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 Pickergill, with 46 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
5301	Pickergill	46	0.000%	7.00x
5302	Pipe	46	0.000%	0.36x
5303	Quest	46	0.000%	4.00x
5304	Rollison	46	0.000%	2.87x
5305	Rundle	46	0.000%	0.27x
5306	Sly	46	0.000%	0.42x
5307	Speechley	46	0.000%	1.50x
5308	Stinson	46	0.000%	1.47x
5309	Stoakes	46	0.000%	2.02x
5310	Stradling	46	0.000%	1.25x
5311	Such	46	0.000%	0.73x
5312	Swanson	46	0.000%	0.22x
5313	Thorton	46	0.000%	2.18x
5314	Tunney	46	0.000%	1.84x
5315	Turtle	46	0.000%	0.82x
5316	Vero	46	0.000%	5.53x
5317	Wagner	46	0.000%	0.78x
5318	Woodrup	46	0.000%	8.81x
5319	Abdy	45	0.000%	4.19x
5320	Ashburn	45	0.000%	1.98x
5321	Barrick	45	0.000%	1.94x
5322	Batman	45	0.000%	3.55x
5323	Bickerstaff	45	0.000%	0.74x
5324	Blashill	45	0.000%	8.62x
5325	Brotton	45	0.000%	6.56x
5326	Burnside	45	0.000%	0.44x
5327	Caine	45	0.000%	0.37x
5328	Connoley	45	0.000%	3.15x
5329	Couch	45	0.000%	0.26x
5330	Dancer	45	0.000%	0.72x
5331	Dew	45	0.000%	0.27x
5332	Ellerbeck	45	0.000%	3.64x
5333	Embleton	45	0.000%	0.54x
5334	Eves	45	0.000%	0.37x
5335	Fawcitt	45	0.000%	4.52x
5336	Firbank	45	0.000%	2.32x
5337	Fogden	45	0.000%	1.85x
5338	Gabbitas	45	0.000%	2.22x
5339	German	45	0.000%	0.33x
5340	Gibbin	45	0.000%	2.01x
5341	Goacher	45	0.000%	1.18x
5342	Goodbody	45	0.000%	1.38x
5343	Goy	45	0.000%	1.19x
5344	Haggis	45	0.000%	2.03x
5345	Hallowell	45	0.000%	2.15x
5346	Halls	45	0.000%	0.20x
5347	Hardie	45	0.000%	0.12x
5348	Heginbottom	45	0.000%	3.91x
5349	Huckle	45	0.000%	0.49x
5350	Inglis	45	0.000%	0.09x
5351	Ismay	45	0.000%	1.50x
5352	Jamison	45	0.000%	0.78x
5353	Jenkin	45	0.000%	0.20x
5354	Joplin	45	0.000%	2.48x
5355	Kennett	45	0.000%	0.28x
5356	Kilmartin	45	0.000%	2.40x
5357	Leuty	45	0.000%	5.01x
5358	Leversidge	45	0.000%	8.62x
5359	Leverton	45	0.000%	0.86x
5360	Lush	45	0.000%	0.39x
5361	Marshell	45	0.000%	1.46x
5362	Mellard	45	0.000%	4.61x
5363	Newcomb	45	0.000%	0.66x
5364	Otty	45	0.000%	3.02x
5365	Playforth	45	0.000%	8.79x
5366	Prockter	45	0.000%	2.62x
5367	Rainton	45	0.000%	6.56x
5368	Robison	45	0.000%	0.70x
5369	Rochester	45	0.000%	0.59x
5370	Room	45	0.000%	1.17x
5371	Roughton	45	0.000%	0.91x
5372	Samson	45	0.000%	0.22x
5373	Sephton	45	0.000%	0.60x
5374	Severn	45	0.000%	0.51x
5375	Shillitto	45	0.000%	8.62x
5376	Tansley	45	0.000%	0.42x
5377	Theobald	45	0.000%	0.24x
5378	Thorburn	45	0.000%	0.27x
5379	Toase	45	0.000%	8.62x
5380	Tompkins	45	0.000%	0.18x
5381	Tottie	45	0.000%	7.06x
5382	Towns	45	0.000%	0.48x
5383	Trainer	45	0.000%	0.38x
5384	Tutill	45	0.000%	6.13x
5385	Vale	45	0.000%	0.22x
5386	Vayro	45	0.000%	8.03x
5387	Walley	45	0.000%	0.33x
5388	Whysall	45	0.000%	2.12x
5389	Wike	45	0.000%	4.90x
5390	Wiper	45	0.000%	4.27x
5391	Addinell	44	0.000%	8.93x
5392	Bilsborough	44	0.000%	1.47x
5393	Blackman	44	0.000%	0.12x
5394	Blagg	44	0.000%	0.84x
5395	Boak	44	0.000%	1.61x
5396	Breary	44	0.000%	3.45x
5397	Bride	44	0.000%	2.11x
5398	Bridgewater	44	0.000%	0.65x
5399	Bryars	44	0.000%	7.11x
5400	Calver	44	0.000%	0.34x