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 Amos, with 164 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
2301	Amos	164	0.010%	0.34x
2302	Brand	164	0.010%	0.38x
2303	Bullas	164	0.010%	5.97x
2304	Burt	164	0.010%	0.24x
2305	Cade	164	0.010%	1.82x
2306	Chaplin	164	0.010%	0.39x
2307	Christie	164	0.010%	0.17x
2308	Cockburn	164	0.010%	0.44x
2309	Dunstan	164	0.010%	1.00x
2310	Evison	164	0.010%	1.79x
2311	Fall	164	0.010%	2.63x
2312	Gower	164	0.010%	0.54x
2313	Maguire	164	0.010%	0.55x
2314	Molloy	164	0.010%	1.04x
2315	Nussey	164	0.010%	8.66x
2316	Ogle	164	0.010%	1.77x
2317	Oldale	164	0.010%	10.10x
2318	Thorne	164	0.010%	0.27x
2319	Dearlove	163	0.010%	2.63x
2320	Dowling	163	0.010%	0.51x
2321	Ducker	163	0.010%	2.40x
2322	Elam	163	0.010%	4.18x
2323	Fogg	163	0.010%	0.97x
2324	Gladwin	163	0.010%	1.50x
2325	Grogan	163	0.010%	1.54x
2326	Hillary	163	0.010%	3.42x
2327	Layfield	163	0.010%	3.09x
2328	Lock	163	0.010%	0.20x
2329	Lowcock	163	0.010%	4.37x
2330	Millward	163	0.010%	0.50x
2331	Simmonds	163	0.010%	0.21x
2332	Straw	163	0.010%	1.62x
2333	Blair	162	0.010%	0.22x
2334	Blakeborough	162	0.010%	7.01x
2335	Bowles	162	0.010%	0.34x
2336	Burrill	162	0.010%	5.02x
2337	Cahill	162	0.010%	1.22x
2338	Golden	162	0.010%	1.33x
2339	Haines	162	0.010%	0.24x
2340	Hollinrake	162	0.010%	4.83x
2341	Pitchforth	162	0.010%	8.51x
2342	Scorah	162	0.010%	8.82x
2343	Sollitt	162	0.010%	8.38x
2344	Bellhouse	161	0.010%	5.19x
2345	Busby	161	0.010%	0.53x
2346	Carnall	161	0.010%	2.95x
2347	Duggan	161	0.010%	0.73x
2348	Newcombe	161	0.010%	0.79x
2349	Pacey	161	0.010%	1.43x
2350	Stainsby	161	0.010%	3.39x
2351	Sumner	161	0.010%	0.34x
2352	Waterton	161	0.010%	3.72x
2353	Wrathall	161	0.010%	6.69x
2354	Anthony	160	0.010%	0.48x
2355	Bone	160	0.010%	0.30x
2356	Bullough	160	0.010%	1.80x
2357	Easby	160	0.010%	6.90x
2358	Gilmore	160	0.010%	0.94x
2359	Huddleston	160	0.010%	1.98x
2360	Longman	160	0.010%	1.09x
2361	Mangham	160	0.010%	7.56x
2362	Owston	160	0.010%	8.32x
2363	Pollitt	160	0.010%	0.72x
2364	Seddon	160	0.010%	0.34x
2365	Shepley	160	0.010%	2.03x
2366	Beasley	159	0.010%	0.51x
2367	Coupe	159	0.010%	0.79x
2368	Foulstone	159	0.010%	10.03x
2369	Goodrick	159	0.010%	4.02x
2370	Levi	159	0.010%	2.35x
2371	Newall	159	0.010%	0.96x
2372	Skaife	159	0.010%	8.06x
2373	Stockton	159	0.010%	0.90x
2374	Thistlethwaite	159	0.010%	3.39x
2375	Burgoyne	158	0.010%	1.25x
2376	Byrom	158	0.010%	2.01x
2377	Cranswick	158	0.010%	8.21x
2378	Cussons	158	0.010%	5.39x
2379	Gell	158	0.010%	2.08x
2380	Gilbertson	158	0.010%	1.87x
2381	Keith	158	0.010%	0.51x
2382	Low	158	0.010%	0.26x
2383	Mycock	158	0.010%	1.60x
2384	Sales	158	0.010%	0.89x
2385	Scatchard	158	0.010%	8.30x
2386	Stark	158	0.010%	0.40x
2387	Wiggins	158	0.010%	0.51x
2388	Bisby	157	0.010%	7.55x
2389	Bourne	157	0.010%	0.28x
2390	Brears	157	0.010%	8.08x
2391	Brownbridge	157	0.010%	7.03x
2392	Brunskill	157	0.010%	2.34x
2393	Carson	157	0.010%	0.49x
2394	Champion	157	0.010%	0.52x
2395	Emerson	157	0.010%	0.78x
2396	Mappin	157	0.010%	7.66x
2397	Millar	157	0.010%	0.15x
2398	Rispin	157	0.010%	8.73x
2399	Roach	157	0.010%	0.37x
2400	Threapleton	157	0.010%	10.35x