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 Warris, with 49 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
5101	Warris	49	0.000%	6.26x
5102	Wrangham	49	0.000%	3.52x
5103	Wynne	49	0.000%	0.18x
5104	Bark	48	0.000%	1.09x
5105	Beals	48	0.000%	2.14x
5106	Benstead	48	0.000%	0.64x
5107	Blakelock	48	0.000%	3.91x
5108	Blundell	48	0.000%	0.14x
5109	Brittlebank	48	0.000%	4.04x
5110	Brockbank	48	0.000%	0.47x
5111	Bullen	48	0.000%	0.16x
5112	Cambridge	48	0.000%	0.54x
5113	Comer	48	0.000%	0.64x
5114	Cordingly	48	0.000%	5.07x
5115	Crann	48	0.000%	3.76x
5116	Crombie	48	0.000%	0.30x
5117	Culpin	48	0.000%	1.16x
5118	Dunston	48	0.000%	1.23x
5119	Etheridge	48	0.000%	0.28x
5120	Fitzsimons	48	0.000%	1.07x
5121	Flude	48	0.000%	1.30x
5122	Gaskin	48	0.000%	0.44x
5123	Gedge	48	0.000%	0.85x
5124	Hance	48	0.000%	1.32x
5125	Hardesty	48	0.000%	2.71x
5126	Hartly	48	0.000%	2.10x
5127	Hearnshaw	48	0.000%	3.18x
5128	Heppell	48	0.000%	1.05x
5129	Herdsman	48	0.000%	5.58x
5130	Hought	48	0.000%	7.76x
5131	Hunsworth	48	0.000%	5.02x
5132	Hurtley	48	0.000%	4.60x
5133	Kimberley	48	0.000%	0.46x
5134	Lemon	48	0.000%	0.23x
5135	Lovatt	48	0.000%	0.24x
5136	Macaulay	48	0.000%	0.46x
5137	Meanwell	48	0.000%	2.41x
5138	Millner	48	0.000%	1.67x
5139	Millson	48	0.000%	1.18x
5140	Mintoft	48	0.000%	9.37x
5141	Morrow	48	0.000%	0.41x
5142	Redford	48	0.000%	0.31x
5143	Redmond	48	0.000%	0.45x
5144	Revis	48	0.000%	4.17x
5145	Rollett	48	0.000%	3.36x
5146	Rule	48	0.000%	0.24x
5147	Salvin	48	0.000%	3.52x
5148	Samuels	48	0.000%	0.39x
5149	Scafe	48	0.000%	5.64x
5150	Schoefield	48	0.000%	5.17x
5151	Sherman	48	0.000%	0.29x
5152	Sidney	48	0.000%	0.84x
5153	Sigston	48	0.000%	6.54x
5154	Spears	48	0.000%	0.70x
5155	Spruce	48	0.000%	0.82x
5156	Standage	48	0.000%	2.73x
5157	Tuley	48	0.000%	3.82x
5158	Voakes	48	0.000%	7.09x
5159	Waines	48	0.000%	8.56x
5160	Watton	48	0.000%	0.46x
5161	Weare	48	0.000%	0.95x
5162	Woodman	48	0.000%	0.15x
5163	Workman	48	0.000%	0.25x
5164	Astley	47	0.000%	0.24x
5165	Bambridge	47	0.000%	0.75x
5166	Bills	47	0.000%	0.61x
5167	Bissett	47	0.000%	0.68x
5168	Bransby	47	0.000%	2.53x
5169	Breen	47	0.000%	0.57x
5170	Broadwith	47	0.000%	7.48x
5171	Buckland	47	0.000%	0.15x
5172	Caffrey	47	0.000%	1.35x
5173	Cam	47	0.000%	2.02x
5174	Carruthers	47	0.000%	0.12x
5175	Chorley	47	0.000%	0.48x
5176	Coltman	47	0.000%	0.58x
5177	Conder	47	0.000%	1.84x
5178	Conn	47	0.000%	0.59x
5179	Cooley	47	0.000%	0.63x
5180	Copland	47	0.000%	0.29x
5181	Cornick	47	0.000%	1.13x
5182	Cornwell	47	0.000%	0.28x
5183	Corps	47	0.000%	1.43x
5184	Cottrell	47	0.000%	0.18x
5185	Early	47	0.000%	0.44x
5186	Earp	47	0.000%	0.45x
5187	Fahy	47	0.000%	2.02x
5188	Fawell	47	0.000%	3.66x
5189	Flannaghan	47	0.000%	4.19x
5190	Gaythorpe	47	0.000%	5.93x
5191	Gifford	47	0.000%	0.19x
5192	Gleadow	47	0.000%	9.35x
5193	Halifax	47	0.000%	1.88x
5194	Handby	47	0.000%	6.48x
5195	Hartop	47	0.000%	2.10x
5196	Haslem	47	0.000%	2.37x
5197	Heartley	47	0.000%	4.59x
5198	Hepper	47	0.000%	2.17x
5199	Heugh	47	0.000%	2.84x
5200	Horridge	47	0.000%	0.65x