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1881 census place

Mirfield surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Mirfield, 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

526 surnames are listed for Mirfield, Yorkshire, covering 9,871 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Mosey, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Mirfield

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.

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501Mosey18.12x
502Munslow15.28x
503Norburn18.19x
504Norcliffe16.66x
505Plows15.78x
506Provis19.72x
507Racher111.22x
508Ranyard119.65x
509Raywood118.28x
510Rookes19.66x
511Scoles113.97x
512Shibbs1172.41x
513Sladen13.64x
514Somerton18.98x
515Soulby118.28x
516Stainsby13.83x
517Sted1126.58x
518Strangeways118.12x
519Thickett14.53x
520Vinton17.92x
521Wart162.89x
522Wilts115.31x
523Winpenny111.49x
524Wintersgill111.09x
525Wiper117.30x
526Yarnall112.56x