Top surnames from the 1881 census in Great Mitton, Yorkshire

Great Mitton 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
CARTER137.602345.30
SAGER116.43274,400.00
TAYLOR74.09366.40
WHITAKER63.5088124.22
FRANKLAND52.9240393.70
HAMPSHIRE52.9240515.46
LIVESEY52.9240299.40
WOOD52.92409.18
ACKERLEY42.33921,600.00
HODGKINSON42.3392136.05
SLINGER42.3392769.23
FLETCHER42.339220.49
HOLDEN42.339242.69
HAMBLEY42.33922,666.67
MARTINDALE31.7544306.12
MARSDEN31.754442.37
GREEN31.75446.23
DAVIS31.75447.98
FAULKNER21.169643.20
JONES21.16961.03
EXTON21.1696350.88
HIGSON21.1696183.49
SEED21.1696161.29
PARKINSON21.169624.39
MITCHELL21.16965.77
BROWN10.58480.89
KAY10.584811.26
WHIPP10.5848181.82
RICHMOND10.584826.67
IRELAND10.584825.19
WALMSLEY10.584828.25
NUTTER10.584876.92
EASTHAM10.5848114.94
HARRISON10.58482.63
CROFT10.584824.75
LEEMING10.584894.34
WILKINSON10.58483.83
HACKING10.5848123.46
RUSHTON10.584828.33
BROOKS10.58485.98
WHALLEY10.584837.17
FOWLER10.584810.24
QUICK10.584852.08
HOYLE10.584825.32
WALKER10.58481.75
NOWELL10.5848125.00
TATTERSALL10.584842.19
DICKINSON10.584813.70
LAW10.584812.92
ROBINSON10.58481.83

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SAGER4,400.00116.4327
HAMBLEY2,666.6742.3392
ACKERLEY1,600.0042.3392
SLINGER769.2342.3392
HAMPSHIRE515.4652.9240
FRANKLAND393.7052.9240
EXTON350.8821.1696
MARTINDALE306.1231.7544
LIVESEY299.4052.9240
HIGSON183.4921.1696
HAZEL181.8210.5848
WHIPP181.8210.5848
SEED161.2921.1696
SWEETING144.9310.5848
HODGKINSON136.0542.3392
NOWELL125.0010.5848
WHITAKER124.2263.5088
HACKING123.4610.5848
EASTHAM114.9410.5848
LEEMING94.3410.5848
NUTTER76.9210.5848
BEESLEY72.9910.5848
QUICK52.0810.5848
CARTER45.30137.6023
FAULKNER43.2021.1696
HOLDEN42.6942.3392
MARSDEN42.3731.7544
TATTERSALL42.1910.5848
WHALLEY37.1710.5848
RUSHTON28.3310.5848
WALMSLEY28.2510.5848
RICHMOND26.6710.5848
HOYLE25.3210.5848
IRELAND25.1910.5848
CROFT24.7510.5848
PARKINSON24.3921.1696
FLETCHER20.4942.3392
DICKINSON13.7010.5848
LAW12.9210.5848
KAY11.2610.5848
FOWLER10.2410.5848
WOOD9.1852.9240
DAVIS7.9831.7544
TAYLOR6.4074.0936
GREEN6.2331.7544
BROOKS5.9810.5848
MITCHELL5.7721.1696
WILKINSON3.8310.5848
HARRISON2.6310.5848
WATSON2.5210.5848

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 11 people called SAGER in Great Mitton 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 6.4327 in Great Mitton means that 6.4327% of the people in Great Mitton on census day were called SAGER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SAGER 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 SAGER 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 SAGER 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 SAGER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,400.00 in Great Mitton means that you are 4,400.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SAGER in Great Mitton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Great Mitton in 1881

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

ACKERLEY (4)  ALTHAM (17)  BEESLEY (1)  BLEASARD (1)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (1)  BULCOCK (3)  CARTER (13)  COULTHERD (1)  COUNSEL (1)  COUNSELL (1)  CROFT (1)  DAVIS (3)  DICKINSON (1)  EASTHAM (1)  EMBLEY (2)  EVANS (1)  EXTON (2)  FAULKNER (2)  FLETCHER (4)  FOWLER (1)  FRANKLAND (5)  GREEN (3)  HACKING (1)  HAMBLEY (4)  HAMPSHIRE (5)  HARRISON (1)  HAZEL (1)  HIGSON (2)  HODGKINSON (4)  HOLDEN (4)  HOYLE (1)  IRELAND (1)  JACKSON (1)  JONES (2)  KAY (1)  NOWELL (1)  LAW (1)  LEEMING (1)  LIVESEY (5)  MARSDEN (3)  MARTINDALE (3)  MITCHELL (2)  MOORLY (1)  NUTTER (1)  ODDIE (2)  PARKINSON (2)  QUICK (1)  RICHMOND (1)  ROBINSON (1)  RUSHTON (1)  SAGER (11)  SEED (2)  SLINGER (4)  SWEETING (1)  TATTERSALL (1)  TAYLOR (7)  THOMPSON (1)  WALKER (1)  WHALLEY (1)  WALMSLEY (1)  WALNE (3)  WATSON (1)  WHIPP (1)  WHITAKER (6)  WILKINSON (1)  WOOD (5)