1881 census place

Middleton On Wolds surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Middleton On Wolds, 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 Middleton On Wolds, Yorkshire, covering 249 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Towse, with 27 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Middleton On Wolds

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	Towse	27	4.25%	3253.01x
2	Dove	24	3.77%	330.12x
3	Witty	19	2.99%	1507.94x
4	Newlove	16	2.52%	1777.78x
5	Railton	16	2.52%	952.38x
6	Hairsine	12	1.89%	5217.39x
7	Hotham	10	1.57%	1538.46x
8	Leak	8	1.26%	326.53x
9	Soanes	8	1.26%	941.18x
10	Thackray	8	1.26%	294.12x
11	Waudby	8	1.26%	1818.18x
12	Moate	7	1.10%	1489.36x
13	Ogram	7	1.10%	2800.00x
14	Brooksbank	6	0.940%	288.46x
15	Petch	6	0.940%	212.77x
16	Botterill	5	0.790%	290.70x
17	Branton	5	0.790%	438.60x
18	Cawkwell	5	0.790%	666.67x
19	Warley	5	0.790%	1219.51x
20	Imeson	4	0.630%	666.67x
21	Postill	4	0.630%	714.29x
22	Ruston	4	0.630%	220.99x
23	Savoury	4	0.630%	2666.67x
24	Biggins	3	0.470%	196.08x
25	Dewson	3	0.470%	810.81x
26	Lotherington	3	0.470%	1764.71x
27	Welburn	3	0.470%	240.00x
28	Elvidge	2	0.310%	163.93x
29	Ibbertson	2	0.310%	952.38x
30	Stabler	2	0.310%	181.82x
31	Wates	2	0.310%	625.00x
32	Borham	1	0.160%	238.10x
33	Caves	1	0.160%	285.71x
34	Ellmore	1	0.160%	588.24x
35	Haggard	1	0.160%	178.57x
36	Havercroft	1	0.160%	212.77x
37	Kneeshaw	1	0.160%	181.82x
38	Oxtoby	1	0.160%	131.58x
39	Sowersby	1	0.160%	303.03x
40	Spare	1	0.160%	188.68x
41	Stirk	1	0.160%	83.33x
42	Welchman	1	0.160%	270.27x