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 Paterson, with 141 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
2601	Paterson	141	0.000%	0.07x
2602	Pettinger	141	0.000%	4.35x
2603	Pocklington	141	0.000%	3.39x
2604	Ryalls	141	0.000%	6.45x
2605	Sherwin	141	0.000%	0.90x
2606	Stainforth	141	0.000%	5.83x
2607	Waterson	141	0.000%	1.16x
2608	Watt	141	0.000%	0.13x
2609	Barnby	140	0.000%	5.32x
2610	Creighton	140	0.000%	1.23x
2611	Dover	140	0.000%	1.07x
2612	Drinkwater	140	0.000%	0.49x
2613	Edmundson	140	0.000%	1.71x
2614	Grasby	140	0.000%	8.62x
2615	Manley	140	0.000%	0.43x
2616	Mapplebeck	140	0.000%	8.05x
2617	Nutbrown	140	0.000%	9.66x
2618	Parson	140	0.000%	1.08x
2619	Salter	140	0.000%	0.21x
2620	Toes	140	0.000%	7.83x
2621	Wildgoose	140	0.000%	1.81x
2622	Collinge	139	0.000%	0.72x
2623	Cuthbertson	139	0.000%	0.62x
2624	Davenport	139	0.000%	0.25x
2625	Fort	139	0.000%	2.04x
2626	Goodson	139	0.000%	0.96x
2627	Jarman	139	0.000%	0.50x
2628	Mayes	139	0.000%	0.50x
2629	Meal	139	0.000%	5.47x
2630	Mosey	139	0.000%	6.20x
2631	Silversides	139	0.000%	6.88x
2632	Simons	139	0.000%	0.36x
2633	Wainman	139	0.000%	3.84x
2634	Warden	139	0.000%	0.67x
2635	Allcock	138	0.000%	0.44x
2636	Cavanagh	138	0.000%	0.63x
2637	Coop	138	0.000%	1.46x
2638	Corbridge	138	0.000%	4.87x
2639	Donald	138	0.000%	0.24x
2640	Dring	138	0.000%	1.07x
2641	Eland	138	0.000%	4.15x
2642	Greenbank	138	0.000%	4.33x
2643	Jordon	138	0.000%	1.06x
2644	Prescott	138	0.000%	0.34x
2645	Round	138	0.000%	0.52x
2646	Storer	138	0.000%	0.76x
2647	Temperton	138	0.000%	5.17x
2648	Tunstall	138	0.000%	0.90x
2649	Vollans	138	0.000%	9.98x
2650	Woodmansey	138	0.000%	9.45x
2651	Barmby	137	0.000%	7.96x
2652	Battle	137	0.000%	1.54x
2653	Bonner	137	0.000%	0.54x
2654	Briscoe	137	0.000%	0.74x
2655	Broadbelt	137	0.000%	7.92x
2656	Chilvers	137	0.000%	1.21x
2657	Collison	137	0.000%	1.15x
2658	Cowper	137	0.000%	1.08x
2659	Golding	137	0.000%	0.27x
2660	Greenhalgh	137	0.000%	0.23x
2661	Julian	137	0.000%	1.30x
2662	Knox	137	0.000%	0.28x
2663	Leary	137	0.000%	0.52x
2664	Maudsley	137	0.000%	1.67x
2665	Rowling	137	0.000%	2.40x
2666	Witham	137	0.000%	1.18x
2667	Belcher	136	0.000%	0.39x
2668	Bownes	136	0.000%	5.91x
2669	Campey	136	0.000%	9.14x
2670	Cheesbrough	136	0.000%	7.44x
2671	Dobbs	136	0.000%	0.70x
2672	Flintoff	136	0.000%	4.40x
2673	Hawkin	136	0.000%	2.18x
2674	Huggins	136	0.000%	0.56x
2675	Lever	136	0.000%	0.52x
2676	Newsholme	136	0.000%	9.02x
2677	Ransom	136	0.000%	0.87x
2678	Smelt	136	0.000%	5.10x
2679	Storm	136	0.000%	3.67x
2680	Woodruff	136	0.000%	1.00x
2681	Beckitt	135	0.000%	4.34x
2682	Cosgrove	135	0.000%	0.96x
2683	Edge	135	0.000%	0.27x
2684	Farnhill	135	0.000%	7.98x
2685	Hampton	135	0.000%	0.30x
2686	Malthouse	135	0.000%	4.26x
2687	Meggitt	135	0.000%	4.73x
2688	Otter	135	0.000%	1.85x
2689	Raynes	135	0.000%	2.35x
2690	Rooney	135	0.000%	0.52x
2691	Spinks	135	0.000%	0.69x
2692	Tetlow	135	0.000%	1.18x
2693	Wintersgill	135	0.000%	8.22x
2694	Aaron	134	0.000%	2.97x
2695	Dry	134	0.000%	3.64x
2696	Everitt	134	0.000%	0.55x
2697	Hibbard	134	0.000%	1.58x
2698	Higson	134	0.000%	0.72x
2699	Knowlson	134	0.000%	4.21x
2700	Leeman	134	0.000%	3.17x