1881 census place

Honley surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Honley, 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

162 surnames are listed for Honley, Yorkshire, covering 2,778 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hobson, with 118 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Honley

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	Hobson	118	2.33%	89.77x
2	Boothroyd	117	2.31%	447.08x
3	Littlewood	100	1.97%	153.12x
4	Hirst	88	1.74%	53.24x
5	Brook	81	1.60%	41.46x
6	Senior	74	1.46%	63.75x
7	Beaumont	69	1.36%	45.93x
8	Sykes	68	1.34%	27.97x
9	Dyson	67	1.32%	40.82x
10	Mellor	67	1.32%	37.54x
11	Charlesworth	59	1.16%	90.20x
12	Kinder	56	1.11%	263.28x
13	France	54	1.07%	70.08x
14	Kaye	54	1.07%	71.12x
15	Hinchliffe	50	0.990%	114.36x
16	Holdroyd	44	0.870%	946.24x
17	Schofield	43	0.850%	15.65x
18	Sanderson	42	0.830%	20.06x
19	Woodhead	42	0.830%	44.22x
20	Heap	41	0.810%	47.69x
21	Roebuck	39	0.770%	113.67x
22	Bray	38	0.750%	22.31x
23	Woodhouse	37	0.730%	30.82x
24	Drake	36	0.710%	24.39x
25	Firth	35	0.690%	20.80x
26	Lockwood	35	0.690%	31.28x
27	Battye	34	0.670%	186.61x
28	Midwood	34	0.670%	482.95x
29	Stead	34	0.670%	32.81x
30	Coldwell	33	0.650%	148.78x
31	Oldfield	32	0.630%	38.22x
32	Jagger	31	0.610%	77.25x
33	Moorhouse	31	0.610%	49.44x
34	Wimpenny	29	0.570%	407.88x
35	Hallas	27	0.530%	142.86x
36	Earnshaw	26	0.510%	41.50x
37	Kenyon	25	0.490%	23.63x
38	Redfearn	25	0.490%	166.56x
39	Heaton	24	0.470%	19.79x
40	Bottomley	23	0.450%	27.26x
41	Donkersley	23	0.450%	809.86x
42	Jubb	23	0.450%	90.69x
43	Bower	22	0.430%	23.70x
44	Brooke	22	0.430%	29.15x
45	Clarkson	22	0.430%	16.38x
46	Eastwood	22	0.430%	18.36x
47	Lunn	22	0.430%	33.56x
48	Garside	21	0.410%	28.72x
49	Castle	20	0.390%	19.87x
50	Fitton	19	0.380%	33.35x
51	Renshaw	19	0.380%	39.64x
52	Heeley	18	0.360%	80.72x
53	Tilburn	18	0.360%	818.18x
54	Lindley	17	0.340%	33.95x
55	Steward	16	0.320%	24.57x
56	Mosley	14	0.280%	29.34x
57	Dodson	13	0.260%	33.15x
58	Warrington	13	0.260%	31.30x
59	Crosland	12	0.240%	65.36x
60	Hollingworth	12	0.240%	29.32x
61	Knapton	12	0.240%	81.41x
62	Knutton	12	0.240%	655.74x
63	Gledhill	11	0.220%	14.63x
64	Horsfall	11	0.220%	21.53x
65	Sheard	11	0.220%	23.70x
66	Goldthorp	10	0.200%	129.87x
67	Goldthorpe	10	0.200%	80.39x
68	Quarmby	10	0.200%	74.52x
69	Theaker	10	0.200%	84.53x
70	Tinker	10	0.200%	39.06x
71	Bolt	9	0.180%	24.57x
72	Hellawell	9	0.180%	108.96x
73	Bail	8	0.160%	265.78x
74	Bastow	8	0.160%	47.82x
75	Bingley	8	0.160%	58.01x
76	Cheatham	8	0.160%	320.00x
77	Fothergill	8	0.160%	27.54x
78	Heptonstall	8	0.160%	167.71x
79	Rathwell	8	0.160%	930.23x
80	Duckenfield	7	0.140%	252.71x
81	Ellam	7	0.140%	54.95x
82	Fearnley	7	0.140%	22.72x
83	Holms	7	0.140%	49.02x
84	Balmforth	6	0.120%	31.27x
85	Currans	6	0.120%	314.14x
86	Heyes	6	0.120%	15.29x
87	Matthewman	6	0.120%	62.24x
88	Pogson	6	0.120%	31.19x
89	Pontefract	6	0.120%	173.91x
90	Avison	5	0.100%	68.21x
91	Bamforth	5	0.100%	22.13x
92	Barrowclough	5	0.100%	55.74x
93	Cousen	5	0.100%	271.74x
94	Crossfield	5	0.100%	69.83x
95	Durrans	5	0.100%	102.67x
96	Genner	5	0.100%	173.01x
97	Kilner	5	0.100%	23.61x
98	Liley	5	0.100%	72.78x
99	Liversedge	5	0.100%	54.05x
100	Livsey	5	0.100%	27.90x