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 Bennitt, with 51 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
4901	Bennitt	51	0.000%	3.00x
4902	Boggett	51	0.000%	8.12x
4903	Brammah	51	0.000%	8.51x
4904	Brant	51	0.000%	0.43x
4905	Brenkley	51	0.000%	8.00x
4906	Brunyee	51	0.000%	6.14x
4907	Burwell	51	0.000%	2.49x
4908	Callan	51	0.000%	0.55x
4909	Canning	51	0.000%	0.25x
4910	Coatsworth	51	0.000%	2.06x
4911	Coombs	51	0.000%	0.10x
4912	Cornish	51	0.000%	0.12x
4913	Coulman	51	0.000%	3.00x
4914	Cranidge	51	0.000%	7.65x
4915	Dickins	51	0.000%	0.48x
4916	Fay	51	0.000%	0.42x
4917	Findlay	51	0.000%	0.09x
4918	Foss	51	0.000%	0.90x
4919	Garrard	51	0.000%	0.42x
4920	Gathercole	51	0.000%	0.86x
4921	Gilleard	51	0.000%	8.00x
4922	Gordan	51	0.000%	2.55x
4923	Gotts	51	0.000%	1.07x
4924	Gowthorpe	51	0.000%	8.51x
4925	Habergham	51	0.000%	9.10x
4926	Haggitt	51	0.000%	3.94x
4927	Hagues	51	0.000%	5.17x
4928	Hamerton	51	0.000%	2.95x
4929	Hannon	51	0.000%	1.14x
4930	Helstrip	51	0.000%	6.77x
4931	Heslington	51	0.000%	5.61x
4932	Holdstock	51	0.000%	0.94x
4933	Horsefall	51	0.000%	3.57x
4934	Iddison	51	0.000%	6.28x
4935	Jardine	51	0.000%	0.19x
4936	Jennett	51	0.000%	3.91x
4937	Kaberry	51	0.000%	6.60x
4938	Kenning	51	0.000%	1.12x
4939	Keogh	51	0.000%	0.77x
4940	Kirman	51	0.000%	1.99x
4941	Knapp	51	0.000%	0.26x
4942	Lander	51	0.000%	0.26x
4943	Larvin	51	0.000%	4.36x
4944	Lay	51	0.000%	0.24x
4945	Leaman	51	0.000%	0.82x
4946	Lydon	51	0.000%	2.09x
4947	Mccarthy	51	0.000%	0.37x
4948	Meegan	51	0.000%	6.36x
4949	Mooring	51	0.000%	2.49x
4950	Mosely	51	0.000%	1.06x
4951	Nickols	51	0.000%	1.33x
4952	Nicol	51	0.000%	0.08x
4953	Oyston	51	0.000%	2.14x
4954	Penney	51	0.000%	0.32x
4955	Pycroft	51	0.000%	2.28x
4956	Reardon	51	0.000%	0.40x
4957	Sansom	51	0.000%	0.26x
4958	Seavers	51	0.000%	8.24x
4959	Selwood	51	0.000%	0.65x
4960	Shenton	51	0.000%	0.28x
4961	Shorter	51	0.000%	0.38x
4962	Southam	51	0.000%	0.42x
4963	Stavely	51	0.000%	2.57x
4964	Steedman	51	0.000%	0.68x
4965	Sunman	51	0.000%	4.19x
4966	Tattershall	51	0.000%	3.28x
4967	Thorn	51	0.000%	0.12x
4968	Thrower	51	0.000%	0.55x
4969	Tomkinson	51	0.000%	0.27x
4970	Turgoose	51	0.000%	4.80x
4971	Waterman	51	0.000%	0.23x
4972	Welbourne	51	0.000%	2.78x
4973	Willy	51	0.000%	1.59x
4974	Akam	50	0.000%	4.97x
4975	Ames	50	0.000%	0.25x
4976	Arnell	50	0.000%	1.37x
4977	Beadnell	50	0.000%	4.17x
4978	Beecham	50	0.000%	0.64x
4979	Butter	50	0.000%	0.36x
4980	Byrnes	50	0.000%	0.97x
4981	Callum	50	0.000%	1.53x
4982	Canham	50	0.000%	0.39x
4983	Champney	50	0.000%	4.11x
4984	Cousen	50	0.000%	4.75x
4985	Cull	50	0.000%	0.35x
4986	Cullumbine	50	0.000%	9.24x
4987	Currey	50	0.000%	0.84x
4988	Darrell	50	0.000%	2.16x
4989	Dawe	50	0.000%	0.20x
4990	Finnerty	50	0.000%	3.14x
4991	Fitch	50	0.000%	0.22x
4992	Flounders	50	0.000%	6.02x
4993	Foord	50	0.000%	0.40x
4994	Froggat	50	0.000%	5.17x
4995	Gallaway	50	0.000%	2.16x
4996	Gamwell	50	0.000%	5.17x
4997	Gerrard	50	0.000%	0.14x
4998	Goodacre	50	0.000%	0.54x
4999	Gunthorpe	50	0.000%	2.56x
5000	Gyte	50	0.000%	3.29x