Top surnames from the 1881 census in Mickleby, Yorkshire

Mickleby 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
DOBSON3118.2353413.33
ROBINSON1810.588233.21
STONEHOUSE148.23531,891.89
BRIGGS84.705986.67
CRAVEN84.7059243.90
HARKER84.7059446.93
SMALLWOOD52.9412318.47
HARLAND52.9412352.11
SIMPSON52.941216.82
HART52.941234.48
WELFORD52.94121,063.83
CODLING42.3529666.67
BARFF42.35295,714.29
LAWSON31.764729.94
CLARK31.76475.87
HUNTER21.176511.45
HARPER21.176518.38
JEFFERSON21.1765108.11
NEWTON21.176515.35
JACKSON21.17654.21
RICHARDSON21.17656.91
LING21.1765124.22
TEMPLE21.176589.69
CORNER21.1765161.29
BROWN21.17651.78
ABRAHAM10.588259.52
PICKERING10.588216.31
WARD10.58822.69
STRICKLAND10.588273.53
HUTSON10.5882149.25
HECKLER10.58825,000.00
UNDERWOOD10.588221.79
KIDD10.588228.90
HUSBAND10.5882101.01
KEELER10.5882200.00
SMITH10.58820.42
HUTTON10.588219.69
SHAW10.58823.20

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BARFF5,714.2942.3529
HECKLER5,000.0010.5882
STONEHOUSE1,891.89148.2353
WELFORD1,063.8352.9412
CODLING666.6742.3529
HARKER446.9384.7059
DOBSON413.333118.2353
HARLAND352.1152.9412
SMALLWOOD318.4752.9412
CRAVEN243.9084.7059
KEELER200.0010.5882
CORNER161.2921.1765
HUTSON149.2510.5882
LING124.2221.1765
JEFFERSON108.1121.1765
HUSBAND101.0110.5882
TEMPLE89.6921.1765
BRIGGS86.6784.7059
STRICKLAND73.5310.5882
ABRAHAM59.5210.5882
HART34.4852.9412
ROBINSON33.211810.5882
LAWSON29.9431.7647
KIDD28.9010.5882
UNDERWOOD21.7910.5882
HUTTON19.6910.5882
HARPER18.3821.1765
SIMPSON16.8252.9412
PICKERING16.3110.5882
NEWTON15.3521.1765
HUNTER11.4521.1765
RICHARDSON6.9121.1765
CLARK5.8731.7647
JACKSON4.2121.1765
SHAW3.2010.5882
WARD2.6910.5882
BROWN1.7821.1765
SMITH0.4210.5882

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called BARFF in Mickleby 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 2.3529 in Mickleby means that 2.3529% of the people in Mickleby on census day were called BARFF.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BARFF 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 BARFF 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 BARFF 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 BARFF here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 5,714.29 in Mickleby means that you are 5,714.29 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BARFF in Mickleby than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Mickleby in 1881

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

ABRAHAM (1)  BARFF (4)  BEDLINGTON (1)  BLENCKHORNE (1)  BRIGGS (8)  BROWN (2)  CLARK (3)  CODLING (4)  CORNER (2)  CRAVEN (8)  DOBSON (31)  HARKER (8)  HARLAND (5)  HARPER (2)  HART (5)  HECKLER (1)  HELFORD (5)  HUTSON (1)  HUNTER (2)  HUSBAND (1)  HUTTON (1)  JACKSON (2)  JEFFERSON (2)  KELBY (1)  KIDD (1)  LAWSON (3)  LING (2)  KEELER (1)  MENMUR (1)  NEWTON (2)  PICKERING (1)  RICHARDSON (2)  ROBINSON (18)  SHAW (1)  SIMPSON (5)  SMALLWOOD (5)  SMITH (1)  STAINTON (1)  STONEHOUSE (14)  STRICKLAND (1)  SWALWELL (1)  TEMPLE (2)  UNDERWOOD (1)  WARD (1)  WELFORD (5)