1881 census place

Leeds surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Leeds, 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

5,767 surnames are listed for Leeds, Yorkshire, covering 138,733 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Wrighton, with 12 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Leeds

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
2001	Wrighton	12	0.010%	3.07x
2002	Abrams	11	0.010%	2.72x
2003	Acton	11	0.010%	1.16x
2004	Adderley	11	0.010%	4.04x
2005	Adie	11	0.010%	3.12x
2006	Allatt	11	0.010%	5.91x
2007	Allenby	11	0.010%	4.73x
2008	Allsop	11	0.010%	0.66x
2009	Askam	11	0.010%	19.19x
2010	Babb	11	0.010%	2.48x
2011	Baily	11	0.010%	1.06x
2012	Bains	11	0.010%	2.71x
2013	Balwin	11	0.010%	21.44x
2014	Barbour	11	0.010%	1.22x
2015	Barkby	11	0.010%	26.53x
2016	Bellingham	11	0.010%	1.83x
2017	Birley	11	0.010%	4.41x
2018	Blakes	11	0.010%	24.89x
2019	Blythe	11	0.010%	0.89x
2020	Boswell	11	0.010%	0.72x
2021	Brian	11	0.010%	1.44x
2022	Burdon	11	0.010%	2.05x
2023	Burland	11	0.010%	6.02x
2024	Burnhill	11	0.010%	16.38x
2025	Burnley	11	0.010%	3.23x
2026	Burrill	11	0.010%	6.03x
2027	Callis	11	0.010%	5.37x
2028	Catton	11	0.010%	2.08x
2029	Cawkwell	11	0.010%	5.73x
2030	Cawley	11	0.010%	1.27x
2031	Chorley	11	0.010%	1.99x
2032	Cockerill	11	0.010%	1.40x
2033	Coffey	11	0.010%	2.20x
2034	Colton	11	0.010%	2.01x
2035	Corner	11	0.010%	0.93x
2036	Cranston	11	0.010%	1.66x
2037	Crowson	11	0.010%	3.12x
2038	Cundall	11	0.010%	4.16x
2039	Dann	11	0.010%	1.07x
2040	Darey	11	0.010%	24.28x
2041	Deane	11	0.010%	0.81x
2042	Divine	11	0.010%	4.42x
2043	Dunnington	11	0.010%	7.78x
2044	Edmond	11	0.010%	1.99x
2045	Edmundson	11	0.010%	2.37x
2046	Farrah	11	0.010%	10.72x
2047	Farrand	11	0.010%	3.35x
2048	Farrel	11	0.010%	2.96x
2049	Fern	11	0.010%	2.16x
2050	Fewster	11	0.010%	3.80x
2051	Firbank	11	0.010%	10.03x
2052	Fortnam	11	0.010%	14.19x
2053	Frank	11	0.010%	1.60x
2054	Frith	11	0.010%	0.67x
2055	Fulton	11	0.010%	0.53x
2056	Galley	11	0.010%	1.89x
2057	Gent	11	0.010%	0.78x
2058	Gilbertson	11	0.010%	2.30x
2059	Gooch	11	0.010%	0.77x
2060	Grady	11	0.010%	1.02x
2061	Grimston	11	0.010%	11.45x
2062	Hallen	11	0.010%	16.80x
2063	Haselgrove	11	0.010%	19.57x
2064	Haw	11	0.010%	2.03x
2065	Hazelgrave	11	0.010%	84.03x
2066	Headley	11	0.010%	2.49x
2067	Heed	11	0.010%	37.33x
2068	Henshaw	11	0.010%	0.79x
2069	Henstock	11	0.010%	5.52x
2070	Hepton	11	0.010%	7.41x
2071	Hewer	11	0.010%	3.40x
2072	Hornblower	11	0.010%	12.29x
2073	Horseman	11	0.010%	3.80x
2074	Huggon	11	0.010%	21.90x
2075	Hullock	11	0.010%	19.76x
2076	Humble	11	0.010%	1.42x
2077	Ingleson	11	0.010%	8.92x
2078	Israel	11	0.010%	5.11x
2079	Jewell	11	0.010%	0.64x
2080	Juniper	11	0.010%	3.55x
2081	Kell	11	0.010%	1.68x
2082	Kidson	11	0.010%	5.60x
2083	Kipling	11	0.010%	2.82x
2084	Landy	11	0.010%	14.82x
2085	Langbridge	11	0.010%	19.01x
2086	Lavin	11	0.010%	3.83x
2087	Leah	11	0.010%	1.90x
2088	Leake	11	0.010%	1.64x
2089	Ledgard	11	0.010%	4.38x
2090	Levison	11	0.010%	11.39x
2091	Lowcock	11	0.010%	5.22x
2092	Ludgate	11	0.010%	5.36x
2093	Lynn	11	0.010%	0.77x
2094	Maley	11	0.010%	3.46x
2095	Maltas	11	0.010%	46.89x
2096	Maney	11	0.010%	11.65x
2097	Marler	11	0.010%	5.77x
2098	Mart	11	0.010%	10.34x
2099	Matterson	11	0.010%	10.89x
2100	Maw	11	0.010%	1.84x