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1881 census place

Knottingley surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Knottingley, 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

229 surnames are listed for Knottingley, Yorkshire, covering 1,831 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Cair, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Knottingley

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
201Cair1454.55x
202Casper145.25x
203Colly136.76x
204Cushing110.98x
205Dealtry154.05x
206Dudding125.25x
207Elders125.06x
208Fearnehough170.92x
209Fotherby122.73x
210Gomersall18.07x
211Goodhand122.03x
212Gowling138.46x
213Grindall179.37x
214Hillam121.74x
215Hinsley113.14x
216Humpleby160.24x
217Iram15000.00x
218Kennady156.18x
219Longfellow128.82x
220Lune1136.99x
221Martinson140.82x
222Pagdin153.48x
223Robshaw119.57x
224Spenceley124.75x
225Spick131.45x
226Towning155.56x
227Traviss172.46x
228Weldrick186.96x
229Widdison135.71x