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 Parlour, with 35 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
6201	Parlour	35	0.000%	2.25x
6202	Passmore	35	0.000%	0.21x
6203	Pilsworth	35	0.000%	1.97x
6204	Puckrin	35	0.000%	10.06x
6205	Pursglove	35	0.000%	1.29x
6206	Ramm	35	0.000%	0.83x
6207	Raylor	35	0.000%	9.29x
6208	Risdale	35	0.000%	2.83x
6209	Rowles	35	0.000%	0.27x
6210	Samuel	35	0.000%	0.10x
6211	Santon	35	0.000%	3.98x
6212	Seel	35	0.000%	1.20x
6213	Shee	35	0.000%	1.67x
6214	Simister	35	0.000%	0.46x
6215	Soar	35	0.000%	0.51x
6216	Spalton	35	0.000%	3.18x
6217	Steventon	35	0.000%	0.50x
6218	Stiles	35	0.000%	0.22x
6219	Strange	35	0.000%	0.11x
6220	Stratton	35	0.000%	0.14x
6221	Tarrant	35	0.000%	0.17x
6222	Trainor	35	0.000%	0.98x
6223	Ulliott	35	0.000%	8.83x
6224	Vance	35	0.000%	0.64x
6225	Weldrick	35	0.000%	5.33x
6226	Wellington	35	0.000%	0.26x
6227	Westman	35	0.000%	3.42x
6228	Whitty	35	0.000%	0.87x
6229	Wilding	35	0.000%	0.10x
6230	Wilsden	35	0.000%	2.99x
6231	Windass	35	0.000%	6.71x
6232	Woollard	35	0.000%	0.34x
6233	Atley	34	0.000%	2.53x
6234	Avill	34	0.000%	8.18x
6235	Barston	34	0.000%	3.38x
6236	Beautyman	34	0.000%	4.04x
6237	Belshaw	34	0.000%	0.62x
6238	Botton	34	0.000%	1.94x
6239	Bradberry	34	0.000%	3.35x
6240	Branch	34	0.000%	0.23x
6241	Brodbent	34	0.000%	5.50x
6242	Buckel	34	0.000%	2.63x
6243	Bullamore	34	0.000%	3.66x
6244	Burtoft	34	0.000%	7.82x
6245	Butterwood	34	0.000%	7.82x
6246	Canby	34	0.000%	3.70x
6247	Cannings	34	0.000%	0.75x
6248	Clowes	34	0.000%	0.21x
6249	Clutterbuck	34	0.000%	0.34x
6250	Colwell	34	0.000%	0.36x
6251	Corry	34	0.000%	0.60x
6252	Dallison	34	0.000%	1.49x
6253	Deardon	34	0.000%	2.88x
6254	Derham	34	0.000%	0.67x
6255	Derwent	34	0.000%	2.44x
6256	Duxberry	34	0.000%	3.35x
6257	Eggington	34	0.000%	1.52x
6258	Elles	34	0.000%	1.73x
6259	Emson	34	0.000%	1.19x
6260	Falkner	34	0.000%	0.35x
6261	Farman	34	0.000%	0.63x
6262	Faucett	34	0.000%	1.96x
6263	Flinders	34	0.000%	0.96x
6264	Foote	34	0.000%	0.31x
6265	Galbraith	34	0.000%	0.13x
6266	Garrod	34	0.000%	0.22x
6267	Ginn	34	0.000%	0.42x
6268	Golland	34	0.000%	1.70x
6269	Gration	34	0.000%	2.91x
6270	Greenoff	34	0.000%	4.04x
6271	Greer	34	0.000%	0.35x
6272	Hacking	34	0.000%	0.25x
6273	Harmston	34	0.000%	1.42x
6274	Harold	34	0.000%	0.54x
6275	Heffron	34	0.000%	3.48x
6276	Hennessy	34	0.000%	0.60x
6277	Holdworth	34	0.000%	6.17x
6278	Hymas	34	0.000%	1.41x
6279	Innes	34	0.000%	0.08x
6280	Kesteven	34	0.000%	4.63x
6281	Kirlew	34	0.000%	6.77x
6282	Leck	34	0.000%	1.03x
6283	Leybourne	34	0.000%	1.83x
6284	Liggins	34	0.000%	0.68x
6285	Lillie	34	0.000%	0.48x
6286	Maddocks	34	0.000%	0.19x
6287	Malley	34	0.000%	0.40x
6288	Manger	34	0.000%	0.96x
6289	Mcgill	34	0.000%	1.18x
6290	Mickle	34	0.000%	1.82x
6291	Murfitt	34	0.000%	0.95x
6292	Pardon	34	0.000%	1.13x
6293	Parsonson	34	0.000%	2.35x
6294	Prestley	34	0.000%	7.04x
6295	Raftery	34	0.000%	2.02x
6296	Raley	34	0.000%	3.91x
6297	Rapson	34	0.000%	0.56x
6298	Rathwell	34	0.000%	6.90x
6299	Reckless	34	0.000%	3.63x
6300	Reddington	34	0.000%	0.96x