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 Shawcross, 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
8301	Shawcross	21	0.000%	0.22x
8302	Silvey	21	0.000%	0.80x
8303	Simper	21	0.000%	0.67x
8304	Smout	21	0.000%	0.46x
8305	Stothart	21	0.000%	1.42x
8306	Stubs	21	0.000%	1.14x
8307	Sulivan	21	0.000%	0.40x
8308	Surrey	21	0.000%	0.79x
8309	Sydney	21	0.000%	0.94x
8310	Tarr	21	0.000%	0.20x
8311	Teague	21	0.000%	0.13x
8312	Theodore	21	0.000%	1.75x
8313	Tidyman	21	0.000%	1.78x
8314	Tough	21	0.000%	0.19x
8315	Tow	21	0.000%	1.46x
8316	Towes	21	0.000%	3.29x
8317	Towning	21	0.000%	2.05x
8318	Treloar	21	0.000%	0.37x
8319	Tunnecliffe	21	0.000%	6.39x
8320	Tuxworth	21	0.000%	1.50x
8321	Twelves	21	0.000%	1.66x
8322	Varlow	21	0.000%	1.32x
8323	Veevers	21	0.000%	0.74x
8324	Wagg	21	0.000%	0.31x
8325	Wardall	21	0.000%	2.86x
8326	Wardrop	21	0.000%	0.32x
8327	Websdale	21	0.000%	1.04x
8328	Wheway	21	0.000%	1.09x
8329	Wigan	21	0.000%	1.05x
8330	Winskill	21	0.000%	0.91x
8331	Wishart	21	0.000%	0.09x
8332	Wistow	21	0.000%	3.45x
8333	Witworth	21	0.000%	2.34x
8334	Aarons	20	0.000%	1.27x
8335	Air	20	0.000%	1.14x
8336	Aldis	20	0.000%	0.37x
8337	Allitt	20	0.000%	1.11x
8338	Allsebrook	20	0.000%	1.93x
8339	Antrobus	20	0.000%	0.35x
8340	Archbold	20	0.000%	0.29x
8341	Arkwright	20	0.000%	0.29x
8342	Aslin	20	0.000%	1.11x
8343	Astell	20	0.000%	0.72x
8344	Badland	20	0.000%	1.77x
8345	Barnwell	20	0.000%	0.34x
8346	Beachill	20	0.000%	8.28x
8347	Begg	20	0.000%	0.11x
8348	Bennion	20	0.000%	0.31x
8349	Betson	20	0.000%	1.33x
8350	Billham	20	0.000%	4.06x
8351	Blatchley	20	0.000%	1.57x
8352	Blenkinsopp	20	0.000%	0.84x
8353	Bodger	20	0.000%	0.48x
8354	Bodsworth	20	0.000%	0.86x
8355	Bointon	20	0.000%	4.40x
8356	Bolam	20	0.000%	0.25x
8357	Boldwin	20	0.000%	4.60x
8358	Bollon	20	0.000%	3.45x
8359	Bonwell	20	0.000%	5.05x
8360	Branan	20	0.000%	1.33x
8361	Bready	20	0.000%	1.77x
8362	Broadfield	20	0.000%	0.91x
8363	Brocksopp	20	0.000%	2.87x
8364	Buckham	20	0.000%	0.60x
8365	Bullin	20	0.000%	0.88x
8366	Calloway	20	0.000%	0.42x
8367	Canter	20	0.000%	0.79x
8368	Cartridge	20	0.000%	0.97x
8369	Chalker	20	0.000%	0.49x
8370	Challiner	20	0.000%	1.39x
8371	Challis	20	0.000%	0.11x
8372	Chant	20	0.000%	0.17x
8373	Chatten	20	0.000%	0.84x
8374	Cheatham	20	0.000%	1.40x
8375	Checkley	20	0.000%	0.37x
8376	Clemmet	20	0.000%	2.87x
8377	Cloke	20	0.000%	0.35x
8378	Coddington	20	0.000%	0.72x
8379	Comery	20	0.000%	1.09x
8380	Comins	20	0.000%	1.37x
8381	Connely	20	0.000%	0.37x
8382	Cowin	20	0.000%	0.34x
8383	Cranmer	20	0.000%	0.40x
8384	Crother	20	0.000%	3.39x
8385	Cullan	20	0.000%	1.23x
8386	Cumings	20	0.000%	1.34x
8387	Dams	20	0.000%	2.18x
8388	Danforth	20	0.000%	5.17x
8389	Dawber	20	0.000%	0.31x
8390	Dealey	20	0.000%	1.17x
8391	Delafield	20	0.000%	2.76x
8392	Dignam	20	0.000%	1.21x
8393	Dill	20	0.000%	1.21x
8394	Ditchfield	20	0.000%	0.20x
8395	Dockery	20	0.000%	1.54x
8396	Dogherty	20	0.000%	0.94x
8397	Drakeford	20	0.000%	0.72x
8398	Drakes	20	0.000%	0.74x
8399	Duncalf	20	0.000%	0.69x
8400	Duncombe	20	0.000%	0.28x