Top surnames from the 1881 census in Airyholm W Howthrp, Yorkshire

Airyholm W Howthrp 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
MORRELL1229.26833,076.92
WAIT921.95124,285.71
GOODWILL37.31714,285.71
BAXTER37.3171122.95
BICKERS37.31716,000.00
STEPHENSON12.439042.55
MAYNARD12.4390158.73
COX12.439016.10
THORP12.4390178.57
NUNN12.4390138.89
MARSHALL12.439014.53
WILSON12.43905.31
TATE12.4390126.58

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BICKERS6,000.0037.3171
GOODWILL4,285.7137.3171
WAIT4,285.71921.9512
MORRELL3,076.921229.2683
THORP178.5712.4390
MAYNARD158.7312.4390
NUNN138.8912.4390
TATE126.5812.4390
BAXTER122.9537.3171
STEPHENSON42.5512.4390
COX16.1012.4390
MARSHALL14.5312.4390
WILSON5.3112.4390

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called BICKERS in Airyholm W Howthrp 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 7.3171 in Airyholm W Howthrp means that 7.3171% of the people in Airyholm W Howthrp on census day were called BICKERS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BICKERS 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 BICKERS 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 BICKERS 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 BICKERS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,000.00 in Airyholm W Howthrp means that you are 6,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BICKERS in Airyholm W Howthrp than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Airyholm W Howthrp in 1881

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

BAXTER (3)  BICKERS (3)  COX (1)  CRANSWICK (1)  GOODWILL (3)  LEVERETH (1)  MARSHALL (1)  MAYNARD (1)  MORRELL (12)  NUNN (1)  ROALING (1)  STEPHENSON (1)  TATE (1)  THORP (1)  WILSON (1)  WAIT (9)