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 Glancy, with 10 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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | Glancy | 10 | 5.22x |
| 2202 | Gluckstein | 10 | 35.95x |
| 2203 | Godson | 10 | 3.36x |
| 2204 | Goodfield | 10 | 13.99x |
| 2205 | Greenhow | 10 | 3.11x |
| 2206 | Greensmith | 10 | 2.28x |
| 2207 | Gutherie | 10 | 18.70x |
| 2208 | Harriss | 10 | 0.94x |
| 2209 | Hartman | 10 | 8.98x |
| 2210 | Haughton | 10 | 1.20x |
| 2211 | Hawkridge | 10 | 8.00x |
| 2212 | Haworth | 10 | 0.29x |
| 2213 | Heavyside | 10 | 19.91x |
| 2214 | Heesom | 10 | 13.99x |
| 2215 | Heffron | 10 | 18.14x |
| 2216 | Hield | 10 | 49.53x |
| 2217 | Hiscox | 10 | 3.36x |
| 2218 | Hummerston | 10 | 16.96x |
| 2219 | Juby | 10 | 6.64x |
| 2220 | Kaufman | 10 | 14.09x |
| 2221 | Kerrigan | 10 | 3.39x |
| 2222 | Kilgariff | 10 | 83.33x |
| 2223 | Lapping | 10 | 20.59x |
| 2224 | Latty | 10 | 17.13x |
| 2225 | Laverack | 10 | 6.59x |
| 2226 | Lewin | 10 | 0.76x |
| 2227 | Liddell | 10 | 0.67x |
| 2228 | Lillie | 10 | 2.51x |
| 2229 | Lorriman | 10 | 17.45x |
| 2230 | Louth | 10 | 5.12x |
| 2231 | Lowery | 10 | 1.88x |
| 2232 | Malkin | 10 | 1.86x |
| 2233 | Malony | 10 | 6.84x |
| 2234 | Maltby | 10 | 1.07x |
| 2235 | Manion | 10 | 4.32x |
| 2236 | Margerison | 10 | 3.30x |
| 2237 | Marston | 10 | 0.66x |
| 2238 | Martindale | 10 | 1.07x |
| 2239 | Mathewman | 10 | 18.70x |
| 2240 | Mcevoy | 10 | 6.89x |
| 2241 | Mcnichol | 10 | 57.27x |
| 2242 | Milson | 10 | 2.82x |
| 2243 | Newport | 10 | 1.20x |
| 2244 | Newstead | 10 | 1.76x |
| 2245 | Noke | 10 | 6.41x |
| 2246 | Norcliffe | 10 | 6.47x |
| 2247 | Noxon | 10 | 50.89x |
| 2248 | Oak | 10 | 8.04x |
| 2249 | Ogrady | 10 | 7.42x |
| 2250 | Olbison | 10 | 101.83x |
| 2251 | Palliser | 10 | 5.22x |
| 2252 | Pedley | 10 | 1.21x |
| 2253 | Penniston | 10 | 18.14x |
| 2254 | Phillipson | 10 | 1.65x |
| 2255 | Pile | 10 | 1.33x |
| 2256 | Plows | 10 | 5.62x |
| 2257 | Pontefract | 10 | 8.98x |
| 2258 | Prockter | 10 | 10.29x |
| 2259 | Purcell | 10 | 0.88x |
| 2260 | Purchon | 10 | 33.32x |
| 2261 | Rasen | 10 | 32.14x |
| 2262 | Rollett | 10 | 12.38x |
| 2263 | Schutz | 10 | 23.20x |
| 2264 | Scotney | 10 | 3.57x |
| 2265 | Sephton | 10 | 2.35x |
| 2266 | Sherlock | 10 | 0.91x |
| 2267 | Silversides | 10 | 8.77x |
| 2268 | Spong | 10 | 3.50x |
| 2269 | Stainton | 10 | 1.87x |
| 2270 | Staniland | 10 | 3.48x |
| 2271 | Starmer | 10 | 3.87x |
| 2272 | Steinberg | 10 | 42.63x |
| 2273 | Stronach | 10 | 3.64x |
| 2274 | Styan | 10 | 7.70x |
| 2275 | Styring | 10 | 10.29x |
| 2276 | Suffield | 10 | 6.94x |
| 2277 | Sutcliff | 10 | 4.26x |
| 2278 | Sweney | 10 | 11.04x |
| 2279 | Symington | 10 | 2.21x |
| 2280 | Thurston | 10 | 0.87x |
| 2281 | Tipling | 10 | 11.31x |
| 2282 | Tomlin | 10 | 0.68x |
| 2283 | Turnell | 10 | 6.41x |
| 2284 | Veale | 10 | 1.42x |
| 2285 | Wain | 10 | 0.73x |
| 2286 | Walshaw | 10 | 2.29x |
| 2287 | Wardell | 10 | 1.54x |
| 2288 | Wear | 10 | 1.95x |
| 2289 | Weatherhead | 10 | 2.14x |
| 2290 | Whaley | 10 | 1.82x |
| 2291 | Whitwam | 10 | 2.63x |
| 2292 | Widdop | 10 | 2.70x |
| 2293 | Winfield | 10 | 0.74x |
| 2294 | Woffinden | 10 | 13.88x |
| 2295 | Yeardley | 10 | 5.82x |
| 2296 | Acaster | 9 | 7.67x |
| 2297 | Akehurst | 9 | 2.10x |
| 2298 | Akers | 9 | 1.13x |
| 2299 | Archdale | 9 | 12.12x |
| 2300 | Baldry | 9 | 1.17x |