1881 census place

Knaresborough surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Knaresborough, 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

220 surnames are listed for Knaresborough, Yorkshire, covering 1,423 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Bramley, with 53 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Knaresborough

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	Bramley	53	1.17%	127.68x
2	Mawson	37	0.810%	100.87x
3	Lund	32	0.700%	64.97x
4	Coates	30	0.660%	17.70x
5	Benson	27	0.590%	21.90x
6	Luty	26	0.570%	442.18x
7	Scruton	23	0.510%	286.78x
8	Tennant	23	0.510%	47.38x
9	Wheelhouse	23	0.510%	223.74x
10	Grayson	20	0.440%	58.96x
11	Horseman	19	0.420%	235.73x
12	Inman	18	0.400%	58.20x
13	Abbey	17	0.370%	101.80x
14	Curry	17	0.370%	26.11x
15	Earle	17	0.370%	60.20x
16	Hewson	17	0.370%	45.81x
17	Cosgrove	15	0.330%	67.72x
18	Flatley	15	0.330%	700.93x
19	Mcnicoll	14	0.310%	2857.14x
20	Plummer	14	0.310%	23.05x
21	Corker	13	0.290%	117.01x
22	Lupton	13	0.290%	39.55x
23	Outhwaite	13	0.290%	127.20x
24	Pawson	13	0.290%	71.55x
25	Rider	13	0.290%	29.35x
26	Wigglesworth	13	0.290%	57.80x
27	Buckle	12	0.260%	24.25x
28	Goodyear	12	0.260%	49.83x
29	Hollingsworth	12	0.260%	39.89x
30	Surr	12	0.260%	439.56x
31	Sweeting	12	0.260%	65.86x
32	Beecroft	11	0.240%	57.44x
33	Grafton	11	0.240%	87.58x
34	Morrell	11	0.240%	25.74x
35	Naden	11	0.240%	167.43x
36	Renton	11	0.240%	39.44x
37	Scaife	11	0.240%	54.56x
38	Thackray	11	0.240%	56.53x
39	Wrigglesworth	11	0.240%	94.83x
40	Catton	10	0.220%	67.89x
41	Ingleson	10	0.220%	291.55x
42	Joy	10	0.220%	26.14x
43	Ledgeway	10	0.220%	4166.67x
44	Leeming	10	0.220%	35.51x
45	Spink	10	0.220%	27.26x
46	Eshelby	9	0.200%	361.45x
47	Glynn	9	0.200%	44.80x
48	Grange	9	0.200%	34.42x
49	Jaques	9	0.200%	26.76x
50	Malthouse	9	0.200%	180.72x
51	Pickersgill	9	0.200%	37.66x
52	Pullan	9	0.200%	50.20x
53	Self	9	0.200%	27.87x
54	Shann	9	0.200%	213.78x
55	Stockdale	9	0.200%	25.43x
56	Topham	9	0.200%	27.09x
57	Broadbelt	8	0.180%	294.12x
58	Devaney	8	0.180%	140.85x
59	Farnhill	8	0.180%	300.75x
60	Haw	8	0.180%	53.16x
61	Laughton	8	0.180%	36.18x
62	Lumley	8	0.180%	28.87x
63	Meston	8	0.180%	227.27x
64	Raper	8	0.180%	41.95x
65	Sellers	8	0.180%	22.88x
66	Brannon	7	0.150%	55.34x
67	Brayshaw	7	0.150%	42.35x
68	Burniston	7	0.150%	218.75x
69	Dinsdale	7	0.150%	29.90x
70	Hawkridge	7	0.150%	201.15x
71	Kenn	7	0.150%	406.98x
72	Kidson	7	0.150%	127.97x
73	Morland	7	0.150%	54.82x
74	Render	7	0.150%	98.73x
75	Rollinson	7	0.150%	28.52x
76	Secker	7	0.150%	67.44x
77	Slinger	7	0.150%	50.95x
78	Sorrell	7	0.150%	51.62x
79	Whincup	7	0.150%	121.95x
80	Ascough	6	0.130%	117.65x
81	Blenkhorn	6	0.130%	240.00x
82	Hardisty	6	0.130%	45.80x
83	Herrington	6	0.130%	35.07x
84	Houseman	6	0.130%	57.03x
85	Ivy	6	0.130%	324.32x
86	Langthorne	6	0.130%	588.24x
87	Lassey	6	0.130%	155.04x
88	Maley	6	0.130%	67.80x
89	Moat	6	0.130%	68.26x
90	Morrill	6	0.130%	121.21x
91	Mothersdale	6	0.130%	263.16x
92	Parvin	6	0.130%	123.97x
93	Rennison	6	0.130%	55.05x
94	Sturdy	6	0.130%	41.61x
95	Tarran	6	0.130%	255.32x
96	Tipling	6	0.130%	243.90x
97	Winsor	6	0.130%	43.92x
98	Annakin	5	0.110%	393.70x
99	Boocock	5	0.110%	31.19x
100	Bussey	5	0.110%	32.45x