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 Highley, with 216 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
1901	Highley	216	0.010%	4.65x
1902	Hoggard	216	0.010%	7.05x
1903	Legg	216	0.010%	0.45x
1904	Peters	216	0.010%	0.21x
1905	Stockwell	216	0.010%	1.26x
1906	Whittam	216	0.010%	2.03x
1907	Kitchingman	215	0.010%	7.64x
1908	Mulligan	215	0.010%	1.33x
1909	Rippon	215	0.010%	2.13x
1910	Whitelock	215	0.010%	2.58x
1911	Bartholomew	214	0.010%	0.91x
1912	Beadle	214	0.010%	1.05x
1913	Bryant	214	0.010%	0.17x
1914	Claxton	214	0.010%	1.17x
1915	Emery	214	0.010%	0.34x
1916	Ludlam	214	0.010%	3.49x
1917	Morriss	214	0.010%	1.21x
1918	Routh	214	0.010%	5.01x
1919	Scarr	214	0.010%	3.90x
1920	Ascough	213	0.010%	6.56x
1921	Carpenter	213	0.010%	0.21x
1922	Donkin	213	0.010%	1.98x
1923	Hesp	213	0.010%	9.34x
1924	Mirfin	213	0.010%	7.68x
1925	Paget	213	0.010%	1.38x
1926	Rowan	213	0.010%	1.14x
1927	Greensmith	212	0.010%	2.73x
1928	Harman	212	0.010%	0.49x
1929	Holling	212	0.010%	7.24x
1930	Idle	212	0.010%	4.66x
1931	Lassey	212	0.010%	8.60x
1932	Riding	212	0.010%	1.09x
1933	Bowden	211	0.010%	0.25x
1934	Caygill	211	0.010%	5.67x
1935	Edgar	211	0.010%	0.47x
1936	Finch	211	0.010%	0.22x
1937	Fleetwood	211	0.010%	2.09x
1938	Hawcroft	211	0.010%	8.84x
1939	Nichol	211	0.010%	0.68x
1940	Speck	211	0.010%	4.10x
1941	Woolley	211	0.010%	0.37x
1942	Copeland	210	0.010%	0.77x
1943	Devine	210	0.010%	0.73x
1944	Heptonstall	210	0.010%	7.70x
1945	Isherwood	210	0.010%	0.63x
1946	Robins	210	0.010%	0.34x
1947	Shipman	210	0.010%	1.96x
1948	Standeven	210	0.010%	8.11x
1949	Stapleton	210	0.010%	0.72x
1950	Thurlow	210	0.010%	1.51x
1951	Youle	210	0.010%	6.02x
1952	Beresford	209	0.010%	0.98x
1953	Bilbrough	209	0.010%	9.05x
1954	Lightowlers	209	0.010%	10.25x
1955	Osborn	209	0.010%	0.35x
1956	Plows	209	0.010%	6.63x
1957	Boden	208	0.010%	0.89x
1958	Cotterill	208	0.010%	0.82x
1959	Fozard	208	0.010%	8.78x
1960	Hook	208	0.010%	0.49x
1961	Thirsk	208	0.010%	8.54x
1962	Beeley	207	0.010%	3.42x
1963	Constable	207	0.010%	0.65x
1964	Ely	207	0.010%	1.36x
1965	Hewitson	207	0.010%	1.21x
1966	Hinchcliff	207	0.010%	6.05x
1967	Hoggarth	207	0.010%	2.91x
1968	Light	207	0.010%	0.78x
1969	Logan	207	0.010%	0.30x
1970	Mosby	207	0.010%	9.52x
1971	Saul	207	0.010%	1.40x
1972	Barritt	206	0.010%	2.72x
1973	Coggan	206	0.010%	4.24x
1974	Colton	206	0.010%	2.13x
1975	Costello	206	0.010%	1.17x
1976	Hollis	206	0.010%	0.51x
1977	Hornsby	206	0.010%	1.09x
1978	Humphreys	206	0.010%	0.20x
1979	Maxwell	206	0.010%	0.30x
1980	Windsor	206	0.010%	0.85x
1981	Wing	206	0.010%	1.13x
1982	Beatson	205	0.010%	3.79x
1983	Jaggar	205	0.010%	8.35x
1984	Morritt	205	0.010%	8.25x
1985	Poskitt	205	0.010%	8.95x
1986	Postill	205	0.010%	8.09x
1987	Winfield	205	0.010%	0.85x
1988	Abel	204	0.010%	1.09x
1989	Carrington	204	0.010%	0.67x
1990	Cockerham	204	0.010%	7.56x
1991	Longhorn	204	0.010%	6.21x
1992	Rothera	204	0.010%	8.94x
1993	Bussey	203	0.010%	2.07x
1994	Buttle	203	0.010%	2.70x
1995	Chilton	203	0.010%	0.87x
1996	Jeffery	203	0.010%	0.32x
1997	Kingston	203	0.010%	0.75x
1998	Monks	203	0.010%	0.87x
1999	Morrill	203	0.010%	6.44x
2000	Shann	203	0.010%	7.58x