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 Manners, with 177 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
2201	Manners	177	0.010%	1.24x
2202	Margerison	177	0.010%	3.30x
2203	Mooney	177	0.010%	0.53x
2204	Moorby	177	0.010%	4.41x
2205	Pigott	177	0.010%	1.59x
2206	Shirt	177	0.010%	2.71x
2207	Tune	177	0.010%	4.87x
2208	Acaster	176	0.010%	8.47x
2209	Baynes	176	0.010%	1.54x
2210	Bibby	176	0.010%	0.56x
2211	Caley	176	0.010%	1.57x
2212	Garratt	176	0.010%	0.60x
2213	Hawkyard	176	0.010%	7.08x
2214	Larkin	176	0.010%	0.68x
2215	Skilbeck	176	0.010%	7.11x
2216	Willans	176	0.010%	6.39x
2217	Burnham	175	0.010%	0.98x
2218	Heward	175	0.010%	3.15x
2219	Hurt	175	0.010%	2.29x
2220	Paver	175	0.010%	6.63x
2221	Proud	175	0.010%	1.18x
2222	Randerson	175	0.010%	9.95x
2223	Rishworth	175	0.010%	9.68x
2224	Swinden	175	0.010%	6.44x
2225	Allerton	174	0.010%	2.63x
2226	Barden	174	0.010%	1.57x
2227	Elders	174	0.010%	7.66x
2228	Ellerker	174	0.010%	9.84x
2229	Heyworth	174	0.010%	1.30x
2230	Hulley	174	0.010%	2.58x
2231	Hurd	174	0.010%	1.34x
2232	Ingledew	174	0.010%	4.33x
2233	Peach	174	0.010%	0.56x
2234	Crompton	173	0.010%	0.36x
2235	Foy	173	0.010%	0.72x
2236	Gunson	173	0.010%	3.09x
2237	Hogarth	173	0.010%	0.91x
2238	Orange	173	0.010%	3.48x
2239	Revitt	173	0.010%	5.77x
2240	Berriman	172	0.010%	2.52x
2241	Boys	172	0.010%	1.51x
2242	Cowlishaw	172	0.010%	3.44x
2243	Iles	172	0.010%	0.77x
2244	Jarratt	172	0.010%	2.58x
2245	Mahon	172	0.010%	1.34x
2246	Throp	172	0.010%	7.87x
2247	Verrill	172	0.010%	8.77x
2248	Arthur	171	0.010%	0.27x
2249	Cutler	171	0.010%	0.47x
2250	Finney	171	0.010%	0.68x
2251	Irwin	171	0.010%	0.70x
2252	Kerr	171	0.010%	0.11x
2253	Pashby	171	0.010%	9.17x
2254	Rushby	171	0.010%	3.56x
2255	Westoby	171	0.010%	4.09x
2256	Armistead	170	0.010%	3.15x
2257	Binney	170	0.010%	3.80x
2258	Cowton	170	0.010%	9.21x
2259	Dockray	170	0.010%	5.00x
2260	Finn	170	0.010%	0.64x
2261	Herrington	170	0.010%	1.56x
2262	Hume	170	0.010%	0.41x
2263	Ormondroyd	170	0.010%	10.35x
2264	Piper	170	0.010%	0.30x
2265	Routledge	170	0.010%	0.69x
2266	Sheffield	170	0.010%	1.12x
2267	Stow	170	0.010%	1.33x
2268	Dobby	169	0.010%	5.28x
2269	Wigfield	169	0.010%	7.02x
2270	Addyman	168	0.010%	8.52x
2271	Brookfield	168	0.010%	2.02x
2272	Chaffer	168	0.010%	4.30x
2273	Cummins	168	0.010%	0.68x
2274	Dickens	168	0.010%	0.55x
2275	Dudley	168	0.010%	0.39x
2276	Hedley	168	0.010%	0.57x
2277	Leeson	168	0.010%	1.00x
2278	Liley	168	0.010%	4.28x
2279	Wilton	168	0.010%	0.60x
2280	Bramwell	167	0.010%	1.02x
2281	Crowcroft	167	0.010%	9.49x
2282	Dunnington	167	0.010%	6.67x
2283	Gath	167	0.010%	6.70x
2284	Halmshaw	167	0.010%	8.68x
2285	Kirton	167	0.010%	1.26x
2286	Macdonald	167	0.010%	0.15x
2287	Pringle	167	0.010%	0.37x
2288	Waudby	167	0.010%	8.43x
2289	Wheatcroft	167	0.010%	1.92x
2290	Mallison	166	0.010%	5.58x
2291	Parks	166	0.010%	0.55x
2292	Parratt	166	0.010%	2.83x
2293	Throup	166	0.010%	7.81x
2294	Gates	165	0.010%	0.37x
2295	Hesling	165	0.010%	9.64x
2296	Jebson	165	0.010%	7.65x
2297	Pryor	165	0.010%	0.85x
2298	Rathmell	165	0.010%	10.10x
2299	Reader	165	0.010%	0.66x
2300	Thornes	165	0.010%	7.00x