Top surnames from the 1881 census in South Cowton, Yorkshire

South 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
HALL109.009030.62
CHAPMAN87.207250.76
LEE76.306338.59
BURN76.3063469.80
TAYLOR54.50457.04
HODGSON43.603652.02
BARKER43.603627.53
DIXON43.603632.89
SHARP32.702732.43
CLARK32.70278.99
KINSLEY32.70272,500.00
WALKER32.70278.07
SMITH32.70271.91
MASTERS32.7027145.63
SPENCE21.801854.50
SAYER21.8018137.93
GIBSON10.90097.42
ROBERTSON10.90095.38
WRAY10.900967.11
BROWN10.90091.37
GARBUTT10.9009125.00
MOSES10.900987.72
COOPER10.90093.70
KIRTLEY10.9009454.55
KELSEY10.9009121.95
BRAITHWAITE10.900977.52
GILL10.900912.74
SAUNDERS10.90099.82
DUNN10.900910.83
COOK10.90094.54
KIRKBRIDE10.9009303.03

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
KINSLEY2,500.0032.7027
BURN469.8076.3063
KIRTLEY454.5510.9009
KIRKBRIDE303.0310.9009
MASTERS145.6332.7027
SAYER137.9321.8018
GARBUTT125.0010.9009
KELSEY121.9510.9009
MOSES87.7210.9009
BRAITHWAITE77.5210.9009
WRAY67.1110.9009
SPENCE54.5021.8018
HODGSON52.0243.6036
CHAPMAN50.7687.2072
LEE38.5976.3063
DIXON32.8943.6036
SHARP32.4332.7027
HALL30.62109.0090
BARKER27.5343.6036
GILL12.7410.9009
DUNN10.8310.9009
SAUNDERS9.8210.9009
CLARK8.9932.7027
WALKER8.0732.7027
GIBSON7.4210.9009
TAYLOR7.0454.5045
ROBERTSON5.3810.9009
COOK4.5410.9009
COOPER3.7010.9009
SMITH1.9132.7027
BROWN1.3710.9009

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called KINSLEY in South 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 2.7027 in South Cowton means that 2.7027% of the people in South Cowton on census day were called KINSLEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called KINSLEY 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 KINSLEY 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 KINSLEY 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 KINSLEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,500.00 in South Cowton means that you are 2,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of KINSLEY in South Cowton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in South Cowton in 1881

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

BARKER (4)  BOUSFIELD (5)  BRAITHWAITE (1)  BROWN (1)  BURN (7)  CHAPMAN (8)  CLARK (3)  COOK (1)  COOPER (1)  DIXON (4)  DOUGILL (1)  DUNN (1)  GARBUTT (1)  GATHERCOLE (4)  GIBSON (1)  GILL (1)  GOLDSBROUGH (2)  HALL (10)  HODGSON (4)  JOBLING (1)  KELSEY (1)  KINSLEY (3)  KIRKBRIDE (1)  KIRTLEY (1)  LANGTHORNE (10)  LEE (7)  MASTERS (3)  MOSES (1)  WRAY (1)  RIDSDALE (2)  ROBERTSON (1)  SAUNDERS (1)  SAYER (2)  SHARP (3)  SMITH (3)  SPENCE (2)  TAYLOR (5)  WALKER (3)