Top surnames from the 1881 census in East Harlsey, Yorkshire

East Harlsey 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
MEGGISON184.749310,588.24
WILSON123.16626.89
OLIVER112.902440.68
RICHARDSON112.902417.05
GARBUTT102.6385364.96
DEDMAN102.63851,388.89
LOWE102.638535.20
WALKER92.37477.09
JARVIS92.374752.91
AYRE82.1108377.36
TAYLOR82.11083.30
HORNBY82.1108185.19
DANIELS82.110867.23
GLOVER71.847043.32
PERRY71.847025.12
WRIGHT71.84705.76
LEONARD71.847085.16
JOHNSON71.84705.50
STELLING71.84702,413.79
YOUNG61.58317.37
LEACH61.583138.36
WILKINSON61.583110.37
WATSON61.58316.82
WHITTON51.3193215.52
STEPHENSON51.319323.06
HAYTER51.3193178.57
SMITH51.31930.93
HARRISON51.31935.94
THOMPSON51.31934.40
CADE51.3193423.73
SAMPLE51.3193847.46
KITCHING41.0554181.82
CLARKE41.05545.21
BRUCE41.055422.54
CHAPMAN41.05547.43
HUGILL41.0554421.05
METCALF41.055452.08
LOWTHER41.0554173.16
HOLLIDAY41.055480.48
JAMESON30.791671.60
STEELE30.791629.59
THOMSON30.79165.92
PEARSON30.79166.81
CUMMINS30.791692.88
BOSTON30.7916172.41
TODD20.527710.37
ALLISON20.527718.57
GALE20.527717.61
STEWART20.52773.37
MARSHALL20.52773.15

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MEGGISON10,588.24184.7493
STELLING2,413.7971.8470
DEDMAN1,388.89102.6385
SAMPLE847.4651.3193
CADE423.7351.3193
HUGILL421.0541.0554
AYRE377.3682.1108
GARBUTT364.96102.6385
COMMINS263.1610.2639
WHITTON215.5251.3193
HORNBY185.1982.1108
KITCHING181.8241.0554
HAYTER178.5751.3193
LOWTHER173.1641.0554
BOSTON172.4130.7916
WEATHERILL114.9410.2639
CUMMINS92.8830.7916
LEONARD85.1671.8470
HOLLIDAY80.4841.0554
JAMESON71.6030.7916
DANIELS67.2382.1108
BETTERIDGE58.4810.2639
WALLEY56.1810.2639
JARVIS52.9192.3747
METCALF52.0841.0554
FORTUNE50.5110.2639
YEATES47.8510.2639
DRYDEN43.8610.2639
GLOVER43.3271.8470
OLIVER40.68112.9024
FARRER39.8410.2639
LEACH38.3661.5831
LOWE35.20102.6385
STOCKDALE33.9010.2639
PATTISON33.1720.5277
BLAKEY32.8910.2639
STEELE29.5930.7916
PERRY25.1271.8470
STEPHENSON23.0651.3193
BRUCE22.5441.0554
BAINBRIDGE18.7610.2639
ALLISON18.5720.5277
GALE17.6120.5277
RICHARDSON17.05112.9024
COULSON14.7110.2639
FARROW14.0610.2639
TATE13.6610.2639
WILKINSON10.3761.5831
TODD10.3720.5277
HARTLEY8.4220.5277

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 18 people called MEGGISON in East Harlsey 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 4.7493 in East Harlsey means that 4.7493% of the people in East Harlsey on census day were called MEGGISON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MEGGISON 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 MEGGISON 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 MEGGISON 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 MEGGISON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 10,588.24 in East Harlsey means that you are 10,588.24 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MEGGISON in East Harlsey than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in East Harlsey in 1881

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

ALLISON (2)  ARMSTRONG (2)  ATKINSON (2)  BAINBRIDGE (1)  BELL (1)  BENTLEY (1)  BETTERIDGE (1)  BLAKEY (1)  BOSTON (3)  BRECKON (8)  BROWN (1)  BRUCE (4)  CADE (5)  CHAPMAN (4)  CLARKE (4)  COOKE (1)  COULSON (1)  CUMMINS (3)  COMMINS (1)  DANIELS (8)  DEDMAN (10)  DRYDEN (1)  AYRE (8)  FARRER (1)  FARROW (1)  FOGGIN (1)  FORTUNE (1)  FOSTOR (1)  FREWIN (7)  GALE (2)  GARBUTT (10)  GIBSON (1)  GLOVER (7)  GRAUFATY (1)  GRIMSTON (3)  HOLLIDAY (4)  HARDALE (1)  HURDY (1)  HARRISON (5)  HART (1)  HARTLEY (2)  HAWXWELL (2)  HAYTER (5)  HODGSON (1)  HOLMES (2)  HORNBY (8)  HOWE (1)  HUGILL (4)  JAMESON (3)  JARVIS (9)  JOHNSON (7)  KITCHING (4)  LEACH (6)  LEONARD (7)  LOMER (1)  LOWE (10)  LOWTHER (4)  MARSHALL (2)  MEGGISON (18)  METCALF (4)  MEYNELL (1)  OLIVER (11)  PATTISON (2)  PAWCITT (3)  PEARSON (3)  PERRY (7)  RICHARDSON (11)  ROBINSON (1)  SAMPLE (5)  SMITH (5)  STAINTHORP (1)  STEELE (3)  STELLING (7)  STEPHENSON (5)  STEPHINSON (1)  STEWART (2)  STOCKDALE (1)  TATE (1)  TAYLOR (8)  THOMPSON (5)  THOMSON (3)  TODD (2)  TOGGIN (5)  WALKER (9)  WALL (1)  WALLEY (1)  WALTON (1)  WARD (2)  WATSON (6)  WEATHERILL (1)  WHITTON (5)  WILKINSON (6)  WILSON (12)  VENTRISS (7)  WRIGHT (7)  YEATES (1)  YOUNG (6)