Top surnames from the 1881 census in Melmerby In Leyburn, Yorkshire

Melmerby In Leyburn 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
WATSON1614.545562.70
MUDD109.09092,173.91
BESWICK98.1818833.33
WALKER87.272721.73
RAYNER65.4545218.98
TAYLOR65.45458.53
BRUNSKILL54.54551,923.08
TOMLIN54.5455510.20
HOGG54.5455125.94
CHAPMAN54.545532.01
WILKINSON43.636423.82
RICHARDSON43.636421.36
STANLEY32.727370.92
MASON32.727320.28
ARROWSMITH21.8182235.29
WHITFIELD21.818290.91
LAMBERT21.818233.33
CRADDOCK21.8182215.05
LAWSON10.909115.43
GRANT10.90919.16
COTTINGHAM10.9091344.83
DAVIS10.90914.14
SPENCE10.909127.47
COATS10.9091200.00
RENDER10.9091588.24
ROBERTSON10.90915.43

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MUDD2,173.91109.0909
BRUNSKILL1,923.0854.5455
BESWICK833.3398.1818
RENDER588.2410.9091
TOMLIN510.2054.5455
COTTINGHAM344.8310.9091
ARROWSMITH235.2921.8182
RAYNER218.9865.4545
CRADDOCK215.0521.8182
COATS200.0010.9091
HOGG125.9454.5455
WHITFIELD90.9121.8182
STANLEY70.9232.7273
WATSON62.701614.5455
LAMBERT33.3321.8182
CHAPMAN32.0154.5455
SPENCE27.4710.9091
WILKINSON23.8243.6364
WALKER21.7387.2727
RICHARDSON21.3643.6364
MASON20.2832.7273
LAWSON15.4310.9091
GRANT9.1610.9091
TAYLOR8.5365.4545
ROBERTSON5.4310.9091
DAVIS4.1410.9091

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 10 people called MUDD in Melmerby In Leyburn 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 9.0909 in Melmerby In Leyburn means that 9.0909% of the people in Melmerby In Leyburn on census day were called MUDD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MUDD 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 MUDD 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 MUDD 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 MUDD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,173.91 in Melmerby In Leyburn means that you are 2,173.91 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MUDD in Melmerby In Leyburn than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Melmerby In Leyburn in 1881

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

AIREY (2)  ARROWSMITH (2)  BESWICK (9)  BRUNSKILL (5)  CHAPMAN (5)  COATS (1)  COTTINGHAM (1)  CRADDOCK (2)  CRAGGS (1)  DAVIS (1)  GRANT (1)  HOGG (5)  LAMBERT (2)  LAWSON (1)  MASON (3)  MUDD (10)  RAYNER (6)  RENDER (1)  RICHARDSON (4)  ROBERTSON (1)  SPENCE (1)  STANLEY (3)  TAYLOR (6)  TENISWOOD (1)  TOMLIN (5)  TWEDDLES (1)  WALKER (8)  WATSON (16)  WHITFIELD (2)  WILKINSON (4)