Top surnames from the 1881 census in Scotton In, Yorkshire

Scotton In 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
BUCKLE134.4674410.09
STOREY124.1237162.38
SPINK113.7801468.09
BAYNES103.4364869.57
SCAIFE93.0928697.67
JOHNSON93.09289.21
MORRELL82.7491291.97
WAITE72.4055115.89
SWAINSTON72.40552,500.00
GOODRICK72.40551,750.00
CHADBURN62.06191,538.46
METCALFE62.061990.36
BODDY62.0619372.67
HANNAM62.0619674.16
FAWCETT62.0619106.57
HASTINGS62.0619161.73
SMITH62.06191.46
WATT62.061953.76
SWEETING51.7182427.35
BURTON51.718220.17
BENTLEY51.718240.62
KING51.71827.88
ALMOND41.3746110.80
DAVISON41.374638.46
FRYER41.374674.07
JOY41.3746163.27
PULLAN41.3746347.83
WELLS41.374616.52
THORPE41.374634.78
ELLIS41.37469.47
HARDCASTLE31.0309116.73
EASTWOOD31.030943.60
INMAN31.0309151.52
HAW31.0309312.50
MORLAND31.0309365.85
HOLMES31.03098.47
IRELAND31.030944.38
PICKARD20.687349.26
DENNISON20.687388.89
PALMER20.68735.83
MCDOWELL20.68731,111.11
BARKER20.68735.25
WILSON20.68731.50
DICKINSON10.34368.05
HODGSON10.34364.96
TASKER10.343632.36
WILKINSON10.34362.25
BARRETT10.34365.12
CLAYTON10.34366.32
RILEY10.34364.34

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SWAINSTON2,500.0072.4055
GOODRICK1,750.0072.4055
CHADBURN1,538.4662.0619
MCDOWELL1,111.1120.6873
BAYNES869.57103.4364
SCAIFE697.6793.0928
HANNAM674.1662.0619
MUSCHAMP666.6710.3436
SPINK468.09113.7801
SWEETING427.3551.7182
BUCKLE410.09134.4674
BODDY372.6762.0619
MORLAND365.8531.0309
PULLAN347.8341.3746
HAW312.5031.0309
MORRELL291.9782.7491
REYNARD204.0810.3436
JOY163.2741.3746
STOREY162.38124.1237
HASTINGS161.7362.0619
INMAN151.5231.0309
HARDCASTLE116.7331.0309
WAITE115.8972.4055
ALMOND110.8041.3746
FAWCETT106.5762.0619
METCALFE90.3662.0619
DENNISON88.8920.6873
FRYER74.0741.3746
DEIGHTON68.4910.3436
WATT53.7662.0619
PICKARD49.2620.6873
POULTER46.3010.3436
IRELAND44.3831.0309
EASTWOOD43.6031.0309
BENTLEY40.6251.7182
DAVISON38.4641.3746
THORPE34.7841.3746
TASKER32.3610.3436
BURTON20.1751.7182
WELLS16.5241.3746
ELLIS9.4741.3746
JOHNSON9.2193.0928
HOLMES8.4731.0309
DICKINSON8.0510.3436
KING7.8851.7182
CLAYTON6.3210.3436
PALMER5.8320.6873
BARKER5.2520.6873
BARRETT5.1210.3436
HODGSON4.9610.3436

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called SWAINSTON in Scotton In 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 2.4055 in Scotton In means that 2.4055% of the people in Scotton In on census day were called SWAINSTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SWAINSTON 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 SWAINSTON 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 SWAINSTON 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 SWAINSTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,500.00 in Scotton In means that you are 2,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SWAINSTON in Scotton In than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Scotton In in 1881

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

ALMOND (4)  BAYNES (10)  BARKER (2)  BARRETT (1)  BATTYE (2)  BAYBUTT (6)  BENTLEY (5)  BICKERDIKE (3)  BODDY (6)  BROADBELL (1)  BROADBELT (3)  BUCKLE (13)  BURTON (5)  CHADBURN (6)  CLARK (1)  CLAYTON (1)  CLEMMIE (1)  DAVISON (4)  DEARLOVE (1)  DEIGHTON (1)  DENNISON (2)  DICKINSON (1)  DIXON (1)  EASTWOOD (3)  ELLIS (4)  FAWCETT (6)  FEASBY (1)  FRYER (4)  GELDARD (6)  GOODRICK (7)  HANNAM (6)  HARDCASTLE (3)  HASTINGS (6)  HAW (3)  HODGSON (1)  HOLMES (3)  HUSTWIT (1)  INMAN (3)  IRELAND (3)  JOPSON (2)  JOHNSON (9)  JOY (4)  KING (5)  MCDOWELL (2)  METCALFE (6)  MITCHELL (1)  MORLAND (3)  MORRELL (8)  MUSCHAMP (1)  OUTHWAITE (1)  PALMER (2)  PICKARD (2)  POULTER (1)  PULLAN (4)  REYNARD (1)  RILEY (1)  SCAIFE (9)  SMITH (6)  SPINK (11)  STERNBRIDGE (2)  STOREY (12)  SWAINSTON (7)  SWEETING (5)  TASKER (1)  THACKRAY (20)  THORPE (4)  WATT (6)  WELLS (4)  WILKINSON (1)  WILSON (2)  WISBY (1)  WAITE (7)