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 Faulding, with 21 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
8201	Faulding	21	0.000%	3.15x
8202	Faulkener	21	0.000%	0.61x
8203	Fellingham	21	0.000%	0.91x
8204	Fiander	21	0.000%	1.28x
8205	Fildes	21	0.000%	0.30x
8206	Finkle	21	0.000%	2.82x
8207	Firman	21	0.000%	0.29x
8208	Folley	21	0.000%	0.34x
8209	Fury	21	0.000%	0.80x
8210	Gagen	21	0.000%	1.89x
8211	Gillman	21	0.000%	0.26x
8212	Gillon	21	0.000%	0.28x
8213	Goffin	21	0.000%	0.47x
8214	Gooden	21	0.000%	0.64x
8215	Goodwell	21	0.000%	5.87x
8216	Grandidge	21	0.000%	2.86x
8217	Greasby	21	0.000%	1.99x
8218	Grinstead	21	0.000%	0.62x
8219	Handly	21	0.000%	0.75x
8220	Hansbury	21	0.000%	3.62x
8221	Hargrove	21	0.000%	1.36x
8222	Harrigan	21	0.000%	0.52x
8223	Harry	21	0.000%	0.10x
8224	Hartman	21	0.000%	1.07x
8225	Harvatt	21	0.000%	4.72x
8226	Hawe	21	0.000%	1.66x
8227	Hazelhurst	21	0.000%	0.94x
8228	Hemstock	21	0.000%	1.10x
8229	Hession	21	0.000%	1.87x
8230	Hingley	21	0.000%	0.31x
8231	Hollinsworth	21	0.000%	1.57x
8232	Houlder	21	0.000%	1.75x
8233	Howdon	21	0.000%	1.65x
8234	Hurson	21	0.000%	2.24x
8235	Illsley	21	0.000%	0.40x
8236	Janney	21	0.000%	1.34x
8237	Jeffray	21	0.000%	1.36x
8238	Jerrison	21	0.000%	3.06x
8239	Jolliff	21	0.000%	1.81x
8240	Jowell	21	0.000%	4.35x
8241	Kells	21	0.000%	1.99x
8242	Kempster	21	0.000%	0.21x
8243	Kerney	21	0.000%	1.29x
8244	Kerrison	21	0.000%	0.31x
8245	Knock	21	0.000%	0.38x
8246	Lafferty	21	0.000%	0.32x
8247	Lakeman	21	0.000%	0.50x
8248	Landon	21	0.000%	0.38x
8249	Lansdale	21	0.000%	0.89x
8250	Lappin	21	0.000%	0.93x
8251	Larkins	21	0.000%	0.24x
8252	Laven	21	0.000%	1.63x
8253	Lewthwaite	21	0.000%	0.47x
8254	Longhurst	21	0.000%	0.11x
8255	Making	21	0.000%	2.26x
8256	Malkinson	21	0.000%	1.99x
8257	Mandsley	21	0.000%	4.35x
8258	Maney	21	0.000%	1.26x
8259	Manship	21	0.000%	0.78x
8260	Marrion	21	0.000%	1.60x
8261	Marron	21	0.000%	0.95x
8262	Martan	21	0.000%	4.10x
8263	Mcdonnell	21	0.000%	0.92x
8264	Mcevoy	21	0.000%	0.82x
8265	Mckenna	21	0.000%	0.53x
8266	Milford	21	0.000%	0.26x
8267	Milhench	21	0.000%	3.29x
8268	Milling	21	0.000%	0.95x
8269	Mitchall	21	0.000%	1.44x
8270	Molyneux	21	0.000%	0.10x
8271	Montague	21	0.000%	0.14x
8272	Morrish	21	0.000%	0.18x
8273	Mossop	21	0.000%	0.27x
8274	Moule	21	0.000%	0.21x
8275	Munford	21	0.000%	0.49x
8276	Nicolls	21	0.000%	0.60x
8277	Norcross	21	0.000%	0.67x
8278	Nottage	21	0.000%	0.36x
8279	Nowlan	21	0.000%	1.04x
8280	Oldknow	21	0.000%	1.23x
8281	Orchard	21	0.000%	0.07x
8282	Peasgood	21	0.000%	1.08x
8283	Pickover	21	0.000%	1.92x
8284	Platten	21	0.000%	0.47x
8285	Pocock	21	0.000%	0.07x
8286	Pointer	21	0.000%	0.17x
8287	Ponder	21	0.000%	0.64x
8288	Portway	21	0.000%	1.07x
8289	Powdrell	21	0.000%	5.57x
8290	Prudence	21	0.000%	1.09x
8291	Pyke	21	0.000%	0.21x
8292	Pywell	21	0.000%	0.59x
8293	Queen	21	0.000%	0.18x
8294	Rackham	21	0.000%	0.27x
8295	Reeds	21	0.000%	1.48x
8296	Reeson	21	0.000%	0.75x
8297	Rostron	21	0.000%	0.12x
8298	Rudland	21	0.000%	0.44x
8299	Scarlet	21	0.000%	1.40x
8300	Schultz	21	0.000%	0.85x