Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Cowton, Yorkshire

North Cowton 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
WADE196.7138167.70
DAVISON165.6537158.10
BOLTON155.3004123.05
METCALFE155.3004232.20
BAINBRIDGE113.8869276.38
WHITE103.533610.99
NATTRESS93.18026,000.00
TOMLINSON93.180268.97
BLAIR82.8269108.99
PARKINSON82.826958.95
TWEDDLE72.4735721.65
CARTER72.473514.74
WALKER72.47357.39
BENNISON62.1201750.00
BALDRIDGE62.120120,000.00
HARRISON51.76687.96
HODGSON51.766825.50
CHAPMAN51.766812.44
ADAMSON41.413453.40
TATE41.413473.13
ELDERS41.41341,818.18
MACKENZIE41.413450.51
DICKINSON41.413433.09
BLACKBURN41.413437.49
BARSON41.4134754.72
HUTCHINSON41.413424.88
COOKE41.413425.61
MERRYWEATHER31.0601468.75
LISHMAN31.0601517.24
BARKER31.06018.10
SUGGETT31.06011,034.48
BLANCHARD20.706786.21
SMITH20.70670.50
WARD20.70673.24
WETHERELL20.7067363.64
PEARSON20.70676.08
BANNER20.7067129.03
NELSON20.706714.59
HALL20.70672.40
HESLOP20.706782.30
CATRON10.35343,333.33
FOSTER10.35342.64
DOBSON10.35348.01
PEASE10.353493.46
HORSLEY10.353437.74
COATS10.353478.13
PACE10.353479.37
MILNER10.353415.41
SHEARER10.353427.55
BELL10.35341.88

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BALDRIDGE20,000.0062.1201
NATTRESS6,000.0093.1802
CATRON3,333.3310.3534
ELDERS1,818.1841.4134
SUGGETT1,034.4831.0601
BARSON754.7241.4134
BENNISON750.0062.1201
TWEDDLE721.6572.4735
LISHMAN517.2431.0601
MERRYWEATHER468.7531.0601
WETHERELL363.6420.7067
BAINBRIDGE276.38113.8869
METCALFE232.20155.3004
WADE167.70196.7138
DAVISON158.10165.6537
COTTINGHAM133.3310.3534
BANNER129.0320.7067
BOLTON123.05155.3004
PREST113.6410.3534
BLAIR108.9982.8269
PEASE93.4610.3534
BLANCHARD86.2120.7067
HESLOP82.3020.7067
PACE79.3710.3534
COATS78.1310.3534
TATE73.1341.4134
TOMLINSON68.9793.1802
PARKINSON58.9582.8269
ADAMSON53.4041.4134
MACKENZIE50.5141.4134
SNOWDEN39.6810.3534
HORSLEY37.7410.3534
BLACKBURN37.4941.4134
DICKINSON33.0941.4134
JAMESON31.9510.3534
SHEARER27.5510.3534
WAUGH25.9110.3534
COOKE25.6141.4134
HODGSON25.5051.7668
HUTCHINSON24.8841.4134
DODDS16.7810.3534
MILNER15.4110.3534
CARTER14.7472.4735
NELSON14.5920.7067
CHAPMAN12.4451.7668
LISTER12.3910.3534
WHITE10.99103.5336
BARKER8.1031.0601
DOBSON8.0110.3534
HARRISON7.9651.7668

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called BALDRIDGE in North Cowton 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 2.1201 in North Cowton means that 2.1201% of the people in North Cowton on census day were called BALDRIDGE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BALDRIDGE 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 BALDRIDGE 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 BALDRIDGE 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 BALDRIDGE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 20,000.00 in North Cowton means that you are 20,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BALDRIDGE in North Cowton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in North Cowton in 1881

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

ADAMSON (4)  ALLEN (1)  ELLERTON (7)  BAINBRIDGE (11)  BALDRIDGE (6)  BANNER (2)  BARKER (3)  BARSON (4)  BELL (1)  BELLWOOD (1)  BENNISON (6)  BLACKBURN (4)  BLAIR (8)  BLANCHARD (2)  BLENKIRON (1)  BOLTON (15)  CARTER (7)  CATRON (1)  CHAPMAN (5)  COATS (1)  COOKE (4)  COTTINGHAM (1)  DAVISON (16)  DAWSON (1)  DEMPESTER (1)  DICKINSON (4)  DINSLEY (4)  DOBSON (1)  DODDS (1)  ELDERS (4)  FOSTER (1)  HALL (2)  HARRISON (5)  HAWKESBY (2)  HESLOP (2)  HODGSON (5)  HORSLEY (1)  HUTCHINSON (4)  JAMESON (1)  KILVINGTON (2)  LISHMAN (3)  LISTER (1)  MARINGTON (1)  MACKENZIE (4)  MERRYWEATHER (3)  METCALFE (15)  MILNER (1)  NAISBETH (2)  NATTRESS (9)  NELSON (2)  PACE (1)  PARKINSON (8)  PEASE (1)  PEARSON (2)  PREST (1)  SAWKINS (1)  SHEARER (1)  SICKLING (3)  SMITH (2)  SNOWDEN (1)  SUGGETT (3)  SWINDEN (2)  TATE (4)  TOMLINSON (9)  TWEDDLE (7)  WADE (19)  WALKER (7)  WARD (2)  WAUGH (1)  WEIGHELL (1)  WETHERELL (2)  WEATHERELL (1)  WHITE (10)  YOUNG (1)