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 Langdale, with 232 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
1801	Langdale	232	0.010%	4.59x
1802	Ramsbottom	232	0.010%	1.19x
1803	Thackrah	232	0.010%	9.06x
1804	Whipp	232	0.010%	2.48x
1805	York	232	0.010%	0.61x
1806	Carlisle	231	0.010%	1.52x
1807	Farmery	231	0.010%	4.47x
1808	Hubbard	231	0.010%	0.33x
1809	Layton	231	0.010%	1.00x
1810	Snaith	231	0.010%	1.88x
1811	Turpin	231	0.010%	1.49x
1812	Bartlett	230	0.010%	0.18x
1813	Beard	230	0.010%	0.30x
1814	Fellows	230	0.010%	0.59x
1815	Newbold	230	0.010%	1.09x
1816	Staveley	230	0.010%	4.82x
1817	Stoker	230	0.010%	1.17x
1818	Huby	229	0.010%	8.94x
1819	Jacobs	229	0.010%	0.33x
1820	Laurence	229	0.010%	0.56x
1821	Orton	229	0.010%	0.84x
1822	Rooks	229	0.010%	3.67x
1823	Sutcliff	229	0.010%	5.51x
1824	Corcoran	228	0.010%	1.63x
1825	Fidler	228	0.010%	1.23x
1826	Gardham	228	0.010%	8.77x
1827	Haworth	228	0.010%	0.37x
1828	Hornsey	228	0.010%	3.59x
1829	Lea	228	0.010%	0.40x
1830	Woffenden	228	0.010%	8.90x
1831	Cragg	227	0.010%	1.24x
1832	Humphries	227	0.010%	0.35x
1833	Learoyd	227	0.010%	8.07x
1834	Partridge	227	0.010%	0.30x
1835	Stainton	227	0.010%	2.39x
1836	Stoney	227	0.010%	5.53x
1837	Battersby	226	0.010%	1.11x
1838	Cairns	226	0.010%	0.36x
1839	Chippendale	226	0.010%	3.61x
1840	Connolly	226	0.010%	0.67x
1841	Fawthrop	225	0.010%	9.74x
1842	Marson	225	0.010%	1.71x
1843	Wear	225	0.010%	2.48x
1844	Dolphin	224	0.010%	2.08x
1845	Gardener	224	0.010%	0.43x
1846	Gothard	224	0.010%	4.06x
1847	Neville	224	0.010%	0.65x
1848	Peaker	224	0.010%	7.45x
1849	Sayers	224	0.010%	0.70x
1850	Blanshard	223	0.010%	6.43x
1851	Hydes	223	0.010%	5.49x
1852	Kellet	223	0.010%	3.58x
1853	Beilby	222	0.010%	6.88x
1854	Birkenshaw	222	0.010%	7.22x
1855	Bowler	222	0.010%	0.63x
1856	Breckon	222	0.010%	8.26x
1857	Ellerby	222	0.010%	4.67x
1858	Hampson	222	0.010%	0.43x
1859	Huntington	222	0.010%	2.64x
1860	Mcdonald	222	0.010%	0.94x
1861	Brunt	221	0.010%	1.11x
1862	Cassidy	221	0.010%	0.62x
1863	Haxby	221	0.010%	8.59x
1864	Hotham	221	0.010%	7.47x
1865	Reeve	221	0.010%	0.33x
1866	Stainthorpe	221	0.010%	6.32x
1867	Beardsell	220	0.010%	7.56x
1868	Bristow	220	0.010%	0.56x
1869	Clements	220	0.010%	0.23x
1870	Conyers	220	0.010%	6.38x
1871	Durrans	220	0.010%	7.90x
1872	Holiday	220	0.010%	2.71x
1873	Houldsworth	220	0.010%	3.82x
1874	Widdowson	220	0.010%	1.43x
1875	Beighton	219	0.010%	4.89x
1876	Bretherick	219	0.010%	9.03x
1877	Gosling	219	0.010%	0.48x
1878	Holtby	219	0.010%	7.71x
1879	Isles	219	0.010%	2.80x
1880	Owens	219	0.010%	0.15x
1881	Skidmore	219	0.010%	1.03x
1882	Stancliffe	219	0.010%	7.12x
1883	Bennison	218	0.010%	2.68x
1884	Blenkin	218	0.010%	7.35x
1885	Duce	218	0.010%	3.35x
1886	Grady	218	0.010%	1.14x
1887	Haddock	218	0.010%	1.17x
1888	Hickman	218	0.010%	0.45x
1889	Hodges	218	0.010%	0.26x
1890	Keenan	218	0.010%	0.89x
1891	Ormerod	218	0.010%	0.94x
1892	Purdy	218	0.010%	1.32x
1893	Swan	218	0.010%	0.29x
1894	Garthwaite	217	0.010%	3.92x
1895	Hoole	217	0.010%	2.32x
1896	Simmonite	217	0.010%	9.09x
1897	Snowball	217	0.010%	2.30x
1898	Cummings	216	0.010%	0.48x
1899	Demaine	216	0.010%	8.50x
1900	Dunhill	216	0.010%	7.95x