Top surnames from the 1881 census in Crakehall, Yorkshire

Crakehall 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
THOMPSON204.115213.74
SMITH183.70372.62
MUSGRAVE163.2922544.22
ATKINSON153.086431.69
HUDSON153.086437.70
HOBSON142.8807111.02
LAWSON132.674945.38
BROWN132.67494.06
BARRETT122.469136.76
STEPHENSON112.263439.57
SHERWOOD91.8519145.40
SEDGWICK91.8519254.96
NELSON81.646133.98
HILL81.64616.46
METCALF71.440371.14
LOCKEY71.4403608.70
WARRIOR71.44032,916.67
WARD71.44036.59
CANNON61.234668.18
SCOTT61.23464.88
HALL61.23464.20
JOHNSON61.23463.67
HOLLAND61.234617.34
ALLISON61.234643.45
LEAKE61.2346300.00
EARLY61.2346333.33
TAYLOR61.23461.93
HAUXWELL61.23462,068.97
MORTON61.234623.09
STELLING61.23461,621.62
JACKSON61.23464.42
BURTON51.028812.08
MUDD51.0288243.90
NICHOLSON51.028814.48
STUBBS40.823031.18
LANGSTAFF40.8230655.74
DINSDALE40.8230160.00
SIMPSON40.82304.71
FOSTER40.82306.16
TUNSTALL30.6173116.28
MADDISON30.617363.03
BOTT30.617378.53
RIMER30.61732,142.86
CROW30.617340.87
STAPLETON30.617361.48
HUTCHINSON30.617310.87
PINKNEY30.6173157.07
COATES30.617316.56
FRYER30.617333.26
TODD30.617312.13

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WARRIOR2,916.6771.4403
HUCKINS2,857.1420.4115
RIMER2,142.8630.6173
HAUXWELL2,068.9761.2346
STELLING1,621.6261.2346
WALBURN666.6710.2058
LANGSTAFF655.7440.8230
LOCKEY608.7071.4403
MUSGRAVE544.22163.2922
WAYGOOD512.8220.4115
HANBY468.7530.6173
GANN416.6720.4115
EARLY333.3361.2346
LEAKE300.0061.2346
SEDGWICK254.9691.8519
MUDD243.9051.0288
BOAST204.0820.4115
GAINS161.2910.2058
DINSDALE160.0040.8230
PINKNEY157.0730.6173
SHERWOOD145.4091.8519
TUNSTALL116.2830.6173
HOBSON111.02142.8807
BOWE90.9110.2058
DENNISON79.7930.6173
BOTT78.5330.6173
HARLAND74.0730.6173
MORLAND73.5310.2058
METCALF71.1471.4403
CANNON68.1861.2346
MADDISON63.0330.6173
STAPLETON61.4830.6173
LAWSON45.38132.6749
ALLISON43.4561.2346
SMITHSON42.9220.4115
CROW40.8730.6173
STEPHENSON39.57112.2634
HUDSON37.70153.0864
BARRETT36.76122.4691
BRAITHWAITE35.4620.4115
THWAITES34.4810.2058
NELSON33.9881.6461
FRYER33.2630.6173
ATKINSON31.69153.0864
STUBBS31.1840.8230
NEWCOMBE29.2410.2058
SADLER26.1830.6173
PATTISON25.8720.4115
WAIN24.5110.2058
RAVEN24.5110.2058

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called WARRIOR in Crakehall 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 1.4403 in Crakehall means that 1.4403% of the people in Crakehall on census day were called WARRIOR.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WARRIOR 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 WARRIOR 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 WARRIOR 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 WARRIOR here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,916.67 in Crakehall means that you are 2,916.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WARRIOR in Crakehall than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Crakehall in 1881

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

ALLAN (1)  ALLISON (6)  I'ANSON (5)  ATKINSON (15)  AUSTIN (1)  BARKER (1)  BARRETT (12)  BELL (2)  BOAST (2)  BOTT (3)  BOWE (1)  BRAITHWAITE (2)  BROWN (13)  BRUCE (1)  BURNESTON (5)  BURTON (5)  CANNON (6)  CARTER (3)  COATES (3)  COLLINS (2)  COWIE (1)  CRAGGS (SPENCE) (2)  CROW (3)  DENNISON (3)  DINSDALE (4)  DOUTHWAITE (4)  DOWNS (2)  EARLY (6)  EDEN (1)  FORREST (1)  FOSSICK (1)  FOSTER (4)  FRYER (3)  GANN (2)  HALL (6)  HANBY (3)  HARLAND (3)  HARRISON (1)  HAUXWELL (6)  HEATH (1)  HESLOP (1)  HILL (8)  HOBSON (14)  HODGSON (2)  HOLLAND (6)  HOMLER (1)  HORNER (1)  HORSEFIELD (1)  HUDSON (15)  HEUGH (8)  HUCKINS (2)  HUTCHINSON (3)  JACKSON (6)  GAINS (1)  JOHNSON (6)  JOY (1)  JUDGE (1)  LEAKE (6)  LANGSTAFF (4)  LAWSON (13)  LINSKILL (3)  LOADMAN (5)  LOCKEY (7)  MADDISON (3)  MASON (1)  MC KOWN (4)  METCALF (7)  METCALFE (2)  MONTGOMERY (1)  MORLAND (1)  MORTON (6)  MUDD (5)  MUSGRAVE (16)  MYERS (1)  NELSON (8)  NEWCOMBE (1)  NICHOLSON (5)  OUSBY (1)  PARKER (1)  PATTISON (2)  PEACOCK (2)  PINKNEY (3)  PRATT (3)  RAVEN (1)  RIMER (3)  ROBSON (3)  SADLER (3)  SCOTT (6)  SEDGWICK (9)  SHEPHERD (1)  SHERWOOD (9)  SIMPSON (4)  SMITH (18)  SMITHSON (2)  SPENCE (3)  STAPLETON (3)  STELLING (6)  STEPHENSON (11)  STUBBS (4)  TAYLOR (6)  TESSIMOND (4)  THOMAS (1)  THOMPSON (20)  THWAITES (1)  TINDALE (4)  TODD (3)  TUNSTALL (3)  WAIN (1)  WALBURN (1)  WARD (7)  WARRIOR (7)  WAYGOOD (2)  WEIGHILL (2)  WEBSTER (2)  WILKINSON (1)  WOOD (1)