Top surnames from the 1881 census in Austonley, Yorkshire

Austonley is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Yorkshire

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
HINCHLIFF633.84382,432.43
HIRST482.928689.77
MELLOR472.867681.41
LOCKWOOD392.3795107.73
HINCHLIFFE392.3795275.81
TINKER392.3795471.01
HAIGH352.135461.95
ROBERTS342.07445.51
MOORHOUSE332.0134162.72
BOOTH311.891419.17
CROSLAND271.6473454.55
HOLLINGWORTH261.5863196.37
WHITELEY261.586388.32
HOBSON251.525358.80
WOODCOCK251.525353.45
MARSDEN241.464335.36
BARBER231.403323.31
COLDWELL211.2813292.89
ELLIS201.22038.40
BRADBURY191.159240.12
LITTLEWOOD191.159289.92
ARMITAGE160.976238.28
DAWSON150.91528.30
HOWARD150.91529.33
BROADHEAD150.9152124.69
MITCHELL140.85424.21
GREEN140.85423.03
CLOUGH140.854238.26
FIRTH130.793223.88
CARTER120.73224.36
BROOK120.732218.99
KENWORTHY120.7322109.99
LINDLEY120.732274.07
TAYLOR120.73221.14
ASHTON110.671113.70
SWALLOW110.671166.55
SCHOFIELD110.671112.38
NAYLOR110.671117.81
PARSON110.6711149.46
NICHOLS100.610118.73
SHORE100.610156.72
EARNSHAW100.610149.33
WIBBERLEY100.6101420.17
CHARLESWORTH100.610147.26
TURNER100.61012.19
KENYON90.549126.30
MARSHALL90.54913.27
BUTTERWORTH90.549115.29
HAYWOOD90.549126.17
BAILEY90.54913.65

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HINCHLIFF2,432.43633.8438
NICKLES581.4050.3051
TINKER471.01392.3795
CROSLAND454.55271.6473
WIBBERLEY420.17100.6101
COLDWELL292.89211.2813
HINCHLIFFE275.81392.3795
HOLLINGWORTH196.37261.5863
MOORHOUSE162.72332.0134
PARSON149.46110.6711
JAKEMAN132.1660.3661
LEAK126.3880.4881
BROADHEAD124.69150.9152
ADDY114.6180.4881
KENWORTHY109.99120.7322
LOCKWOOD107.73392.3795
ALSOP95.7670.4271
LITTLEWOOD89.92191.1592
HIRST89.77482.9286
WHITELEY88.32261.5863
CHATTERTON86.0280.4881
MELLOR81.41472.8676
LINDLEY74.07120.7322
SWALLOW66.55110.6711
ROEBUCK63.0670.4271
HAIGH61.95352.1354
REDFEARN61.8630.1830
HOBSON58.80251.5253
SHORE56.72100.6101
WOODCOCK53.45251.5253
MOSLEY51.8580.4881
EARNSHAW49.33100.6101
GARLICK48.5170.4271
CHARLESWORTH47.26100.6101
BRADBURY40.12191.1592
ARMITAGE38.28160.9762
CLOUGH38.26140.8542
MIDGLEY36.4380.4881
MARSDEN35.36241.4643
WATERHOUSE32.0480.4881
BATTY31.9580.4881
KAYE28.5070.4271
CROSSLAND27.7840.2441
KENYON26.3090.5491
HAYWOOD26.1790.5491
BROADBENT25.6090.5491
CHAPLIN25.5260.3661
FIRTH23.88130.7932
BOOTHROYD23.6120.1220
BARBER23.31231.4033

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 63 people called HINCHLIFF in Austonley at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 3.8438 in Austonley means that 3.8438% of the people in Austonley on census day were called HINCHLIFF.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HINCHLIFF in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called HINCHLIFF as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called HINCHLIFF here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called HINCHLIFF here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,432.43 in Austonley means that you are 2,432.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HINCHLIFF in Austonley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Austonley in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ALSOP (7)  ARMITAGE (16)  ASHTON (11)  BAILEY (9)  BALMFORTH (2)  BARBER (23)  BARLOW (4)  BARNES (1)  BARROWCLOUGH (8)  BATTYE (32)  BATTY (8)  BEAUMONT (5)  BEEVER (2)  BEDFORD (6)  BILLCLIFF (1)  BURKS (1)  BEARDSELL (37)  BEARDSALL (7)  BONTOFT (4)  BOOTH (31)  BOOTHROYD (2)  BOTTOMLEY (1)  BOWER (4)  BRADBURY (19)  BRADLEY (2)  BROADBENT (9)  BROADHEAD (15)  BROOK (12)  BROTHERTON (1)  BUCKLEY (1)  BUSH (1)  BUTLIN (10)  BUTTERWORTH (9)  COLDWELL (21)  CARTER (12)  CARTWRIGHT (5)  CARVER (1)  CHAPLIN (6)  CHARLESWORTH (10)  CHATTERTON (8)  CHEESBROUGH (1)  CHURNES (2)  CLARKE (4)  CLOUGH (14)  COWAN (1)  COX (1)  CROSLAND (27)  CROSSLAND (4)  CROSSLEY (3)  CUDILL (6)  CUTTELL (1)  DAWSON (15)  DEARNLEY (13)  DOWNS (2)  EARNSHAW (10)  ADDY (8)  ELLIS (20)  FALLAS (2)  FARRINGTON (2)  FAWCETT (4)  FIRTH (13)  FRANCE (1)  FURNESS (2)  GARLICK (7)  GARSIDE (2)  GILL (4)  GODDARD (7)  GOLDTHORP (1)  GREEN (14)  GREENSMITH (1)  GREENWOOD (4)  GRIFFITHS (3)  GUMMERSELL (9)  HARDY (3)  HATTERSLEY (1)  HAIGH (35)  HAYWOOD (9)  HILL (8)  HINCHLIFF (63)  HINCHLIFFE (39)  HOBSON (25)  HOGG (8)  HOLLINGWORTH (26)  HOLINGSHEAD (2)  HOLMES (6)  HOWARD (15)  HOWARTH (2)  HOYLE (6)  HIRST (48)  IMESON (1)  INGHAM (7)  JACKSON (2)  JAGGER (3)  JACKEMAN (5)  JAKEMAN (6)  JESSOP (2)  JONES (8)  KAYE (7)  KENWORTHY (12)  KENYON (9)  LEAK (8)  LAWTON (4)  LEE (2)  LINDLEY (12)  LINES (1)  LITTLEWOOD (19)  LLOYD (3)  LOCKWOOD (39)  LUCAS (1)  MARSDEN (24)  MARSH (9)  MARSHALL (9)  MATTHEWS (1)  MAY (1)  MEACE (4)  MACKENZIE (6)  MELLOR (47)  METTRICK (6)  MIDGLEY (8)  MILLINGTON (5)  MITCHELL (14)  MOODYCLIFF (1)  MOODYCLIFFE (2)  MOORHOUSE (33)  MORTON (8)  MOSLEY (8)  NAYLOR (11)  NEWTON (6)  NICKOLS (1)  NICHOLS (10)  NICKLES (5)  NOBLE (1)  NORTCLIFFE (6)  PALMER (1)  PARKIN (4)  PARSON (11)  PEAKER (1)  PEARSON (4)  PARKINGSON (3)  POLLARD (8)  PONTEFRACT (7)  PRICE (4)  PRIEST (1)  RAMSDEN (2)  REDFERN (2)  REDFEARN (3)  REDGWICK (10)  O REGAN (2)  RHODES (4)  RIDGEWICK (5)  RIDGWICK (1)  ROBERTS (34)  ROEBUCK (7)  RODGERS (1)  SANDERSON (2)  SARGEANT (2)  SCHOFIELD (11)  SENIOR (4)  SHARP (5)  SHAW (7)  SHORE (10)  SHUTTLEWORTH (1)  SIGSWORTH (1)  STARBROOK (2)  STEAD (3)  SWALLOW (11)  SYKES (9)  TAYLOR (12)  TAYLER (2)  THEWLIS (6)  THEWLES (2)  TINKER (39)  TINSLEY (1)  TURNER (10)  WADSWORTH (5)  WAKEFIELD (4)  WALKER (2)  WARD (2)  WATERHOUSE (8)  WELLS (3)  WHITEHEAD (6)  WHITELEY (26)  WIBBERLEY (10)  WILBERLEY (3)  WILD (2)  WILKINSON (2)  WIMPENNY (16)  WINFIELD (3)  WOOD (8)  WOODCOCK (25)  WOODHEAD (5)  WOODHOUSE (5)  WORSLEY (1)  WRIGHT (3)