Top surnames from the 1881 census in Cropton, Yorkshire

Cropton 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
MORLEY164.5326113.39
HARLAND154.2493510.20
CARR113.116143.19
THOMPSON102.83299.46
GRAY102.832919.84
DIXON102.832925.86
PICKERING92.549670.64
WOOD92.54968.00
STEPHENSON82.266339.62
FEASTER82.266326,666.67
JACKSON82.26638.11
ATKINSON82.266323.27
PENNOCK82.26631,428.57
THORPE82.266357.31
BRADLEY71.983024.70
REX71.98301,250.00
WALLACE71.983028.95
FORD71.983020.36
BARKER61.699712.99
HOLLIDAY61.6997129.59
BAILEY61.699711.28
STURDY61.6997535.71
PAGE61.699721.26
BOYES61.6997162.60
SADLER61.699772.12
RICHARDSON51.41648.32
PEARSON41.13319.75
WATSON41.13314.89
FLETCHER41.13319.93
DOBSON41.133125.69
HARRISON41.13315.10
WARD41.13315.19
GIBBS41.133123.07
CHAPMAN41.13317.98
OLIVER41.133115.89
BOWES41.1331123.46
DOWSON41.1331207.25
TAYLOR30.84991.33
GIBSON30.84997.00
BAXTER30.849914.26
GOODRICK30.8499625.00
GREEN20.56662.01
WAKE20.566670.42
STEAD20.566627.70
BURTON20.56666.65
TOMLINSON20.566612.29
WELBURN20.5666289.86
SNOWDON20.566676.05
CREASER10.2833294.12
POTTER10.28334.37

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FEASTER26,666.6782.2663
PENNOCK1,428.5782.2663
REX1,250.0071.9830
GOODRICK625.0030.8499
STURDY535.7161.6997
HARLAND510.20154.2493
CREASER294.1210.2833
WELBURN289.8620.5666
NICKOLS212.7710.2833
DOWSON207.2541.1331
BOYES162.6061.6997
HOLLIDAY129.5961.6997
BOWES123.4641.1331
MORLEY113.39164.5326
LENG101.0110.2833
RAWLING77.5210.2833
SNOWDON76.0520.5666
SADLER72.1261.6997
PICKERING70.6492.5496
WAKE70.4220.5666
THORPE57.3182.2663
BODDY51.0210.2833
CARR43.19113.1161
STEPHENSON39.6282.2663
BULMER35.8410.2833
STRICKLAND35.5910.2833
TEASDALE33.4410.2833
WALLACE28.9571.9830
STEAD27.7020.5666
DIXON25.86102.8329
DOBSON25.6941.1331
BRADLEY24.7071.9830
ATKINSON23.2782.2663
GIBBS23.0741.1331
PAGE21.2661.6997
FORD20.3671.9830
GRAY19.84102.8329
OLIVER15.8941.1331
BAXTER14.2630.8499
BARKER12.9961.6997
TOMLINSON12.2920.5666
BAILEY11.2861.6997
SMALL11.1610.2833
FLETCHER9.9341.1331
PEARSON9.7541.1331
SHARPE9.6210.2833
THOMPSON9.46102.8329
NIXON9.3010.2833
RICHARDSON8.3251.4164
JACKSON8.1182.2663

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called FEASTER in Cropton 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 2.2663 in Cropton means that 2.2663% of the people in Cropton on census day were called FEASTER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FEASTER 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 FEASTER 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 FEASTER 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 FEASTER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 26,666.67 in Cropton means that you are 26,666.67 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FEASTER in Cropton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Cropton in 1881

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

ALLAN (1)  ATKINSON (8)  BAILEY (6)  BARKER (6)  BAXTER (3)  BEACROFT (3)  BERRIMAN (15)  BODDY (1)  BOWES (4)  BOYES (6)  BRADLEY (7)  BULMER (1)  BURTON (2)  CARR (11)  CHAPMAN (4)  COATES (1)  CREASER (1)  DIXON (10)  DOBSON (4)  DOWSON (4)  DRING (3)  FEASTER (8)  FLETCHER (4)  FORD (7)  FOXTON (1)  GIBBS (4)  GIBSON (3)  GOODRICK (3)  GRAY (10)  GREEN (2)  HOLLIDAY (6)  HARLAND (15)  HARRISON (4)  HUDSTON (1)  JACKSON (8)  JEFFISON (1)  KETTLEWOOD (1)  LENG (1)  LYTH (7)  LYTHE (4)  MEDD (1)  MONKMAN (10)  MORLEY (16)  NICKOLS (1)  NIXON (1)  OLIVER (4)  PAGE (6)  PYCOCK (1)  PEARSON (4)  PICKERING (9)  PENNOCK (8)  PLOWS (4)  POTTER (1)  REX (7)  RICHARDSON (5)  RAWLING (1)  SADLER (6)  SHARPE (1)  SHEPHERD (1)  SMALL (1)  SMITH (1)  SNOWDON (2)  STEAD (2)  STEPHENSON (8)  STRICKLAND (1)  STURDY (6)  TAYLOR (3)  TEASDALE (1)  THOMPSON (10)  THORPE (8)  TOMLINSON (2)  WAKE (2)  WALLACE (7)  WARD (4)  WATSON (4)  WELBURN (2)  WHITE (1)  WILSON (1)  WOOD (9)