Top surnames from the 1881 census in Redmire, Yorkshire

Redmire 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
PEACOCK4011.5274323.36
DINSDALE298.35731,620.11
STOREY226.3401249.43
METCALFE185.1873227.27
LAMBERT154.322879.20
CALVERT144.0346197.74
RIDER123.4582355.03
MILLER123.458219.33
ROBINSON102.88189.04
HORN82.3055101.52
SMITHSON82.3055240.24
JONES82.30552.04
SMITH82.30551.63
MOORE72.017310.09
WALKER72.01736.03
PAULI72.017317,500.00
HORNER72.0173106.06
FARRAR72.0173151.19
PARK72.017365.12
BATTY61.7291113.21
KING51.44096.61
NICHOLSON51.440920.28
FAWCETT41.152759.61
PERCIVAL41.152773.53
HUNTER41.152711.23
CAIN41.152755.48
SHIELDS30.864655.97
BLADES30.8646152.28
DAVISON20.576416.13
TROTTER20.576454.95
STOCKDALE10.288237.04
FIRTH10.28828.68
MASON10.28822.14
WHITE10.28820.90
CASS10.288240.65
HORSFIELD10.288242.92
TERRY10.288211.27
BROWN10.28820.44
NORRIS10.28826.71
HIRD10.288237.31
RUSSELL10.28822.36
LONSDALE10.288234.72
RAW10.288280.00
HARKER10.288227.40
WILLIS10.28825.42
COATS10.288263.69

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
PAULI17,500.0072.0173
DINSDALE1,620.11298.3573
RIDER355.03123.4582
PEACOCK323.364011.5274
STOREY249.43226.3401
SMITHSON240.2482.3055
METCALFE227.27185.1873
CALVERT197.74144.0346
BLADES152.2830.8646
FARRAR151.1972.0173
BATTY113.2161.7291
HORNER106.0672.0173
HORN101.5282.3055
RAW80.0010.2882
LAMBERT79.20154.3228
PERCIVAL73.5341.1527
PARK65.1272.0173
COATS63.6910.2882
FAWCETT59.6141.1527
SHIELDS55.9730.8646
CAIN55.4841.1527
TROTTER54.9520.5764
HORSFIELD42.9210.2882
CASS40.6510.2882
HIRD37.3110.2882
STOCKDALE37.0410.2882
LONSDALE34.7210.2882
HARKER27.4010.2882
NICHOLSON20.2851.4409
MILLER19.33123.4582
DAVISON16.1320.5764
TERRY11.2710.2882
HUNTER11.2341.1527
MOORE10.0972.0173
ROBINSON9.04102.8818
FIRTH8.6810.2882
NORRIS6.7110.2882
KING6.6151.4409
WALKER6.0372.0173
WILLIS5.4210.2882
RUSSELL2.3610.2882
MASON2.1410.2882
JONES2.0482.3055
SMITH1.6382.3055
WHITE0.9010.2882
BROWN0.4410.2882

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called PAULI in Redmire 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 2.0173 in Redmire means that 2.0173% of the people in Redmire on census day were called PAULI.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called PAULI 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 PAULI 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 PAULI 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 PAULI here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 17,500.00 in Redmire means that you are 17,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of PAULI in Redmire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Redmire in 1881

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

ALLINSON (1)  BATTY (6)  BLADES (3)  BROWN (1)  CAIN (4)  CALVERT (14)  CANTRILL (7)  CAPSTICK (1)  CASS (1)  COATS (1)  CRADOCK (16)  DAVISON (2)  DINSDALE (29)  FARRAR (7)  FAWCETT (4)  FIRTH (1)  HARKER (1)  HIRD (1)  HORN (8)  HORNER (7)  HORSFIELD (1)  HUNTER (4)  IANSON (2)  JONES (8)  KING (5)  LAMBERT (15)  LEYBURN (1)  LONSDALE (1)  MASON (1)  METCALFE (18)  MILLER (12)  MOORE (7)  NICHOLSON (5)  NORRIS (1)  OYSTAN (5)  PARK (7)  PAULI (7)  PEACOCK (40)  PERCIVAL (4)  RAW (1)  RIDER (12)  ROBINSON (10)  RUECROFT (1)  RUSSELL (1)  SHIELDS (3)  SMITH (8)  SMITHSON (8)  STOCKDALE (1)  STOREY (22)  TERRY (1)  THEAKSTONE (1)  THORESBY (8)  TROTTER (2)  WALKER (7)  WHITE (1)  WILLIS (1)