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1881 census place

Selby surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Selby, 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

317 surnames are listed for Selby, Yorkshire, covering 2,255 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Gilliard, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Selby

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
201Gilliard3101.69x
202Horden356.07x
203Howdon3112.36x
204Kemsley333.67x
205Kerrigan327.50x
206Milsom314.50x
207Oconner350.85x
208Otty396.46x
209Polton3144.23x
210Righton346.44x
211Saltmarsh338.17x
212Sherburn365.93x
213Smailes333.98x
214Stinson346.01x
215Strain325.64x
216Varey332.36x
217Westoby334.36x
218Aust229.46x
219Barkin2259.74x
220Bew223.87x
221Bickerdike218.40x
222Bowing2136.05x
223Bramham218.43x
224Cawood213.97x
225Cottis239.14x
226Dudding242.46x
227Elsom220.00x
228Emmet253.19x
229Falkingham230.44x
230Farey226.53x
231Fleeman2137.93x
232Forey2111.11x
233Furey2107.53x
234Gouldsbrough2157.48x
235Hepton236.43x
236Hickinson2116.28x
237Lenham2111.11x
238Loury2229.89x
239Making2103.09x
240Malham2104.17x
241Monahan245.45x
242Palgrave288.50x
243Rafter251.02x
244Rathmell258.65x
245Ream2111.11x
246Sargeson272.20x
247Sunley224.75x
248Toppin236.30x
249Works2833.33x
250Air127.32x
251Barran126.32x
252Bartin153.19x
253Blackhouse176.34x
254Blaydes170.92x
255Bostwick133.22x
256Broadly118.90x
257Broadshaw1454.55x
258Callahan120.70x
259Cay128.99x
260Clemenson146.73x
261Coffer175.19x
262Conelly122.83x
263Crummack177.52x
264Dan127.78x
265Danish11000.00x
266Davinson136.63x
267Dufton19.18x
268Duglas140.65x
269Duglass159.52x
270Eddison111.38x
271Fan1126.58x
272Farah1833.33x
273Finan124.04x
274Flockton116.08x
275Gipson117.12x
276Goodworth129.15x
277Harison125.64x
278Hassett127.03x
279Hennigan149.51x
280Hokes1416.67x
281Holtby116.84x
282Huby118.69x
283Hudd17.52x
284Huley1217.39x
285Kentfield140.32x
286Kirwin127.93x
287Leck114.56x
288Leggitt157.47x
289Lolley160.98x
290Maskew146.30x
291Mellanby148.08x
292Mitchall132.79x
293Mulhall135.09x
294Nailor126.18x
295Newbolt132.15x
296Newdick141.32x
297Oboyle147.62x
298Oldridge112.14x
299Porrett132.15x
300Potton113.32x