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 Holborn, with 78 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
3801	Holborn	78	0.000%	2.62x
3802	Honeyman	78	0.000%	0.82x
3803	Howdle	78	0.000%	7.54x
3804	Hurworth	78	0.000%	3.72x
3805	Hussey	78	0.000%	0.27x
3806	Jay	78	0.000%	0.31x
3807	Kearney	78	0.000%	0.58x
3808	Kilroy	78	0.000%	1.59x
3809	Knights	78	0.000%	0.31x
3810	Osbourne	78	0.000%	0.73x
3811	Patten	78	0.000%	0.43x
3812	Pilgrim	78	0.000%	0.48x
3813	Rae	78	0.000%	0.12x
3814	Ramsay	78	0.000%	0.10x
3815	Starr	78	0.000%	0.55x
3816	Strangeway	78	0.000%	6.21x
3817	Sturgeon	78	0.000%	0.67x
3818	Tyers	78	0.000%	0.84x
3819	Welborn	78	0.000%	4.98x
3820	Balmford	77	0.000%	8.39x
3821	Berryman	77	0.000%	0.48x
3822	Boulby	77	0.000%	7.59x
3823	Brumfitt	77	0.000%	7.97x
3824	Call	77	0.000%	2.13x
3825	Coney	77	0.000%	0.94x
3826	Conlin	77	0.000%	1.43x
3827	Denbigh	77	0.000%	4.38x
3828	Ella	77	0.000%	6.53x
3829	Elson	77	0.000%	0.42x
3830	Everatt	77	0.000%	2.81x
3831	Hadley	77	0.000%	0.20x
3832	Lancashire	77	0.000%	1.11x
3833	Lawford	77	0.000%	1.19x
3834	Lowden	77	0.000%	0.81x
3835	Lowes	77	0.000%	0.46x
3836	Nicholas	77	0.000%	0.14x
3837	Nurse	77	0.000%	0.55x
3838	Palethorpe	77	0.000%	1.79x
3839	Pooley	77	0.000%	0.33x
3840	Sill	77	0.000%	2.25x
3841	Somerset	77	0.000%	1.96x
3842	Sonley	77	0.000%	9.26x
3843	Standish	77	0.000%	1.36x
3844	Stowell	77	0.000%	1.14x
3845	Tobin	77	0.000%	0.66x
3846	Wardley	77	0.000%	1.06x
3847	Watling	77	0.000%	0.51x
3848	Bowland	76	0.000%	3.99x
3849	Brindley	76	0.000%	0.34x
3850	Broome	76	0.000%	0.53x
3851	Cleasby	76	0.000%	2.39x
3852	Colledge	76	0.000%	1.03x
3853	Dandy	76	0.000%	1.42x
3854	Drayton	76	0.000%	0.75x
3855	Driscoll	76	0.000%	0.24x
3856	Elgey	76	0.000%	5.42x
3857	Haughton	76	0.000%	0.52x
3858	Jeff	76	0.000%	2.38x
3859	Keld	76	0.000%	8.94x
3860	Kippax	76	0.000%	2.67x
3861	Mattock	76	0.000%	1.01x
3862	Mcdermott	76	0.000%	1.47x
3863	Mcmahon	76	0.000%	1.61x
3864	Methley	76	0.000%	9.14x
3865	Mort	76	0.000%	0.54x
3866	Pagdin	76	0.000%	7.15x
3867	Quirk	76	0.000%	0.55x
3868	Rawdon	76	0.000%	5.11x
3869	Ruddy	76	0.000%	1.61x
3870	Sizer	76	0.000%	1.50x
3871	Sowersby	76	0.000%	5.04x
3872	Stacy	76	0.000%	0.90x
3873	Stokoe	76	0.000%	0.78x
3874	Stoner	76	0.000%	0.76x
3875	Stowe	76	0.000%	0.89x
3876	Timperley	76	0.000%	1.18x
3877	Tinsdale	76	0.000%	6.45x
3878	Troughton	76	0.000%	0.81x
3879	Vevers	76	0.000%	3.80x
3880	Walgate	76	0.000%	10.21x
3881	Askam	75	0.000%	7.39x
3882	Blackmore	75	0.000%	0.18x
3883	Blakeston	75	0.000%	8.26x
3884	Bletcher	75	0.000%	5.62x
3885	Burgan	75	0.000%	5.14x
3886	Cann	75	0.000%	0.28x
3887	Colby	75	0.000%	1.25x
3888	Crabb	75	0.000%	0.25x
3889	Dewick	75	0.000%	2.59x
3890	Eglin	75	0.000%	2.73x
3891	Gaughan	75	0.000%	2.58x
3892	Hailstone	75	0.000%	1.45x
3893	Huggan	75	0.000%	2.71x
3894	Humpleby	75	0.000%	7.92x
3895	Kane	75	0.000%	0.32x
3896	Kean	75	0.000%	0.38x
3897	Kirkland	75	0.000%	0.29x
3898	Marriot	75	0.000%	1.50x
3899	Merrall	75	0.000%	3.46x
3900	Murdock	75	0.000%	0.72x