Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cononley, Yorkshire

Cononley 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
SMITH566.73894.77
STANSFIELD526.2575405.30
COOPER364.332117.81
TURNER263.128811.24
DUCKWORTH242.8881149.44
WILSON242.88816.29
LAYCOCK242.8881210.16
WATSON222.647411.41
HARGREAVES212.527160.62
TEMPEST212.5271542.64
COATES192.286461.33
SHUTTLEWORTH161.9254162.27
HUDSON161.925423.52
PARKER131.56448.23
HOGARTH121.4440218.98
BROWN111.32372.01
JACKSON111.32374.74
LEE101.20347.36
HARRISON91.08304.88
WRIGHT91.08303.38
SUTTON91.083017.01
WYNN91.0830125.00
SIMPSON91.08306.19
MASON91.08308.05
MOSLEY80.9627102.17
SMALLEY80.9627106.38
DEAN80.962713.87
CHERRY80.962794.12
BARRETT70.842412.54
PEEL70.842446.95
FIELDING70.842437.74
CONYERS70.8424707.07
BRIDEN70.84241,129.03
SPENCE70.842425.46
TOWN70.8424169.90
BALDWIN70.842419.76
NIXON60.722023.71
WHITTAKER60.722015.25
BARRITT60.7220276.50
WILLIAMS60.72201.01
WHITAKER60.722025.55
DIXON50.60175.49
WHITTINGHAM50.601780.00
ARCHER50.601714.55
METCALFE50.601726.36
THOMPSON50.60172.01
VARLEY50.601743.78
NELSON50.601712.42
MOORHOUSE50.601748.64
WESTON40.481311.80

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STAMPE5,000.0030.3610
HALLOWAY1,333.3340.4813
BRIDEN1,129.0370.8424
CONYERS707.0770.8424
TEMPEST542.64212.5271
STANSFIELD405.30526.2575
BARRITT276.5060.7220
FOURACRE238.1020.2407
HOGARTH218.98121.4440
LAYCOCK210.16242.8881
TOWN169.9070.8424
HARDISTY167.3640.4813
SHUTTLEWORTH162.27161.9254
DUCKWORTH149.44242.8881
WYNN125.0091.0830
SMALLEY106.3880.9627
MOSLEY102.1780.9627
COWGILL95.6920.2407
TEAL94.6430.3610
CHERRY94.1280.9627
PARRINGTON90.9110.1203
WHITTINGHAM80.0050.6017
BRACEWELL66.6720.2407
NEWBOLD66.0140.4813
MATHEW64.1020.2407
COATES61.33192.2864
HARGREAVES60.62212.5271
MOORHOUSE48.6450.6017
PEEL46.9570.8424
BENTLY46.5110.1203
VARLEY43.7850.6017
PARROTT42.3340.4813
HEY40.7630.3610
HANNAM39.3710.1203
FIELDING37.7470.8424
PERROTT34.9710.1203
JOY28.6120.2407
BRYDEN28.4910.1203
TYRER27.2510.1203
METCALFE26.3650.6017
WHITAKER25.5560.7220
SPENCE25.4670.8424
DODGSON24.7510.1203
NIXON23.7160.7220
HUDSON23.52161.9254
CRYER21.8810.1203
HOYLE20.8640.4813
TOWERS20.7720.2407
BALDWIN19.7670.8424
EARNSHAW19.4620.2407

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called STAMPE in Cononley 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 0.3610 in Cononley means that 0.3610% of the people in Cononley on census day were called STAMPE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STAMPE 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 STAMPE 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 STAMPE 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 STAMPE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 5,000.00 in Cononley means that you are 5,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STAMPE in Cononley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cononley in 1881

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

AKED (10)  ARCHER (5)  BALDWIN (7)  BARKER (2)  BARRETT (7)  BARRITT (6)  BARRON (2)  BAXTER (1)  BENTLY (1)  BINNS (1)  BIRTWHISTLE (2)  BRACEWELL (2)  BROWN (11)  BRYDEN (1)  BRIDEN (7)  BUNLEER (1)  CARPENTER (3)  CARR (2)  CARRADICE (4)  CHERRY (8)  CLARKSON (4)  COATES (19)  COCKSHOTT (1)  COE (1)  CONYERS (7)  COOPER (36)  COWGILL (2)  CRABTREE (2)  CRYER (1)  DAVIES (3)  DAVEY (2)  DAWSON (1)  DEAN (8)  DIXON (5)  DODGSON (1)  DUCKWORTH (24)  EARNSHAW (2)  EASTHOPE (1)  ELLISON (3)  EMMOTT (3)  AIERS (3)  FIELDING (7)  FOURACRE (2)  GILL (3)  GRANDAGE (5)  GREEN (2)  GRUNDY (2)  HELLIWELL (1)  HANNAM (1)  HARDISTY (4)  HARGREAVES (21)  HARRISON (9)  HEY (3)  HOGARTH (12)  HALLOWAY (4)  HOLT (2)  HOYLE (4)  HUDSON (16)  JACKSON (11)  JOY (2)  KAY (2)  KNOWLES (4)  LAING (2)  LAYCOCK (24)  LEE (10)  LEEMING (1)  LUND (1)  MACKWELL (1)  MANN (1)  MASON (9)  MATHEW (2)  METCALFE (5)  MAWER (3)  MOORHOUSE (5)  MORGAN (1)  MORVILLE (4)  MOSLEY (8)  NELSON (5)  NEWBOULD (7)  NEWBOLD (4)  NIXON (6)  OVEREND (11)  OWEN (2)  PARKER (13)  PARRINGTON (1)  PERROTT (1)  PARROTT (4)  PEEL (7)  PICKLES (3)  PLUMMER (2)  PUGH (1)  REDCLIFF (1)  ROBINSON (2)  RISHWORTH (1)  SAYGAR (1)  SAYGER (1)  SHUTTLEWORTH (16)  SIMPSON (9)  SMALLEY (8)  SMITH (56)  SPENCE (7)  SPENCER (4)  STAMPE (3)  STANSFIELD (52)  STODART (2)  STODDART (1)  SUMMERSGILL (1)  SUTHERLAND (1)  SUTTON (9)  TEAL (3)  TEMPEST (21)  THOMPSON (5)  THORNBER (3)  TOWERS (2)  TOWN (7)  TOWNEND (6)  TURNER (26)  TYAS (3)  TYRER (1)  VARLEY (5)  WALKER (1)  WARNER (3)  WATSON (22)  WELLOCK (5)  WESTON (4)  WHITAKER (6)  WHITTAKER (6)  WHITAM (1)  WHITTINGHAM (5)  WILLIAMS (6)  WILSON (24)  WYNN (9)  WRIGHT (9)