1881 census place

Thornton Dale surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Thornton Dale, 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

44 surnames are listed for Thornton Dale, Yorkshire, covering 191 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Maw, with 17 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Thornton Dale

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	Maw	17	2.21%	607.14x
2	Cockerill	14	1.82%	378.38x
3	Allanson	13	1.69%	860.93x
4	Beal	10	1.30%	138.50x
5	Buttery	10	1.30%	338.98x
6	Garbutt	8	1.04%	144.14x
7	Weetman	8	1.04%	1176.47x
8	Smithies	7	0.910%	256.41x
9	Wardill	7	0.910%	2333.33x
10	Wrack	7	0.910%	2692.31x
11	Birdsall	6	0.780%	428.57x
12	Burrage	6	0.780%	400.00x
13	Dowson	6	0.780%	142.86x
14	Nellist	6	0.780%	1276.60x
15	Widd	6	0.780%	3000.00x
16	Brisby	5	0.650%	2500.00x
17	Evers	4	0.520%	325.20x
18	Foxton	4	0.520%	307.69x
19	Nellis	4	0.520%	1081.08x
20	Newsham	4	0.520%	166.67x
21	Spanton	4	0.520%	400.00x
22	Willerton	4	0.520%	425.53x
23	Boreman	3	0.390%	1764.71x
24	Hornsey	3	0.390%	178.57x
25	Reveley	3	0.390%	652.17x
26	Geldard	2	0.260%	129.87x
27	Lumbard	2	0.260%	571.43x
28	Rex	2	0.260%	163.93x
29	Dauber	1	0.130%	370.37x
30	Easterby	1	0.130%	256.41x
31	Fairy	1	0.130%	222.22x
32	Finsley	1	0.130%	833.33x
33	Greyson	1	0.130%	312.50x
34	Gulley	1	0.130%	135.14x
35	Halfield	1	0.130%	909.09x
36	Hoggard	1	0.130%	123.46x
37	Medcalfe	1	0.130%	312.50x
38	Mooring	1	0.130%	185.19x
39	Myres	1	0.130%	142.86x
40	Owston	1	0.130%	196.08x
41	Pashby	1	0.130%	204.08x
42	Sedman	1	0.130%	113.64x
43	Stainsby	1	0.130%	79.37x
44	Weal	1	0.130%	153.85x