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 Lansdell, with 7 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
14001	Lansdell	7	0.000%	0.29x
14002	Larrington	7	0.000%	1.03x
14003	Lathbury	7	0.000%	0.38x
14004	Lauderdale	7	0.000%	0.59x
14005	Lavill	7	0.000%	2.50x
14006	Leal	7	0.000%	0.28x
14007	Lease	7	0.000%	1.21x
14008	Leddy	7	0.000%	0.54x
14009	Ledgerwood	7	0.000%	0.52x
14010	Legget	7	0.000%	0.34x
14011	Lewell	7	0.000%	0.61x
14012	Lewiss	7	0.000%	1.32x
14013	Lidington	7	0.000%	0.77x
14014	Limm	7	0.000%	0.95x
14015	Limmer	7	0.000%	0.47x
14016	Linscott	7	0.000%	0.49x
14017	Lintott	7	0.000%	0.16x
14018	Liptrott	7	0.000%	0.46x
14019	List	7	0.000%	0.14x
14020	Litton	7	0.000%	0.21x
14021	Lodger	7	0.000%	1.13x
14022	Loney	7	0.000%	0.17x
14023	Longston	7	0.000%	2.07x
14024	Looker	7	0.000%	0.08x
14025	Lothian	7	0.000%	0.11x
14026	Lount	7	0.000%	0.72x
14027	Lovitt	7	0.000%	0.38x
14028	Loyde	7	0.000%	0.52x
14029	Luckett	7	0.000%	0.10x
14030	Lucus	7	0.000%	0.64x
14031	Ludwig	7	0.000%	0.57x
14032	Lukeman	7	0.000%	1.34x
14033	Lykes	7	0.000%	6.04x
14034	Macbeth	7	0.000%	0.26x
14035	Maccabe	7	0.000%	0.49x
14036	Macleod	7	0.000%	0.02x
14037	Macmaster	7	0.000%	0.95x
14038	Macrow	7	0.000%	0.35x
14039	Madge	7	0.000%	0.08x
14040	Madigan	7	0.000%	0.37x
14041	Magnay	7	0.000%	1.57x
14042	Maidstone	7	0.000%	0.73x
14043	Mainwood	7	0.000%	0.77x
14044	Malby	7	0.000%	0.70x
14045	Maller	7	0.000%	0.76x
14046	Malvern	7	0.000%	0.74x
14047	Mannel	7	0.000%	1.45x
14048	Mannell	7	0.000%	0.27x
14049	Manston	7	0.000%	0.95x
14050	Manterfield	7	0.000%	1.72x
14051	Marcer	7	0.000%	0.87x
14052	Marmont	7	0.000%	0.89x
14053	Mase	7	0.000%	0.81x
14054	Masheder	7	0.000%	1.02x
14055	Matlock	7	0.000%	0.44x
14056	Matthewson	7	0.000%	0.17x
14057	Mattley	7	0.000%	1.25x
14058	Mawdesley	7	0.000%	0.42x
14059	Mayle	7	0.000%	0.36x
14060	Maynes	7	0.000%	0.87x
14061	Mcandrews	7	0.000%	5.57x
14062	Mcarthy	7	0.000%	0.89x
14063	Mcclaren	7	0.000%	7.26x
14064	Mcclarence	7	0.000%	5.57x
14065	Mcclure	7	0.000%	0.73x
14066	Mccready	7	0.000%	1.25x
14067	Mccreery	7	0.000%	4.26x
14068	Mckale	7	0.000%	4.53x
14069	Mcleary	7	0.000%	2.07x
14070	Mclellan	7	0.000%	0.51x
14071	Mclevy	7	0.000%	10.38x
14072	Mctaggart	7	0.000%	2.59x
14073	Mcwatt	7	0.000%	5.18x
14074	Meachem	7	0.000%	0.72x
14075	Meddings	7	0.000%	0.28x
14076	Medhurst	7	0.000%	0.06x
14077	Medlicott	7	0.000%	0.16x
14078	Mends	7	0.000%	0.76x
14079	Mercy	7	0.000%	0.49x
14080	Merrifield	7	0.000%	0.10x
14081	Merris	7	0.000%	1.51x
14082	Merrit	7	0.000%	0.50x
14083	Merson	7	0.000%	0.21x
14084	Metherell	7	0.000%	0.28x
14085	Metheringham	7	0.000%	0.46x
14086	Methven	7	0.000%	0.11x
14087	Middlehurst	7	0.000%	0.18x
14088	Midleton	7	0.000%	0.67x
14089	Millis	7	0.000%	0.27x
14090	Mimms	7	0.000%	0.95x
14091	Minogue	7	0.000%	10.38x
14092	Mitcham	7	0.000%	0.17x
14093	Mobley	7	0.000%	0.23x
14094	Mold	7	0.000%	0.13x
14095	Molden	7	0.000%	0.93x
14096	Mollart	7	0.000%	0.47x
14097	Molson	7	0.000%	0.64x
14098	Molyneax	7	0.000%	3.02x
14099	Monkley	7	0.000%	0.51x
14100	Monteath	7	0.000%	0.26x