1881 census place
Melbourne surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Melbourne, 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
25 surnames are listed for Melbourne, Yorkshire, covering 114 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Kidd, with 15 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Melbourne
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidd | 15 | 159.57x |
| 2 | Ogle | 12 | 810.81x |
| 3 | Palfreeman | 10 | 7142.86x |
| 4 | Dales | 8 | 555.56x |
| 5 | Theakston | 8 | 3076.92x |
| 6 | Alden | 7 | 588.24x |
| 7 | Forder | 5 | 306.75x |
| 8 | Homley | 5 | 12500.00x |
| 9 | Oxtoby | 5 | 909.09x |
| 10 | Stubbins | 5 | 657.89x |
| 11 | Carling | 4 | 344.83x |
| 12 | Falkingham | 4 | 800.00x |
| 13 | Moate | 4 | 1176.47x |
| 14 | Gathercole | 3 | 315.79x |
| 15 | Gospel | 3 | 2500.00x |
| 16 | Wilberforce | 3 | 1304.35x |
| 17 | Gardham | 2 | 487.80x |
| 18 | Lorriman | 2 | 1250.00x |
| 19 | Powton | 2 | 1818.18x |
| 20 | Vause | 2 | 281.69x |
| 21 | Highley | 1 | 135.14x |
| 22 | Room | 1 | 163.93x |
| 23 | Scourfield | 1 | 204.08x |
| 24 | Welman | 1 | 666.67x |
| 25 | Whattam | 1 | 588.24x |