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 Osburn, with 33 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
6401	Osburn	33	0.000%	3.56x
6402	Ostick	33	0.000%	3.25x
6403	Peak	33	0.000%	0.27x
6404	Peyton	33	0.000%	0.95x
6405	Preistley	33	0.000%	5.51x
6406	Proudlove	33	0.000%	0.80x
6407	Rayne	33	0.000%	1.33x
6408	Revel	33	0.000%	1.21x
6409	Rollings	33	0.000%	0.37x
6410	Roxby	33	0.000%	1.37x
6411	Roy	33	0.000%	0.13x
6412	Scarf	33	0.000%	1.30x
6413	Scot	33	0.000%	1.03x
6414	Scotney	33	0.000%	0.67x
6415	Shippam	33	0.000%	2.39x
6416	Silk	33	0.000%	0.23x
6417	Sim	33	0.000%	0.10x
6418	Skerry	33	0.000%	1.40x
6419	Sledge	33	0.000%	3.25x
6420	Snelling	33	0.000%	0.14x
6421	Southworth	33	0.000%	0.22x
6422	Speedy	33	0.000%	1.56x
6423	Steed	33	0.000%	0.24x
6424	Steeple	33	0.000%	1.90x
6425	Stembridge	33	0.000%	2.22x
6426	Stephen	33	0.000%	0.07x
6427	Stopford	33	0.000%	0.54x
6428	Summerbell	33	0.000%	1.54x
6429	Symes	33	0.000%	0.15x
6430	Tallentire	33	0.000%	2.34x
6431	Thrussell	33	0.000%	1.47x
6432	Timewell	33	0.000%	2.01x
6433	Turney	33	0.000%	0.32x
6434	Turvey	33	0.000%	0.24x
6435	Vamplew	33	0.000%	2.92x
6436	Wamsley	33	0.000%	2.55x
6437	Westbrook	33	0.000%	0.24x
6438	Whitby	33	0.000%	0.19x
6439	Whitell	33	0.000%	3.48x
6440	Widdall	33	0.000%	1.85x
6441	Widdas	33	0.000%	7.12x
6442	Willby	33	0.000%	2.47x
6443	Wingate	33	0.000%	0.32x
6444	Winterbourne	33	0.000%	1.24x
6445	Woodiwiss	33	0.000%	4.32x
6446	Worsick	33	0.000%	2.69x
6447	Adderley	32	0.000%	0.66x
6448	Aitkin	32	0.000%	0.64x
6449	Alison	32	0.000%	0.61x
6450	Arey	32	0.000%	5.43x
6451	Baldock	32	0.000%	0.16x
6452	Band	32	0.000%	0.48x
6453	Barks	32	0.000%	0.80x
6454	Barsley	32	0.000%	2.63x
6455	Bartin	32	0.000%	3.56x
6456	Beardow	32	0.000%	3.80x
6457	Beddoes	32	0.000%	0.61x
6458	Beharrell	32	0.000%	3.64x
6459	Bett	32	0.000%	0.46x
6460	Blain	32	0.000%	0.32x
6461	Blakeney	32	0.000%	1.90x
6462	Blatherwick	32	0.000%	0.87x
6463	Blott	32	0.000%	0.96x
6464	Bovill	32	0.000%	1.59x
6465	Braddock	32	0.000%	0.39x
6466	Cassell	32	0.000%	0.48x
6467	Chisman	32	0.000%	1.72x
6468	Clemmit	32	0.000%	9.46x
6469	Colly	32	0.000%	2.07x
6470	Connel	32	0.000%	0.60x
6471	Cottle	32	0.000%	0.22x
6472	Coughlan	32	0.000%	0.99x
6473	Cundale	32	0.000%	5.02x
6474	Dainty	32	0.000%	0.40x
6475	David	32	0.000%	0.11x
6476	Dinsley	32	0.000%	2.69x
6477	Dockerty	32	0.000%	1.10x
6478	Driffill	32	0.000%	2.28x
6479	Eagleton	32	0.000%	0.91x
6480	Egley	32	0.000%	5.91x
6481	Eldridge	32	0.000%	0.10x
6482	Farrier	32	0.000%	0.71x
6483	Fines	32	0.000%	2.14x
6484	Flintham	32	0.000%	1.43x
6485	Fowle	32	0.000%	0.45x
6486	Froggett	32	0.000%	2.65x
6487	Fynn	32	0.000%	1.79x
6488	Gafney	32	0.000%	1.83x
6489	Gladders	32	0.000%	3.18x
6490	Goodhand	32	0.000%	1.24x
6491	Goody	32	0.000%	0.38x
6492	Gormley	32	0.000%	0.95x
6493	Halligan	32	0.000%	0.93x
6494	Hambley	32	0.000%	1.27x
6495	Handcock	32	0.000%	0.48x
6496	Hanton	32	0.000%	0.64x
6497	Harnell	32	0.000%	3.09x
6498	Hartle	32	0.000%	0.73x
6499	Honley	32	0.000%	8.28x
6500	Ianson	32	0.000%	6.90x