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 Gilder, with 31 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
6601	Gilder	31	0.000%	0.41x
6602	Gillispie	31	0.000%	2.06x
6603	Gills	31	0.000%	1.12x
6604	Glendening	31	0.000%	2.12x
6605	Glennon	31	0.000%	1.45x
6606	Goodburn	31	0.000%	1.05x
6607	Goodger	31	0.000%	0.54x
6608	Gorrill	31	0.000%	2.89x
6609	Goucher	31	0.000%	1.83x
6610	Gowing	31	0.000%	0.44x
6611	Gunter	31	0.000%	0.31x
6612	Hackford	31	0.000%	2.39x
6613	Hadaway	31	0.000%	0.91x
6614	Hadwin	31	0.000%	0.96x
6615	Hammonds	31	0.000%	0.41x
6616	Hardiman	31	0.000%	0.36x
6617	Hartwell	31	0.000%	0.26x
6618	Hazell	31	0.000%	0.14x
6619	Heall	31	0.000%	3.03x
6620	Hebblewhite	31	0.000%	2.84x
6621	Hibberson	31	0.000%	6.55x
6622	Hillier	31	0.000%	0.08x
6623	Hodgkiss	31	0.000%	0.28x
6624	Holberry	31	0.000%	3.45x
6625	Hoy	31	0.000%	0.19x
6626	Jesney	31	0.000%	4.22x
6627	Kellitt	31	0.000%	9.43x
6628	Lavan	31	0.000%	2.57x
6629	Layland	31	0.000%	0.55x
6630	Ludley	31	0.000%	6.82x
6631	Lusher	31	0.000%	0.66x
6632	Mangan	31	0.000%	1.08x
6633	Maskery	31	0.000%	1.15x
6634	Mclaren	31	0.000%	1.26x
6635	Mcneil	31	0.000%	1.82x
6636	Medcalfe	31	0.000%	2.61x
6637	Merryman	31	0.000%	1.11x
6638	Meson	31	0.000%	6.17x
6639	Muirhead	31	0.000%	0.14x
6640	Mullarky	31	0.000%	5.01x
6641	Nary	31	0.000%	2.45x
6642	Oakden	31	0.000%	0.59x
6643	Pickin	31	0.000%	0.58x
6644	Pitman	31	0.000%	0.12x
6645	Quayle	31	0.000%	0.16x
6646	Rochford	31	0.000%	1.11x
6647	Rossington	31	0.000%	1.32x
6648	Rotherforth	31	0.000%	7.29x
6649	Sabin	31	0.000%	0.45x
6650	Sambrook	31	0.000%	0.52x
6651	Sandland	31	0.000%	1.03x
6652	Setterington	31	0.000%	4.93x
6653	Skelly	31	0.000%	0.57x
6654	Skillington	31	0.000%	2.67x
6655	Skull	31	0.000%	1.27x
6656	Smithurst	31	0.000%	1.24x
6657	Snook	31	0.000%	0.15x
6658	Standley	31	0.000%	0.63x
6659	Stapylton	31	0.000%	3.60x
6660	Swinburne	31	0.000%	0.82x
6661	Taffinder	31	0.000%	7.64x
6662	Tesh	31	0.000%	5.09x
6663	Topliss	31	0.000%	0.66x
6664	Topping	31	0.000%	0.16x
6665	Trewhitt	31	0.000%	3.64x
6666	Tully	31	0.000%	0.20x
6667	Vanse	31	0.000%	3.31x
6668	Whatmough	31	0.000%	0.51x
6669	Whelpton	31	0.000%	1.80x
6670	Whinfrey	31	0.000%	10.35x
6671	Whitling	31	0.000%	3.18x
6672	Whorton	31	0.000%	2.55x
6673	Whyte	31	0.000%	0.06x
6674	Woodburn	31	0.000%	0.34x
6675	Wormold	31	0.000%	5.26x
6676	Woulds	31	0.000%	2.94x
6677	Ackrill	30	0.000%	1.44x
6678	Anelay	30	0.000%	6.60x
6679	Angel	30	0.000%	0.24x
6680	Ansdell	30	0.000%	3.04x
6681	Baird	30	0.000%	0.05x
6682	Baley	30	0.000%	1.12x
6683	Bardy	30	0.000%	8.62x
6684	Beckton	30	0.000%	2.44x
6685	Beevor	30	0.000%	1.59x
6686	Blanchfield	30	0.000%	4.08x
6687	Blessington	30	0.000%	3.23x
6688	Bloxham	30	0.000%	0.32x
6689	Boid	30	0.000%	6.09x
6690	Borrow	30	0.000%	1.12x
6691	Bosher	30	0.000%	0.65x
6692	Brearton	30	0.000%	3.74x
6693	Brent	30	0.000%	0.54x
6694	Bridgeman	30	0.000%	0.28x
6695	Brighouse	30	0.000%	1.32x
6696	Byford	30	0.000%	0.23x
6697	Caffery	30	0.000%	1.30x
6698	Callender	30	0.000%	0.51x
6699	Careless	30	0.000%	0.41x
6700	Carnelley	30	0.000%	5.54x