1881 census place

Cottingham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cottingham, Yorkshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

354 surnames are listed for Cottingham, Yorkshire, covering 1,975 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Grantham, with 59 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cottingham

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Grantham	59	0.950%	153.57x
2	Coverdale	39	0.630%	228.34x
3	Allison	36	0.580%	20.30x
4	Bromby	32	0.510%	1207.55x
5	Gardham	30	0.480%	535.71x
6	Boynton	28	0.450%	220.65x
7	Dalby	19	0.300%	37.61x
8	Bilton	18	0.290%	67.92x
9	England	18	0.290%	14.00x
10	Hatfield	18	0.290%	40.45x
11	Crawforth	17	0.270%	494.19x
12	Ellerker	17	0.270%	446.19x
13	Ness	17	0.270%	60.05x
14	Padget	17	0.270%	194.29x
15	Embley	16	0.260%	293.04x
16	Stather	16	0.260%	276.34x
17	Witty	16	0.260%	129.03x
18	Fussey	15	0.240%	346.42x
19	Westoby	15	0.240%	166.67x
20	Wiles	15	0.240%	27.75x
21	Agar	14	0.220%	58.28x
22	Bragg	14	0.220%	27.43x
23	Spicer	14	0.220%	16.68x
24	Tatam	14	0.220%	379.40x
25	Close	13	0.210%	23.88x
26	Dales	13	0.210%	66.80x
27	Haldenby	13	0.210%	382.35x
28	Longbone	13	0.210%	1354.17x
29	Twiddle	13	0.210%	878.38x
30	Boothby	12	0.190%	67.76x
31	Hagues	12	0.190%	566.04x
32	Speck	12	0.190%	108.30x
33	Tranmer	12	0.190%	553.00x
34	Coupland	11	0.180%	27.83x
35	Edlington	11	0.180%	342.68x
36	Luke	11	0.180%	18.11x
37	Officer	11	0.180%	176.57x
38	Rispin	11	0.180%	284.24x
39	Stonehouse	11	0.180%	40.34x
40	Thrussell	11	0.180%	227.74x
41	Train	11	0.180%	78.35x
42	Barnby	10	0.160%	176.37x
43	Botterill	10	0.160%	59.35x
44	Humble	10	0.160%	33.81x
45	Kew	10	0.160%	54.62x
46	Liversidge	10	0.160%	63.73x
47	Overton	10	0.160%	16.52x
48	Piercy	10	0.160%	44.56x
49	Windross	10	0.160%	355.87x
50	Akam	9	0.140%	414.75x
51	Brocklesby	9	0.140%	89.82x
52	Brunton	9	0.140%	18.36x
53	Coultas	9	0.140%	72.23x
54	Dodgson	9	0.140%	29.69x
55	Gran	9	0.140%	545.45x
56	Hampshire	9	0.140%	25.46x
57	Harraway	9	0.140%	432.69x
58	Hayton	9	0.140%	29.43x
59	Leak	9	0.140%	37.38x
60	Maw	9	0.140%	39.53x
61	Mayfield	9	0.140%	56.32x
62	Milns	9	0.140%	292.21x
63	Overend	9	0.140%	48.49x
64	Plaxton	9	0.140%	428.57x
65	Rasmussen	9	0.140%	656.93x
66	Ruthven	9	0.140%	113.64x
67	Sergeant	9	0.140%	30.29x
68	Stainton	9	0.140%	44.03x
69	Stamper	9	0.140%	63.60x
70	Toogood	9	0.140%	31.10x
71	Wilberforce	9	0.140%	283.91x
72	Brodrick	8	0.130%	102.17x
73	Bury	8	0.130%	17.26x
74	Capes	8	0.130%	60.11x
75	Cottam	8	0.130%	21.07x
76	Danes	8	0.130%	83.33x
77	Fullerton	8	0.130%	30.30x
78	Lewsley	8	0.130%	320.00x
79	Loftus	8	0.130%	23.52x
80	Ostler	8	0.130%	60.56x
81	Tadman	8	0.130%	190.02x
82	Teesdale	8	0.130%	80.16x
83	Thom	8	0.130%	14.34x
84	Westerman	8	0.130%	39.14x
85	Winship	8	0.130%	62.55x
86	Wrack	8	0.130%	380.95x
87	Arbon	7	0.110%	108.70x
88	Bennie	7	0.110%	40.58x
89	Credland	7	0.110%	138.34x
90	Crozier	7	0.110%	23.90x
91	Foottit	7	0.110%	330.19x
92	Furley	7	0.110%	112.00x
93	Glossop	7	0.110%	31.91x
94	Hydes	7	0.110%	80.00x
95	Knaggs	7	0.110%	43.48x
96	Leathley	7	0.110%	104.32x
97	Ledson	7	0.110%	194.44x
98	Lusher	7	0.110%	69.31x
99	Malkinson	7	0.110%	308.37x
100	Malton	7	0.110%	88.38x