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 Ranson, with 120 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
2901	Ranson	120	0.000%	0.84x
2902	Rastrick	120	0.000%	7.09x
2903	Shirtcliffe	120	0.000%	6.57x
2904	Straker	120	0.000%	2.28x
2905	Thrippleton	120	0.000%	9.48x
2906	Tinkler	120	0.000%	0.96x
2907	Abram	119	0.000%	1.15x
2908	Beale	119	0.000%	0.32x
2909	Beardsall	119	0.000%	4.44x
2910	Bulman	119	0.000%	1.13x
2911	Crew	119	0.000%	0.65x
2912	Ewbank	119	0.000%	3.29x
2913	Flesher	119	0.000%	8.67x
2914	Keightley	119	0.000%	1.78x
2915	Mallory	119	0.000%	6.38x
2916	Moat	119	0.000%	2.13x
2917	Monk	119	0.000%	0.20x
2918	Sage	119	0.000%	0.46x
2919	Scanlon	119	0.000%	1.73x
2920	Stockill	119	0.000%	9.85x
2921	Thornley	119	0.000%	0.37x
2922	Unthank	119	0.000%	4.96x
2923	Vine	119	0.000%	0.44x
2924	Wetherall	119	0.000%	1.72x
2925	Yorke	119	0.000%	1.29x
2926	Gleeson	118	0.000%	1.33x
2927	Halton	118	0.000%	1.07x
2928	Heselton	118	0.000%	6.23x
2929	Lickley	118	0.000%	6.98x
2930	Marrison	118	0.000%	3.60x
2931	Snape	118	0.000%	0.44x
2932	Waddingham	118	0.000%	2.65x
2933	Woffinden	118	0.000%	9.25x
2934	Bailes	117	0.000%	2.15x
2935	Bendelow	117	0.000%	6.44x
2936	Bott	117	0.000%	0.51x
2937	Cornthwaite	117	0.000%	2.35x
2938	Crowley	117	0.000%	0.63x
2939	Ellin	117	0.000%	7.08x
2940	Elvin	117	0.000%	1.15x
2941	Farndale	117	0.000%	7.21x
2942	Hawksley	117	0.000%	3.34x
2943	Slinn	117	0.000%	2.58x
2944	Spaven	117	0.000%	7.61x
2945	Spavin	117	0.000%	6.14x
2946	Strutt	117	0.000%	1.30x
2947	Swire	117	0.000%	4.05x
2948	Tilley	117	0.000%	0.31x
2949	Clappison	116	0.000%	9.52x
2950	Daker	116	0.000%	5.94x
2951	Drummond	116	0.000%	0.20x
2952	Eadon	116	0.000%	4.44x
2953	Farley	116	0.000%	0.32x
2954	Glynn	116	0.000%	0.91x
2955	Halder	116	0.000%	6.98x
2956	Jowsey	116	0.000%	6.15x
2957	Memmott	116	0.000%	8.96x
2958	Mounsey	116	0.000%	1.40x
2959	Pass	116	0.000%	0.82x
2960	Rock	116	0.000%	0.70x
2961	Shillitoe	116	0.000%	6.00x
2962	Beet	115	0.000%	2.80x
2963	Cockshaw	115	0.000%	7.63x
2964	Elwood	115	0.000%	2.14x
2965	Hindley	115	0.000%	0.48x
2966	Hustwick	115	0.000%	7.39x
2967	Loy	115	0.000%	4.52x
2968	Meadows	115	0.000%	0.28x
2969	Montgomery	115	0.000%	0.25x
2970	Oneil	115	0.000%	0.40x
2971	Pidd	115	0.000%	5.36x
2972	Welbourn	115	0.000%	3.13x
2973	Askey	114	0.000%	1.67x
2974	Baily	114	0.000%	0.62x
2975	Burgon	114	0.000%	3.02x
2976	Charnley	114	0.000%	0.85x
2977	Highfield	114	0.000%	1.41x
2978	Lawley	114	0.000%	0.65x
2979	Malcolm	114	0.000%	0.30x
2980	Melton	114	0.000%	1.12x
2981	Munro	114	0.000%	0.09x
2982	Nield	114	0.000%	0.57x
2983	Sheridan	114	0.000%	0.65x
2984	Smyth	114	0.000%	0.42x
2985	Snee	114	0.000%	5.24x
2986	Till	114	0.000%	0.56x
2987	Woodrow	114	0.000%	0.64x
2988	Bratley	113	0.000%	3.22x
2989	Cluderay	113	0.000%	9.13x
2990	Coggin	113	0.000%	4.30x
2991	Cottingham	113	0.000%	1.46x
2992	Garfitt	113	0.000%	6.60x
2993	Gilson	113	0.000%	1.26x
2994	Hartshorn	113	0.000%	0.90x
2995	Howitt	113	0.000%	1.06x
2996	Megginson	113	0.000%	8.60x
2997	Morland	113	0.000%	1.39x
2998	Mould	113	0.000%	0.46x
2999	Purvis	113	0.000%	0.40x
3000	Rands	113	0.000%	1.33x