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 Halfpenny, 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
8901	Halfpenny	18	0.000%	0.28x
8902	Hamley	18	0.000%	0.49x
8903	Hanagan	18	0.000%	1.51x
8904	Hann	18	0.000%	0.14x
8905	Hanshaw	18	0.000%	1.58x
8906	Hansley	18	0.000%	2.39x
8907	Hardstaff	18	0.000%	0.48x
8908	Haresign	18	0.000%	3.65x
8909	Harrad	18	0.000%	0.96x
8910	Haselgrove	18	0.000%	1.81x
8911	Hawken	18	0.000%	0.24x
8912	Hawkings	18	0.000%	0.34x
8913	Heale	18	0.000%	0.26x
8914	Hearsum	18	0.000%	2.05x
8915	Heavisides	18	0.000%	2.66x
8916	Hector	18	0.000%	0.37x
8917	Hensby	18	0.000%	0.73x
8918	Hextall	18	0.000%	0.67x
8919	Hilditch	18	0.000%	0.22x
8920	Hitchman	18	0.000%	0.19x
8921	Hixon	18	0.000%	0.90x
8922	Hodgon	18	0.000%	1.81x
8923	Hollies	18	0.000%	0.80x
8924	Hornblower	18	0.000%	1.14x
8925	Houlbrook	18	0.000%	4.14x
8926	Hucknall	18	0.000%	1.26x
8927	Hudspeth	18	0.000%	0.67x
8928	Instone	18	0.000%	0.50x
8929	Isaacson	18	0.000%	0.54x
8930	Jon	18	0.000%	1.71x
8931	Jorden	18	0.000%	0.41x
8932	Jury	18	0.000%	0.19x
8933	Keable	18	0.000%	0.48x
8934	Keir	18	0.000%	0.12x
8935	Keough	18	0.000%	0.90x
8936	Kilgallon	18	0.000%	2.22x
8937	Kinnear	18	0.000%	0.13x
8938	Kitchener	18	0.000%	0.18x
8939	Kite	18	0.000%	0.11x
8940	Knapper	18	0.000%	0.53x
8941	Launders	18	0.000%	1.86x
8942	Lawcock	18	0.000%	8.10x
8943	Lawe	18	0.000%	1.35x
8944	Laye	18	0.000%	1.81x
8945	Layne	18	0.000%	1.84x
8946	Leyshon	18	0.000%	0.27x
8947	Lily	18	0.000%	1.31x
8948	Limon	18	0.000%	2.30x
8949	Lovegrove	18	0.000%	0.11x
8950	Lovewell	18	0.000%	2.39x
8951	Maccarthy	18	0.000%	2.36x
8952	Makins	18	0.000%	0.61x
8953	Mapes	18	0.000%	1.33x
8954	Maybury	18	0.000%	0.30x
8955	Mccoy	18	0.000%	0.91x
8956	Mcguiness	18	0.000%	0.95x
8957	Medlam	18	0.000%	1.62x
8958	Meeke	18	0.000%	2.59x
8959	Melluish	18	0.000%	1.05x
8960	Mendham	18	0.000%	0.45x
8961	Merton	18	0.000%	0.55x
8962	Minshull	18	0.000%	0.29x
8963	Minter	18	0.000%	0.17x
8964	Minton	18	0.000%	0.18x
8965	Mollon	18	0.000%	3.58x
8966	Morrall	18	0.000%	0.35x
8967	Moult	18	0.000%	0.30x
8968	Nagle	18	0.000%	0.52x
8969	Neath	18	0.000%	0.49x
8970	Neep	18	0.000%	1.03x
8971	Newburn	18	0.000%	1.88x
8972	Odgen	18	0.000%	2.00x
8973	Ogier	18	0.000%	0.62x
8974	Ogrady	18	0.000%	0.75x
8975	Oliphant	18	0.000%	0.16x
8976	Osbaldiston	18	0.000%	2.09x
8977	Pacy	18	0.000%	0.94x
8978	Peggs	18	0.000%	0.59x
8979	Pettigrew	18	0.000%	0.13x
8980	Pierpoint	18	0.000%	0.29x
8981	Pinches	18	0.000%	0.35x
8982	Powton	18	0.000%	2.59x
8983	Poxton	18	0.000%	2.33x
8984	Pridgeon	18	0.000%	0.87x
8985	Proudfoot	18	0.000%	0.14x
8986	Prouse	18	0.000%	0.37x
8987	Putt	18	0.000%	0.27x
8988	Pygott	18	0.000%	3.45x
8989	Raleigh	18	0.000%	2.17x
8990	Range	18	0.000%	1.08x
8991	Rauson	18	0.000%	3.88x
8992	Ridyard	18	0.000%	0.43x
8993	Ringwood	18	0.000%	0.52x
8994	Rochell	18	0.000%	1.00x
8995	Rodd	18	0.000%	0.40x
8996	Rome	18	0.000%	0.32x
8997	Rouke	18	0.000%	1.96x
8998	Rowney	18	0.000%	0.57x
8999	Ruff	18	0.000%	0.19x
9000	Rutley	18	0.000%	0.78x