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 Watterson, with 30 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
6801	Watterson	30	0.000%	0.32x
6802	Whitehall	30	0.000%	0.56x
6803	Wigg	30	0.000%	0.38x
6804	Willcox	30	0.000%	0.19x
6805	Winnard	30	0.000%	0.82x
6806	Wormsley	30	0.000%	2.68x
6807	Yellow	30	0.000%	4.31x
6808	Youngson	30	0.000%	0.83x
6809	Adlington	29	0.000%	0.62x
6810	Archibald	29	0.000%	0.12x
6811	Asbery	29	0.000%	5.26x
6812	Aspinal	29	0.000%	2.59x
6813	Barningham	29	0.000%	2.97x
6814	Bassindale	29	0.000%	3.16x
6815	Binge	29	0.000%	1.53x
6816	Blaker	29	0.000%	0.57x
6817	Boote	29	0.000%	0.64x
6818	Borman	29	0.000%	0.74x
6819	Borthwick	29	0.000%	0.18x
6820	Boulter	29	0.000%	0.20x
6821	Brandon	29	0.000%	0.20x
6822	Britain	29	0.000%	1.69x
6823	Buttrick	29	0.000%	3.45x
6824	Capel	29	0.000%	0.34x
6825	Carabine	29	0.000%	3.49x
6826	Cavanah	29	0.000%	1.71x
6827	Chamley	29	0.000%	3.13x
6828	Clarey	29	0.000%	1.10x
6829	Clerk	29	0.000%	0.39x
6830	Connoly	29	0.000%	0.75x
6831	Crosfield	29	0.000%	2.52x
6832	Crosswaite	29	0.000%	6.12x
6833	Crozer	29	0.000%	4.69x
6834	Crutchley	29	0.000%	0.37x
6835	Culshaw	29	0.000%	0.26x
6836	Dailey	29	0.000%	0.73x
6837	Darvill	29	0.000%	0.55x
6838	Dell	29	0.000%	0.17x
6839	Dimmock	29	0.000%	0.27x
6840	Dredge	29	0.000%	0.39x
6841	Dunkerly	29	0.000%	1.69x
6842	Easley	29	0.000%	2.89x
6843	Elridge	29	0.000%	2.94x
6844	Fairbrother	29	0.000%	0.18x
6845	Farquhar	29	0.000%	0.13x
6846	Farrelly	29	0.000%	1.88x
6847	Fearne	29	0.000%	2.89x
6848	Flack	29	0.000%	0.14x
6849	Fogarty	29	0.000%	0.81x
6850	Forshaw	29	0.000%	0.15x
6851	Fowlds	29	0.000%	3.62x
6852	Foxon	29	0.000%	0.77x
6853	Gabbitass	29	0.000%	2.46x
6854	Gallacher	29	0.000%	0.12x
6855	Glave	29	0.000%	3.62x
6856	Gloyne	29	0.000%	2.36x
6857	Goldstone	29	0.000%	0.60x
6858	Gouldsbrough	29	0.000%	4.76x
6859	Griffen	29	0.000%	0.31x
6860	Groocock	29	0.000%	1.10x
6861	Haggar	29	0.000%	0.66x
6862	Harcourt	29	0.000%	0.45x
6863	Hardwicke	29	0.000%	1.15x
6864	Harnett	29	0.000%	0.54x
6865	Harsley	29	0.000%	2.50x
6866	Haugh	29	0.000%	0.68x
6867	Hazel	29	0.000%	0.31x
6868	Headland	29	0.000%	0.67x
6869	Hewit	29	0.000%	0.63x
6870	Hields	29	0.000%	7.90x
6871	Hine	29	0.000%	0.13x
6872	Hockley	29	0.000%	0.19x
6873	Huggon	29	0.000%	3.26x
6874	Hugh	29	0.000%	0.38x
6875	Jamson	29	0.000%	2.08x
6876	Kiddle	29	0.000%	0.46x
6877	Kingstone	29	0.000%	1.02x
6878	Lacon	29	0.000%	1.65x
6879	Lamming	29	0.000%	1.06x
6880	Landale	29	0.000%	1.84x
6881	Lewsley	29	0.000%	2.50x
6882	Lindsley	29	0.000%	2.07x
6883	Longbotham	29	0.000%	3.33x
6884	Longmate	29	0.000%	1.76x
6885	Longstaffe	29	0.000%	1.74x
6886	Lowis	29	0.000%	0.80x
6887	Lowley	29	0.000%	4.84x
6888	Ludbrook	29	0.000%	1.41x
6889	Ludlow	29	0.000%	0.19x
6890	Lyne	29	0.000%	0.23x
6891	Malony	29	0.000%	1.12x
6892	Mcgee	29	0.000%	0.92x
6893	Measures	29	0.000%	0.37x
6894	Melson	29	0.000%	1.82x
6895	Mill	29	0.000%	0.17x
6896	Morson	29	0.000%	1.01x
6897	Mothersill	29	0.000%	3.49x
6898	Muldoon	29	0.000%	0.51x
6899	Mullens	29	0.000%	0.78x
6900	Mycroft	29	0.000%	1.19x