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 Sarge, with 24 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
7701	Sarge	24	0.000%	8.01x
7702	Sawyers	24	0.000%	0.62x
7703	Sewill	24	0.000%	3.50x
7704	Simley	24	0.000%	9.55x
7705	Simson	24	0.000%	0.32x
7706	Skipworth	24	0.000%	0.88x
7707	Slapp	24	0.000%	2.53x
7708	Sleigh	24	0.000%	0.37x
7709	Snooks	24	0.000%	0.95x
7710	Sturgess	24	0.000%	0.14x
7711	Suart	24	0.000%	1.55x
7712	Timpson	24	0.000%	0.47x
7713	Tipler	24	0.000%	0.58x
7714	Titley	24	0.000%	0.31x
7715	Toddington	24	0.000%	3.55x
7716	Towey	24	0.000%	1.29x
7717	Tummon	24	0.000%	5.28x
7718	Tweedie	24	0.000%	0.22x
7719	Twigger	24	0.000%	0.69x
7720	Wale	24	0.000%	0.17x
7721	Walkden	24	0.000%	0.18x
7722	Walkinson	24	0.000%	2.10x
7723	Warbrick	24	0.000%	0.73x
7724	Warin	24	0.000%	3.71x
7725	Warnock	24	0.000%	0.38x
7726	Weatherburn	24	0.000%	0.73x
7727	Wedge	24	0.000%	0.28x
7728	Well	24	0.000%	1.42x
7729	Whetstone	24	0.000%	0.78x
7730	Whetton	24	0.000%	0.50x
7731	While	24	0.000%	0.75x
7732	Whiles	24	0.000%	0.77x
7733	Willford	24	0.000%	2.64x
7734	Witt	24	0.000%	0.21x
7735	Wreglesworth	24	0.000%	10.35x
7736	Alpin	23	0.000%	2.87x
7737	Annal	23	0.000%	1.20x
7738	Armes	23	0.000%	0.53x
7739	Ashbury	23	0.000%	1.29x
7740	Ashe	23	0.000%	0.84x
7741	Audley	23	0.000%	0.84x
7742	Audus	23	0.000%	2.87x
7743	Baldy	23	0.000%	2.48x
7744	Bankes	23	0.000%	1.25x
7745	Barfield	23	0.000%	0.39x
7746	Barge	23	0.000%	0.59x
7747	Bayne	23	0.000%	0.22x
7748	Beacham	23	0.000%	0.28x
7749	Beadley	23	0.000%	2.00x
7750	Bernstein	23	0.000%	0.83x
7751	Bestwick	23	0.000%	0.47x
7752	Bettney	23	0.000%	3.22x
7753	Bidwell	23	0.000%	0.32x
7754	Binnie	23	0.000%	0.19x
7755	Bligh	23	0.000%	0.47x
7756	Blount	23	0.000%	0.23x
7757	Blowers	23	0.000%	0.31x
7758	Boddington	23	0.000%	0.29x
7759	Bollands	23	0.000%	1.87x
7760	Boothe	23	0.000%	1.79x
7761	Bosman	23	0.000%	4.03x
7762	Bow	23	0.000%	0.34x
7763	Bowie	23	0.000%	0.09x
7764	Braine	23	0.000%	0.53x
7765	Brandwood	23	0.000%	0.62x
7766	Bridger	23	0.000%	0.09x
7767	Briley	23	0.000%	1.36x
7768	Briton	23	0.000%	0.79x
7769	Brittian	23	0.000%	0.88x
7770	Buffham	23	0.000%	1.43x
7771	Burge	23	0.000%	0.11x
7772	Burges	23	0.000%	0.32x
7773	Burlison	23	0.000%	2.43x
7774	Burnby	23	0.000%	3.26x
7775	Capp	23	0.000%	0.45x
7776	Card	23	0.000%	0.14x
7777	Carl	23	0.000%	1.26x
7778	Carnie	23	0.000%	0.46x
7779	Carvell	23	0.000%	0.47x
7780	Casling	23	0.000%	2.27x
7781	Cassells	23	0.000%	0.49x
7782	Challinor	23	0.000%	0.23x
7783	Chesman	23	0.000%	2.18x
7784	Chessman	23	0.000%	1.95x
7785	Cleverley	23	0.000%	0.67x
7786	Cockson	23	0.000%	4.49x
7787	Colclough	23	0.000%	0.17x
7788	Colver	23	0.000%	1.22x
7789	Combe	23	0.000%	0.35x
7790	Coote	23	0.000%	0.16x
7791	Cosford	23	0.000%	1.10x
7792	Cotterell	23	0.000%	0.19x
7793	Cousans	23	0.000%	3.13x
7794	Cree	23	0.000%	0.27x
7795	Currier	23	0.000%	1.06x
7796	Delahunty	23	0.000%	4.76x
7797	Dewing	23	0.000%	0.75x
7798	Dewson	23	0.000%	1.35x
7799	Donnelley	23	0.000%	2.90x
7800	Dorling	23	0.000%	0.47x