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 Rockett, with 113 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
3001	Rockett	113	0.000%	2.28x
3002	Saddler	113	0.000%	1.30x
3003	Vaux	113	0.000%	2.87x
3004	Yeomans	113	0.000%	0.47x
3005	Biggs	112	0.000%	0.21x
3006	Brocklebank	112	0.000%	1.59x
3007	Cockin	112	0.000%	3.36x
3008	Eastburn	112	0.000%	9.05x
3009	Godson	112	0.000%	2.13x
3010	Hawes	112	0.000%	0.31x
3011	Himsworth	112	0.000%	7.62x
3012	Hollins	112	0.000%	0.74x
3013	Kearton	112	0.000%	3.94x
3014	Larder	112	0.000%	2.46x
3015	Leckenby	112	0.000%	7.06x
3016	Lythe	112	0.000%	7.11x
3017	Porteus	112	0.000%	3.67x
3018	Siswick	112	0.000%	10.35x
3019	Sparrow	112	0.000%	0.31x
3020	Stimpson	112	0.000%	0.86x
3021	Surr	112	0.000%	6.44x
3022	Trowsdale	112	0.000%	7.33x
3023	Waterfall	112	0.000%	2.34x
3024	Weatherall	112	0.000%	1.99x
3025	Westerby	112	0.000%	5.97x
3026	Whittell	112	0.000%	5.52x
3027	Beesley	111	0.000%	0.48x
3028	Blenkiron	111	0.000%	6.68x
3029	Boswell	111	0.000%	0.41x
3030	Buchanan	111	0.000%	0.15x
3031	Burland	111	0.000%	3.43x
3032	Christian	111	0.000%	0.39x
3033	Ellerington	111	0.000%	4.73x
3034	Flemming	111	0.000%	0.95x
3035	Galvin	111	0.000%	1.78x
3036	Hanks	111	0.000%	0.79x
3037	Keeton	111	0.000%	2.34x
3038	Kidson	111	0.000%	3.19x
3039	Longthorn	111	0.000%	6.34x
3040	Mackintosh	111	0.000%	0.57x
3041	Mettrick	111	0.000%	9.04x
3042	Raven	111	0.000%	0.46x
3043	Strong	111	0.000%	0.26x
3044	Thirkill	111	0.000%	8.97x
3045	Wellburn	111	0.000%	7.92x
3046	Adcock	110	0.000%	0.38x
3047	Aldred	110	0.000%	0.44x
3048	Belton	110	0.000%	0.71x
3049	Carlin	110	0.000%	0.75x
3050	Court	110	0.000%	0.30x
3051	Cradock	110	0.000%	3.47x
3052	Gleadall	110	0.000%	6.77x
3053	Issott	110	0.000%	5.99x
3054	Kirkwood	110	0.000%	0.42x
3055	Langfield	110	0.000%	3.48x
3056	Leah	110	0.000%	1.07x
3057	Manchester	110	0.000%	1.89x
3058	Moorehouse	110	0.000%	5.29x
3059	Roundhill	110	0.000%	9.11x
3060	Stanger	110	0.000%	1.51x
3061	Tomlin	110	0.000%	0.42x
3062	Winship	110	0.000%	1.85x
3063	Adkin	109	0.000%	1.78x
3064	Aspin	109	0.000%	0.94x
3065	Biltcliffe	109	0.000%	8.88x
3066	Bury	109	0.000%	0.51x
3067	Dunnill	109	0.000%	9.80x
3068	Ellerton	109	0.000%	2.08x
3069	Eshelby	109	0.000%	6.88x
3070	Finnigan	109	0.000%	0.96x
3071	Gillings	109	0.000%	1.60x
3072	Goodchild	109	0.000%	0.39x
3073	Greensides	109	0.000%	8.06x
3074	House	109	0.000%	0.29x
3075	Isle	109	0.000%	8.61x
3076	Jeffcock	109	0.000%	8.35x
3077	Mayall	109	0.000%	1.24x
3078	Meehan	109	0.000%	1.89x
3079	Morphet	109	0.000%	5.45x
3080	Oneill	109	0.000%	0.59x
3081	Riddiough	109	0.000%	7.47x
3082	Rotherham	109	0.000%	1.87x
3083	Shearsmith	109	0.000%	5.47x
3084	Spensley	109	0.000%	5.34x
3085	Stock	109	0.000%	0.30x
3086	Tesseyman	109	0.000%	8.11x
3087	Tonge	109	0.000%	0.59x
3088	Wootton	109	0.000%	0.41x
3089	Courtney	108	0.000%	0.52x
3090	Dunbar	108	0.000%	0.32x
3091	Edmonson	108	0.000%	3.48x
3092	Fairclough	108	0.000%	0.36x
3093	Foers	108	0.000%	10.35x
3094	Hoult	108	0.000%	1.44x
3095	Liddell	108	0.000%	0.41x
3096	Millard	108	0.000%	0.23x
3097	Newhouse	108	0.000%	3.46x
3098	Paxton	108	0.000%	0.47x
3099	Sidgwick	108	0.000%	4.38x
3100	Stobart	108	0.000%	1.98x