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 Budge, with 27 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
7101	Budge	27	0.000%	0.18x
7102	Bunton	27	0.000%	0.67x
7103	Burgen	27	0.000%	1.86x
7104	Byrd	27	0.000%	1.17x
7105	Cantwell	27	0.000%	0.81x
7106	Carlan	27	0.000%	2.45x
7107	Carline	27	0.000%	0.52x
7108	Chamber	27	0.000%	1.29x
7109	Chase	27	0.000%	0.17x
7110	Chattaway	27	0.000%	0.98x
7111	Clinch	27	0.000%	0.32x
7112	Clow	27	0.000%	0.31x
7113	Clucas	27	0.000%	0.39x
7114	Coburn	27	0.000%	0.49x
7115	Coghlan	27	0.000%	0.51x
7116	Coombe	27	0.000%	0.17x
7117	Coverley	27	0.000%	1.39x
7118	Crain	27	0.000%	0.99x
7119	Cray	27	0.000%	0.48x
7120	Crichton	27	0.000%	0.11x
7121	Cronin	27	0.000%	0.26x
7122	Crossby	27	0.000%	1.11x
7123	Crosse	27	0.000%	0.86x
7124	Crumbie	27	0.000%	1.86x
7125	Daff	27	0.000%	2.35x
7126	Dayes	27	0.000%	4.66x
7127	Dowthwaite	27	0.000%	1.05x
7128	Eager	27	0.000%	0.67x
7129	Easy	27	0.000%	0.87x
7130	Edington	27	0.000%	0.52x
7131	Enock	27	0.000%	1.81x
7132	Fallis	27	0.000%	7.36x
7133	Fells	27	0.000%	0.90x
7134	Few	27	0.000%	0.41x
7135	Fitzjohn	27	0.000%	0.59x
7136	Flegg	27	0.000%	0.65x
7137	Foden	27	0.000%	0.21x
7138	Forkin	27	0.000%	3.04x
7139	Fowkes	27	0.000%	0.31x
7140	Fowley	27	0.000%	2.74x
7141	Frecknall	27	0.000%	3.99x
7142	Freeborough	27	0.000%	2.08x
7143	Freeland	27	0.000%	0.35x
7144	Friedman	27	0.000%	1.86x
7145	Gascoine	27	0.000%	1.16x
7146	Glyde	27	0.000%	1.23x
7147	Goldberg	27	0.000%	0.70x
7148	Goldby	27	0.000%	1.15x
7149	Goundry	27	0.000%	1.24x
7150	Greenhill	27	0.000%	0.22x
7151	Greenman	27	0.000%	1.06x
7152	Grimstone	27	0.000%	2.27x
7153	Grindley	27	0.000%	0.33x
7154	Gunning	27	0.000%	0.26x
7155	Halley	27	0.000%	0.25x
7156	Hanney	27	0.000%	0.58x
7157	Hasty	27	0.000%	2.27x
7158	Hazard	27	0.000%	0.54x
7159	Hickes	27	0.000%	2.18x
7160	Hickton	27	0.000%	1.00x
7161	Holah	27	0.000%	4.51x
7162	Holley	27	0.000%	0.25x
7163	Hollowood	27	0.000%	1.34x
7164	Homan	27	0.000%	0.78x
7165	Houston	27	0.000%	0.07x
7166	Howling	27	0.000%	1.07x
7167	Huntsman	27	0.000%	2.97x
7168	Igoe	27	0.000%	4.05x
7169	Jenning	27	0.000%	0.90x
7170	Keelty	27	0.000%	5.08x
7171	Keller	27	0.000%	0.66x
7172	Lait	27	0.000%	0.82x
7173	Laming	27	0.000%	0.45x
7174	Leahy	27	0.000%	0.60x
7175	Lidgett	27	0.000%	1.10x
7176	Linklater	27	0.000%	0.40x
7177	Loten	27	0.000%	3.88x
7178	Lumsdon	27	0.000%	0.85x
7179	Macklin	27	0.000%	0.33x
7180	Mackness	27	0.000%	0.78x
7181	Macmillan	27	0.000%	0.34x
7182	Margrave	27	0.000%	2.43x
7183	Markwell	27	0.000%	0.51x
7184	Marrell	27	0.000%	4.66x
7185	Marsdon	27	0.000%	1.75x
7186	Melville	27	0.000%	0.09x
7187	Merrett	27	0.000%	0.15x
7188	Minty	27	0.000%	0.47x
7189	Moodie	27	0.000%	0.20x
7190	Morfoot	27	0.000%	5.59x
7191	Mullan	27	0.000%	0.51x
7192	Nailor	27	0.000%	1.48x
7193	Nevins	27	0.000%	1.42x
7194	Newis	27	0.000%	2.82x
7195	Nursey	27	0.000%	1.31x
7196	Oconnell	27	0.000%	0.39x
7197	Plowright	27	0.000%	0.37x
7198	Pond	27	0.000%	0.19x
7199	Poxon	27	0.000%	0.51x
7200	Pursell	27	0.000%	0.75x