Top surnames from the 1881 census in Grassington, Yorkshire

Grassington 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
PICKLES406.4309316.46
BROWN233.69775.61
HARKER203.2154305.34
PARKER152.411612.68
SIMPSON142.250812.87
SNELL132.0900110.36
SMITH132.09001.48
WHITAKER132.090073.99
BIRCH121.929347.08
MAXFIELD111.7685670.73
WRIGHT101.60775.01
GARNETT101.6077129.53
LEE101.60779.84
NICHOLLS91.446927.70
WOOD91.44694.54
COCKBURN91.4469113.35
IRVING81.286257.72
DARWIN81.2862672.27
HOLMES81.286210.56
JOY81.2862152.96
LONGSTAFF81.2862182.23
RODGERS81.286247.00
METCALFE71.125449.30
WISEMAN71.125481.97
ARMSTRONG71.125414.72
LISTER71.125439.48
HAWLEY71.1254115.13
FARLEY71.125489.63
ROGERS71.12548.67
WALLACE71.125416.43
HODGSON60.964613.92
PEART60.9646169.49
HOPKINSON60.964659.00
RICHMOND60.964644.02
BRIGGS60.964617.76
PATTINSON60.9646107.72
ELLIOTT60.964611.37
HAWORTH50.803938.23
MACRAE50.8039103.09
GILL50.803911.36
TURNER50.80392.89
CARLISLE50.8039152.44
STUBBS40.643124.36
SHELDON40.643142.28
CHESTER40.643152.49
ROBINSON40.64312.02
HOLDEN40.643111.74
RATHMELL40.64311,142.86
HARDWICK40.643142.06
LATHAM40.643131.60

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RATHMELL1,142.8640.6431
DARWIN672.2781.2862
MAXFIELD670.73111.7685
PICKLES316.46406.4309
HARKER305.34203.2154
BAKE285.7110.1608
LONGSTAFF182.2381.2862
PEART169.4960.9646
LAX168.0720.3215
HEBDEN153.8530.4823
JOY152.9681.2862
CARLISLE152.4450.8039
GARNETT129.53101.6077
BOOTHMAN126.0530.4823
HAWLEY115.1371.1254
COCKBURN113.3591.4469
SNELL110.36132.0900
PATTINSON107.7260.9646
MACRAE103.0950.8039
FARLEY89.6371.1254
WISEMAN81.9771.1254
MUSGRAVE79.7930.4823
WHITAKER73.99132.0900
WIDDOP70.9210.1608
IBBOTSON70.2630.4823
HARDACRE68.0310.1608
LUPTON66.6730.4823
GARRATT63.3940.6431
HOPKINSON59.0060.9646
IRVING57.7281.2862
WINDLE56.6620.3215
CHESTER52.4940.6431
MOORHOUSE51.9540.6431
METCALFE49.3071.1254
BIRCH47.08121.9293
RODGERS47.0081.2862
HARDAKER46.5110.1608
DAYKIN46.5110.1608
RICHMOND44.0260.9646
SHELDON42.2840.6431
HARDWICK42.0640.6431
LISTER39.4871.1254
HAWORTH38.2350.8039
NOWELL34.2510.1608
LATHAM31.6040.6431
GRIMSHAW28.8730.4823
NICHOLLS27.7091.4469
COSTELLO26.3910.1608
CLAXTON25.3810.1608
STUBBS24.3640.6431

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called RATHMELL in Grassington 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 0.6431 in Grassington means that 0.6431% of the people in Grassington on census day were called RATHMELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RATHMELL 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 RATHMELL 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 RATHMELL 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 RATHMELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,142.86 in Grassington means that you are 1,142.86 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RATHMELL in Grassington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Grassington in 1881

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

AIREY (21)  ARMSTRONG (7)  BAKE (1)  BIRCH (12)  BLACKEY (5)  BOWDIN (4)  BRENKLEY (2)  BRIGGS (6)  BROWN (23)  BROWN (STEWART) (4)  CALVERT (1)  CARLISLE (5)  CHESTER (4)  CLARK (1)  CLARKE (1)  CLAXTON (1)  COCKBURN (9)  COSTELLO (1)  CRAIG (1)  DAGGITT (1)  DAYKIN (1)  DALE (1)  DARWIN (8)  DAVIS (2)  DAVY (1)  DAWSON (1)  DOWNS (1)  EDWARDS (3)  ELKES (1)  ELLIOTT (6)  FARLEY (7)  FIELD (3)  FLEMING (1)  FLETCHER (2)  GARNETT (10)  GARRATT (4)  GILL (5)  GRIMSHAW (3)  HAMMOND (2)  HARDACRE (1)  HARDAKER (1)  HARDWICK (4)  HARGREAVES (1)  HARKER (20)  HAWLEY (7)  HAWORTH (5)  HEBDEN (3)  HILL (3)  HODGSON (6)  HOGG (1)  HOLDEN (4)  HOLDSWORTH (1)  HOLMES (8)  HOPKINSON (6)  IBBOTSON (3)  IBATSON (1)  INGHAM (1)  IRVING (8)  JACKSON (3)  JENNINGS (2)  JONES (2)  JOY (8)  KENDALL (1)  BOOTHMAN (3)  NOWELL (1)  LAX (2)  LAMBERT (1)  LATHAM (4)  LEE (10)  LEONARD (2)  LISTER (7)  LONGSTAFF (8)  LUPTON (3)  MASON (2)  MAXFIELD (11)  MACRAE (5)  METCALFE (7)  MOORHOUSE (4)  MOSELEY (1)  MUSGRAVE (3)  MYCOCK (3)  NELSON (3)  NICHOLLS (9)  PARFITT (1)  PARK (WISEMAN) (6)  PARKER (15)  PATTISON (1)  PATTINSON (6)  PEART (6)  PICKLES (40)  PLETTS (8)  RATHMELL (4)  RHODES (1)  RICHMOND (6)  ROBINSON (4)  RODGERS (8)  ROGERS (7)  SEDGEWICK (1)  SIDGWICK (3)  SIDGEWICK (2)  SIMPSON (14)  SHELDON (4)  SKYRM (2)  SLADING (3)  SMITH (13)  SNELL (13)  STEAD (3)  STEWART (3)  STOILS (2)  STUBBS (4)  THOMPSON (2)  TREVETHAM (8)  TURNER (5)  VARLEY (2)  WADDILOVE (1)  WHALLEY (1)  WALLACE (7)  WALTON (3)  WHITAKER (13)  WIDDOP (1)  WILSON (2)  WINDLE (2)  WISEMAN (7)  WOOD (9)  WORSLEY (1)  WRATHALL (7)  WRIGHT (10)