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 Mattison, with 134 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
2701	Mattison	134	0.000%	2.89x
2702	Nellist	134	0.000%	7.58x
2703	Newham	134	0.000%	1.26x
2704	Seller	134	0.000%	3.05x
2705	Sorsby	134	0.000%	9.76x
2706	Bould	133	0.000%	1.89x
2707	Bousfield	133	0.000%	2.34x
2708	Bowser	133	0.000%	3.11x
2709	Bragg	133	0.000%	0.56x
2710	Codd	133	0.000%	1.07x
2711	Dewsnap	133	0.000%	3.04x
2712	Duckenfield	133	0.000%	8.39x
2713	Edson	133	0.000%	4.03x
2714	Feeney	133	0.000%	1.35x
2715	Hinsley	133	0.000%	3.07x
2716	Magee	133	0.000%	1.04x
2717	Meynell	133	0.000%	4.48x
2718	Pickford	133	0.000%	0.56x
2719	Redmayne	133	0.000%	3.47x
2720	Rourke	133	0.000%	0.93x
2721	Watmuff	133	0.000%	10.34x
2722	Wharam	133	0.000%	6.68x
2723	Willson	133	0.000%	0.41x
2724	Angus	132	0.000%	0.32x
2725	Ardron	132	0.000%	6.41x
2726	Conley	132	0.000%	1.26x
2727	Ezard	132	0.000%	6.44x
2728	Goulden	132	0.000%	1.29x
2729	Horrocks	132	0.000%	0.37x
2730	Murry	132	0.000%	0.86x
2731	Purcell	132	0.000%	0.66x
2732	Quin	132	0.000%	0.43x
2733	Searle	132	0.000%	0.23x
2734	Aldridge	131	0.000%	0.23x
2735	Bowe	131	0.000%	2.01x
2736	Calam	131	0.000%	9.96x
2737	Coats	131	0.000%	1.00x
2738	Eggleston	131	0.000%	1.93x
2739	Griffith	131	0.000%	0.14x
2740	Hallewell	131	0.000%	5.36x
2741	Holroyde	131	0.000%	7.93x
2742	Martindale	131	0.000%	0.79x
2743	Rafferty	131	0.000%	0.88x
2744	Simon	131	0.000%	0.69x
2745	Simpkin	131	0.000%	1.21x
2746	Acomb	130	0.000%	7.91x
2747	Allenby	130	0.000%	3.16x
2748	Bolsover	130	0.000%	4.74x
2749	Cock	130	0.000%	0.41x
2750	Dolby	130	0.000%	1.21x
2751	Hawkswell	130	0.000%	9.68x
2752	Hewett	130	0.000%	0.39x
2753	Leatham	130	0.000%	3.43x
2754	Messenger	130	0.000%	0.58x
2755	Noon	130	0.000%	0.62x
2756	Oconnor	130	0.000%	0.79x
2757	Valentine	130	0.000%	0.35x
2758	Bartley	129	0.000%	0.93x
2759	Bloomfield	129	0.000%	0.35x
2760	Cawley	129	0.000%	0.84x
2761	Childs	129	0.000%	0.24x
2762	Fairweather	129	0.000%	0.58x
2763	Garvey	129	0.000%	1.25x
2764	Gaukrodger	129	0.000%	8.19x
2765	Gilling	129	0.000%	2.54x
2766	Hobman	129	0.000%	9.14x
2767	Lakin	129	0.000%	0.76x
2768	Shirley	129	0.000%	0.54x
2769	Suthers	129	0.000%	3.83x
2770	Alton	128	0.000%	1.62x
2771	Bakes	128	0.000%	8.17x
2772	Bearder	128	0.000%	7.28x
2773	Boot	128	0.000%	0.94x
2774	Bumby	128	0.000%	5.15x
2775	Crump	128	0.000%	0.41x
2776	Fallon	128	0.000%	1.20x
2777	Holey	128	0.000%	6.79x
2778	Parnell	128	0.000%	0.46x
2779	Pontefract	128	0.000%	6.49x
2780	Riches	128	0.000%	0.39x
2781	Sparling	128	0.000%	3.40x
2782	Toole	128	0.000%	0.82x
2783	Wetherell	128	0.000%	2.29x
2784	Wildon	128	0.000%	6.40x
2785	Wooller	128	0.000%	4.18x
2786	Bottomly	127	0.000%	4.79x
2787	Broderick	127	0.000%	1.33x
2788	Firby	127	0.000%	6.11x
2789	Goodworth	127	0.000%	7.73x
2790	Lennard	127	0.000%	1.95x
2791	Mackenzie	127	0.000%	0.16x
2792	Midgeley	127	0.000%	5.66x
2793	Sladdin	127	0.000%	10.11x
2794	Smeaton	127	0.000%	1.56x
2795	Sparks	127	0.000%	0.29x
2796	Steadman	127	0.000%	0.71x
2797	Stratford	127	0.000%	0.64x
2798	Suggett	127	0.000%	4.35x
2799	Warcup	127	0.000%	7.82x
2800	Wiley	127	0.000%	1.79x