1881 census place

Soyland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Soyland, 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

103 surnames are listed for Soyland, Yorkshire, covering 2,110 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Whiteley, with 263 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Soyland

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	Whiteley	263	7.57%	421.54x
2	Stott	138	3.97%	127.20x
3	Sutcliffe	124	3.57%	90.39x
4	Riley	95	2.74%	34.57x
5	Bottomley	76	2.19%	131.42x
6	Lumb	65	1.87%	198.29x
7	Hartley	62	1.79%	28.48x
8	Kershaw	57	1.64%	50.89x
9	Heap	48	1.38%	81.47x
10	Hopkinson	45	1.30%	79.25x
11	Broadbent	43	1.24%	57.73x
12	Farrar	42	1.21%	90.73x
13	Wadsworth	41	1.18%	84.66x
14	Dyson	40	1.15%	35.56x
15	Hollas	39	1.12%	1242.04x
16	Holroyd	39	1.12%	100.98x
17	Crawshaw	34	0.980%	125.83x
18	Fielding	34	0.980%	43.85x
19	Garside	33	0.950%	65.86x
20	Normanton	33	0.950%	600.00x
21	Hellowell	31	0.890%	919.88x
22	Eastwood	28	0.810%	34.09x
23	Wheelwright	27	0.780%	549.90x
24	Whipp	26	0.750%	232.14x
25	Jagger	25	0.720%	90.88x
26	Hallowell	24	0.690%	952.38x
27	Lawton	22	0.630%	24.58x
28	Bancroft	21	0.600%	62.41x
29	Gledhill	21	0.600%	40.76x
30	Nichol	21	0.600%	56.16x
31	Priestley	21	0.600%	35.73x
32	Dearden	20	0.580%	58.72x
33	Fitton	20	0.580%	51.20x
34	Gee	20	0.580%	22.56x
35	Hey	18	0.520%	58.50x
36	Holroyde	18	0.520%	909.09x
37	Halstead	17	0.490%	58.82x
38	Cocker	16	0.460%	56.18x
39	Moores	16	0.460%	55.69x
40	Radcliffe	16	0.460%	39.65x
41	Culpan	15	0.430%	357.14x
42	Widdop	15	0.430%	190.84x
43	Varley	14	0.400%	29.34x
44	Habergham	13	0.370%	1940.30x
45	Dugdale	12	0.350%	50.19x
46	Horsfall	12	0.350%	34.27x
47	Lum	12	0.350%	1363.64x
48	Broadley	11	0.320%	46.79x
49	Fairbank	11	0.320%	141.39x
50	Helliwell	11	0.320%	34.38x
51	Culpin	10	0.290%	201.21x
52	Norcliffe	10	0.290%	304.88x
53	Joplin	9	0.260%	412.84x
54	Ainley	8	0.230%	58.18x
55	Dewhirst	8	0.230%	48.51x
56	Leaver	8	0.230%	35.73x
57	Pellington	8	0.230%	2162.16x
58	Akroyd	7	0.200%	108.19x
59	Dunstan	7	0.200%	35.41x
60	Mallinson	7	0.200%	24.42x
61	Rushworth	7	0.200%	24.38x
62	Uttley	7	0.200%	41.79x
63	Beverley	6	0.170%	57.25x
64	Beverly	6	0.170%	206.90x
65	Dobie	6	0.170%	51.68x
66	Speck	6	0.170%	97.24x
67	Wolfenden	6	0.170%	36.95x
68	Cockroft	5	0.140%	34.06x
69	Mackrill	5	0.140%	160.77x
70	Bainton	4	0.120%	88.50x
71	Boocock	4	0.120%	32.65x
72	Hadwen	4	0.120%	279.72x
73	Popplewell	4	0.120%	35.15x
74	Standeven	4	0.120%	128.62x
75	Brearly	3	0.090%	173.41x
76	Brimley	3	0.090%	97.72x
77	Calverley	3	0.090%	40.82x
78	Crothers	3	0.090%	153.85x
79	Gilpin	3	0.090%	29.67x
80	Mallalieu	3	0.090%	113.64x
81	Mayoh	3	0.090%	48.94x
82	Balmford	2	0.060%	181.82x
83	Hollinrake	2	0.060%	49.75x
84	Learoyd	2	0.060%	59.35x
85	Sutcliff	2	0.060%	40.08x
86	Wans	2	0.060%	714.29x
87	Widdup	2	0.060%	49.51x
88	Bellhouse	1	0.030%	26.88x
89	Burnley	1	0.030%	13.85x
90	Gaukrodger	1	0.030%	52.91x
91	Hartop	1	0.030%	37.17x
92	Ive	1	0.030%	27.55x
93	Larder	1	0.030%	18.32x
94	Meridith	1	0.030%	49.51x
95	Pane	1	0.030%	32.89x
96	Pickwell	1	0.030%	31.75x
97	Raithby	1	0.030%	49.75x
98	Ridehalgh	1	0.030%	27.10x
99	Shard	1	0.030%	67.57x
100	Spare	1	0.030%	34.48x