Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire

Bashall Eaves 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
IRELAND228.3650360.07
LEEMING155.7034920.25
DAWSON145.323248.29
PYE114.1825279.90
BARKER114.182531.96
PEEL103.8023211.86
WATSON103.802316.39
HOLDEN93.422162.46
TOWNSON83.0418727.27
HARGREAVES83.041872.99
PARKINSON83.041863.39
SLATER72.661643.97
MARSLAND72.6616457.52
TOMLINSON62.281449.46
CALVERT62.2814111.94
MARSDEN62.281455.10
KNOWLES62.281442.70
HILL51.90117.46
WILKINSON51.901112.46
KINDER51.9011454.55
EARNSHAW51.9011153.85
SEED51.9011263.16
WALKER41.52094.54
ROBINSON41.52094.77
TOWERS41.5209131.15
HOWARD31.140711.62
PETTY20.760576.92
ALLEN20.76054.03
DAVIES20.76051.50
PARKER20.76054.00
SPENCER20.76058.33
BOND20.760514.37
JARVIS20.760516.95
MERCER20.760528.99
BATESON20.7605121.21
PINDER20.760563.09
HODKINSON20.7605107.53
KELLY10.38023.47
DUCKWORTH10.380219.69
HODGSON10.38025.49
HEATON10.380215.90
WELLS10.38024.57
FENTON10.380219.05
PROCTOR10.380215.48
BANKS10.38027.41
THORPE10.38029.62
CLEAVER10.380244.84
BROWN10.38020.58
QUICK10.380233.90
BALL10.38024.60

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LEEMING920.25155.7034
TOWNSON727.2783.0418
MARSLAND457.5272.6616
KINDER454.5551.9011
IRELAND360.07228.3650
PYE279.90114.1825
SEED263.1651.9011
LAVIN217.3910.3802
PEEL211.86103.8023
WHITEFIELD185.1910.3802
EARNSHAW153.8551.9011
TOWERS131.1541.5209
BATESON121.2120.7605
CALVERT111.9462.2814
HODKINSON107.5320.7605
PETTY76.9220.7605
HARGREAVES72.9983.0418
PARKINSON63.3983.0418
PINDER63.0920.7605
HOLDEN62.4693.4221
MARSDEN55.1062.2814
HERD51.8110.3802
TOMLINSON49.4662.2814
DAWSON48.29145.3232
CLEAVER44.8410.3802
SLATER43.9772.6616
KNOWLES42.7062.2814
QUICK33.9010.3802
BARKER31.96114.1825
MERCER28.9920.7605
DUCKWORTH19.6910.3802
FENTON19.0510.3802
JARVIS16.9520.7605
WATSON16.39103.8023
HEATON15.9010.3802
PROCTOR15.4810.3802
BOND14.3720.7605
WILKINSON12.4651.9011
HOWARD11.6231.1407
THORPE9.6210.3802
BOWEN9.2010.3802
SPENCER8.3320.7605
HILL7.4651.9011
BANKS7.4110.3802
HODGSON5.4910.3802
GILL5.3710.3802
ROBINSON4.7741.5209
BALL4.6010.3802
WELLS4.5710.3802
WALKER4.5441.5209

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 15 people called LEEMING in Bashall Eaves 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 5.7034 in Bashall Eaves means that 5.7034% of the people in Bashall Eaves on census day were called LEEMING.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LEEMING 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 LEEMING 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 LEEMING 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 LEEMING here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 920.25 in Bashall Eaves means that you are 920.25 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LEEMING in Bashall Eaves than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bashall Eaves in 1881

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

ALLEN (2)  ALTHAM (3)  BALL (1)  BANKS (1)  BARKER (11)  BATESON (2)  BOND (2)  BOWEN (1)  BROWN (1)  CALVERT (6)  CARTER (1)  CASHBOLT (1)  CLEAVER (1)  CORDING (2)  DAVIS (1)  DAVIES (2)  DAWSON (14)  DUCKWORTH (1)  EARNSHAW (5)  FENTON (1)  GILL (1)  HARGREAVES (8)  HERD (1)  HEATON (1)  HILL (5)  HODKINSON (2)  HODGSON (1)  HOLDEN (9)  HOWARD (3)  IRELAND (22)  JARVIS (2)  KELLY (1)  KINDER (5)  KNOWLES (6)  LEEMING (15)  LAVIN (1)  MARSDEN (6)  MARSLAND (7)  MERCER (2)  PARKER (2)  PARKINSON (8)  PEEL (10)  PETTY (2)  PINDER (2)  PROCTOR (1)  PYE (11)  QUICK (1)  ROBINSON (4)  SEED (5)  SEEDALL (6)  SLATER (7)  SPENCER (2)  THOMAS (1)  THORPE (1)  THWAITE (1)  TOMLINSON (6)  TOWERS (4)  TOWNSON (8)  WALKER (4)  WARINGTON (1)  WATNES (2)  WATSON (10)  WELLS (1)  WHITEFIELD (1)  WILKINSON (5)