Top surnames from the 1881 census in Shafton, Yorkshire

Shafton 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
JAGGER235.3364674.49
SMITH153.48032.46
MILES133.016251.12
SYKES122.784258.03
COOPER102.32029.54
MARSHALL102.320213.83
WALKER102.32026.93
HARGRAVES92.0882596.03
PRICE92.088211.93
STEEL92.088251.22
WOOD92.08826.55
CLARK81.85616.18
DAY81.856119.72
WATERHOUSE81.8561121.77
OGDEN71.624157.42
ROGERSON71.6241132.08
HOLT71.624124.26
SIMPSON71.62419.29
BUTTON61.3921117.42
ETHERINGTON61.3921184.62
POTTS61.392141.72
WARN51.1601641.03
DIXON51.160110.59
BARRETT51.160117.27
NIXON51.160138.08
SEAL51.1601160.77
GIBSON51.16019.56
ROBINSON51.16013.64
CHADBURN51.1601862.07
BAUM51.1601746.27
ASTON40.928156.26
WHITAKER40.928132.84
SHAFER40.928110,000.00
ROOK40.9281136.05
YATES40.928113.50
EVERETT40.928151.68
HEAP40.928154.72
LAMBERT40.928117.01
FREEMAN40.928114.53
TOMLINSON30.696115.09
FIRTH30.696120.96
BUFFIN30.69612,500.00
PECK30.696141.21
WILKINSON30.69614.56
SAVAGE30.696118.12
HIRST30.696121.34
STAPLETON30.696169.28
CUTTS20.464059.00
PRICHARD20.464050.51
PICKLES20.464022.83

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SHAFER10,000.0040.9281
BUFFIN2,500.0030.6961
WALSTON1,428.5710.2320
CHADBURN862.0751.1601
BAUM746.2751.1601
JAGGER674.49235.3364
WARN641.0351.1601
HARGRAVES596.0392.0882
GRAVEL434.7810.2320
ETHERINGTON184.6261.3921
SEAL160.7751.1601
ROOK136.0540.9281
ROGERSON132.0871.6241
WATERHOUSE121.7781.8561
BUTTON117.4261.3921
WROE112.3620.4640
STAPLETON69.2830.6961
CUTTS59.0020.4640
SYKES58.03122.7842
OGDEN57.4271.6241
COLLISON56.5010.2320
ASTON56.2640.9281
HEAP54.7240.9281
EVERETT51.6840.9281
STEEL51.2292.0882
MILES51.12133.0162
PRICHARD50.5120.4640
JUBB46.3010.2320
POTTS41.7261.3921
PECK41.2130.6961
NIXON38.0851.1601
WHITAKER32.8440.9281
COPLEY29.9410.2320
HOLT24.2671.6241
PICKLES22.8320.4640
HEDLEY22.7310.2320
HIRST21.3430.6961
FIRTH20.9630.6961
DAY19.7281.8561
SAVAGE18.1230.6961
BARRETT17.2751.1601
LAMBERT17.0140.9281
HOOK15.6710.2320
TOMLINSON15.0930.6961
FREEMAN14.5340.9281
HOPKINSON14.1810.2320
MARSHALL13.83102.3202
YATES13.5040.9281
PRICE11.9392.0882
GUEST10.8610.2320

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called SHAFER in Shafton 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 0.9281 in Shafton means that 0.9281% of the people in Shafton on census day were called SHAFER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SHAFER 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 SHAFER 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 SHAFER 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 SHAFER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 10,000.00 in Shafton means that you are 10,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SHAFER in Shafton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Shafton in 1881

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

ANTRY (1)  ASTON (4)  BARR (1)  BARRETT (5)  BAUM (5)  BETTREY (4)  BOWRAN (1)  BUFFIN (3)  BUTTON (6)  CHADBURN (5)  CHAPMAN (2)  CLARK (8)  CLOUGH (1)  COOPER (10)  COPLEY (1)  COLLISON (1)  CUTTS (2)  CROSSLEY (1)  DAY (8)  DIXON (5)  DUNHILL (6)  ETHERINGTON (6)  EVERETT (4)  FENSON (2)  FIRTH (3)  FREEMAN (4)  FRITWELL (1)  GIBSON (5)  GORNAL (1)  GOVIER (5)  GRAVEL (1)  GREGORY (2)  GRESON (1)  GUEST (1)  HARGRAVES (9)  HAYSON (3)  HEAP (4)  HEDLEY (1)  HILLINGWORK (1)  HIPPENDALE (1)  HOLT (7)  HOPKINSON (1)  HIRST (3)  HUSCROFT (7)  HOOK (1)  JAGGER (23)  GERVIS (1)  JUBB (1)  LAMBERT (4)  LAWTON (1)  MARSHALL (10)  METHLEY (2)  MIDGELEY (4)  MILES (13)  NASLEHOUSE (6)  MC NICHOL (1)  NIXON (5)  OGDEN (7)  OSTCLIFFE (6)  PECK (3)  PICKLES (2)  POTTS (6)  PRICE (9)  PRICHARD (2)  REDMILE (5)  ROBINSON (5)  ROGERSON (7)  ROOK (4)  WROE (2)  SEAL (5)  SAVAGE (3)  SAYANOR (1)  SCARGILL (1)  SHAFER (4)  SAYNOR (6)  SIMPSON (7)  SMEATON (1)  SMITH (15)  STAPLETON (3)  STEEL (9)  STEPHENSON (1)  SYKES (12)  TENISON (1)  THACKRY (4)  THOMPSON (1)  TOMLINSON (3)  TYAS (1)  VAMPLEW (12)  WALKER (10)  WALSHAW (3)  WALSTON (1)  WARBRO (1)  WARN (5)  WATERHOUSE (8)  WATSON (1)  WHITAKER (4)  WILKINSON (3)  WILSON (1)  WOMICK (1)  WOOD (9)  WORNSALL (7)  YATES (4)