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 Clynes, with 19 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
8601	Clynes	19	0.000%	1.57x
8602	Coady	19	0.000%	1.11x
8603	Cochran	19	0.000%	0.17x
8604	Cockrill	19	0.000%	0.80x
8605	Colk	19	0.000%	3.12x
8606	Colligan	19	0.000%	0.75x
8607	Colson	19	0.000%	0.34x
8608	Condon	19	0.000%	0.24x
8609	Connolley	19	0.000%	1.24x
8610	Copeman	19	0.000%	0.28x
8611	Corran	19	0.000%	1.15x
8612	Cosway	19	0.000%	0.96x
8613	Cottrill	19	0.000%	0.33x
8614	Couper	19	0.000%	0.15x
8615	Crack	19	0.000%	0.52x
8616	Cranage	19	0.000%	1.32x
8617	Crank	19	0.000%	0.32x
8618	Croker	19	0.000%	0.22x
8619	Crothers	19	0.000%	1.17x
8620	Croxall	19	0.000%	0.96x
8621	Croydon	19	0.000%	0.84x
8622	Curzon	19	0.000%	0.33x
8623	Darrall	19	0.000%	0.97x
8624	Datson	19	0.000%	1.37x
8625	Deaken	19	0.000%	1.71x
8626	Devey	19	0.000%	0.44x
8627	Dickin	19	0.000%	0.55x
8628	Dimbleby	19	0.000%	1.04x
8629	Dobbie	19	0.000%	0.15x
8630	Dobie	19	0.000%	0.20x
8631	Dobney	19	0.000%	0.82x
8632	Docherty	19	0.000%	0.04x
8633	Dods	19	0.000%	0.39x
8634	Dolman	19	0.000%	0.15x
8635	Dudgeon	19	0.000%	0.32x
8636	Dun	19	0.000%	0.60x
8637	Dunley	19	0.000%	3.28x
8638	Duston	19	0.000%	3.07x
8639	Dymond	19	0.000%	0.19x
8640	Eastham	19	0.000%	0.13x
8641	Ebden	19	0.000%	1.56x
8642	Edey	19	0.000%	0.78x
8643	Edgeley	19	0.000%	0.97x
8644	Egerton	19	0.000%	0.13x
8645	Eldred	19	0.000%	0.22x
8646	Elenor	19	0.000%	5.04x
8647	Falkiner	19	0.000%	7.56x
8648	Fallow	19	0.000%	0.96x
8649	Felgate	19	0.000%	0.44x
8650	Ferns	19	0.000%	0.30x
8651	Fidgett	19	0.000%	2.43x
8652	Flowerday	19	0.000%	0.83x
8653	Freebury	19	0.000%	1.18x
8654	Furguson	19	0.000%	0.83x
8655	Furnace	19	0.000%	1.18x
8656	Gate	19	0.000%	0.49x
8657	Gilham	19	0.000%	0.22x
8658	Godby	19	0.000%	0.94x
8659	Godward	19	0.000%	1.09x
8660	Golightly	19	0.000%	0.30x
8661	Golton	19	0.000%	3.28x
8662	Greenham	19	0.000%	0.34x
8663	Grummitt	19	0.000%	0.79x
8664	Gudger	19	0.000%	2.05x
8665	Gunnell	19	0.000%	0.40x
8666	Gunston	19	0.000%	0.84x
8667	Hagerty	19	0.000%	0.77x
8668	Hanmer	19	0.000%	0.45x
8669	Hardington	19	0.000%	2.18x
8670	Harrott	19	0.000%	1.68x
8671	Hayle	19	0.000%	1.21x
8672	Heathcoat	19	0.000%	3.07x
8673	Heenan	19	0.000%	0.82x
8674	Hendy	19	0.000%	0.13x
8675	Hennessey	19	0.000%	0.38x
8676	Henton	19	0.000%	0.34x
8677	Hipkin	19	0.000%	0.64x
8678	Hippey	19	0.000%	3.28x
8679	Horst	19	0.000%	2.98x
8680	Howett	19	0.000%	0.56x
8681	Huitson	19	0.000%	3.33x
8682	Hulland	19	0.000%	0.76x
8683	Hurn	19	0.000%	0.25x
8684	Israel	19	0.000%	0.50x
8685	Jaggers	19	0.000%	0.97x
8686	Jebb	19	0.000%	0.53x
8687	Joiner	19	0.000%	0.18x
8688	Kelso	19	0.000%	0.28x
8689	Kempson	19	0.000%	0.30x
8690	Kendale	19	0.000%	2.29x
8691	Kenna	19	0.000%	0.69x
8692	Kimmings	19	0.000%	2.66x
8693	Kinson	19	0.000%	0.85x
8694	Kirkness	19	0.000%	0.58x
8695	Klein	19	0.000%	0.54x
8696	Knowling	19	0.000%	1.64x
8697	Lambton	19	0.000%	1.02x
8698	Laurance	19	0.000%	0.25x
8699	Lemmon	19	0.000%	0.36x
8700	Lenard	19	0.000%	0.75x