1881 census place

Long Preston surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Long Preston, 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

42 surnames are listed for Long Preston, Yorkshire, covering 224 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Jackman, with 25 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Long Preston

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	Jackman	25	3.54%	381.10x
2	Beecroft	21	2.97%	707.07x
3	Procter	12	1.70%	131.00x
4	Throup	12	1.70%	2307.69x
5	Wrathall	12	1.70%	2033.90x
6	Wildman	11	1.56%	255.22x
7	Dugdale	10	1.42%	205.76x
8	Cowgill	9	1.27%	505.62x
9	Mellin	9	1.27%	1914.89x
10	Armistead	8	1.13%	606.06x
11	Moorby	8	1.13%	816.33x
12	Seer	8	1.13%	3200.00x
13	Shutt	8	1.13%	313.73x
14	Hardacre	6	0.850%	359.28x
15	Maudsley	6	0.850%	300.00x
16	Mallison	5	0.710%	684.93x
17	Pulman	5	0.710%	446.43x
18	Bellfield	4	0.570%	571.43x
19	Delves	4	0.570%	317.46x
20	Wildbore	4	0.570%	888.89x
21	Brennand	3	0.420%	280.37x
22	Kaley	3	0.420%	2727.27x
23	Peckover	3	0.420%	517.24x
24	Thwaite	3	0.420%	188.68x
25	Altham	2	0.280%	227.27x
26	Hardaker	2	0.280%	81.97x
27	Myres	2	0.280%	312.50x
28	Padgham	2	0.280%	303.03x
29	Popay	2	0.280%	1333.33x
30	Wooff	2	0.280%	526.32x
31	Wooler	2	0.280%	161.29x
32	Armitstead	1	0.140%	322.58x
33	Battersley	1	0.140%	714.29x
34	Carradice	1	0.140%	434.78x
35	Cuckson	1	0.140%	166.67x
36	Ellershaw	1	0.140%	185.19x
37	Heelis	1	0.140%	303.03x
38	Kayley	1	0.140%	476.19x
39	Middlebrook	1	0.140%	76.92x
40	Stocking	1	0.140%	172.41x
41	Thornes	1	0.140%	172.41x
42	Towson	1	0.140%	476.19x