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 Fern, with 72 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
4001	Fern	72	0.000%	0.80x
4002	Gardam	72	0.000%	7.53x
4003	Hampshaw	72	0.000%	8.56x
4004	Harbottle	72	0.000%	1.28x
4005	Linney	72	0.000%	0.79x
4006	Mallalieu	72	0.000%	3.27x
4007	Mathewman	72	0.000%	7.60x
4008	Milestone	72	0.000%	7.23x
4009	Mozley	72	0.000%	4.49x
4010	Olivant	72	0.000%	2.82x
4011	Palfreeman	72	0.000%	8.10x
4012	Penn	72	0.000%	0.28x
4013	Riddle	72	0.000%	0.30x
4014	Scarlett	72	0.000%	0.73x
4015	Southall	72	0.000%	0.33x
4016	Summerton	72	0.000%	1.72x
4017	Suttill	72	0.000%	7.30x
4018	Venables	72	0.000%	0.35x
4019	Worley	72	0.000%	0.56x
4020	Abbs	71	0.000%	1.39x
4021	Antcliffe	71	0.000%	4.83x
4022	Bain	71	0.000%	0.10x
4023	Bainton	71	0.000%	1.88x
4024	Barclay	71	0.000%	0.12x
4025	Berridge	71	0.000%	0.47x
4026	Billam	71	0.000%	5.44x
4027	Bowring	71	0.000%	0.76x
4028	Brearly	71	0.000%	4.93x
4029	Brophy	71	0.000%	1.83x
4030	Copping	71	0.000%	0.62x
4031	Cordukes	71	0.000%	7.90x
4032	Crosier	71	0.000%	2.52x
4033	Cumberland	71	0.000%	0.97x
4034	Deane	71	0.000%	0.29x
4035	Dunkerley	71	0.000%	0.71x
4036	Eames	71	0.000%	0.36x
4037	Fentiman	71	0.000%	2.96x
4038	Gresham	71	0.000%	2.22x
4039	Grindell	71	0.000%	4.51x
4040	Hawkshaw	71	0.000%	5.40x
4041	Hearfield	71	0.000%	7.50x
4042	Hillaby	71	0.000%	9.30x
4043	Hoskins	71	0.000%	0.25x
4044	Ince	71	0.000%	0.49x
4045	Locke	71	0.000%	0.27x
4046	Lovett	71	0.000%	0.27x
4047	Machan	71	0.000%	5.00x
4048	Mcgrath	71	0.000%	1.55x
4049	Ormrod	71	0.000%	0.76x
4050	Pasley	71	0.000%	3.62x
4051	Poulton	71	0.000%	0.31x
4052	Rank	71	0.000%	4.65x
4053	Raywood	71	0.000%	7.13x
4054	Sargeson	71	0.000%	5.36x
4055	Scarfe	71	0.000%	1.26x
4056	Scriven	71	0.000%	0.49x
4057	Spanton	71	0.000%	1.88x
4058	Stakes	71	0.000%	7.34x
4059	Swinburn	71	0.000%	1.30x
4060	Whithead	71	0.000%	1.75x
4061	Whitwham	71	0.000%	8.75x
4062	Willows	71	0.000%	1.12x
4063	Wilshaw	71	0.000%	0.97x
4064	Winks	71	0.000%	2.60x
4065	Baistow	70	0.000%	7.47x
4066	Barugh	70	0.000%	8.32x
4067	Blakebrough	70	0.000%	7.39x
4068	Brammall	70	0.000%	3.31x
4069	Cumming	70	0.000%	0.13x
4070	Glendenning	70	0.000%	1.68x
4071	Goforth	70	0.000%	9.66x
4072	Greatorex	70	0.000%	0.79x
4073	Hames	70	0.000%	0.85x
4074	Henshall	70	0.000%	0.50x
4075	Irvine	70	0.000%	0.11x
4076	Mackwell	70	0.000%	7.24x
4077	Mallett	70	0.000%	0.27x
4078	Mayhew	70	0.000%	0.29x
4079	Mundy	70	0.000%	0.33x
4080	Perfect	70	0.000%	1.08x
4081	Rennie	70	0.000%	0.14x
4082	Rotheray	70	0.000%	8.83x
4083	Stamper	70	0.000%	1.07x
4084	Teall	70	0.000%	3.47x
4085	Twist	70	0.000%	0.49x
4086	Varney	70	0.000%	0.46x
4087	Waind	70	0.000%	10.06x
4088	Ashman	69	0.000%	0.37x
4089	Bage	69	0.000%	3.40x
4090	Barson	69	0.000%	1.27x
4091	Boyne	69	0.000%	1.51x
4092	Cockfield	69	0.000%	5.06x
4093	Demain	69	0.000%	3.74x
4094	Donovan	69	0.000%	0.15x
4095	Elshaw	69	0.000%	7.68x
4096	Elton	69	0.000%	0.59x
4097	Etchells	69	0.000%	0.62x
4098	Ewing	69	0.000%	0.26x
4099	Forman	69	0.000%	0.46x
4100	Forsyth	69	0.000%	0.11x