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 Frisby, with 69 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
4101	Frisby	69	0.000%	0.55x
4102	Gillson	69	0.000%	2.03x
4103	Girling	69	0.000%	0.37x
4104	Haddington	69	0.000%	5.03x
4105	Hawks	69	0.000%	0.91x
4106	Houlton	69	0.000%	1.12x
4107	Ibbertson	69	0.000%	7.07x
4108	Kinsley	69	0.000%	2.20x
4109	Mackrell	69	0.000%	1.64x
4110	Milward	69	0.000%	0.52x
4111	Northend	69	0.000%	8.60x
4112	Perigo	69	0.000%	6.00x
4113	Rimmer	69	0.000%	0.15x
4114	Rylands	69	0.000%	1.72x
4115	Salkeld	69	0.000%	1.06x
4116	Soulsby	69	0.000%	0.81x
4117	Spencely	69	0.000%	4.61x
4118	Starling	69	0.000%	0.32x
4119	Stenson	69	0.000%	1.30x
4120	Stirling	69	0.000%	0.18x
4121	Stokell	69	0.000%	4.13x
4122	Strother	69	0.000%	2.88x
4123	Varah	69	0.000%	6.67x
4124	Arrand	68	0.000%	4.85x
4125	Arundell	68	0.000%	1.95x
4126	Banister	68	0.000%	0.56x
4127	Blakley	68	0.000%	2.94x
4128	Catlow	68	0.000%	0.57x
4129	Credland	68	0.000%	2.89x
4130	Falshaw	68	0.000%	3.82x
4131	Favell	68	0.000%	1.77x
4132	Gall	68	0.000%	0.36x
4133	Gallon	68	0.000%	0.95x
4134	Gavin	68	0.000%	0.48x
4135	Grainge	68	0.000%	3.20x
4136	Hands	68	0.000%	0.23x
4137	Hillman	68	0.000%	0.27x
4138	Houlgate	68	0.000%	5.72x
4139	John	68	0.000%	0.07x
4140	Jordison	68	0.000%	3.65x
4141	Lawlor	68	0.000%	1.75x
4142	Mahony	68	0.000%	1.03x
4143	Newmarch	68	0.000%	3.24x
4144	Perrin	68	0.000%	0.23x
4145	Rangeley	68	0.000%	5.63x
4146	Roger	68	0.000%	0.68x
4147	Skinn	68	0.000%	4.72x
4148	Tansey	68	0.000%	1.54x
4149	Tarpey	68	0.000%	3.68x
4150	Toplis	68	0.000%	1.22x
4151	Wilberforce	68	0.000%	4.63x
4152	Barnaby	67	0.000%	1.16x
4153	Basford	67	0.000%	0.77x
4154	Bowskill	67	0.000%	2.45x
4155	Brindle	67	0.000%	0.32x
4156	Butt	67	0.000%	0.18x
4157	Buttler	67	0.000%	0.77x
4158	Charlsworth	67	0.000%	4.95x
4159	Coley	67	0.000%	0.39x
4160	Cressy	67	0.000%	3.07x
4161	Daws	67	0.000%	0.45x
4162	Donnison	67	0.000%	1.67x
4163	Eason	67	0.000%	0.54x
4164	Evens	67	0.000%	0.88x
4165	Hanstock	67	0.000%	6.67x
4166	Hide	67	0.000%	0.60x
4167	Isaac	67	0.000%	0.18x
4168	Jamieson	67	0.000%	0.08x
4169	Loukes	67	0.000%	9.12x
4170	Lovel	67	0.000%	2.61x
4171	Mays	67	0.000%	0.40x
4172	Moreland	67	0.000%	1.05x
4173	Mott	67	0.000%	0.31x
4174	Neesom	67	0.000%	7.88x
4175	Officer	67	0.000%	2.32x
4176	Ombler	67	0.000%	8.66x
4177	Parnham	67	0.000%	1.09x
4178	Powel	67	0.000%	0.91x
4179	Pridmore	67	0.000%	0.84x
4180	Rain	67	0.000%	1.30x
4181	Rickard	67	0.000%	0.34x
4182	Roden	67	0.000%	0.49x
4183	Sharkey	67	0.000%	1.01x
4184	Slattery	67	0.000%	1.34x
4185	Swainston	67	0.000%	2.40x
4186	Swalwell	67	0.000%	3.19x
4187	Tutin	67	0.000%	3.85x
4188	Weir	67	0.000%	0.09x
4189	Widd	67	0.000%	8.78x
4190	Ablett	66	0.000%	1.08x
4191	Acton	66	0.000%	0.39x
4192	Allerston	66	0.000%	8.87x
4193	Astwood	66	0.000%	7.42x
4194	Berresford	66	0.000%	1.21x
4195	Brassington	66	0.000%	0.57x
4196	Bunn	66	0.000%	0.23x
4197	Byass	66	0.000%	6.26x
4198	Callis	66	0.000%	1.82x
4199	Carrodus	66	0.000%	7.67x
4200	Clixby	66	0.000%	4.52x