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 Bygate, with 59 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
4501	Bygate	59	0.000%	6.56x
4502	Clayforth	59	0.000%	9.69x
4503	Coldbeck	59	0.000%	5.65x
4504	Crossly	59	0.000%	4.52x
4505	Denniss	59	0.000%	2.06x
4506	Elgie	59	0.000%	3.01x
4507	Elsey	59	0.000%	0.66x
4508	Falconer	59	0.000%	0.17x
4509	Gavins	59	0.000%	4.66x
4510	Goodare	59	0.000%	6.71x
4511	Greening	59	0.000%	0.37x
4512	Hully	59	0.000%	3.94x
4513	Langhorn	59	0.000%	1.60x
4514	Littlefair	59	0.000%	1.43x
4515	Maden	59	0.000%	0.56x
4516	Main	59	0.000%	0.12x
4517	Manfield	59	0.000%	1.39x
4518	Melling	59	0.000%	0.33x
4519	Merrick	59	0.000%	0.27x
4520	Moyser	59	0.000%	6.23x
4521	Munroe	59	0.000%	0.75x
4522	Murrey	59	0.000%	0.75x
4523	Newborn	59	0.000%	3.35x
4524	Newson	59	0.000%	0.32x
4525	Pine	59	0.000%	0.68x
4526	Probert	59	0.000%	0.26x
4527	Punch	59	0.000%	4.07x
4528	Shotton	59	0.000%	0.59x
4529	Souter	59	0.000%	0.38x
4530	Spotswood	59	0.000%	6.29x
4531	Sterling	59	0.000%	0.97x
4532	Thurlwell	59	0.000%	8.60x
4533	Tudor	59	0.000%	0.30x
4534	Ventress	59	0.000%	7.73x
4535	Wager	59	0.000%	0.76x
4536	Walden	59	0.000%	0.28x
4537	Waltham	59	0.000%	1.42x
4538	Whittlestone	59	0.000%	10.35x
4539	Woodson	59	0.000%	6.23x
4540	Amery	58	0.000%	1.04x
4541	Armytage	58	0.000%	4.55x
4542	Asher	58	0.000%	0.47x
4543	Bagshawe	58	0.000%	4.03x
4544	Bew	58	0.000%	1.45x
4545	Bratton	58	0.000%	1.60x
4546	Carman	58	0.000%	0.60x
4547	Cheeseman	58	0.000%	0.25x
4548	Clack	58	0.000%	0.50x
4549	Cowl	58	0.000%	3.32x
4550	Cundill	58	0.000%	8.45x
4551	Cunnington	58	0.000%	0.49x
4552	Dearman	58	0.000%	1.36x
4553	Fearnehough	58	0.000%	7.23x
4554	Forge	58	0.000%	2.24x
4555	Goulder	58	0.000%	1.43x
4556	Harriss	58	0.000%	0.31x
4557	Hulse	58	0.000%	0.32x
4558	Legge	58	0.000%	0.45x
4559	Levesley	58	0.000%	5.45x
4560	Locking	58	0.000%	2.52x
4561	Musson	58	0.000%	0.40x
4562	Peate	58	0.000%	1.52x
4563	Ronksley	58	0.000%	6.82x
4564	Saltmer	58	0.000%	9.09x
4565	Shears	58	0.000%	0.46x
4566	Shipton	58	0.000%	0.48x
4567	Spellman	58	0.000%	1.71x
4568	Spofforth	58	0.000%	6.38x
4569	Stack	58	0.000%	0.98x
4570	Strachan	58	0.000%	0.12x
4571	Suter	58	0.000%	0.67x
4572	Twidale	58	0.000%	2.93x
4573	Waggett	58	0.000%	2.41x
4574	Weightman	58	0.000%	0.51x
4575	Wheatman	58	0.000%	3.43x
4576	Whitney	58	0.000%	0.39x
4577	Wigfall	58	0.000%	6.32x
4578	Woodruffe	58	0.000%	1.75x
4579	Ayton	57	0.000%	0.63x
4580	Ballard	57	0.000%	0.13x
4581	Bath	57	0.000%	0.26x
4582	Battie	57	0.000%	4.07x
4583	Baul	57	0.000%	8.08x
4584	Bold	57	0.000%	0.71x
4585	Caldwell	57	0.000%	0.13x
4586	Carrack	57	0.000%	7.97x
4587	Cater	57	0.000%	0.41x
4588	Cheesebrough	57	0.000%	7.02x
4589	Consitt	57	0.000%	8.55x
4590	Corrigan	57	0.000%	0.44x
4591	Cundy	57	0.000%	0.76x
4592	Darlington	57	0.000%	0.29x
4593	Draycott	57	0.000%	0.59x
4594	Farrel	57	0.000%	0.87x
4595	Feasby	57	0.000%	9.67x
4596	Geary	57	0.000%	0.25x
4597	Greenbury	57	0.000%	4.30x
4598	Greig	57	0.000%	0.12x
4599	Haney	57	0.000%	1.70x
4600	Harlow	57	0.000%	0.36x