Top surnames from the 1881 census in Horton In Clitheroe, Yorkshire

Horton In Clitheroe 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
THOMPSON99.574531.96
SHUTTLEWORTH77.4468630.63
TOPHAM66.3830869.57
HARRISON66.383028.75
WOLFENDEN55.31911,136.36
HARTLEY55.319184.89
WHITTAKER55.3191112.36
PINDER44.2553353.98
ANDERSON33.191516.16
CARR33.191544.25
PARSONS33.191542.02
LANCASTER22.127785.47
WILKINSON22.127713.95
BRACEWELL22.1277588.24
TAYLOR22.12773.33
DODDS11.063850.51
GOODFELLOW11.0638120.48
SIMES11.0638909.09
JACKSON11.06383.81
DUNN11.063812.79
PARKER11.06385.59
HEY11.0638120.48
HARGREAVES11.063825.51

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WOLFENDEN1,136.3655.3191
SIMES909.0911.0638
TOPHAM869.5766.3830
SHUTTLEWORTH630.6377.4468
BRACEWELL588.2422.1277
PINDER353.9844.2553
HEY120.4811.0638
GOODFELLOW120.4811.0638
WHITTAKER112.3655.3191
LANCASTER85.4722.1277
HARTLEY84.8955.3191
DODDS50.5111.0638
CARR44.2533.1915
PARSONS42.0233.1915
THOMPSON31.9699.5745
HARRISON28.7566.3830
HARGREAVES25.5111.0638
ANDERSON16.1633.1915
WILKINSON13.9522.1277
DUNN12.7911.0638
PARKER5.5911.0638
JACKSON3.8111.0638
TAYLOR3.3322.1277

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called WOLFENDEN in Horton In Clitheroe 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 5.3191 in Horton In Clitheroe means that 5.3191% of the people in Horton In Clitheroe on census day were called WOLFENDEN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WOLFENDEN 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 WOLFENDEN 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 WOLFENDEN 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 WOLFENDEN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,136.36 in Horton In Clitheroe means that you are 1,136.36 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WOLFENDEN in Horton In Clitheroe than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Horton In Clitheroe in 1881

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

ANDERSON (3)  AYRTON (7)  BRACEWELL (2)  CARR (3)  DODDS (1)  DUNN (1)  GOODFELLOW (1)  HARGREAVES (1)  HARRISON (6)  HARTLEY (5)  HEY (1)  JACKSON (1)  LANCASTER (2)  LEWIS ? (3)  PARKER (1)  PARSONS (3)  PINDER (4)  SHUTTLEWORTH (7)  SIMES (1)  SLANDING (1)  TAYLOR (2)  THOMPSON (9)  THORNBER (2)  THWAITE (8)  TOPHAM (6)  WHITTAKER (5)  WILKINSON (2)  WOLFENDEN (5)  WIATT (1)