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 Mcgrail, 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
9201	Mcgrail	17	0.000%	4.09x
9202	Mcque	17	0.000%	5.50x
9203	Mcturk	17	0.000%	5.87x
9204	Meyers	17	0.000%	0.64x
9205	Mildred	17	0.000%	1.50x
9206	Mincher	17	0.000%	0.79x
9207	Mobbs	17	0.000%	0.16x
9208	Morrice	17	0.000%	0.20x
9209	Mullett	17	0.000%	0.19x
9210	Neat	17	0.000%	0.51x
9211	Neilan	17	0.000%	2.98x
9212	Nicoll	17	0.000%	0.06x
9213	Nicols	17	0.000%	0.94x
9214	Noden	17	0.000%	0.34x
9215	Noke	17	0.000%	0.61x
9216	Ogleby	17	0.000%	3.32x
9217	Okey	17	0.000%	1.20x
9218	Oman	17	0.000%	0.49x
9219	Oniell	17	0.000%	1.54x
9220	Organ	17	0.000%	0.15x
9221	Osman	17	0.000%	0.16x
9222	Otto	17	0.000%	1.07x
9223	Oxborough	17	0.000%	0.84x
9224	Parrett	17	0.000%	0.29x
9225	Pavey	17	0.000%	0.14x
9226	Paviour	17	0.000%	1.64x
9227	Pawlett	17	0.000%	1.64x
9228	Paxman	17	0.000%	0.83x
9229	Pender	17	0.000%	0.18x
9230	Perrins	17	0.000%	0.19x
9231	Peter	17	0.000%	0.17x
9232	Pfeiffer	17	0.000%	2.28x
9233	Piercey	17	0.000%	0.65x
9234	Pinkerton	17	0.000%	0.24x
9235	Platton	17	0.000%	2.88x
9236	Poles	17	0.000%	2.59x
9237	Preen	17	0.000%	0.56x
9238	Purchas	17	0.000%	1.22x
9239	Ransley	17	0.000%	0.56x
9240	Reast	17	0.000%	1.72x
9241	Richinson	17	0.000%	5.33x
9242	Risdon	17	0.000%	0.60x
9243	Rout	17	0.000%	0.38x
9244	Royles	17	0.000%	1.02x
9245	Ruddle	17	0.000%	0.37x
9246	Ruffles	17	0.000%	0.49x
9247	Ruse	17	0.000%	0.29x
9248	Sanson	17	0.000%	0.47x
9249	Schmitz	17	0.000%	1.98x
9250	Schweitzer	17	0.000%	1.89x
9251	Scotson	17	0.000%	0.55x
9252	Seals	17	0.000%	0.63x
9253	Sell	17	0.000%	0.19x
9254	Sentance	17	0.000%	0.72x
9255	Shaftoe	17	0.000%	2.59x
9256	Shallcross	17	0.000%	0.33x
9257	Shawcroft	17	0.000%	1.08x
9258	Shiel	17	0.000%	0.33x
9259	Shuter	17	0.000%	0.46x
9260	Siddaway	17	0.000%	2.31x
9261	Silcox	17	0.000%	0.47x
9262	Silverman	17	0.000%	1.52x
9263	Skillicorn	17	0.000%	0.46x
9264	Skitmore	17	0.000%	3.09x
9265	Skivington	17	0.000%	1.20x
9266	Slipper	17	0.000%	0.77x
9267	Sproat	17	0.000%	0.30x
9268	Spry	17	0.000%	0.20x
9269	Steggles	17	0.000%	0.50x
9270	Stretch	17	0.000%	0.26x
9271	Sumners	17	0.000%	0.65x
9272	Sutliff	17	0.000%	1.95x
9273	Sutterby	17	0.000%	1.89x
9274	Swannack	17	0.000%	2.88x
9275	Syers	17	0.000%	0.98x
9276	Tearne	17	0.000%	2.75x
9277	Tebbutt	17	0.000%	0.16x
9278	Tenant	17	0.000%	1.11x
9279	Ternent	17	0.000%	0.88x
9280	Terrington	17	0.000%	0.99x
9281	Thewles	17	0.000%	4.63x
9282	Thorney	17	0.000%	2.41x
9283	Thundercliffe	17	0.000%	6.77x
9284	Tidey	17	0.000%	0.52x
9285	Tiernan	17	0.000%	1.50x
9286	Toms	17	0.000%	0.08x
9287	Toon	17	0.000%	0.16x
9288	Tovey	17	0.000%	0.10x
9289	Tricker	17	0.000%	0.26x
9290	Trinder	17	0.000%	0.15x
9291	Tristram	17	0.000%	0.58x
9292	Wadsley	17	0.000%	1.07x
9293	Wadworth	17	0.000%	3.32x
9294	Waight	17	0.000%	0.38x
9295	Walstow	17	0.000%	6.77x
9296	Wandless	17	0.000%	0.87x
9297	Washbrook	17	0.000%	0.70x
9298	Wetherby	17	0.000%	1.41x
9299	Whalan	17	0.000%	1.15x
9300	Whitbread	17	0.000%	0.15x