Top surnames from the 1881 census in Farnhill, Yorkshire

Farnhill 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
BROWN356.23899.46
GREEN284.991117.72
HOLMES274.812839.52
HILL264.634618.20
WALMSLEY213.7433180.88
MOSLEY203.5651378.79
BALDWIN193.386879.43
SMITH193.38682.40
SPENCER183.208635.14
SUGDEN142.4955215.72
WILSON142.49555.43
HARGREAVES142.495559.88
GREENWOOD122.139027.54
WATSON122.13909.22
TODD101.782535.03
THOMPSON101.78255.95
FEATHER101.7825348.43
ACTON91.6043276.92
KITSON91.6043200.89
STEPHENSON91.604328.05
SUNDERLAND81.4260124.22
POLLARD81.426039.10
STIRK81.4260761.90
BARRETT81.426021.23
CLARKSON81.426053.80
LAYCOCK81.4260103.76
BAXTER81.426023.93
BARKER61.06958.17
HARTLEY61.069517.06
SUMNER61.069566.08
DAVY61.069586.71
BINNS50.891353.76
MITCHELL50.89134.39
JACKSON50.89133.19
REDMAN50.891367.75
WRAY40.713053.05
ROGERS40.71305.49
BENTLEY40.713016.86
WHITAKER40.713025.24
COWGILL40.7130283.69
LAW30.534811.82
HUDSON30.53486.53
WEST30.53485.55
CLOUGH30.534823.96
BLADES30.534894.34
GRANGE20.356561.92
BOTTOMLEY20.356521.41
FRY20.356511.13
PARKER20.35651.87
STEEL20.35658.75

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STIRK761.9081.4260
MOSLEY378.79203.5651
FEATHER348.43101.7825
COWGILL283.6940.7130
ACTON276.9291.6043
SUGDEN215.72142.4955
KITSON200.8991.6043
SUMNERS200.0010.1783
WALMSLEY180.88213.7433
SUNDERLAND124.2281.4260
LAYCOCK103.7681.4260
BLADES94.3430.5348
TEAL93.4620.3565
DAVY86.7161.0695
BALDWIN79.43193.3868
BARRITT68.0310.1783
REDMAN67.7550.8913
SUMNER66.0861.0695
GRANGE61.9220.3565
HARGREAVES59.88142.4955
CLARKSON53.8081.4260
BINNS53.7650.8913
WRAY53.0540.7130
BOOCOCK50.5110.1783
SNOWDON47.8520.3565
WHITTINGHAM47.3920.3565
COWLING40.4920.3565
HOLMES39.52274.8128
POLLARD39.1081.4260
SPENCER35.14183.2086
TODD35.03101.7825
TINSLEY29.3310.1783
STEPHENSON28.0591.6043
GREENWOOD27.54122.1390
WHITAKER25.2440.7130
CLOUGH23.9630.5348
BAXTER23.9381.4260
NUTTER23.4210.1783
GATES23.0220.3565
BOTTOMLEY21.4120.3565
BARRETT21.2381.4260
HILL18.20264.6346
GREEN17.72284.9911
STEAD17.4420.3565
HARTLEY17.0661.0695
BENTLEY16.8640.7130
ASKEW15.7710.1783
HEATON14.9020.3565
BUTTERFIELD13.3310.1783
LAW11.8230.5348

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called STIRK in Farnhill 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 1.4260 in Farnhill means that 1.4260% of the people in Farnhill on census day were called STIRK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STIRK 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 STIRK 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 STIRK 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 STIRK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 761.90 in Farnhill means that you are 761.90 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STIRK in Farnhill than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Farnhill in 1881

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

ACTON (9)  AKED (5)  ASKEW (1)  BALDWIN (19)  BARKER (6)  BARRETT (8)  BARRITT (1)  BAXTER (8)  BENTLEY (4)  BINNS (5)  BIRTWHISTLE (1)  BLADES (3)  BOOCOCK (1)  BOTTOMLEY (2)  BROWN (35)  BUTTERFIELD (1)  CLARKE (1)  CLARKSON (8)  CLOUGH (3)  COCKSHOTT (4)  COWGILL (4)  COWLING (2)  CROSSLEY (1)  DARS (1)  DAVY (6)  DIBB (2)  FEATHER (10)  FRY (2)  GARRETT (1)  GATES (2)  GRANGE (2)  GRAY (1)  GREEN (28)  GREENWOOD (12)  HAGGAS (3)  HARGREAVES (14)  HARTLEY (6)  HATTON (1)  HEATON (2)  HILL (26)  HOLMES (27)  HOPKINSON (1)  HUDSON (3)  JACKSON (5)  KITSON (9)  LAW (3)  LAYCOCK (8)  MITCHELL (5)  MOSLEY (20)  NEWBOULD (5)  NUTTER (1)  ODDY (1)  OVEREND (8)  PARKER (2)  PEARCE (1)  POLLARD (8)  WRAY (4)  REDMAN (5)  READ (1)  ROGERS (4)  SHAW (1)  SLINGSBY (1)  SMITH (19)  SNOWDON (2)  SPENCER (18)  STEAD (2)  STEEL (2)  STEPHENSON (9)  STIRK (8)  SUGDEN (14)  SUMNERS (1)  SUMNER (6)  SUNDERLAND (8)  TEAL (2)  THOMPSON (10)  THORNTON (1)  TINSLEY (1)  TODD (10)  WALMSLEY (21)  WATSON (12)  WELLOCK (2)  WEST (3)  WHITAKER (4)  WHITEOAK (14)  WHITTINGHAM (2)  WILKINSON (1)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILSON (14)