NameCensus.

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 Clever, with 1 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.

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20401Clever10.25x
20402Clewett10.12x
20403Cleworth10.04x
20404Cligg10.38x
20405Clingo10.18x
20406Clink10.11x
20407Clipston10.10x
20408Clish10.13x
20409Clissett10.30x
20410Cliver10.80x
20411Clooney10.43x
20412Cluck10.47x
20413Cluney10.20x
20414Clunn10.13x
20415Coach10.54x
20416Coachman10.94x
20417Coak10.26x
20418Coake10.31x
20419Coaley10.21x
20420Coals10.17x
20421Cobbin10.11x
20422Cocklin10.04x
20423Cockton10.10x
20424Code10.09x
20425Cogley10.18x
20426Cogman10.16x
20427Colam10.14x
20428Colborn10.05x
20429Coldman10.06x
20430Colebrook10.03x
20431Coleclough10.07x
20432Coleshill10.09x
20433Colfer11.48x
20434Colgate10.05x
20435Coling10.10x
20436Colliss10.10x
20437Collman10.10x
20438Coltart10.03x
20439Colter10.10x
20440Comford10.35x
20441Comforth10.45x
20442Comiskey10.30x
20443Comper10.09x
20444Conard10.41x
20445Confrey11.29x
20446Congdon10.02x
20447Connaghan10.23x
20448Connall10.12x
20449Connley10.09x
20450Constantin10.54x
20451Conte10.94x
20452Cootes10.08x
20453Coppard10.02x
20454Corbin10.02x
20455Cordery10.01x
20456Cordle10.13x
20457Corkill10.01x
20458Corkish10.05x
20459Cormie10.08x
20460Cornett10.12x
20461Cornfield10.04x
20462Corpe10.08x
20463Corrick10.08x
20464Corris10.04x
20465Corter10.74x
20466Cosham10.05x
20467Cosnett10.08x
20468Cossens10.10x
20469Coston10.06x
20470Cotterhill10.18x
20471Cottrall10.09x
20472Cotts10.24x
20473Cough10.57x
20474Courteney10.14x
20475Courtice10.10x
20476Couts10.14x
20477Coutt10.27x
20478Coverly10.23x
20479Cow10.03x
20480Cowap10.05x
20481Cowhig10.80x
20482Cowlan10.17x
20483Cowland10.03x
20484Cowlard10.06x
20485Cowle10.03x
20486Cowlisham10.69x
20487Craford10.24x
20488Crage10.57x
20489Cragie10.08x
20490Craighead10.04x
20491Crammer10.14x
20492Crammond10.06x
20493Cramphorn10.08x
20494Cranford10.05x
20495Cranson10.33x
20496Craston10.11x
20497Crayford10.05x
20498Crayston10.12x
20499Creak10.07x
20500Creaton10.11x