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 Powter, with 23 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
7901	Powter	23	0.000%	1.26x
7902	Pym	23	0.000%	0.32x
7903	Quail	23	0.000%	0.67x
7904	Quince	23	0.000%	0.96x
7905	Ridehalgh	23	0.000%	0.75x
7906	Riggall	23	0.000%	0.68x
7907	Rigley	23	0.000%	0.58x
7908	Roantree	23	0.000%	5.67x
7909	Ruane	23	0.000%	2.45x
7910	Ruddick	23	0.000%	0.33x
7911	Saint	23	0.000%	0.26x
7912	Sarson	23	0.000%	0.57x
7913	Sawtell	23	0.000%	1.08x
7914	Scambler	23	0.000%	1.47x
7915	Scoffin	23	0.000%	2.38x
7916	Sculley	23	0.000%	0.99x
7917	Seeker	23	0.000%	1.69x
7918	Sheilds	23	0.000%	0.81x
7919	Siddell	23	0.000%	1.31x
7920	Skelsey	23	0.000%	2.48x
7921	Sleath	23	0.000%	0.68x
7922	Slide	23	0.000%	4.10x
7923	Sloan	23	0.000%	0.08x
7924	Smither	23	0.000%	0.71x
7925	Soloman	23	0.000%	0.36x
7926	Soppitt	23	0.000%	2.83x
7927	Spittle	23	0.000%	0.28x
7928	Sprakes	23	0.000%	8.21x
7929	Sprigg	23	0.000%	0.76x
7930	Stein	23	0.000%	0.34x
7931	Stiff	23	0.000%	0.23x
7932	Swarbrick	23	0.000%	0.20x
7933	Swinnerton	23	0.000%	0.55x
7934	Taplin	23	0.000%	0.23x
7935	Tebay	23	0.000%	1.16x
7936	Thain	23	0.000%	0.25x
7937	Thew	23	0.000%	0.60x
7938	Thirlwall	23	0.000%	1.25x
7939	Thorndyke	23	0.000%	1.60x
7940	Thraves	23	0.000%	1.29x
7941	Tiffney	23	0.000%	4.67x
7942	Tipton	23	0.000%	0.33x
7943	Tongue	23	0.000%	0.24x
7944	Topley	23	0.000%	0.55x
7945	Tuff	23	0.000%	0.64x
7946	Twaites	23	0.000%	1.80x
7947	Veall	23	0.000%	1.41x
7948	Vines	23	0.000%	0.24x
7949	Virgin	23	0.000%	0.81x
7950	Warth	23	0.000%	2.87x
7951	Wesley	23	0.000%	0.20x
7952	Whattam	23	0.000%	2.12x
7953	Whitelaw	23	0.000%	0.13x
7954	Widdows	23	0.000%	0.45x
7955	Winkley	23	0.000%	0.58x
7956	Wisby	23	0.000%	0.94x
7957	Wolton	23	0.000%	1.00x
7958	Woolham	23	0.000%	3.55x
7959	Wormall	23	0.000%	1.27x
7960	Yarwood	23	0.000%	0.20x
7961	Aird	22	0.000%	0.15x
7962	Aitchison	22	0.000%	0.11x
7963	Armitstead	22	0.000%	1.72x
7964	Austerberry	22	0.000%	3.45x
7965	Bacchus	22	0.000%	0.96x
7966	Baguley	22	0.000%	0.27x
7967	Balaam	22	0.000%	0.58x
7968	Bangs	22	0.000%	0.80x
7969	Barett	22	0.000%	2.81x
7970	Barrowcliffe	22	0.000%	1.36x
7971	Basson	22	0.000%	0.61x
7972	Battley	22	0.000%	1.34x
7973	Beckingham	22	0.000%	0.51x
7974	Bellas	22	0.000%	0.79x
7975	Ben	22	0.000%	2.85x
7976	Bery	22	0.000%	2.92x
7977	Bever	22	0.000%	4.65x
7978	Bilcliffe	22	0.000%	3.40x
7979	Bly	22	0.000%	0.90x
7980	Bonnington	22	0.000%	1.05x
7981	Bool	22	0.000%	1.26x
7982	Brame	22	0.000%	0.91x
7983	Brashaw	22	0.000%	3.50x
7984	Brass	22	0.000%	0.40x
7985	Breedon	22	0.000%	0.56x
7986	Bristowe	22	0.000%	0.60x
7987	Browes	22	0.000%	3.16x
7988	Buchan	22	0.000%	0.06x
7989	Buckly	22	0.000%	0.62x
7990	Butts	22	0.000%	0.65x
7991	Cammell	22	0.000%	1.40x
7992	Caris	22	0.000%	6.51x
7993	Cassey	22	0.000%	0.81x
7994	Castell	22	0.000%	0.44x
7995	Cates	22	0.000%	0.52x
7996	Chorlton	22	0.000%	0.23x
7997	Cockrem	22	0.000%	3.08x
7998	Cory	22	0.000%	0.21x
7999	Craine	22	0.000%	0.33x
8000	Craker	22	0.000%	1.45x