Top surnames from the 1881 census in Emley, Yorkshire

Emley 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
HAIGH443.400398.63
BOOTH433.323033.69
GILL393.013942.60
KAYE372.8594190.82
LAWTON352.7048104.95
WILKINSON342.627517.22
FIRTH322.473074.45
MOUNTAIN282.1638305.01
BEDFORD251.932081.43
SWALLOW221.7002168.58
PARKER211.62298.53
CLEGG201.545645.39
SOWERBY191.4683272.21
ROBERTS191.46833.90
BUTCHER191.468334.84
BLACKER191.4683449.17
HIRST181.391042.64
WOOD171.31384.12
LODGE161.236568.00
GRAHAM161.236510.77
SYKES161.236525.77
ARMITAGE151.159245.45
MATTHEWS151.159213.29
HAMPSHIRE141.0819191.00
BROOK141.081928.06
RHODES141.081923.30
DICKINSON131.004623.53
DYSON131.004631.02
TAYLOR120.92741.45
SUNDERLAND120.927480.81
BECKWITH120.9274157.69
SMITH110.85010.60
EASTWOOD110.850135.95
WOODHEAD100.772841.22
PEEL100.772843.07
WHITE90.69552.16
HORTON90.695518.74
WHITELY90.6955328.47
HEPWORTH80.618254.20
SCHOLFIELD80.6182243.16
LITTLEWOOD80.618247.96
BATLEY80.6182142.86
HAYWOOD70.541025.78
YARDLEY70.541085.26
LEATHER70.541079.19
SILVERWOOD70.5410252.71
DODGSON70.5410111.29
BARLOW60.46378.59
MOORHOUSE60.463737.48
GUNN60.463718.94

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
FURGERSON5,714.2940.3091
BLACKER449.17191.4683
BEAVERS344.8330.2318
WHITELY328.4790.6955
MOUNTAIN305.01282.1638
SOWERBY272.21191.4683
SILVERWOOD252.7170.5410
SCHOLFIELD243.1680.6182
FARRAND192.3150.3864
HAMPSHIRE191.00141.0819
KAYE190.82372.8594
SWALLOW168.58221.7002
BECKWITH157.69120.9274
BATLEY142.8680.6182
POPPLEWELL141.5160.4637
WAITES123.0840.3091
MEES117.6520.1546
WINKLEY112.3620.1546
DODGSON111.2970.5410
LAWTON104.95352.7048
ADAIR99.2640.3091
HAIGH98.63443.4003
YARDLEY85.2670.5410
BEDFORD81.43251.9320
SUNDERLAND80.81120.9274
LEATHER79.1970.5410
FIRTH74.45322.4730
LODGE68.00161.2365
CARDWELL64.2140.3091
HEPWORTH54.2080.6182
RADLEY53.6940.3091
MILNES52.5460.4637
MATHERS51.9540.3091
LITTLEWOOD47.9680.6182
ARMITAGE45.45151.1592
CLEGG45.39201.5456
HEY43.6350.3864
PEEL43.07100.7728
HIRST42.64181.3910
GILL42.60393.0139
WOODHEAD41.22100.7728
MOORHOUSE37.4860.4637
EASTWOOD35.95110.8501
BUTCHER34.84191.4683
BOOTH33.69433.3230
MOSLEY32.8440.3091
GRAYSON31.0930.2318
DYSON31.02131.0046
JAGGER29.2730.2318
BROOK28.06141.0819

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called FURGERSON in Emley 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 0.3091 in Emley means that 0.3091% of the people in Emley on census day were called FURGERSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called FURGERSON 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 FURGERSON 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 FURGERSON 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 FURGERSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 5,714.29 in Emley means that you are 5,714.29 times as likely to find someone with the surname of FURGERSON in Emley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Emley in 1881

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

ACKROYD (1)  ADAIR (4)  ARMITAGE (15)  ASHFORTH (1)  ASKHAM (9)  AUTY (7)  BALMFORTH (2)  BANDINEL (3)  BARLOW (6)  BARRETT (6)  BATEMAN (3)  BATLEY (8)  BEAUMONT (6)  BEAVERS (3)  BEVERS (BEAVERS) (4)  BECKWITH (12)  BEDFORD (25)  BEDORDS (1)  BERRY (4)  BINTCLIFFE (10)  BINTCLIFF (2)  BLACKER (19)  BLACKWELL (4)  BLAND (1)  BOOTH (43)  BOWEN (1)  BROADBENT (1)  BROOK (14)  BROWN (1)  BURGOYNE (1)  BUTCHER (19)  CARDWELL (4)  CLEGG (20)  COOPER (1)  GOWARD (6)  CROWDER (1)  DAVIS (1)  DAWSON (5)  DENTON (5)  DERWENT (1)  DICKENSON (4)  DICKINSON (13)  DODGSON (7)  DOWNEND (7)  DRANSFIELD (1)  DYSON (13)  EARNSHAW (2)  EASTWOOD (11)  ELLAM (15)  ELLIS (6)  FARRAND (5)  FURGERSON (4)  FERGERSON (1)  FIRTH (32)  FISH (1)  FISHER (4)  FOSTER (1)  FREEMAN (2)  FROGGATT (8)  FRUDD (6)  GIBSON (4)  GILL (39)  GRAYHAM (11)  GRAHAM (16)  GRASON (1)  GREY (1)  GRAYSON (3)  GREAVES (1)  GREEN (4)  GREENFIELD (3)  GREGSON (1)  GUNN (6)  HALLIDAY (1)  HAMMERTON (2)  HAMERTON (16)  HAMMOND (1)  HAMPSHIRE (14)  HAWKSMITH (1)  HAIGH (44)  HEY (5)  HEELEY (9)  HEATH (4)  HEPWORTH (8)  HEYWOOD (6)  HAYWOOD (7)  HICKMAN (1)  HIGGINS (1)  HINCHLIFFE (3)  HINCHCLIFFE (1)  HOLDEN (4)  HOLMES (4)  HOPKIN (1)  HORBREY (2)  HORTON (9)  HOWARD (4)  HOWE (5)  HUNT (2)  HIRST (18)  JACKSON (4)  JAGGAR (13)  JAGGER (3)  KAYE (37)  KELLEY (1)  KIDD (1)  LAWSON (1)  LAWTON (35)  LEATHER (7)  LEE (1)  LITTLEWOOD (8)  LOCKWOOD (3)  LODGE (16)  MALINSON (2)  MATHERS (4)  MATTHEWMAN (15)  MATTHEWS (15)  MEES (2)  MELLOR (1)  MILNES (6)  MOORHOUSE (6)  MORLEY (5)  MOSLEY (4)  MOULSON (2)  MOUNTAIN (28)  MOXON (6)  MOXTON (1)  ORRANGE (3)  PARKER (21)  PEARSON (1)  PEEL (10)  PELL (2)  PETCH (1)  PICKERING (5)  PICKLES (1)  POPPLEWELL (6)  POPLEWELL (3)  RACE (1)  RAMSDEN (3)  REDGWICK (11)  RHODES (14)  RADLEY (4)  ROBERTS (19)  ROCK (1)  SCARGILL (24)  SCHOLFIELD (8)  SCOTT (4)  SENIOR (5)  SHAW (3)  SIDEBOTTOM (1)  SILVERWOOD (7)  SMITH (11)  SOWERBY (19)  STAINROD (1)  STEAD (2)  STEPHENSON (1)  STRINGER (5)  SUNDERLAND (12)  SWALLOW (22)  SYKES (16)  TASKER (1)  TAYLOR (12)  THORP (4)  TIDSWELL (1)  TABBOT (1)  VICKERS (2)  WADE (1)  WAKE (1)  WALSHAW (14)  WARD (1)  WAUGH (1)  WHITTAKER (1)  WHITE (9)  WHITELY (9)  WHITLAM (1)  WILKINSON (34)  WINKLEY (2)  WINN (1)  WOOD (17)  WOODHEAD (10)  WAITES (4)  YARDLEY (7)