Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cowling, Yorkshire

Cowling 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
SMITH21211.29468.00
SNOWDEN1528.0980909.09
SHUTTLEWORTH814.3154363.88
BINNS764.0490244.29
BENSON753.9957147.38
GOTT613.2499750.31
WATSON593.143313.55
WHITAKER512.717196.19
STEPHENSON462.450742.84
WILKINSON452.397415.71
BANNISTER422.2376129.59
HARTLEY392.077833.15
HUTCHINSON392.077836.58
OGDEN341.811464.07
SHACKLETON311.6516146.71
BRADLEY301.598319.91
HOPKINSON291.545094.49
BANCROFT281.4917153.93
HOYLE261.385260.02
RUSHTON261.385267.17
BAILEY251.33198.84
HARGREAVES251.331931.95
DAWSON251.331912.08
LAYCOCK241.278693.06
HARRISON231.22545.52
TEAL231.2254321.23
ATKINSON211.118811.49
COWGILL211.1188443.97
FISHER170.90577.74
BERRY170.905711.41
DRIVER160.852446.00
THORNTON160.852416.95
WILSON150.79911.74
FORTE140.74592,058.82
HEATON140.745931.17
NELSON140.745915.40
REDMAN140.745956.66
LUND130.692663.94
GILL120.63939.04
MOORE120.63933.20
PICKLES100.532826.22
WHITHAM100.532891.66
KING100.53282.44
HALL90.47951.63
CATLOW80.4262103.23
DAVY80.426234.56
HARKER80.426240.49
STOW80.426296.50
HEWITT70.37297.66
SHARP70.37294.48

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FORTE2,058.82140.7459
SIKES1,200.0060.3197
SNOWDEN909.091528.0980
GOTT750.31613.2499
GAWTHORP543.4850.2664
COWGILL443.97211.1188
SHUTTLEWORTH363.88814.3154
TEAL321.23231.2254
BINNS244.29764.0490
BRIGG168.9250.2664
BANCROFT153.93281.4917
BENSON147.38753.9957
SHACKLETON146.71311.6516
BANNISTER129.59422.2376
CATLOW103.2380.4262
STOW96.5080.4262
WHITAKER96.19512.7171
HOPKINSON94.49291.5450
LAYCOCK93.06241.2786
WHITHAM91.66100.5328
BRACEWELL73.8650.2664
TEMPEST68.6560.3197
RUSHTON67.17261.3852
OGDEN64.07341.8114
LUND63.94130.6926
HOYLE60.02261.3852
REDMAN56.66140.7459
TOMPSON49.7520.1066
DRIVER46.00160.8524
STEPHENSON42.84462.4507
HIRD41.4460.3197
HARKER40.4980.4262
SCARBOROUGH37.7420.1066
HUTCHINSON36.58392.0778
DAVY34.5680.4262
HARTLEY33.15392.0778
HARGREAVES31.95251.3319
HEATON31.17140.7459
OVERTON27.4650.2664
PICKLES26.22100.5328
NOWELL22.7020.1066
SNOWDON21.4430.1598
RAMSDEN20.4570.3729
RUDD20.2760.3197
BRADLEY19.91301.5983
SEWELL17.6470.3729
RICHMOND17.0270.3729
THORNTON16.95160.8524
WILKINSON15.71452.3974
NELSON15.40140.7459

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 14 people called FORTE in Cowling 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 0.7459 in Cowling means that 0.7459% of the people in Cowling on census day were called FORTE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FORTE 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 FORTE 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 FORTE 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 FORTE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,058.82 in Cowling means that you are 2,058.82 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FORTE in Cowling than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cowling in 1881

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

ARCHER (1)  ASHTON (3)  ATKINSON (21)  BAILEY (25)  BANCROFT (28)  BANNISTER (42)  BARKER (4)  BENSON (75)  BERRY (17)  BINNS (76)  BRACEWELL (5)  BRADLEY (30)  BRIGG (5)  BROWN (3)  CARRADICE (1)  CATLOW (8)  CHAPMAN (3)  COOPER (1)  COWARD (1)  COWGILL (21)  DAVY (8)  DAWSON (25)  DREAPER (1)  DRIVER (16)  EDMONDSON (1)  EDMONSON (1)  EMMOTT (48)  FAWCETT (1)  FISHER (17)  FLETCHER (2)  FORT (1)  FORTE (14)  FORTUNE (1)  GABBOTT (5)  GAWTHORP (5)  GAWTHROP (8)  GILL (12)  GOTT (61)  GREEN (1)  GREENWOOD (1)  HALL (9)  HARDACRE (1)  HARGREAVES (25)  HARKER (8)  HARRISON (23)  HARTLEY (39)  HIRD (6)  HEATON (14)  HEWITT (7)  HILL (3)  HOLDEN (1)  HOPKINSON (29)  HOYLE (26)  HUTCHINSON (39)  JACKSON (3)  JONES (1)  KING (10)  NOWELL (2)  LAYCOCK (24)  LONGTOFT (1)  LOWCOCK (3)  LUND (13)  MADDER (1)  MARCHBANK (7)  METCALF (1)  MIDGLEY (2)  MOORE (12)  MOORHOUSE (2)  MOSLEY (2)  MURRAY (1)  NELSON (14)  NEWTON (1)  OGDEN (34)  OVERTON (5)  PARK (2)  PARKER (1)  PICKLES (10)  POLLARD (2)  PRESTON (4)  PROCTER (1)  RAMSDEN (7)  RAWSON (1)  REDMAN (14)  RICHMOND (7)  RILEY (2)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBINSON (2)  RUDD (6)  RUSHTON (26)  SAHCKLETON (1)  SCARBOROUGH (2)  SEWELL (7)  SHACKLETON (31)  SHARP (7)  SHEPHERD (SHUTTLEWORTH) (2)  SHIMMIN (1)  SHUTTLEWORTH (81)  SIMPSON (1)  SMITH (212)  SNONDEN (5)  SNOWDEN (152)  SNOWDON (3)  STEAD (1)  STEPHENSON (46)  STOW (8)  SIKES (6)  TAYLER (1)  TEAL (23)  TEMPEST (6)  TOMPSON (2)  THOMPSON (4)  THORNTON (16)  UTLEY (1)  WALLIS (1)  WALTON (3)  WARD (6)  WATSON (59)  WEATHERALL (1)  WHITAKER (51)  WHITHAM (10)  WILCOCK (1)  WILKINSON (45)  WILSON (15)  WOOD (4)  WOOLER (2)  WORMWELL (1)  WRATHALL (5)