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 Alkinson, with 18 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
8801	Alkinson	18	0.000%	6.42x
8802	Allt	18	0.000%	2.12x
8803	Altoft	18	0.000%	1.23x
8804	Appleford	18	0.000%	0.57x
8805	Arton	18	0.000%	1.81x
8806	Atchinson	18	0.000%	1.27x
8807	Attree	18	0.000%	0.56x
8808	Avis	18	0.000%	0.13x
8809	Awty	18	0.000%	3.27x
8810	Ballam	18	0.000%	0.62x
8811	Bally	18	0.000%	1.41x
8812	Banyard	18	0.000%	0.27x
8813	Bardill	18	0.000%	1.81x
8814	Barnfield	18	0.000%	0.25x
8815	Barrington	18	0.000%	0.19x
8816	Basnett	18	0.000%	0.50x
8817	Battensby	18	0.000%	1.77x
8818	Beggs	18	0.000%	0.46x
8819	Beniston	18	0.000%	2.19x
8820	Bigland	18	0.000%	0.79x
8821	Bilby	18	0.000%	0.63x
8822	Blackburne	18	0.000%	0.90x
8823	Blackwood	18	0.000%	0.11x
8824	Blandford	18	0.000%	0.19x
8825	Blane	18	0.000%	0.32x
8826	Bomer	18	0.000%	5.65x
8827	Bootham	18	0.000%	3.65x
8828	Boult	18	0.000%	0.38x
8829	Boyden	18	0.000%	0.33x
8830	Boyson	18	0.000%	1.06x
8831	Bradbery	18	0.000%	2.78x
8832	Bradby	18	0.000%	2.22x
8833	Brader	18	0.000%	0.88x
8834	Brayford	18	0.000%	0.65x
8835	Breese	18	0.000%	0.23x
8836	Briar	18	0.000%	2.45x
8837	Bridgett	18	0.000%	0.71x
8838	Briers	18	0.000%	0.33x
8839	Brittle	18	0.000%	0.53x
8840	Brownbill	18	0.000%	0.57x
8841	Brundell	18	0.000%	0.98x
8842	Bucke	18	0.000%	2.30x
8843	Burgoine	18	0.000%	1.09x
8844	Buston	18	0.000%	0.75x
8845	Byatt	18	0.000%	0.25x
8846	Caborn	18	0.000%	1.84x
8847	Cartey	18	0.000%	3.65x
8848	Carton	18	0.000%	1.12x
8849	Castledine	18	0.000%	0.36x
8850	Castling	18	0.000%	2.45x
8851	Caudwell	18	0.000%	0.61x
8852	Cauwood	18	0.000%	9.81x
8853	Chinn	18	0.000%	0.18x
8854	Colinson	18	0.000%	3.27x
8855	Collie	18	0.000%	0.17x
8856	Cooker	18	0.000%	1.20x
8857	Corr	18	0.000%	0.78x
8858	Coster	18	0.000%	0.21x
8859	Cowperthwaite	18	0.000%	0.66x
8860	Cram	18	0.000%	0.32x
8861	Curr	18	0.000%	0.53x
8862	Cust	18	0.000%	2.62x
8863	Dawn	18	0.000%	0.74x
8864	Didsbury	18	0.000%	1.33x
8865	Digney	18	0.000%	2.59x
8866	Dilks	18	0.000%	0.41x
8867	Dillan	18	0.000%	1.72x
8868	Dingle	18	0.000%	0.14x
8869	Dinning	18	0.000%	0.28x
8870	Doe	18	0.000%	0.13x
8871	Dolling	18	0.000%	0.45x
8872	Donaghue	18	0.000%	0.54x
8873	Doubtfire	18	0.000%	2.30x
8874	Dunmore	18	0.000%	0.33x
8875	Durnan	18	0.000%	3.10x
8876	Ellington	18	0.000%	0.70x
8877	Ellins	18	0.000%	1.41x
8878	Ellse	18	0.000%	2.24x
8879	Elmore	18	0.000%	0.44x
8880	Eno	18	0.000%	1.94x
8881	Eteson	18	0.000%	3.65x
8882	Excell	18	0.000%	0.50x
8883	Faint	18	0.000%	0.72x
8884	Fairfax	18	0.000%	0.71x
8885	Fairlamb	18	0.000%	1.21x
8886	Faraday	18	0.000%	1.34x
8887	Farnel	18	0.000%	6.01x
8888	Fernandes	18	0.000%	3.80x
8889	Ferraby	18	0.000%	1.65x
8890	Frazier	18	0.000%	0.73x
8891	Frier	18	0.000%	0.31x
8892	Futter	18	0.000%	0.41x
8893	Gallaghan	18	0.000%	1.26x
8894	Gallemore	18	0.000%	4.54x
8895	Gamon	18	0.000%	1.12x
8896	Ganson	18	0.000%	1.11x
8897	Gillion	18	0.000%	4.23x
8898	Ginley	18	0.000%	2.82x
8899	Gipson	18	0.000%	0.64x
8900	Glanville	18	0.000%	0.15x