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 Cadwallender, with 2 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
18601	Cadwallender	2	0.000%	0.40x
18602	Cafe	2	0.000%	0.49x
18603	Calderwood	2	0.000%	0.02x
18604	Callett	2	0.000%	1.04x
18605	Calman	2	0.000%	0.14x
18606	Cambray	2	0.000%	0.14x
18607	Cammon	2	0.000%	0.94x
18608	Campson	2	0.000%	3.45x
18609	Canley	2	0.000%	0.54x
18610	Canon	2	0.000%	0.18x
18611	Carlon	2	0.000%	0.20x
18612	Carly	2	0.000%	0.14x
18613	Carnevale	2	0.000%	10.47x
18614	Carol	2	0.000%	0.16x
18615	Carrett	2	0.000%	0.28x
18616	Carrie	2	0.000%	0.04x
18617	Cars	2	0.000%	0.53x
18618	Cartney	2	0.000%	0.28x
18619	Cation	2	0.000%	0.30x
18620	Catt	2	0.000%	0.02x
18621	Causebrook	2	0.000%	0.38x
18622	Cavenagh	2	0.000%	0.37x
18623	Caves	2	0.000%	0.13x
18624	Cawte	2	0.000%	0.06x
18625	Chaddock	2	0.000%	0.08x
18626	Chapper	2	0.000%	10.47x
18627	Chare	2	0.000%	0.56x
18628	Charleston	2	0.000%	0.10x
18629	Charley	2	0.000%	0.07x
18630	Charlson	2	0.000%	0.17x
18631	Charton	2	0.000%	0.43x
18632	Chaston	2	0.000%	0.06x
18633	Chatt	2	0.000%	0.12x
18634	Chawner	2	0.000%	0.10x
18635	Cheers	2	0.000%	0.11x
18636	Chesters	2	0.000%	0.02x
18637	Chevalier	2	0.000%	0.12x
18638	Ching	2	0.000%	0.04x
18639	Chowns	2	0.000%	0.24x
18640	Christensen	2	0.000%	0.27x
18641	Christey	2	0.000%	0.41x
18642	Clake	2	0.000%	0.27x
18643	Clapperton	2	0.000%	0.03x
18644	Clarry	2	0.000%	0.14x
18645	Clash	2	0.000%	1.48x
18646	Clean	2	0.000%	0.99x
18647	Cleare	2	0.000%	0.16x
18648	Cleaves	2	0.000%	0.14x
18649	Cleeve	2	0.000%	0.11x
18650	Clelland	2	0.000%	0.03x
18651	Clenton	2	0.000%	0.26x
18652	Climo	2	0.000%	0.13x
18653	Clouston	2	0.000%	0.05x
18654	Clues	2	0.000%	0.16x
18655	Coakley	2	0.000%	0.08x
18656	Cockbain	2	0.000%	0.09x
18657	Cocke	2	0.000%	0.40x
18658	Codona	2	0.000%	1.15x
18659	Colebourne	2	0.000%	0.27x
18660	Coller	2	0.000%	0.07x
18661	Collon	2	0.000%	0.44x
18662	Colpitts	2	0.000%	0.27x
18663	Comey	2	0.000%	0.74x
18664	Comrie	2	0.000%	0.04x
18665	Conde	2	0.000%	0.19x
18666	Condren	2	0.000%	0.61x
18667	Condron	2	0.000%	0.14x
18668	Conduit	2	0.000%	0.09x
18669	Conely	2	0.000%	0.22x
18670	Coner	2	0.000%	0.65x
18671	Connal	2	0.000%	0.09x
18672	Connellan	2	0.000%	0.61x
18673	Conniff	2	0.000%	0.44x
18674	Conquest	2	0.000%	0.05x
18675	Convery	2	0.000%	0.10x
18676	Cooledge	2	0.000%	0.37x
18677	Copus	2	0.000%	0.08x
18678	Corey	2	0.000%	0.14x
18679	Corfe	2	0.000%	0.09x
18680	Cormican	2	0.000%	5.19x
18681	Cornall	2	0.000%	0.05x
18682	Cornelius	2	0.000%	0.02x
18683	Correa	2	0.000%	5.19x
18684	Corrington	2	0.000%	0.54x
18685	Costells	2	0.000%	2.59x
18686	Cote	2	0.000%	0.80x
18687	Cother	2	0.000%	0.30x
18688	Cottis	2	0.000%	0.08x
18689	Couchman	2	0.000%	0.02x
18690	Coulam	2	0.000%	0.44x
18691	Couley	2	0.000%	0.33x
18692	Counsel	2	0.000%	0.37x
18693	Coupar	2	0.000%	0.05x
18694	Courtis	2	0.000%	0.10x
18695	Covel	2	0.000%	0.21x
18696	Cowderoy	2	0.000%	0.25x
18697	Cower	2	0.000%	1.29x
18698	Crab	2	0.000%	0.28x
18699	Crangle	2	0.000%	0.36x
18700	Cranstone	2	0.000%	0.11x