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 Applegate, with 6 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
14401	Applegate	6	0.000%	0.11x
14402	Archbald	6	0.000%	0.75x
14403	Argles	6	0.000%	1.22x
14404	Armitt	6	0.000%	0.21x
14405	Armson	6	0.000%	0.23x
14406	Armstong	6	0.000%	1.55x
14407	Artis	6	0.000%	0.27x
14408	Atchison	6	0.000%	0.17x
14409	Aubery	6	0.000%	0.63x
14410	Aubrey	6	0.000%	0.07x
14411	Avey	6	0.000%	0.28x
14412	Avon	6	0.000%	0.65x
14413	Axford	6	0.000%	0.08x
14414	Ayden	6	0.000%	1.72x
14415	Bader	6	0.000%	1.41x
14416	Badford	6	0.000%	1.88x
14417	Bailer	6	0.000%	2.39x
14418	Ban	6	0.000%	1.38x
14419	Bannester	6	0.000%	1.51x
14420	Bantick	6	0.000%	0.55x
14421	Banting	6	0.000%	0.23x
14422	Bantoft	6	0.000%	0.59x
14423	Banwell	6	0.000%	0.14x
14424	Barby	6	0.000%	0.59x
14425	Barkla	6	0.000%	1.72x
14426	Barling	6	0.000%	0.14x
14427	Barman	6	0.000%	0.48x
14428	Barrat	6	0.000%	0.34x
14429	Bart	6	0.000%	0.34x
14430	Bartels	6	0.000%	0.91x
14431	Bartlam	6	0.000%	0.19x
14432	Barty	6	0.000%	0.37x
14433	Basey	6	0.000%	0.48x
14434	Batchlor	6	0.000%	0.36x
14435	Batter	6	0.000%	0.37x
14436	Batton	6	0.000%	0.43x
14437	Bawden	6	0.000%	0.04x
14438	Baybutt	6	0.000%	0.47x
14439	Bayle	6	0.000%	1.44x
14440	Baylie	6	0.000%	0.77x
14441	Bead	6	0.000%	0.79x
14442	Beart	6	0.000%	0.48x
14443	Beatham	6	0.000%	1.38x
14444	Beeken	6	0.000%	0.46x
14445	Bellaby	6	0.000%	0.74x
14446	Bellew	6	0.000%	0.37x
14447	Bellington	6	0.000%	0.59x
14448	Bellshaw	6	0.000%	1.88x
14449	Bendell	6	0.000%	0.25x
14450	Bennit	6	0.000%	1.38x
14451	Bewers	6	0.000%	0.90x
14452	Bickersteth	6	0.000%	1.55x
14453	Bickett	6	0.000%	0.59x
14454	Bilbie	6	0.000%	0.50x
14455	Biley	6	0.000%	1.27x
14456	Billinghurst	6	0.000%	0.17x
14457	Bishton	6	0.000%	0.21x
14458	Bitton	6	0.000%	0.52x
14459	Blacket	6	0.000%	1.03x
14460	Blaikie	6	0.000%	0.17x
14461	Blizard	6	0.000%	0.19x
14462	Blows	6	0.000%	0.19x
14463	Boarder	6	0.000%	0.50x
14464	Boggis	6	0.000%	0.15x
14465	Boggon	6	0.000%	0.83x
14466	Bona	6	0.000%	1.17x
14467	Bonney	6	0.000%	0.08x
14468	Bonstead	6	0.000%	0.72x
14469	Bord	6	0.000%	0.93x
14470	Border	6	0.000%	0.24x
14471	Borham	6	0.000%	0.31x
14472	Botting	6	0.000%	0.06x
14473	Bouckley	6	0.000%	0.97x
14474	Bouner	6	0.000%	2.96x
14475	Bowdler	6	0.000%	0.10x
14476	Bowing	6	0.000%	0.85x
14477	Bowls	6	0.000%	0.48x
14478	Boxhall	6	0.000%	0.62x
14479	Boyland	6	0.000%	0.23x
14480	Bradnam	6	0.000%	0.38x
14481	Branagh	6	0.000%	6.91x
14482	Brandy	6	0.000%	0.91x
14483	Brasier	6	0.000%	0.18x
14484	Braughton	6	0.000%	1.38x
14485	Breadley	6	0.000%	2.82x
14486	Breaker	6	0.000%	1.09x
14487	Breakey	6	0.000%	1.32x
14488	Bree	6	0.000%	0.23x
14489	Brigginshaw	6	0.000%	0.94x
14490	Brigstock	6	0.000%	0.44x
14491	Brimble	6	0.000%	0.12x
14492	Brimelow	6	0.000%	0.26x
14493	Brinkman	6	0.000%	0.43x
14494	Brinsley	6	0.000%	0.43x
14495	Britcher	6	0.000%	0.35x
14496	Britland	6	0.000%	0.25x
14497	Broadway	6	0.000%	0.10x
14498	Bromage	6	0.000%	0.18x
14499	Bromell	6	0.000%	0.59x
14500	Brookshaw	6	0.000%	0.30x