Top surnames from the 1881 census in Birstwith, Yorkshire

Birstwith 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
REYNARD295.91843,536.59
JACKSON224.489816.07
SMITH193.87762.75
WALKER193.877611.58
SNOW173.4694256.41
NETTLETON132.6531616.11
EWBANK122.44901,967.21
WOOD122.44907.69
FAWCETT122.4490126.58
WILSON112.24494.89
LUMLEY112.2449367.89
ROBINSON102.04086.40
THORPE81.632741.30
HARPER81.632725.50
HANNAM71.4286466.67
GRANT71.428614.39
BROTHERTON71.4286280.00
GRAY71.428610.01
JEFFREY61.224566.23
CONSTANTINE61.2245422.54
STOCKDALE61.2245157.48
BAKE61.22452,142.86
LUPTON61.2245169.49
MORLEY61.224530.63
FIRTH51.020430.73
BOLTON51.020423.70
MARSTON51.0204109.65
FELL51.020472.67
GRANGE51.0204177.31
BELLAMY51.020470.03
KNOWLES51.020419.11
ANDREW51.020432.20
PARKER40.81634.29
BROWN40.81631.24
MYERS40.816331.30
DARLEY40.8163191.39
HOPE40.816323.98
DALBY40.8163100.76
HOBSON30.612223.60
KNIGHT30.61224.97
ABBOT30.6122129.87
MILNER30.612226.69
INESON30.6122329.67
WILKS30.612238.91
HERRINGTON30.6122163.04
WEARING30.6122200.00
GREENWOOD30.61227.88
MORRELL30.612265.08
HOLMES30.61225.03
JACKMAN30.612265.93

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
REYNARD3,536.59295.9184
BAKE2,142.8661.2245
EWBANK1,967.21122.4490
STOTHART800.0020.4082
NETTLETON616.11132.6531
BLANFORD588.2410.2041
HANNAM466.6771.4286
CONSTANTINE422.5461.2245
LUMLEY367.89112.2449
INESON329.6730.6122
BROTHERTON280.0071.4286
BLACKSTONE270.2710.2041
SNOW256.41173.4694
KENTON238.1010.2041
WEARING200.0030.6122
DARLEY191.3940.8163
GRANGE177.3151.0204
LUPTON169.4961.2245
HERRINGTON163.0430.6122
STOCKDALE157.4861.2245
LONGTON144.9310.2041
ABBOT129.8730.6122
FAWCETT126.58122.4490
BOWLING110.5020.4082
MARSTON109.6551.0204
DALBY100.7640.8163
SPINK75.9530.6122
FELL72.6751.0204
FOREST70.9210.2041
BELLAMY70.0351.0204
JEFFREY66.2361.2245
JACKMAN65.9330.6122
MORRELL65.0830.6122
BROOMFIELD60.7920.4082
SHOTTON58.8210.2041
HORSMAN58.4810.2041
COATS45.2510.2041
BRAMLEY44.7420.4082
THORPE41.3081.6327
PETTY41.2420.4082
WILKS38.9130.6122
GOODYEAR38.6110.2041
TINSLEY33.5610.2041
RENTON33.2210.2041
ANDREW32.2051.0204
MYERS31.3040.8163
FIRTH30.7351.0204
MORLEY30.6361.2245
THORP30.1220.4082
FRANKLAND27.5510.2041

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 29 people called REYNARD in Birstwith 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 5.9184 in Birstwith means that 5.9184% of the people in Birstwith on census day were called REYNARD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called REYNARD 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 REYNARD 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 REYNARD 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 REYNARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,536.59 in Birstwith means that you are 3,536.59 times as likely to find someone with the surname of REYNARD in Birstwith than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Birstwith in 1881

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

ABBOT (3)  ANDREW (5)  BAKE (6)  BARKER (1)  BELLAMY (5)  BINNS (1)  BLACKSTONE (1)  BLANFORD (1)  BOLTON (5)  BOWLING (2)  BRADBURY (1)  BRAMLEY (2)  BROOMFIELD (2)  BROTHERTON (7)  BROWN (4)  BURR (1)  BUXTON (1)  CARTER (1)  COATS (1)  CONSTANTINE (6)  CULLINGWORTH (3)  CURRY (1)  DALBY (4)  DARLEY (4)  DARNBROOK (1)  DAVIES (1)  DIBB (2)  DURY (2)  ELLIS (1)  EMSLEY (2)  ETSON (1)  EWBANK (12)  FAIBURN (4)  FAWCETT (12)  FELL (5)  FIRTH (5)  FOREST (1)  FOWLER (1)  FRANKLAND (1)  GAMBLE (1)  GIBSON (1)  GOODYEAR (1)  GRANGE (5)  GRANT (7)  GRAY (7)  GREENWOOD (3)  HELLEWELL (3)  HANNAM (7)  HARPER (8)  HERRINGTON (3)  HATTERSLEY (1)  HOBKINSON (4)  HOBSON (3)  HOLMES (3)  HOPE (4)  HORSMAN (1)  HULLAH (5)  HUTCHINSON (1)  INESON (3)  JACKMAN (3)  JACKSON (22)  JEFFREY (6)  KAY (2)  KENTON (1)  KNIGHT (3)  KNOWLES (5)  LONGTON (1)  LOWCOCK (1)  LUMLEY (11)  LUPTON (6)  MARSTON (5)  MAWSON (1)  MERIFIELD (2)  METCALF (2)  MILNER (3)  MORLEY (6)  MORRELL (3)  MYERS (4)  NETTLETON (13)  NEWBOULD (16)  NEWIS (1)  NOBLE (1)  PARKER (4)  PEACOCK (1)  PEINRETT (1)  PETTY (2)  POTTERTON (1)  RAMSEY (1)  REYNARD (29)  RENTON (1)  ROBINSON (10)  ROXBY (1)  SANDERSON (1)  SAVILLE (1)  SCOTHERN (1)  SHOTTON (1)  SIMPSON (1)  SMITH (19)  SMITHSON (1)  SNOW (17)  SPINK (3)  STANTON (1)  STOCKDALE (6)  STOTHART (2)  STYAN (1)  SWALE (2)  TAYLORY (1)  TEALE (2)  THACKWRAY (1)  THORP (2)  THORPE (8)  TINSLEY (1)  UMPLEBY (1)  WALKER (19)  WALMSLEY (2)  WEARING (3)  WHITAKER (1)  WHITE (1)  WILKS (3)  WILSON (11)  WINN (1)  WOOD (12)  WRIGHT (3)  WAITE (2)