Top surnames from the 1881 census in Coxwold, Yorkshire

Coxwold 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
DEIGHTON206.38981,273.89
BATTY154.7923313.81
FOX123.833941.29
THOMPSON123.833912.80
EASTON113.5144231.58
BURNETT103.1949115.47
STURDY103.19491,010.10
MILLER92.875416.07
ALMOND82.5559206.19
SAVAGE82.555966.56
TAYLOR82.55594.00
BLAKEY82.5559318.73
FARRER72.2364338.16
WYLIE72.2364192.31
CAPE72.2364875.00
GILL61.916927.09
WALKER61.91695.73
DALE61.916945.35
HORNER61.9169100.67
SCOTT61.91697.58
CORNFORTH61.9169833.33
WALLACE61.916927.99
KENDRA51.597412,500.00
SIMPSON51.59749.13
ATKINSON51.597416.40
ROBSON51.597424.27
ELLIS41.27808.80
PASSMAN41.27802,857.14
SALMON41.278056.02
SKELTON30.958565.79
MAYNARD30.958562.37
GIBSON30.95857.90
BARLEY30.9585172.41
HALL30.95853.26
FLETCHER30.95858.40
WOOD20.63902.01
MASON20.63904.75
ROBINSON20.63902.00
SMITH20.63900.45
DUFFIELD20.639073.53
WATSON20.63902.75
SANDERSON20.639015.47
OLIVER10.31954.48
BARKER10.31952.44
HILDRED10.3195250.00
WEIGHTMAN10.319581.97
COOK10.31951.61
GALE10.319510.66
RYMER10.3195133.33
JAMES10.31951.63

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
KENDRA12,500.0051.5974
WITZ10,000.0010.3195
LEVEL3,333.3310.3195
PASSMAN2,857.1441.2780
DEIGHTON1,273.89206.3898
STURDY1,010.10103.1949
CAPE875.0072.2364
CORNFORTH833.3361.9169
TROUSDALE714.2910.3195
MACHAN666.6710.3195
FARRER338.1672.2364
BLAKEY318.7382.5559
BATTY313.81154.7923
COMFORT277.7810.3195
HILDRED250.0010.3195
EASTON231.58113.5144
ALMOND206.1982.5559
WYLIE192.3172.2364
BARLEY172.4130.9585
HARBOTTLE163.9310.3195
RYMER133.3310.3195
MASTERMAN126.5810.3195
BURNETT115.47103.1949
HORNER100.6761.9169
WEIGHTMAN81.9710.3195
DUFFIELD73.5320.6390
SAVAGE66.5682.5559
SKELTON65.7930.9585
MAYNARD62.3730.9585
DOWSON58.4810.3195
SALMON56.0241.2780
DALE45.3561.9169
GARBUTT44.2510.3195
FOX41.29123.8339
JEFFERSON29.4110.3195
WALLACE27.9961.9169
GILL27.0961.9169
ROBSON24.2751.5974
KAYE21.3210.3195
SLACK20.2810.3195
RUDD20.2410.3195
ATKINSON16.4051.5974
MILLER16.0792.8754
SANDERSON15.4720.6390
THOMPSON12.80123.8339
GALE10.6610.3195
SIMPSON9.1351.5974
ELLIS8.8041.2780
FLETCHER8.4030.9585
GIBSON7.9030.9585

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called KENDRA in Coxwold 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 1.5974 in Coxwold means that 1.5974% of the people in Coxwold on census day were called KENDRA.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called KENDRA 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 KENDRA 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 KENDRA 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 KENDRA here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 12,500.00 in Coxwold means that you are 12,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of KENDRA in Coxwold than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Coxwold in 1881

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

ALMOND (8)  ATKINSON (5)  BAKER (1)  BARKER (1)  BARLEY (3)  BARNITT (3)  BATTY (15)  BINDLESS (1)  BLAKEY (8)  BROWN (1)  BURNETT (10)  CAPE (7)  COMFORT (1)  COOK (1)  CORNFORTH (6)  CUNDALL (3)  DALE (6)  DEIGHTON (20)  DOWSON (1)  DRINKILL (5)  DUFFIELD (2)  EASTON (11)  ELLIS (4)  FARRER (7)  FEASBY (6)  FLETCHER (3)  FOX (12)  GALE (1)  GARBUTT (1)  GIBSON (3)  GILL (6)  HALL (3)  HARBOTTLE (1)  HESLINGTON (5)  HILDRED (1)  HORNER (6)  JAMES (1)  JEFFERSON (1)  KAYE (1)  KENDRA (5)  LEVEL (1)  MACHAN (1)  MASON (2)  MASTERMAN (1)  MAYNARD (3)  MILLER (9)  NELSON (1)  NEWBALD (1)  NEWTON (1)  OLIVER (1)  OVORTON (1)  PASSMAN (4)  RYMER (1)  ROBINSON (2)  ROBSON (5)  RUDD (1)  SALMON (4)  SANDERSON (2)  SAVAGE (8)  SCOTT (6)  SCURR (2)  SIMPSON (5)  SKELTON (3)  SLACK (1)  SMITH (2)  STOCKHILL (1)  STURDY (10)  SYKES (1)  TAYLOR (8)  THOMPSON (12)  TROUSDALE (1)  WALKER (6)  WALLACE (6)  WATSON (2)  WEIGHTMAN (1)  WITZ (1)  WILSON (1)  WOOD (2)  WYLIE (7)