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 Hyatt, with 47 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
5201	Hyatt	47	0.000%	0.50x
5202	Joynes	47	0.000%	0.93x
5203	Kimber	47	0.000%	0.17x
5204	Kingham	47	0.000%	0.45x
5205	Ladley	47	0.000%	2.59x
5206	Lally	47	0.000%	1.03x
5207	Mackey	47	0.000%	0.43x
5208	Mankin	47	0.000%	4.16x
5209	Mate	47	0.000%	2.64x
5210	Mcnally	47	0.000%	1.25x
5211	Mellows	47	0.000%	0.94x
5212	Menzies	47	0.000%	0.12x
5213	Miers	47	0.000%	2.72x
5214	Moreton	47	0.000%	0.22x
5215	Moulds	47	0.000%	0.94x
5216	Nicklin	47	0.000%	0.41x
5217	Norriss	47	0.000%	1.44x
5218	Ogilvie	47	0.000%	0.17x
5219	Ormond	47	0.000%	0.76x
5220	Orrell	47	0.000%	0.44x
5221	Palfreman	47	0.000%	2.57x
5222	Parrot	47	0.000%	1.41x
5223	Pendleton	47	0.000%	0.44x
5224	Pettit	47	0.000%	0.21x
5225	Raspin	47	0.000%	4.91x
5226	Rickell	47	0.000%	5.23x
5227	Riggs	47	0.000%	0.49x
5228	Shakesby	47	0.000%	10.35x
5229	Shanks	47	0.000%	0.21x
5230	Sherrington	47	0.000%	0.78x
5231	Shilton	47	0.000%	0.52x
5232	Shippey	47	0.000%	3.26x
5233	Smallpage	47	0.000%	5.23x
5234	Spring	47	0.000%	0.33x
5235	Staff	47	0.000%	0.64x
5236	Stebbings	47	0.000%	0.61x
5237	Swindlehurst	47	0.000%	0.80x
5238	Thawley	47	0.000%	3.89x
5239	Tindal	47	0.000%	1.09x
5240	Vint	47	0.000%	1.88x
5241	Waide	47	0.000%	6.48x
5242	Walder	47	0.000%	0.69x
5243	Wardrobe	47	0.000%	6.40x
5244	Wareing	47	0.000%	0.25x
5245	Willman	47	0.000%	2.06x
5246	Wride	47	0.000%	1.55x
5247	Adey	46	0.000%	0.49x
5248	Alston	46	0.000%	0.24x
5249	Aspden	46	0.000%	0.36x
5250	Baldry	46	0.000%	0.34x
5251	Barbour	46	0.000%	0.29x
5252	Beeforth	46	0.000%	7.44x
5253	Billings	46	0.000%	0.33x
5254	Bleasdale	46	0.000%	0.52x
5255	Bonsall	46	0.000%	0.86x
5256	Borwell	46	0.000%	5.73x
5257	Brignall	46	0.000%	2.52x
5258	Brougham	46	0.000%	1.52x
5259	Burchell	46	0.000%	0.36x
5260	Campsall	46	0.000%	10.34x
5261	Candler	46	0.000%	0.82x
5262	Cary	46	0.000%	0.65x
5263	Creed	46	0.000%	0.29x
5264	Darnley	46	0.000%	2.44x
5265	Dear	46	0.000%	0.21x
5266	Delves	46	0.000%	0.89x
5267	Dempster	46	0.000%	0.23x
5268	Ecles	46	0.000%	3.69x
5269	Edeson	46	0.000%	6.61x
5270	Fallows	46	0.000%	0.33x
5271	Fitzgeorge	46	0.000%	6.70x
5272	Flannigan	46	0.000%	0.64x
5273	Flinton	46	0.000%	4.29x
5274	Foot	46	0.000%	0.16x
5275	Goldie	46	0.000%	0.26x
5276	Goodliffe	46	0.000%	1.23x
5277	Haden	46	0.000%	0.50x
5278	Harmon	46	0.000%	1.25x
5279	Heritage	46	0.000%	0.42x
5280	Hesketh	46	0.000%	0.17x
5281	Hildyard	46	0.000%	2.72x
5282	Hoggett	46	0.000%	1.43x
5283	Hoskin	46	0.000%	0.35x
5284	Hufton	46	0.000%	1.37x
5285	Jakes	46	0.000%	0.85x
5286	Kerrigan	46	0.000%	0.88x
5287	Larner	46	0.000%	0.50x
5288	Marchbank	46	0.000%	1.13x
5289	Margison	46	0.000%	3.45x
5290	Marren	46	0.000%	2.88x
5291	Marten	46	0.000%	0.52x
5292	Mccabe	46	0.000%	1.62x
5293	Morrod	46	0.000%	10.13x
5294	Neaves	46	0.000%	1.05x
5295	Nellis	46	0.000%	3.30x
5296	Noddle	46	0.000%	5.73x
5297	Oats	46	0.000%	0.70x
5298	Packard	46	0.000%	1.56x
5299	Pateman	46	0.000%	0.42x
5300	Payling	46	0.000%	3.53x