Top surnames from the 1881 census in Laverton, Yorkshire

Laverton 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
LOFTHOUSE247.86891,057.27
ASHBY206.5574390.63
KING175.573825.58
RICHMOND134.2623194.61
METCALFE113.6066158.05
BARKER113.606627.56
MYERS103.2787125.63
WILSON103.27877.14
FRYER103.2787176.68
WOOD92.95089.26
WRIGHT82.62308.18
BURRILL61.96721,764.71
PEACOCK61.967255.20
NELSON61.967240.62
PALEY51.6393684.93
KENDALL51.639376.10
MOORHOUSE51.6393132.63
ELLIS51.639311.29
SHAW41.31157.14
BUCKLE41.3115120.48
HARDCASTLE41.3115148.15
HUDSON41.311516.02
GLEN30.983699.34
PEARSON30.98368.47
ASH30.983659.52
STEPHENSON30.983617.19
BURNS30.983614.65
LAYFIELD30.9836535.71
CLOSE20.655775.19
CLEASBY20.6557588.24
LEEMING20.6557105.82
ANDREW20.655720.68
KNOWLES20.655712.28
WEATHERHEAD20.6557229.89
CASS20.655792.59
PICKLES20.655732.26
FRANKLAND10.327944.25
ALLEN10.32791.74
TOPHAM10.327944.84
JACKSON10.32791.17
CALVERT10.327916.08
HOUSEMAN10.3279140.85
LINTON10.327939.84
LANGSTAFF10.3279263.16
FEATHERSTONE10.327936.50
NICHOLSON10.32794.61
STUBBS10.327912.42
IMESON10.3279344.83
SAVILLE10.327936.10
MAXWELL10.327913.79

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BURRILL1,764.7161.9672
LOFTHOUSE1,057.27247.8689
PALEY684.9351.6393
CLEASBY588.2420.6557
LAYFIELD535.7130.9836
ASHBY390.63206.5574
IMESON344.8310.3279
LANGSTAFF263.1610.3279
WEATHERHEAD229.8920.6557
RICHMOND194.61134.2623
FRYER176.68103.2787
METCALFE158.05113.6066
HARDCASTLE148.1541.3115
HOUSEMAN140.8510.3279
MOORHOUSE132.6351.6393
MYERS125.63103.2787
BUCKLE120.4841.3115
LEEMING105.8220.6557
GLEN99.3430.9836
ROGER95.2410.3279
CASS92.5920.6557
KENDALL76.1051.6393
CLOSE75.1920.6557
ASH59.5230.9836
PEACOCK55.2061.9672
TOPHAM44.8410.3279
FRANKLAND44.2510.3279
NELSON40.6261.9672
LINTON39.8410.3279
FEATHERSTONE36.5010.3279
SAVILLE36.1010.3279
PICKLES32.2620.6557
BARKER27.56113.6066
KING25.58175.5738
ANDREW20.6820.6557
STEPHENSON17.1930.9836
CALVERT16.0810.3279
HUDSON16.0241.3115
BURNS14.6530.9836
MAXWELL13.7910.3279
RAYNER13.1410.3279
STUBBS12.4210.3279
KNOWLES12.2820.6557
ELLIS11.2951.6393
WOOD9.2692.9508
PEARSON8.4730.9836
WRIGHT8.1882.6230
SHAW7.1441.3115
WILSON7.14103.2787
KAY6.3110.3279

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called BURRILL in Laverton 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 1.9672 in Laverton means that 1.9672% of the people in Laverton on census day were called BURRILL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BURRILL 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 BURRILL 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 BURRILL 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 BURRILL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,764.71 in Laverton means that you are 1,764.71 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BURRILL in Laverton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Laverton in 1881

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

ALLEN (1)  ANDREW (2)  ASCOUGH (1)  ASH (3)  ASHBY (20)  BARKER (11)  BROADLEY (8)  BUCKLE (4)  BURNS (3)  BURRILL (6)  CALVERT (1)  CARLING (10)  CASS (2)  CLEASBY (2)  CLOSE (2)  COLDBECK (1)  CUNDALL (8)  ELLIS (5)  EXELBY (1)  FAIRGRAY (1)  FEATHERSTONE (1)  FRANKLAND (1)  FRYER (10)  GLEN (3)  HALL (1)  HARDCASTLE (4)  HOUSEMAN (1)  HUDSON (4)  IMESON (1)  INGLEBY (7)  JACKSON (1)  KAY (1)  KENDALL (5)  KING (17)  KNOWLES (2)  LANGSTAFF (1)  LAYFIELD (3)  LEEMING (2)  LINTON (1)  LOFTHOUSE (24)  MAXWELL (1)  METCALFE (11)  MOORE (1)  MOORHOUSE (5)  MYERS (10)  NELSON (6)  NICHOLSON (1)  PALEY (5)  PARNABY (1)  PEACOCK (6)  PEARSON (3)  PICKLES (2)  RAYNER (1)  RENNISON (1)  RICHMOND (13)  ROGER (1)  SAVILLE (1)  SHAW (4)  STEPHENSON (3)  STUBBS (1)  TEBB (1)  THIRKILL (1)  TOPHAM (1)  UMPLEBY (4)  WEATHERHEAD (2)  WHITWHAM (2)  WILSON (10)  WINTERSGILL (8)  WOOD (9)  WRIGHT (8)