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 Waldron, with 148 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
2501	Waldron	148	0.010%	0.58x
2502	Bradwell	147	0.010%	2.47x
2503	Byron	147	0.010%	1.39x
2504	Dunderdale	147	0.010%	2.85x
2505	Exelby	147	0.010%	6.79x
2506	Flinn	147	0.010%	0.84x
2507	Goldsborough	147	0.010%	6.64x
2508	Hodkin	147	0.010%	4.68x
2509	Ingleson	147	0.010%	6.73x
2510	Machell	147	0.010%	4.06x
2511	Mallinder	147	0.010%	4.94x
2512	Monaghan	147	0.010%	0.70x
2513	Railton	147	0.010%	1.92x
2514	Spenceley	147	0.010%	6.39x
2515	Tyreman	147	0.010%	8.50x
2516	Warrener	147	0.010%	2.95x
2517	Weighell	147	0.010%	7.24x
2518	Askwith	146	0.010%	5.92x
2519	Birtles	146	0.010%	1.45x
2520	Curran	146	0.010%	0.60x
2521	Grimes	146	0.010%	0.44x
2522	Hand	146	0.010%	0.42x
2523	Large	146	0.010%	0.49x
2524	Lill	146	0.010%	2.60x
2525	Mace	146	0.010%	0.57x
2526	Malton	146	0.010%	3.97x
2527	Maskill	146	0.010%	7.37x
2528	Mettam	146	0.010%	4.86x
2529	Milton	146	0.010%	0.37x
2530	Quigley	146	0.010%	0.98x
2531	Tong	146	0.010%	1.43x
2532	Tunnicliffe	146	0.010%	1.53x
2533	Cowan	145	0.010%	0.25x
2534	Duckitt	145	0.010%	9.04x
2535	Frear	145	0.010%	4.67x
2536	Laister	145	0.010%	7.14x
2537	Leggett	145	0.010%	0.64x
2538	Medforth	145	0.010%	9.09x
2539	Neil	145	0.010%	0.38x
2540	Sargent	145	0.010%	0.33x
2541	Sherburn	145	0.010%	6.67x
2542	Toulson	145	0.010%	3.66x
2543	Wheldon	145	0.010%	2.99x
2544	Beedham	144	0.010%	4.60x
2545	Cariss	144	0.010%	9.67x
2546	Cooling	144	0.010%	1.47x
2547	Dick	144	0.010%	0.22x
2548	Frobisher	144	0.010%	9.08x
2549	Haldenby	144	0.010%	9.14x
2550	Hulme	144	0.010%	0.23x
2551	Innocent	144	0.010%	4.76x
2552	Love	144	0.010%	0.21x
2553	Nettleship	144	0.010%	3.94x
2554	Plowman	144	0.010%	0.97x
2555	Sergeant	144	0.010%	1.04x
2556	Steels	144	0.010%	4.20x
2557	Stoddart	144	0.010%	0.60x
2558	Thacker	144	0.010%	0.69x
2559	Toft	144	0.010%	1.27x
2560	Abell	143	0.000%	1.60x
2561	Bayley	143	0.000%	0.31x
2562	Blackshaw	143	0.000%	1.07x
2563	Byers	143	0.000%	0.95x
2564	Collings	143	0.000%	0.42x
2565	Cresswell	143	0.000%	0.47x
2566	Fussey	143	0.000%	7.11x
2567	Hannan	143	0.000%	1.55x
2568	Hines	143	0.000%	0.58x
2569	Marton	143	0.000%	2.69x
2570	Maughan	143	0.000%	0.88x
2571	Meredith	143	0.000%	0.24x
2572	Mirfield	143	0.000%	7.91x
2573	Pegg	143	0.000%	0.50x
2574	Penty	143	0.000%	8.60x
2575	Swaby	143	0.000%	2.70x
2576	Blackett	142	0.000%	1.28x
2577	Brogan	142	0.000%	1.45x
2578	Connelly	142	0.000%	0.53x
2579	Coulthard	142	0.000%	0.88x
2580	Coyle	142	0.000%	0.72x
2581	Crawforth	142	0.000%	8.90x
2582	Cudworth	142	0.000%	3.35x
2583	Ellwood	142	0.000%	0.89x
2584	Hides	142	0.000%	3.87x
2585	Hodkinson	142	0.000%	0.69x
2586	Irvin	142	0.000%	1.67x
2587	Linsley	142	0.000%	3.22x
2588	Mahoney	142	0.000%	0.46x
2589	Milligan	142	0.000%	0.42x
2590	Pexton	142	0.000%	8.21x
2591	Shannon	142	0.000%	0.63x
2592	Silson	142	0.000%	8.30x
2593	Wallbank	142	0.000%	1.58x
2594	Bayes	141	0.000%	1.63x
2595	Cammish	141	0.000%	9.79x
2596	Gent	141	0.000%	0.57x
2597	Gilbank	141	0.000%	8.63x
2598	Groom	141	0.000%	0.35x
2599	Milson	141	0.000%	2.25x
2600	Muir	141	0.000%	0.13x