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1881 census place

Preston surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in 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

104 surnames are listed for Preston, Yorkshire, covering 512 people in the local records.

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

Most common surnames in 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.

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101Shaughnessy152.63x
102Vickerman135.21x
103Waddingham140.65x
104Whilding1227.27x