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 Chandler, with 269 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
1601	Chandler	269	0.010%	0.29x
1602	Freer	269	0.010%	1.68x
1603	Lindsay	268	0.010%	0.28x
1604	Mead	268	0.010%	0.40x
1605	Reeves	268	0.010%	0.23x
1606	Trueman	268	0.010%	1.35x
1607	Brammer	267	0.010%	3.86x
1608	Peckett	267	0.010%	6.70x
1609	Ruston	267	0.010%	3.24x
1610	Sims	267	0.010%	0.31x
1611	Redshaw	266	0.010%	3.09x
1612	Revell	266	0.010%	1.59x
1613	Cope	265	0.010%	0.40x
1614	Douthwaite	265	0.010%	4.18x
1615	March	265	0.010%	0.85x
1616	Netherwood	265	0.010%	7.92x
1617	Saynor	265	0.010%	8.23x
1618	Sharman	265	0.010%	0.66x
1619	Coulton	264	0.010%	2.60x
1620	Magson	264	0.010%	5.76x
1621	Laverick	263	0.010%	2.49x
1622	Warriner	263	0.010%	3.10x
1623	Capstick	262	0.010%	3.07x
1624	Cave	262	0.010%	0.63x
1625	Cowley	262	0.010%	0.49x
1626	Maynard	262	0.010%	0.59x
1627	Robshaw	262	0.010%	9.00x
1628	Ware	262	0.010%	0.55x
1629	Luty	261	0.010%	6.98x
1630	Reaney	261	0.010%	5.32x
1631	Towse	261	0.010%	6.89x
1632	Allsop	260	0.010%	0.87x
1633	Gaukroger	260	0.010%	8.70x
1634	Hooson	260	0.010%	4.60x
1635	Lax	260	0.010%	4.69x
1636	Pallister	260	0.010%	3.55x
1637	Severs	260	0.010%	6.86x
1638	Vause	260	0.010%	5.82x
1639	Boardman	259	0.010%	0.56x
1640	Dracup	259	0.010%	8.96x
1641	Hastings	259	0.010%	0.70x
1642	Kirkham	259	0.010%	0.64x
1643	Stubley	259	0.010%	4.94x
1644	Yeardley	259	0.010%	8.51x
1645	Gooder	258	0.010%	7.85x
1646	Holdroyd	258	0.010%	9.71x
1647	Atha	257	0.010%	10.35x
1648	Audsley	257	0.010%	8.06x
1649	Hollingsworth	257	0.010%	1.34x
1650	Mawer	257	0.010%	2.97x
1651	Moseley	257	0.010%	0.97x
1652	Garland	256	0.010%	0.67x
1653	Lovell	256	0.010%	0.42x
1654	Nunns	256	0.010%	6.52x
1655	Piercy	256	0.010%	2.46x
1656	Sagar	256	0.010%	2.18x
1657	Stabler	256	0.010%	5.12x
1658	Anson	255	0.010%	2.38x
1659	Bridge	255	0.010%	0.43x
1660	Crisp	255	0.010%	0.63x
1661	Marley	255	0.010%	1.52x
1662	Nunn	255	0.010%	0.50x
1663	Pell	255	0.010%	1.57x
1664	Raby	255	0.010%	1.84x
1665	Wortley	255	0.010%	2.91x
1666	Creaser	254	0.010%	9.19x
1667	Lawn	254	0.010%	3.48x
1668	Maloney	254	0.010%	1.06x
1669	Norfolk	254	0.010%	3.18x
1670	Kirkbright	253	0.010%	8.13x
1671	Leek	253	0.010%	1.81x
1672	Matson	253	0.010%	3.58x
1673	Rigby	253	0.010%	0.30x
1674	Akers	252	0.010%	1.79x
1675	Crowe	252	0.010%	0.87x
1676	Dunford	252	0.010%	1.44x
1677	Phillip	252	0.010%	1.71x
1678	Siddle	252	0.010%	4.07x
1679	Spedding	252	0.010%	2.81x
1680	Walkington	252	0.010%	7.30x
1681	Beetham	251	0.010%	5.21x
1682	Chamberlain	251	0.010%	0.32x
1683	Dillon	251	0.010%	0.88x
1684	Gowland	251	0.010%	2.64x
1685	Hickson	251	0.010%	1.26x
1686	Allanson	250	0.010%	4.41x
1687	Beswick	250	0.010%	0.88x
1688	Blyth	250	0.010%	0.55x
1689	Bright	250	0.010%	0.43x
1690	Cowell	250	0.010%	0.60x
1691	Drewery	250	0.010%	4.05x
1692	Duckett	250	0.010%	1.35x
1693	Palfreyman	250	0.010%	3.99x
1694	Pattinson	250	0.010%	0.97x
1695	Pritchard	250	0.010%	0.16x
1696	Rusby	250	0.010%	7.91x
1697	Brailsford	249	0.010%	2.44x
1698	Jolly	249	0.010%	0.61x
1699	Varey	249	0.010%	5.61x
1700	Brotherton	248	0.010%	1.68x