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 Iley, with 32 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
6501	Iley	32	0.000%	0.99x
6502	Kendra	32	0.000%	9.20x
6503	Kenedy	32	0.000%	0.84x
6504	Kerns	32	0.000%	2.63x
6505	Kilpatrick	32	0.000%	0.21x
6506	Lalley	32	0.000%	1.28x
6507	Leadbeatter	32	0.000%	6.02x
6508	Lolley	32	0.000%	4.09x
6509	Luddington	32	0.000%	2.16x
6510	Lycett	32	0.000%	0.54x
6511	Malia	32	0.000%	1.64x
6512	Marchall	32	0.000%	2.74x
6513	Mathew	32	0.000%	0.29x
6514	Mccann	32	0.000%	0.83x
6515	Mcdowell	32	0.000%	1.76x
6516	Mossley	32	0.000%	3.15x
6517	Moyes	32	0.000%	0.26x
6518	Nickson	32	0.000%	0.37x
6519	Nowland	32	0.000%	2.85x
6520	Oak	32	0.000%	1.45x
6521	Orwin	32	0.000%	1.26x
6522	Pascoe	32	0.000%	0.10x
6523	Pickels	32	0.000%	4.87x
6524	Plumtree	32	0.000%	1.26x
6525	Pullin	32	0.000%	0.31x
6526	Quickfall	32	0.000%	1.80x
6527	Rickatson	32	0.000%	6.62x
6528	Rosenthall	32	0.000%	2.08x
6529	Seth	32	0.000%	1.45x
6530	Shakeshaft	32	0.000%	0.63x
6531	Shanley	32	0.000%	1.07x
6532	Shepperd	32	0.000%	0.25x
6533	Sherris	32	0.000%	3.80x
6534	Sloane	32	0.000%	0.48x
6535	Stoddard	32	0.000%	0.67x
6536	Stoyles	32	0.000%	4.19x
6537	Swinscoe	32	0.000%	1.46x
6538	Timmins	32	0.000%	0.14x
6539	Tottle	32	0.000%	1.10x
6540	Underhill	32	0.000%	0.16x
6541	Vivian	32	0.000%	0.24x
6542	Walch	32	0.000%	0.72x
6543	Wane	32	0.000%	1.11x
6544	Watters	32	0.000%	0.35x
6545	Way	32	0.000%	0.10x
6546	Wedgwood	32	0.000%	1.19x
6547	Whitman	32	0.000%	0.55x
6548	Wibberley	32	0.000%	0.76x
6549	Willgoose	32	0.000%	3.28x
6550	Abby	31	0.000%	2.70x
6551	Ankers	31	0.000%	0.43x
6552	Argent	31	0.000%	0.23x
6553	Ashall	31	0.000%	0.76x
6554	Axon	31	0.000%	0.43x
6555	Back	31	0.000%	0.20x
6556	Basham	31	0.000%	0.43x
6557	Batson	31	0.000%	0.38x
6558	Bawn	31	0.000%	1.61x
6559	Bayliff	31	0.000%	1.77x
6560	Beardall	31	0.000%	1.02x
6561	Bellingham	31	0.000%	0.29x
6562	Bethel	31	0.000%	0.66x
6563	Birchenough	31	0.000%	0.63x
6564	Birds	31	0.000%	2.08x
6565	Boaler	31	0.000%	2.10x
6566	Boughen	31	0.000%	1.38x
6567	Boyer	31	0.000%	0.34x
6568	Boyles	31	0.000%	0.55x
6569	Brien	31	0.000%	0.31x
6570	Brow	31	0.000%	1.84x
6571	Bucknall	31	0.000%	0.41x
6572	Bunce	31	0.000%	0.14x
6573	Canty	31	0.000%	0.92x
6574	Carrott	31	0.000%	1.25x
6575	Casburn	31	0.000%	2.63x
6576	Chapell	31	0.000%	1.34x
6577	Clayden	31	0.000%	0.34x
6578	Cowlam	31	0.000%	4.65x
6579	Daddy	31	0.000%	4.93x
6580	Darnell	31	0.000%	0.38x
6581	Daynes	31	0.000%	0.69x
6582	Dobbing	31	0.000%	1.67x
6583	Done	31	0.000%	0.31x
6584	Donley	31	0.000%	1.29x
6585	Donohoe	31	0.000%	0.77x
6586	Dossor	31	0.000%	8.02x
6587	Druce	31	0.000%	0.41x
6588	Eade	31	0.000%	0.22x
6589	Elms	31	0.000%	0.28x
6590	Eyres	31	0.000%	0.35x
6591	Fernley	31	0.000%	0.77x
6592	Fitzsimmons	31	0.000%	0.44x
6593	Foston	31	0.000%	3.27x
6594	Foulkes	31	0.000%	0.11x
6595	Foxall	31	0.000%	0.38x
6596	Furby	31	0.000%	1.78x
6597	Gadd	31	0.000%	0.16x
6598	Gelderd	31	0.000%	2.34x
6599	Gemmell	31	0.000%	0.18x
6600	Germaine	31	0.000%	6.42x