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 Sandom, 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
15101	Sandom	6	0.000%	0.60x
15102	Sarsby	6	0.000%	1.77x
15103	Satchell	6	0.000%	0.09x
15104	Satton	6	0.000%	1.77x
15105	Sault	6	0.000%	0.37x
15106	Scaddan	6	0.000%	1.09x
15107	Scalley	6	0.000%	1.29x
15108	Scates	6	0.000%	0.82x
15109	Scherer	6	0.000%	4.15x
15110	Scotland	6	0.000%	0.07x
15111	Scruby	6	0.000%	0.26x
15112	Seamon	6	0.000%	1.09x
15113	Serrell	6	0.000%	0.85x
15114	Service	6	0.000%	0.09x
15115	Sevill	6	0.000%	2.14x
15116	Sewel	6	0.000%	0.59x
15117	Shackell	6	0.000%	0.28x
15118	Shambrook	6	0.000%	0.18x
15119	Shapley	6	0.000%	0.26x
15120	Sharrow	6	0.000%	2.30x
15121	Sheahan	6	0.000%	0.93x
15122	Shearsby	6	0.000%	1.13x
15123	Sheet	6	0.000%	0.36x
15124	Shepperson	6	0.000%	0.23x
15125	Sheraton	6	0.000%	0.41x
15126	Sherer	6	0.000%	0.96x
15127	Shingles	6	0.000%	0.20x
15128	Shufflebottom	6	0.000%	0.11x
15129	Simkin	6	0.000%	0.10x
15130	Simmond	6	0.000%	0.29x
15131	Sipson	6	0.000%	2.49x
15132	Skepper	6	0.000%	0.97x
15133	Slott	6	0.000%	1.03x
15134	Slough	6	0.000%	0.21x
15135	Sollis	6	0.000%	0.20x
15136	Somervill	6	0.000%	0.97x
15137	Sommers	6	0.000%	0.30x
15138	Soper	6	0.000%	0.03x
15139	Southby	6	0.000%	0.33x
15140	Sowdon	6	0.000%	1.41x
15141	Speek	6	0.000%	1.44x
15142	Spindley	6	0.000%	1.55x
15143	Spinney	6	0.000%	0.41x
15144	Spouge	6	0.000%	1.59x
15145	Spouse	6	0.000%	0.77x
15146	Spowart	6	0.000%	0.19x
15147	Stait	6	0.000%	0.28x
15148	Standering	6	0.000%	2.49x
15149	Stantan	6	0.000%	2.14x
15150	Stears	6	0.000%	0.33x
15151	Stempson	6	0.000%	6.22x
15152	Stenhouse	6	0.000%	0.05x
15153	Steveson	6	0.000%	0.71x
15154	Stilling	6	0.000%	0.60x
15155	Stinger	6	0.000%	1.11x
15156	Stleger	6	0.000%	0.86x
15157	Stolt	6	0.000%	6.91x
15158	Stonier	6	0.000%	0.12x
15159	Strudwick	6	0.000%	0.07x
15160	Sumbler	6	0.000%	1.22x
15161	Sumerfield	6	0.000%	0.86x
15162	Sumers	6	0.000%	0.53x
15163	Suttie	6	0.000%	0.07x
15164	Swetnam	6	0.000%	0.83x
15165	Swinson	6	0.000%	0.22x
15166	Talboys	6	0.000%	0.50x
15167	Tales	6	0.000%	0.85x
15168	Talton	6	0.000%	1.05x
15169	Tash	6	0.000%	0.93x
15170	Teakle	6	0.000%	0.42x
15171	Terrett	6	0.000%	0.27x
15172	Thompon	6	0.000%	2.49x
15173	Thrumble	6	0.000%	3.88x
15174	Thurgood	6	0.000%	0.06x
15175	Thurling	6	0.000%	0.37x
15176	Thyer	6	0.000%	0.26x
15177	Tice	6	0.000%	0.21x
15178	Tickell	6	0.000%	0.23x
15179	Tickle	6	0.000%	0.05x
15180	Tickner	6	0.000%	0.05x
15181	Tiley	6	0.000%	0.08x
15182	Tinner	6	0.000%	1.09x
15183	Tinney	6	0.000%	0.19x
15184	Tippetts	6	0.000%	0.60x
15185	Titman	6	0.000%	0.32x
15186	Toby	6	0.000%	0.29x
15187	Tolhurst	6	0.000%	0.10x
15188	Tolputt	6	0.000%	1.07x
15189	Toman	6	0.000%	0.44x
15190	Tombleson	6	0.000%	0.50x
15191	Tomson	6	0.000%	0.19x
15192	Tootell	6	0.000%	0.16x
15193	Topp	6	0.000%	0.09x
15194	Tottey	6	0.000%	0.86x
15195	Towndrow	6	0.000%	0.33x
15196	Townes	6	0.000%	0.91x
15197	Trask	6	0.000%	0.19x
15198	Treece	6	0.000%	0.54x
15199	Tremelling	6	0.000%	0.71x
15200	Trew	6	0.000%	0.09x