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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 Woolward, 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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22501Woolward10.18x
22502World10.08x
22503Worsdell10.09x
22504Wortham10.13x
22505Wrennall10.11x
22506Wrights10.65x
22507Wrigth11.15x
22508Wybrow10.03x
22509Wycherley10.03x
22510Wyness10.03x
22511Wynter10.14x
22512Wyper10.02x
22513Wyre10.11x
22514Yaman110.47x
22515Yarham10.06x
22516Youde10.09x
22517Ziegler10.24x