1881 census place
Wakefield surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Wakefield, 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
1,157 surnames are listed for Wakefield, Yorkshire, covering 10,688 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Hayland, with 1 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Wakefield
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Hayland | 1 | 18.21x |
| 1002 | Heare | 1 | 24.94x |
| 1003 | Hembrough | 1 | 11.61x |
| 1004 | Hepplestone | 1 | 12.36x |
| 1005 | Herdsman | 1 | 15.15x |
| 1006 | Hesse | 1 | 7.66x |
| 1007 | Hesselden | 1 | 14.64x |
| 1008 | Hipkiss | 1 | 2.32x |
| 1009 | Hipper | 1 | 21.74x |
| 1010 | Hobkinson | 1 | 20.75x |
| 1011 | Hobman | 1 | 9.23x |
| 1012 | Holdcroft | 1 | 1.98x |
| 1013 | Holdroyd | 1 | 4.90x |
| 1014 | Holines | 1 | 45.05x |
| 1015 | Horbury | 1 | 5.05x |
| 1016 | Hudston | 1 | 21.74x |
| 1017 | Hughesdon | 1 | 38.46x |
| 1018 | Hullock | 1 | 13.21x |
| 1019 | Huntsman | 1 | 14.35x |
| 1020 | Iliff | 1 | 6.88x |
| 1021 | Ingleson | 1 | 5.96x |
| 1022 | Issott | 1 | 7.09x |
| 1023 | Jesney | 1 | 17.73x |
| 1024 | Keall | 1 | 13.35x |
| 1025 | Keeton | 1 | 2.75x |
| 1026 | Kennington | 1 | 3.74x |
| 1027 | Kersley | 1 | 3.91x |
| 1028 | Killan | 1 | 11.33x |
| 1029 | Killingbeck | 1 | 6.10x |
| 1030 | Laidlow | 1 | 7.17x |
| 1031 | Lanes | 1 | 5.50x |
| 1032 | Langfield | 1 | 4.12x |
| 1033 | Larken | 1 | 14.04x |
| 1034 | Layard | 1 | 28.65x |
| 1035 | Laybourne | 1 | 7.75x |
| 1036 | Leal | 1 | 5.29x |
| 1037 | Learoyd | 1 | 4.63x |
| 1038 | Lilleyman | 1 | 24.10x |
| 1039 | Liversidge | 1 | 1.79x |
| 1040 | Loraine | 1 | 8.22x |
| 1041 | Lorriman | 1 | 12.84x |
| 1042 | Lounds | 1 | 5.96x |
| 1043 | Lydon | 1 | 5.35x |
| 1044 | Lyster | 1 | 9.23x |
| 1045 | Macmanus | 1 | 34.60x |
| 1046 | Madigan | 1 | 6.81x |
| 1047 | Mahar | 1 | 9.56x |
| 1048 | Manion | 1 | 3.18x |
| 1049 | Manks | 1 | 36.50x |
| 1050 | Marfleet | 1 | 7.25x |
| 1051 | Margrett | 1 | 13.76x |
| 1052 | Markinson | 1 | 67.57x |
| 1053 | Markland | 1 | 2.01x |
| 1054 | Marple | 1 | 10.21x |
| 1055 | Marren | 1 | 8.17x |
| 1056 | Mars | 1 | 4.74x |
| 1057 | Marvell | 1 | 7.97x |
| 1058 | Mccormack | 1 | 4.32x |
| 1059 | Mcdonnel | 1 | 48.08x |
| 1060 | Mcguiness | 1 | 6.91x |
| 1061 | Mchugh | 1 | 5.48x |
| 1062 | Mckearney | 1 | 1428.57x |
| 1063 | Mckenny | 1 | 38.46x |
| 1064 | Mcmann | 1 | 28.65x |
| 1065 | Mctiernan | 1 | 454.55x |
| 1066 | Midwood | 1 | 3.24x |
| 1067 | Miers | 1 | 7.53x |
| 1068 | Mindham | 1 | 15.67x |
| 1069 | Minor | 1 | 5.78x |
| 1070 | Mollard | 1 | 8.32x |
| 1071 | Mollins | 1 | 112.36x |
| 1072 | Moorwood | 1 | 18.98x |
| 1073 | Mordaunt | 1 | 9.83x |
| 1074 | Morden | 1 | 6.39x |
| 1075 | Moriarty | 1 | 3.87x |
| 1076 | Moron | 1 | 46.51x |
| 1077 | Mosby | 1 | 5.99x |
| 1078 | Mossley | 1 | 12.84x |
| 1079 | Mottershaw | 1 | 9.77x |
| 1080 | Mouncey | 1 | 9.11x |
| 1081 | Mullon | 1 | 21.05x |
| 1082 | Neaverson | 1 | 32.89x |
| 1083 | Night | 1 | 8.98x |
| 1084 | Nutbrown | 1 | 8.98x |
| 1085 | Orange | 1 | 2.62x |
| 1086 | Pailing | 1 | 11.61x |
| 1087 | Palframan | 1 | 14.04x |
| 1088 | Pamell | 1 | 454.55x |
| 1089 | Pether | 1 | 5.86x |
| 1090 | Plumtree | 1 | 5.14x |
| 1091 | Postill | 1 | 5.14x |
| 1092 | Quigly | 1 | 50.00x |
| 1093 | Rafter | 1 | 6.95x |
| 1094 | Rampling | 1 | 4.40x |
| 1095 | Rawe | 1 | 19.27x |
| 1096 | Renney | 1 | 8.02x |
| 1097 | Reves | 1 | 12.71x |
| 1098 | Reyner | 1 | 8.17x |
| 1099 | Rill | 1 | 32.05x |
| 1100 | Roman | 1 | 15.48x |