1881 census place

Denby surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Denby, 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

67 surnames are listed for Denby, Yorkshire, covering 706 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Lockwood, with 65 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Denby

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	Lockwood	65	4.16%	188.41x
2	Turton	37	2.37%	210.83x
3	Horn	34	2.18%	95.80x
4	Hanwell	32	2.05%	1481.48x
5	Peace	32	2.05%	225.99x
6	Pell	32	2.05%	364.88x
7	Norton	29	1.86%	55.83x
8	Barraclough	25	1.60%	161.71x
9	Heeley	23	1.47%	334.79x
10	Gaunt	21	1.34%	136.54x
11	Crossland	20	1.28%	145.67x
12	Kilner	17	1.09%	260.34x
13	Barrowclough	16	1.02%	579.71x
14	Milnes	14	0.900%	101.52x
15	Smithson	14	0.900%	93.52x
16	Tyas	13	0.830%	352.30x
17	Rusby	12	0.770%	701.75x
18	Burdett	11	0.700%	99.73x
19	Heppenstall	11	0.700%	405.90x
20	Boothroyd	10	0.640%	123.92x
21	Brownhill	10	0.640%	182.82x
22	Dearnley	10	0.640%	357.14x
23	Micklethwaite	10	0.640%	476.19x
24	Biltcliffe	9	0.580%	1363.64x
25	Broadhead	9	0.580%	78.47x
26	Fretwell	9	0.580%	169.81x
27	Goodison	9	0.580%	282.13x
28	Grange	9	0.580%	100.22x
29	Roebuck	9	0.580%	85.07x
30	Beever	8	0.510%	308.88x
31	Housley	8	0.510%	210.53x
32	Whittam	8	0.510%	139.62x
33	Windle	8	0.510%	90.29x
34	Allott	7	0.450%	124.78x
35	Blacker	7	0.450%	136.99x
36	Hinchliff	7	0.450%	283.40x
37	Laundon	7	0.450%	1029.41x
38	Murgatroyd	7	0.450%	59.63x
39	Waldie	7	0.450%	208.96x
40	Beevers	6	0.380%	152.28x
41	Routh	6	0.380%	259.74x
42	Jubb	5	0.320%	63.94x
43	Limb	5	0.320%	141.64x
44	Walshaw	5	0.320%	119.90x
45	Beachill	4	0.260%	3076.92x
46	Beevor	4	0.260%	392.16x
47	Crosland	4	0.260%	70.67x
48	Megson	4	0.260%	157.48x
49	Milsom	4	0.260%	74.91x
50	Umpleby	4	0.260%	136.99x
51	Burdell	3	0.190%	769.23x
52	Grayshon	3	0.190%	566.04x
53	Melon	3	0.190%	545.45x
54	Whitacre	3	0.190%	1034.48x
55	Carline	2	0.130%	71.43x
56	Garthwaite	2	0.130%	67.11x
57	Goacher	2	0.130%	97.09x
58	Mellard	2	0.130%	377.36x
59	Burgan	1	0.060%	126.58x
60	Edmonson	1	0.060%	59.88x
61	Farrah	1	0.060%	102.04x
62	Hargreave	1	0.060%	50.25x
63	Hawson	1	0.060%	70.92x
64	Seville	1	0.060%	40.00x
65	Thickett	1	0.060%	46.08x
66	Twig	1	0.060%	357.14x
67	Wigfield	1	0.060%	76.92x