Top surnames from the 1881 census in Pollington, Yorkshire

Pollington 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
CLAYBURN153.876010,714.29
LORD123.100867.26
ELLEN123.10081,445.78
NEWBY112.8424284.24
ROBINSON112.84248.91
JACKSON102.58409.25
SAVILLE102.5840284.90
RHODES92.325650.08
BOOTHMAN92.3256608.11
DICKSON92.325662.81
NORFOLK92.3256841.12
HUTCHINSON82.067236.40
SYKES82.067243.08
SPEIGHT71.8088222.22
HARRISON71.80888.15
ADDY61.5504363.64
MOORE61.55047.75
HAYWOOD61.550473.89
CARR61.550421.48
SMITH61.55041.10
EARL51.292098.81
FRANK51.2920306.75
SHELDRICK51.2920649.35
COOPER51.29205.31
SENIOR51.292056.43
EARLS51.29202,083.33
CLARKSON41.033638.99
LEE41.03366.32
BELL41.03365.50
FIELDING41.033646.30
BROWN41.03361.57
BRADBURY41.033635.78
ELLIOT30.775230.40
MOYER30.77522,500.00
BIRKS30.7752116.73
NORTON30.775223.31
CHAMBERS30.775213.63
LANGHORN30.7752612.24
NELSON30.775216.00
LUNN30.775259.88
HANBY30.7752588.24
PARKIN30.775228.82
BATEMAN30.775230.00
DICKINSON20.516812.10
MOUNTAIN20.516872.73
BRADLEY20.51686.44
WOOD20.51681.62
TOMLINSON20.516811.20
STEPHENSON20.51689.03
CAWTHORNE10.258494.34

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CLAYBURN10,714.29153.8760
BORIS10,000.0010.2584
MOYER2,500.0030.7752
EARLS2,083.3351.2920
FRANKE2,000.0010.2584
LATE1,666.6710.2584
ELLEN1,445.78123.1008
NORFOLK841.1292.3256
BAILIFF769.2310.2584
SHELDRICK649.3551.2920
LARSON625.0010.2584
LANGHORN612.2430.7752
BOOTHMAN608.1192.3256
HANBY588.2430.7752
ADDY363.6461.5504
FRANK306.7551.2920
SAVILLE284.90102.5840
NEWBY284.24112.8424
SPEIGHT222.2271.8088
BIRKS116.7330.7752
EARL98.8151.2920
CAWTHORNE94.3410.2584
HAYWOOD73.8961.5504
MOUNTAIN72.7320.5168
LORD67.26123.1008
DICKSON62.8192.3256
LUNN59.8830.7752
SENIOR56.4351.2920
PEARS56.1810.2584
RHODES50.0892.3256
FIELDING46.3041.0336
SYKES43.0882.0672
CLARKSON38.9941.0336
HUTCHINSON36.4082.0672
BRADBURY35.7841.0336
ELLIOT30.4030.7752
BATEMAN30.0030.7752
SHIPLEY29.2410.2584
PARKIN28.8230.7752
NORTON23.3130.7752
HEPWORTH22.6810.2584
CARR21.4861.5504
HETHERINGTON20.4910.2584
NELSON16.0030.7752
WOODHEAD13.7910.2584
CHAMBERS13.6330.7752
OSBORN12.4210.2584
DICKINSON12.1020.5168
TOMLINSON11.2020.5168
JACKSON9.25102.5840

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 15 people called CLAYBURN in Pollington 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 3.8760 in Pollington means that 3.8760% of the people in Pollington on census day were called CLAYBURN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CLAYBURN 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 CLAYBURN 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 CLAYBURN 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 CLAYBURN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 10,714.29 in Pollington means that you are 10,714.29 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CLAYBURN in Pollington than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Pollington in 1881

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

ALLEN (1)  ANELAY (2)  ANELEY (1)  BAILIFF (1)  BATEMAN (3)  BEEOEN (1)  BELL (4)  BELLWOOD (12)  BIRKS (3)  BLACKBURN (1)  BORIS (1)  BRADBURY (4)  BRADLEY (2)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (4)  BROWNBRIDGE (1)  CARR (6)  CAWTHORNE (1)  CHAMBERS (3)  CLARKSON (4)  CLAYBURN (15)  COOPER (5)  CORDINGLEY (4)  COCKERY (1)  DICKINSON (2)  DICKSON (9)  DOBSON (1)  DOWNDRILL (1)  EARLS (5)  EARL (5)  ADDY (6)  ELLEN (12)  ELLIOT (3)  FIELDING (4)  FRANK (5)  FRANKE (1)  GREASH (1)  GREAVES (1)  HAINTON (1)  HAMPSHAW (7)  HANBY (3)  HARRISON (7)  HAIGH (1)  HEPWORTH (1)  HETHERINGTON (1)  HAYWOOD (6)  HOBMAN (4)  HODGSON (1)  HOLMES (1)  HOOLE (2)  HOWDLE (10)  HUBY (9)  HUMSWORTH (3)  HUTCHINSON (8)  JACKSON (10)  BOOTHMAN (9)  LANGHORN (3)  LORANS (1)  LARSON (1)  LEE (4)  LATE (1)  LORD (12)  LUNN (3)  MAINPRIZE (1)  MAMTAIN (3)  MARSHALL (1)  MERRELLS (1)  MOORE (6)  MORLEY (1)  MOUNTAIN (2)  MOYER (3)  NELSON (3)  NETLE (2)  NEWBY (11)  NORFOLK (9)  NORTON (3)  OSBORN (1)  PARKIN (3)  PASONBY (4)  PEARS (1)  PICENBY (1)  RAMSKILL (6)  RHODES (9)  ROBINSON (11)  SAVILLE (10)  SCHOFIELD (1)  SENIOR (5)  SHELDRICK (5)  SHIPLEY (1)  SMITH (6)  SPEIGHT (7)  STEPHENSON (2)  STEPENSON (1)  SYKES (8)  TAYLOR (1)  THOMPSON (1)  TOMLINSON (2)  TURNER (1)  WATERTON (2)  WELLBURN (1)  WELSH (1)  WOOD (2)  WOODHEAD (1)  YOUNG (1)