Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Halton, Yorkshire

West Halton 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
MASON128.450762.86
BOOTH96.338064.24
SHORROCK85.63381,142.86
YORKE85.63381,777.78
JOHNSON64.225412.58
WILSON64.22549.20
HEATON53.5211147.06
MOON53.5211166.67
PARKER53.521118.51
BULLOCK53.5211108.23
RUMNEY42.81691,818.18
PETTY42.8169283.69
DENBY42.8169677.97
LOFTHOUSE42.8169377.36
KING21.40856.46
BECK21.408560.24
ATKINSON10.70427.23
HOPKINS10.704211.70
PYE10.704247.17
FLOWER10.704271.94
OLDFIELD10.704242.55
COATES10.704218.90
WHITEMAN10.7042108.70
MARSDEN10.704217.01
RHOADES10.7042434.78
CARROL10.7042156.25
SUMMERFIELD10.7042108.70
SHANKS10.704292.59
JACKSON10.70422.52
RAE10.704230.86
HARRISON10.70423.17
COLLINSON10.704259.88
SIMPSON10.70424.03

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RUMNEY1,818.1842.8169
YORKE1,777.7885.6338
SHORROCK1,142.8685.6338
DENBY677.9742.8169
RHOADES434.7810.7042
LOFTHOUSE377.3642.8169
PETTY283.6942.8169
MOON166.6753.5211
CARROL156.2510.7042
HEATON147.0653.5211
WHITEMAN108.7010.7042
SUMMERFIELD108.7010.7042
BULLOCK108.2353.5211
SHANKS92.5910.7042
FLOWER71.9410.7042
BOOTH64.2496.3380
MASON62.86128.4507
BECK60.2421.4085
COLLINSON59.8810.7042
PYE47.1710.7042
OLDFIELD42.5510.7042
RAE30.8610.7042
COATES18.9010.7042
PARKER18.5153.5211
MARSDEN17.0110.7042
JOHNSON12.5864.2254
HOPKINS11.7010.7042
WILSON9.2064.2254
ATKINSON7.2310.7042
KING6.4621.4085
SIMPSON4.0310.7042
HARRISON3.1710.7042
JACKSON2.5210.7042

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called RUMNEY in West Halton 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 2.8169 in West Halton means that 2.8169% of the people in West Halton on census day were called RUMNEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RUMNEY 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 RUMNEY 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 RUMNEY 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 RUMNEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,818.18 in West Halton means that you are 1,818.18 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RUMNEY in West Halton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Halton in 1881

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

ATKINSON (1)  BECK (2)  BIRTWISTLE (2)  BOOTH (9)  BOWNAS (1)  BRENNAND (5)  BULLOCK (5)  CARROL (1)  COATES (1)  COCKSHOTT (7)  COLLINSON (1)  COWGIL (1)  DENBY (4)  FLOWER (1)  HARRISON (1)  HEATON (5)  HOPKINS (1)  JACKSON (1)  JOHNSON (6)  KING (2)  LOFTHOUSE (4)  MARSDEN (1)  MASON (12)  MOON (5)  NOULAND (4)  OLDFIELD (1)  PARKER (5)  PETYT (1)  PETTY (4)  PYE (1)  RAE (1)  RHOADES (1)  RUMNEY (4)  SHANKS (1)  SHORROCK (8)  SIMPSON (1)  SUMMERFIELD (1)  SWINBANK (2)  TEMPERTON (1)  THISTLETON (1)  WELLOCK (5)  WHINCAP (6)  WHITEMAN (1)  WILSON (6)  YORKE (8)