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 Tranmer, with 89 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
3501	Tranmer	89	0.000%	8.85x
3502	Trees	89	0.000%	5.68x
3503	Trippett	89	0.000%	7.80x
3504	Vokes	89	0.000%	1.73x
3505	William	89	0.000%	0.36x
3506	Willison	89	0.000%	1.46x
3507	Arrowsmith	88	0.000%	0.39x
3508	Bardsley	88	0.000%	0.40x
3509	Brewin	88	0.000%	0.84x
3510	Chafer	88	0.000%	3.87x
3511	Cranston	88	0.000%	0.75x
3512	Damms	88	0.000%	5.06x
3513	Dix	88	0.000%	0.31x
3514	Durrant	88	0.000%	0.19x
3515	Eagle	88	0.000%	0.55x
3516	Ellershaw	88	0.000%	3.96x
3517	Entwistle	88	0.000%	0.17x
3518	Forest	88	0.000%	1.06x
3519	Gandy	88	0.000%	0.75x
3520	Gofton	88	0.000%	5.39x
3521	Haithwaite	88	0.000%	8.75x
3522	Harpin	88	0.000%	4.27x
3523	Harriman	88	0.000%	1.18x
3524	Herron	88	0.000%	0.85x
3525	Hessey	88	0.000%	3.08x
3526	Hinde	88	0.000%	0.73x
3527	Horan	88	0.000%	1.04x
3528	Kilby	88	0.000%	0.54x
3529	Limb	88	0.000%	1.34x
3530	Livingstone	88	0.000%	0.33x
3531	Mallender	88	0.000%	4.40x
3532	Mansell	88	0.000%	0.26x
3533	Nendick	88	0.000%	10.23x
3534	Reyner	88	0.000%	5.52x
3535	Rust	88	0.000%	0.58x
3536	Staley	88	0.000%	0.93x
3537	Titterington	88	0.000%	2.10x
3538	Turnpenny	88	0.000%	5.00x
3539	Tutty	88	0.000%	3.57x
3540	Waterland	88	0.000%	6.11x
3541	Acey	87	0.000%	10.00x
3542	Ballance	87	0.000%	3.66x
3543	Bown	87	0.000%	0.54x
3544	Brierly	87	0.000%	1.43x
3545	Butters	87	0.000%	0.61x
3546	Cawthray	87	0.000%	10.00x
3547	Cockhill	87	0.000%	6.34x
3548	Critchley	87	0.000%	0.34x
3549	Daw	87	0.000%	0.43x
3550	Farthing	87	0.000%	0.57x
3551	Gilderdale	87	0.000%	9.58x
3552	Goode	87	0.000%	0.23x
3553	Grindle	87	0.000%	3.32x
3554	Heselwood	87	0.000%	8.18x
3555	Hitchcock	87	0.000%	0.26x
3556	Howells	87	0.000%	0.12x
3557	Howland	87	0.000%	0.88x
3558	Johns	87	0.000%	0.12x
3559	Kelk	87	0.000%	3.26x
3560	Lamplugh	87	0.000%	7.83x
3561	Leader	87	0.000%	0.66x
3562	Obrian	87	0.000%	0.92x
3563	Rawlin	87	0.000%	6.38x
3564	Rodmell	87	0.000%	7.32x
3565	Rosindale	87	0.000%	10.11x
3566	Scrivener	87	0.000%	0.69x
3567	Shearman	87	0.000%	0.73x
3568	Spetch	87	0.000%	7.76x
3569	Wharram	87	0.000%	6.67x
3570	Acklam	86	0.000%	8.81x
3571	Allman	86	0.000%	0.63x
3572	Bycroft	86	0.000%	3.01x
3573	Denney	86	0.000%	1.23x
3574	Else	86	0.000%	0.90x
3575	Errington	86	0.000%	0.53x
3576	Ferrand	86	0.000%	6.14x
3577	Greasley	86	0.000%	1.26x
3578	Hayden	86	0.000%	0.38x
3579	Haythorne	86	0.000%	7.67x
3580	Hinds	86	0.000%	0.43x
3581	Hornshaw	86	0.000%	7.81x
3582	Lenton	86	0.000%	0.59x
3583	Linford	86	0.000%	1.12x
3584	Marshal	86	0.000%	1.41x
3585	Meakin	86	0.000%	0.38x
3586	Meller	86	0.000%	1.75x
3587	Mullin	86	0.000%	0.66x
3588	Parvin	86	0.000%	2.79x
3589	Paton	86	0.000%	0.13x
3590	Peckover	86	0.000%	3.65x
3591	Poulson	86	0.000%	1.24x
3592	Searby	86	0.000%	3.52x
3593	Staton	86	0.000%	1.54x
3594	Stubbins	86	0.000%	1.80x
3595	Threadgold	86	0.000%	1.75x
3596	Wicks	86	0.000%	0.21x
3597	Yelland	86	0.000%	1.11x
3598	Bocking	85	0.000%	2.16x
3599	Branson	85	0.000%	0.82x
3600	Buckingham	85	0.000%	0.22x