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 Pledger, with 20 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
8501	Pledger	20	0.000%	0.28x
8502	Plumber	20	0.000%	0.91x
8503	Postle	20	0.000%	0.59x
8504	Pottinger	20	0.000%	0.26x
8505	Pougher	20	0.000%	3.14x
8506	Rape	20	0.000%	2.80x
8507	Rawsthorn	20	0.000%	1.30x
8508	Raybold	20	0.000%	1.31x
8509	Rayfield	20	0.000%	0.71x
8510	Reaves	20	0.000%	0.84x
8511	Register	20	0.000%	2.35x
8512	Rendall	20	0.000%	0.13x
8513	Ronan	20	0.000%	0.83x
8514	Rutland	20	0.000%	0.23x
8515	Ruxton	20	0.000%	0.65x
8516	Satchwell	20	0.000%	0.46x
8517	Saunby	20	0.000%	2.30x
8518	Searson	20	0.000%	0.54x
8519	Sheardown	20	0.000%	2.49x
8520	Sheehan	20	0.000%	0.28x
8521	Shirtliff	20	0.000%	3.23x
8522	Shorrock	20	0.000%	0.14x
8523	Showler	20	0.000%	1.02x
8524	Silby	20	0.000%	0.86x
8525	Skerrett	20	0.000%	1.18x
8526	Skerritt	20	0.000%	0.72x
8527	Sladden	20	0.000%	0.67x
8528	Smiles	20	0.000%	0.33x
8529	Sparham	20	0.000%	1.16x
8530	Spikins	20	0.000%	2.22x
8531	Sproates	20	0.000%	3.14x
8532	Stackhouse	20	0.000%	0.56x
8533	Stammers	20	0.000%	0.26x
8534	Stebbing	20	0.000%	0.32x
8535	Stewardson	20	0.000%	0.65x
8536	Stodart	20	0.000%	0.69x
8537	Sugdon	20	0.000%	6.90x
8538	Surgey	20	0.000%	2.07x
8539	Swash	20	0.000%	1.11x
8540	Syson	20	0.000%	1.12x
8541	Taft	20	0.000%	0.41x
8542	Tegerdine	20	0.000%	3.14x
8543	Tibbett	20	0.000%	1.10x
8544	Tillott	20	0.000%	1.18x
8545	Turkington	20	0.000%	3.18x
8546	Twiggs	20	0.000%	1.10x
8547	Ullathorne	20	0.000%	2.33x
8548	Wallin	20	0.000%	0.84x
8549	Want	20	0.000%	0.34x
8550	Wardlow	20	0.000%	1.72x
8551	Westley	20	0.000%	0.17x
8552	Whyke	20	0.000%	4.06x
8553	Wignal	20	0.000%	2.18x
8554	Wimble	20	0.000%	0.88x
8555	Witting	20	0.000%	3.39x
8556	Wolfendale	20	0.000%	0.86x
8557	Woodbridge	20	0.000%	0.17x
8558	Woodend	20	0.000%	0.68x
8559	Abbotts	19	0.000%	0.43x
8560	Ainger	19	0.000%	0.57x
8561	Albon	19	0.000%	0.50x
8562	Algar	19	0.000%	0.26x
8563	Alger	19	0.000%	0.29x
8564	Aris	19	0.000%	0.48x
8565	Atton	19	0.000%	1.54x
8566	Barrit	19	0.000%	3.07x
8567	Barthorpe	19	0.000%	1.65x
8568	Beardsworth	19	0.000%	0.36x
8569	Bendall	19	0.000%	0.18x
8570	Benyon	19	0.000%	0.53x
8571	Bescoby	19	0.000%	1.91x
8572	Bevins	19	0.000%	0.53x
8573	Blackham	19	0.000%	0.27x
8574	Blenkarn	19	0.000%	2.62x
8575	Block	19	0.000%	0.33x
8576	Bonsor	19	0.000%	0.55x
8577	Borrowdale	19	0.000%	0.84x
8578	Bowran	19	0.000%	1.69x
8579	Boxall	19	0.000%	0.08x
8580	Bracey	19	0.000%	0.25x
8581	Brampton	19	0.000%	0.46x
8582	Branham	19	0.000%	2.43x
8583	Branwell	19	0.000%	1.36x
8584	Breakwell	19	0.000%	0.45x
8585	Breed	19	0.000%	0.38x
8586	Bridden	19	0.000%	1.89x
8587	Broomhall	19	0.000%	0.49x
8588	Brumwell	19	0.000%	0.82x
8589	Bundy	19	0.000%	0.21x
8590	Bursell	19	0.000%	3.45x
8591	Caddick	19	0.000%	0.19x
8592	Caisley	19	0.000%	0.92x
8593	Camfield	19	0.000%	0.66x
8594	Cammack	19	0.000%	0.61x
8595	Carrigan	19	0.000%	0.34x
8596	Casper	19	0.000%	1.51x
8597	Chandley	19	0.000%	1.10x
8598	Cheadle	19	0.000%	0.28x
8599	Clabby	19	0.000%	2.73x
8600	Clewer	19	0.000%	0.74x