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 Northfield, 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
15001	Northfield	6	0.000%	0.23x
15002	Noyes	6	0.000%	0.09x
15003	Oag	6	0.000%	0.30x
15004	Obryan	6	0.000%	0.47x
15005	Odling	6	0.000%	0.40x
15006	Oke	6	0.000%	0.21x
15007	Olding	6	0.000%	0.11x
15008	Oreilly	6	0.000%	0.29x
15009	Orley	6	0.000%	1.13x
15010	Oshea	6	0.000%	0.29x
15011	Osullivan	6	0.000%	0.20x
15012	Ottway	6	0.000%	0.74x
15013	Otway	6	0.000%	0.22x
15014	Ousley	6	0.000%	0.53x
15015	Pailing	6	0.000%	0.54x
15016	Pakes	6	0.000%	0.41x
15017	Pall	6	0.000%	0.78x
15018	Pantling	6	0.000%	0.41x
15019	Paradine	6	0.000%	0.56x
15020	Parison	6	0.000%	7.76x
15021	Parmer	6	0.000%	0.56x
15022	Parminter	6	0.000%	0.33x
15023	Parrin	6	0.000%	0.67x
15024	Paston	6	0.000%	0.34x
15025	Patter	6	0.000%	0.93x
15026	Pattern	6	0.000%	0.85x
15027	Paulger	6	0.000%	0.51x
15028	Payner	6	0.000%	2.82x
15029	Peasey	6	0.000%	0.77x
15030	Pencock	6	0.000%	1.77x
15031	Penton	6	0.000%	0.13x
15032	Peoples	6	0.000%	1.38x
15033	Peplow	6	0.000%	0.15x
15034	Perch	6	0.000%	0.52x
15035	Petcher	6	0.000%	0.93x
15036	Pettet	6	0.000%	0.23x
15037	Pharoah	6	0.000%	0.34x
15038	Phasey	6	0.000%	0.56x
15039	Philbin	6	0.000%	0.31x
15040	Picket	6	0.000%	0.31x
15041	Pillinger	6	0.000%	0.18x
15042	Pillman	6	0.000%	0.79x
15043	Pilton	6	0.000%	0.54x
15044	Pinion	6	0.000%	0.47x
15045	Pinnington	6	0.000%	0.12x
15046	Pirie	6	0.000%	0.03x
15047	Pithie	6	0.000%	0.42x
15048	Pitson	6	0.000%	0.94x
15049	Pittaway	6	0.000%	0.11x
15050	Pleasants	6	0.000%	0.31x
15051	Plumer	6	0.000%	0.28x
15052	Polack	6	0.000%	0.66x
15053	Polland	6	0.000%	0.55x
15054	Pollet	6	0.000%	1.55x
15055	Pomfrey	6	0.000%	0.82x
15056	Porley	6	0.000%	1.15x
15057	Potkins	6	0.000%	0.86x
15058	Pover	6	0.000%	0.24x
15059	Prestwood	6	0.000%	0.47x
15060	Prewer	6	0.000%	0.55x
15061	Prist	6	0.000%	2.59x
15062	Proverbs	6	0.000%	1.11x
15063	Prow	6	0.000%	1.55x
15064	Prunty	6	0.000%	1.88x
15065	Puddicombe	6	0.000%	0.31x
15066	Purslow	6	0.000%	0.14x
15067	Pyper	6	0.000%	0.19x
15068	Quaife	6	0.000%	0.29x
15069	Quine	6	0.000%	0.10x
15070	Rainbird	6	0.000%	0.12x
15071	Rammell	6	0.000%	0.85x
15072	Randale	6	0.000%	0.94x
15073	Ranyard	6	0.000%	0.65x
15074	Rattle	6	0.000%	0.30x
15075	Rear	6	0.000%	0.55x
15076	Reddie	6	0.000%	0.30x
15077	Redwood	6	0.000%	0.08x
15078	Reith	6	0.000%	0.12x
15079	Rhoads	6	0.000%	0.84x
15080	Rhone	6	0.000%	0.66x
15081	Ricket	6	0.000%	0.63x
15082	Rickles	6	0.000%	4.15x
15083	Rintoul	6	0.000%	0.09x
15084	Roadnight	6	0.000%	0.37x
15085	Rosa	6	0.000%	0.89x
15086	Roser	6	0.000%	0.20x
15087	Rossiter	6	0.000%	0.03x
15088	Roster	6	0.000%	1.00x
15089	Rotchell	6	0.000%	1.63x
15090	Rowberry	6	0.000%	0.27x
15091	Rowcliffe	6	0.000%	0.31x
15092	Rubinstein	6	0.000%	1.63x
15093	Rudolph	6	0.000%	0.99x
15094	Rumbol	6	0.000%	1.48x
15095	Rundell	6	0.000%	0.27x
15096	Rupell	6	0.000%	0.53x
15097	Russett	6	0.000%	1.77x
15098	Safford	6	0.000%	0.74x
15099	Saley	6	0.000%	2.39x
15100	Sandercock	6	0.000%	0.12x