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 Coulbeck, with 17 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
9101	Coulbeck	17	0.000%	0.88x
9102	Coulthurst	17	0.000%	0.51x
9103	Crowfoot	17	0.000%	0.79x
9104	Cullum	17	0.000%	0.15x
9105	Currell	17	0.000%	0.38x
9106	Cusack	17	0.000%	0.55x
9107	Dacey	17	0.000%	0.48x
9108	Deeks	17	0.000%	0.18x
9109	Deer	17	0.000%	0.38x
9110	Devany	17	0.000%	1.19x
9111	Devenport	17	0.000%	0.32x
9112	Dillingham	17	0.000%	1.34x
9113	Doogan	17	0.000%	1.57x
9114	Dorrington	17	0.000%	0.19x
9115	Dower	17	0.000%	0.48x
9116	Drewett	17	0.000%	0.22x
9117	Drum	17	0.000%	1.27x
9118	Dunnett	17	0.000%	0.19x
9119	Durrance	17	0.000%	2.41x
9120	Eddie	17	0.000%	0.41x
9121	Eggleton	17	0.000%	0.15x
9122	Elleray	17	0.000%	1.27x
9123	Ellmer	17	0.000%	2.35x
9124	Escott	17	0.000%	0.21x
9125	Everall	17	0.000%	0.38x
9126	Fairbrass	17	0.000%	0.59x
9127	Fairwether	17	0.000%	3.32x
9128	Feeny	17	0.000%	1.16x
9129	Fendick	17	0.000%	0.93x
9130	Follen	17	0.000%	2.59x
9131	Forte	17	0.000%	1.63x
9132	Foxhall	17	0.000%	0.91x
9133	Freckleton	17	0.000%	1.29x
9134	Furze	17	0.000%	0.28x
9135	Gaven	17	0.000%	1.12x
9136	Giddins	17	0.000%	0.50x
9137	Gillet	17	0.000%	0.51x
9138	Gledson	17	0.000%	1.57x
9139	Glendinning	17	0.000%	0.15x
9140	Glyn	17	0.000%	0.77x
9141	Gobby	17	0.000%	1.33x
9142	Godfry	17	0.000%	0.99x
9143	Godridge	17	0.000%	2.38x
9144	Godsmark	17	0.000%	0.74x
9145	Goldfinch	17	0.000%	0.33x
9146	Goodyer	17	0.000%	0.26x
9147	Goult	17	0.000%	0.82x
9148	Gourlay	17	0.000%	0.11x
9149	Granby	17	0.000%	2.44x
9150	Grocott	17	0.000%	0.21x
9151	Groutage	17	0.000%	3.03x
9152	Hambly	17	0.000%	0.18x
9153	Hankins	17	0.000%	0.31x
9154	Hansford	17	0.000%	0.12x
9155	Harratt	17	0.000%	1.29x
9156	Hathaway	17	0.000%	0.11x
9157	Headon	17	0.000%	0.60x
9158	Hegginbottom	17	0.000%	1.74x
9159	Hellwell	17	0.000%	7.65x
9160	Hendrick	17	0.000%	0.65x
9161	Hern	17	0.000%	0.32x
9162	Hoff	17	0.000%	0.77x
9163	Holladay	17	0.000%	1.76x
9164	Holwell	17	0.000%	0.63x
9165	Hord	17	0.000%	1.66x
9166	Hostler	17	0.000%	0.89x
9167	Houseley	17	0.000%	1.60x
9168	Howgill	17	0.000%	2.41x
9169	Hyslop	17	0.000%	0.10x
9170	Ilett	17	0.000%	0.86x
9171	Jelley	17	0.000%	0.22x
9172	Jenner	17	0.000%	0.05x
9173	Jevons	17	0.000%	0.33x
9174	Jinkins	17	0.000%	0.62x
9175	Jose	17	0.000%	0.32x
9176	Kellam	17	0.000%	1.00x
9177	Kenneday	17	0.000%	1.58x
9178	Kibble	17	0.000%	0.20x
9179	Kiddy	17	0.000%	0.69x
9180	Killick	17	0.000%	0.12x
9181	Kirke	17	0.000%	0.85x
9182	Kirshaw	17	0.000%	2.88x
9183	Laird	17	0.000%	0.05x
9184	Lavery	17	0.000%	0.21x
9185	Lawerence	17	0.000%	1.23x
9186	Lievesley	17	0.000%	1.57x
9187	Lilleyman	17	0.000%	3.14x
9188	Linforth	17	0.000%	1.05x
9189	Lipscombe	17	0.000%	0.22x
9190	Littlehales	17	0.000%	0.51x
9191	Loader	17	0.000%	0.11x
9192	Louther	17	0.000%	1.61x
9193	Loyden	17	0.000%	3.82x
9194	Maddon	17	0.000%	0.58x
9195	Malins	17	0.000%	0.48x
9196	Marrian	17	0.000%	1.76x
9197	Mass	17	0.000%	1.91x
9198	Masterton	17	0.000%	0.18x
9199	Mawdsley	17	0.000%	0.19x
9200	Mayon	17	0.000%	1.56x