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 Cunninghame, 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
14601	Cunninghame	6	0.000%	0.29x
14602	Curties	6	0.000%	0.97x
14603	Cutcliffe	6	0.000%	0.34x
14604	Dacy	6	0.000%	1.09x
14605	Daish	6	0.000%	0.32x
14606	Dalglish	6	0.000%	0.11x
14607	Dands	6	0.000%	1.05x
14608	Daugherty	6	0.000%	0.55x
14609	Dawkes	6	0.000%	0.28x
14610	Deady	6	0.000%	1.03x
14611	Deasy	6	0.000%	0.67x
14612	Deen	6	0.000%	0.51x
14613	Degroot	6	0.000%	1.51x
14614	Dellar	6	0.000%	0.17x
14615	Dench	6	0.000%	0.11x
14616	Denholm	6	0.000%	0.05x
14617	Dennet	6	0.000%	0.84x
14618	Densley	6	0.000%	0.30x
14619	Deuchar	6	0.000%	0.48x
14620	Devis	6	0.000%	1.24x
14621	Dignan	6	0.000%	0.36x
14622	Dillamore	6	0.000%	1.32x
14623	Dilly	6	0.000%	0.34x
14624	Diment	6	0.000%	0.14x
14625	Dineen	6	0.000%	0.65x
14626	Dippie	6	0.000%	0.47x
14627	Dock	6	0.000%	0.57x
14628	Docking	6	0.000%	0.24x
14629	Doney	6	0.000%	0.11x
14630	Donnan	6	0.000%	0.37x
14631	Dormer	6	0.000%	0.07x
14632	Dory	6	0.000%	1.68x
14633	Douce	6	0.000%	0.73x
14634	Dowswell	6	0.000%	0.87x
14635	Drabwell	6	0.000%	1.83x
14636	Dragon	6	0.000%	2.82x
14637	Drape	6	0.000%	1.09x
14638	Drawbridge	6	0.000%	0.32x
14639	Drewey	6	0.000%	4.78x
14640	Drinkell	6	0.000%	3.11x
14641	Druett	6	0.000%	0.89x
14642	Dryer	6	0.000%	0.48x
14643	Duddridge	6	0.000%	0.23x
14644	Dunks	6	0.000%	0.85x
14645	Dunman	6	0.000%	0.50x
14646	Durno	6	0.000%	0.36x
14647	Dwan	6	0.000%	3.66x
14648	Easdale	6	0.000%	0.39x
14649	Edger	6	0.000%	0.20x
14650	Edgson	6	0.000%	0.28x
14651	Edkins	6	0.000%	0.11x
14652	Eggleshaw	6	0.000%	0.85x
14653	Eldershaw	6	0.000%	0.45x
14654	Elford	6	0.000%	0.07x
14655	Ellias	6	0.000%	1.35x
14656	Ellisdon	6	0.000%	1.02x
14657	Elsam	6	0.000%	0.44x
14658	Elward	6	0.000%	1.22x
14659	Elwin	6	0.000%	0.27x
14660	Emmery	6	0.000%	0.83x
14661	Enefer	6	0.000%	0.55x
14662	Esberger	6	0.000%	1.63x
14663	Esther	6	0.000%	1.55x
14664	Everest	6	0.000%	0.06x
14665	Everill	6	0.000%	0.33x
14666	Eveson	6	0.000%	0.25x
14667	Ewell	6	0.000%	0.37x
14668	Falla	6	0.000%	0.14x
14669	Fantom	6	0.000%	0.43x
14670	Farell	6	0.000%	0.66x
14671	Farham	6	0.000%	6.91x
14672	Farrett	6	0.000%	1.94x
14673	Farvis	6	0.000%	3.45x
14674	Fate	6	0.000%	2.82x
14675	Faulds	6	0.000%	0.07x
14676	Fellow	6	0.000%	0.82x
14677	Fender	6	0.000%	0.14x
14678	Fenna	6	0.000%	0.50x
14679	Fensom	6	0.000%	0.14x
14680	Ferney	6	0.000%	0.99x
14681	Ferrari	6	0.000%	1.19x
14682	Ferrell	6	0.000%	0.35x
14683	Fetherston	6	0.000%	1.55x
14684	Fewkes	6	0.000%	0.25x
14685	Filley	6	0.000%	0.83x
14686	Finegan	6	0.000%	0.24x
14687	Finner	6	0.000%	1.13x
14688	Firm	6	0.000%	1.59x
14689	Fitter	6	0.000%	0.15x
14690	Foggs	6	0.000%	1.59x
14691	Food	6	0.000%	0.97x
14692	Forsdike	6	0.000%	0.36x
14693	Frankson	6	0.000%	5.18x
14694	Freeborn	6	0.000%	0.23x
14695	Freman	6	0.000%	0.39x
14696	Fripp	6	0.000%	0.20x
14697	Fuchs	6	0.000%	0.71x
14698	Gadsden	6	0.000%	0.16x
14699	Galer	6	0.000%	0.28x
14700	Gallie	6	0.000%	0.16x