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 Seward, with 93 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
3401	Seward	93	0.000%	0.58x
3402	Storrs	93	0.000%	5.04x
3403	Sucksmith	93	0.000%	6.13x
3404	Tayler	93	0.000%	0.58x
3405	Warters	93	0.000%	5.01x
3406	Wheeldon	93	0.000%	0.65x
3407	Wyrill	93	0.000%	8.37x
3408	Aldersley	92	0.000%	3.33x
3409	Askin	92	0.000%	3.82x
3410	Baume	92	0.000%	8.21x
3411	Beattie	92	0.000%	0.15x
3412	Bloom	92	0.000%	0.94x
3413	Boucher	92	0.000%	0.60x
3414	Brightmore	92	0.000%	3.32x
3415	Brocklehurst	92	0.000%	0.58x
3416	Brownridge	92	0.000%	4.08x
3417	Bunney	92	0.000%	1.41x
3418	Burk	92	0.000%	0.88x
3419	Burkitt	92	0.000%	1.61x
3420	Dibnah	92	0.000%	9.62x
3421	Dunham	92	0.000%	0.62x
3422	Gleadhill	92	0.000%	7.32x
3423	Harpham	92	0.000%	2.33x
3424	Holms	92	0.000%	1.13x
3425	Jakeman	92	0.000%	1.15x
3426	Lavender	92	0.000%	0.50x
3427	Matthew	92	0.000%	0.42x
3428	Ostler	92	0.000%	1.50x
3429	Prentice	92	0.000%	0.27x
3430	Ramsdale	92	0.000%	1.33x
3431	Rickaby	92	0.000%	2.91x
3432	Roundell	92	0.000%	7.62x
3433	Ruddlesden	92	0.000%	10.34x
3434	Rusling	92	0.000%	4.02x
3435	Sleightholm	92	0.000%	6.70x
3436	Symons	92	0.000%	0.23x
3437	Thurman	92	0.000%	1.29x
3438	Timms	92	0.000%	0.31x
3439	Trafford	92	0.000%	0.79x
3440	Whisker	92	0.000%	3.34x
3441	Worsman	92	0.000%	8.98x
3442	Yeates	92	0.000%	0.58x
3443	Archdale	91	0.000%	6.92x
3444	Beldon	91	0.000%	5.71x
3445	Brewerton	91	0.000%	3.13x
3446	Bulcock	91	0.000%	1.85x
3447	Dodworth	91	0.000%	8.33x
3448	Hackney	91	0.000%	0.72x
3449	Handforth	91	0.000%	3.81x
3450	Haycock	91	0.000%	0.56x
3451	Hesselden	91	0.000%	10.23x
3452	Hoe	91	0.000%	2.26x
3453	Ideson	91	0.000%	7.47x
3454	Loyd	91	0.000%	0.80x
3455	Masters	91	0.000%	0.17x
3456	Moffatt	91	0.000%	0.49x
3457	Newsom	91	0.000%	3.33x
3458	Phipps	91	0.000%	0.21x
3459	Pierson	91	0.000%	1.48x
3460	Walter	91	0.000%	0.21x
3461	Willingham	91	0.000%	2.12x
3462	Batt	90	0.000%	0.46x
3463	Broad	90	0.000%	0.24x
3464	Brodie	90	0.000%	0.23x
3465	Burkill	90	0.000%	3.51x
3466	Cropley	90	0.000%	1.95x
3467	Culley	90	0.000%	0.73x
3468	Dack	90	0.000%	1.01x
3469	Edley	90	0.000%	9.91x
3470	Escritt	90	0.000%	9.60x
3471	Fullerton	90	0.000%	0.73x
3472	Gay	90	0.000%	0.23x
3473	Heely	90	0.000%	6.09x
3474	Hinch	90	0.000%	2.68x
3475	Hindson	90	0.000%	1.75x
3476	Homer	90	0.000%	0.41x
3477	Langan	90	0.000%	2.02x
3478	Leppington	90	0.000%	9.22x
3479	Levett	90	0.000%	0.71x
3480	Merrills	90	0.000%	5.93x
3481	Rimington	90	0.000%	2.88x
3482	Sowray	90	0.000%	9.13x
3483	Stuttard	90	0.000%	1.42x
3484	Vessey	90	0.000%	1.84x
3485	Wardill	90	0.000%	7.89x
3486	Wormwell	90	0.000%	5.23x
3487	Yarker	90	0.000%	5.68x
3488	Banham	89	0.000%	0.60x
3489	Borrill	89	0.000%	3.11x
3490	Cantrell	89	0.000%	2.23x
3491	Catherall	89	0.000%	1.68x
3492	Fearnsides	89	0.000%	10.01x
3493	Jacklin	89	0.000%	1.15x
3494	Joseph	89	0.000%	0.38x
3495	Laking	89	0.000%	3.71x
3496	Mallaby	89	0.000%	5.29x
3497	Mothersdale	89	0.000%	6.14x
3498	Rowlands	89	0.000%	0.12x
3499	Spark	89	0.000%	0.70x
3500	Spicer	89	0.000%	0.23x