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 Secker, with 191 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
2101	Secker	191	0.010%	2.89x
2102	Sunter	191	0.010%	4.39x
2103	Bee	190	0.010%	1.16x
2104	Dooley	190	0.010%	1.06x
2105	Greenough	190	0.010%	2.60x
2106	Howlett	190	0.010%	0.49x
2107	Roddis	190	0.010%	3.55x
2108	Truelove	190	0.010%	3.74x
2109	Wraith	190	0.010%	4.53x
2110	Bushby	189	0.010%	1.66x
2111	Fishwick	189	0.010%	1.31x
2112	Hopps	189	0.010%	4.78x
2113	Horsefield	189	0.010%	3.77x
2114	Ibbitson	189	0.010%	7.92x
2115	Aston	188	0.010%	0.39x
2116	Fishburn	188	0.010%	5.37x
2117	Gibbins	188	0.010%	0.85x
2118	Loxley	188	0.010%	3.53x
2119	Morfitt	188	0.010%	8.92x
2120	Otley	188	0.010%	3.85x
2121	Priestly	188	0.010%	2.77x
2122	Suggitt	188	0.010%	8.07x
2123	Thornber	188	0.010%	2.65x
2124	Woodhall	188	0.010%	1.61x
2125	Worsley	188	0.010%	0.74x
2126	Carmichael	187	0.010%	0.45x
2127	Gannon	187	0.010%	1.49x
2128	Hawkes	187	0.010%	0.40x
2129	Hillam	187	0.010%	7.14x
2130	Pears	187	0.010%	1.40x
2131	Austwick	186	0.010%	7.55x
2132	Campion	186	0.010%	0.92x
2133	Gillatt	186	0.010%	6.27x
2134	Hopkin	186	0.010%	0.83x
2135	Lester	186	0.010%	0.41x
2136	Longfield	186	0.010%	6.73x
2137	Pike	186	0.010%	0.22x
2138	Ayres	185	0.010%	0.46x
2139	Hobbs	185	0.010%	0.18x
2140	Wilford	185	0.010%	1.59x
2141	Cropper	184	0.010%	1.06x
2142	Daly	184	0.010%	0.64x
2143	Dukes	184	0.010%	1.72x
2144	Dwyer	184	0.010%	1.13x
2145	Fearnside	184	0.010%	7.21x
2146	Mottram	184	0.010%	1.17x
2147	Steer	184	0.010%	0.54x
2148	Church	183	0.010%	0.29x
2149	Dakin	183	0.010%	0.88x
2150	Darwent	183	0.010%	6.13x
2151	Doherty	183	0.010%	0.77x
2152	Evers	183	0.010%	3.96x
2153	Horseman	183	0.010%	3.57x
2154	Nottingham	183	0.010%	2.36x
2155	Burden	182	0.010%	0.49x
2156	Clubley	182	0.010%	9.61x
2157	Elston	182	0.010%	1.30x
2158	Fozzard	182	0.010%	8.29x
2159	Hooper	182	0.010%	0.15x
2160	Longfellow	182	0.010%	9.23x
2161	Marlow	182	0.010%	0.54x
2162	Beach	181	0.010%	0.66x
2163	Bogg	181	0.010%	4.42x
2164	Cawthorn	181	0.010%	3.32x
2165	Clare	181	0.010%	0.43x
2166	Dryden	181	0.010%	1.04x
2167	Hawke	181	0.010%	1.12x
2168	Holloway	181	0.010%	0.20x
2169	Howorth	181	0.010%	1.40x
2170	Keeling	181	0.010%	0.72x
2171	Limbert	181	0.010%	5.59x
2172	Mullen	181	0.010%	0.65x
2173	Parnaby	181	0.010%	5.44x
2174	Ridgway	181	0.010%	0.68x
2175	Rook	181	0.010%	0.92x
2176	Sleight	181	0.010%	3.02x
2177	Styan	181	0.010%	7.87x
2178	Tye	181	0.010%	1.09x
2179	Worthington	181	0.010%	0.31x
2180	Barras	180	0.010%	3.19x
2181	Branton	180	0.010%	3.48x
2182	Goodlad	180	0.010%	3.67x
2183	Kirkbride	180	0.010%	2.11x
2184	Merryweather	180	0.010%	2.76x
2185	Priestman	180	0.010%	3.82x
2186	Pullen	180	0.010%	0.47x
2187	Odonnell	179	0.010%	0.96x
2188	Sandford	179	0.010%	0.87x
2189	Speed	179	0.010%	0.77x
2190	Thackwray	179	0.010%	9.90x
2191	Balme	178	0.010%	8.56x
2192	Bashforth	178	0.010%	8.49x
2193	Gosney	178	0.010%	3.28x
2194	Kell	178	0.010%	1.54x
2195	Rimmington	178	0.010%	3.00x
2196	Botham	177	0.010%	2.34x
2197	Broadhurst	177	0.010%	0.60x
2198	Burdett	177	0.010%	0.87x
2199	Howcroft	177	0.010%	1.93x
2200	Laws	177	0.010%	0.55x