon104.50x
11957Neely101.36x
11958Nestor102.07x
11959Newling100.32x
11960Niles101.01x
11961Nimmo100.08x
11962Noxon102.87x
11963Oday101.36x
11964Ogorman101.85x
11965Okeeffe101.33x
11966Oldman100.25x
11967Omara101.02x
11968Osbaldeston100.48x
11969Oulton100.38x
11970Padfield100.13x
11971Palfry101.54x
11972Pallas101.85x
11973Panter100.10x
11974Parfett100.51x
11975Patey100.15x
11976Patrickson100.48x
11977Paulden100.90x
11978Pavis100.86x
11979Pawley100.12x
11980Pearsons100.84x
11981Peele100.70x
11982Pennell100.12x
11983Perrigo101.70x
11984Pettman100.42x
11985Pidgeon100.10x
11986Pincham101.28x
11987Pingree102.52x
11988Pittam100.36x
11989Plaskitt100.80x
11990Plimmer100.28x
11991Pomphrey100.93x
11992Pook100.12x
11993Popely102.16x
11994Poulsen103.70x
11995Poynton100.21x
11996Presland100.27x
11997Purdie100.08x
11998Pusey100.16x
11999Quilter100.21x
12000Quimby101.38x