Top surnames from the 1881 census in Shelley, Yorkshire

Shelley 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
BARDEN643.7803989.18
SMITH472.77611.97
HAIGH422.480871.97
LOCKWOOD412.4217109.66
MOSLEY402.3627250.94
BLACKER402.3627723.33
BERRY392.303629.03
ARMITAGE372.185585.69
TAYLOR362.12643.33
FITTON352.0673183.82
LODGE352.0673113.71
ADDY342.0083471.57
PEACE331.9492214.98
BROOK311.831147.50
STRINGER281.653983.04
KILNER271.5948381.36
CARTWRIGHT271.594841.84
KAYE271.5948106.42
SHAW261.53578.36
ROBERTS261.53574.08
WORTLEY241.4176467.84
GREEN211.24044.40
RAMSDEN211.240468.03
GILL201.181316.70
HOYLE191.122348.63
GOLDTHORPE181.0632433.73
STEPHENSON171.004117.55
EARNSHAW171.004181.22
HILL171.00413.94
WOOD171.00413.15
SUTCLIFF150.8860617.28
SYKES150.886018.46
GAUNT140.826983.98
DYSON140.826925.53
KENWORTHY140.8269124.22
SILVERWOOD140.8269386.74
HIRST130.767923.54
COPLEY130.767999.16
NOWELL130.7679163.52
COOK110.64973.27
KERSHAW110.649720.15
MATTHEWS110.64977.45
LISTER100.590720.72
FARRINGTON100.590768.73
BOOTH90.53165.39
LEE90.53163.25
GARNER80.472514.95
CROSLAND80.4725130.51
ROLLINSON80.472587.53
ALDERSON80.472534.06

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TURKIN15,000.0030.1772
BARDEN989.18643.7803
BLACKER723.33402.3627
SUTCLIFF617.28150.8860
ADDY471.57342.0083
WORTLEY467.84241.4176
GOLDTHORPE433.73181.0632
SILVERWOOD386.74140.8269
KILNER381.36271.5948
OGRAM303.0320.1181
HINCHCLIFF300.0060.3544
MOSLEY250.94402.3627
PEACE214.98331.9492
BEDDARD191.3940.2363
FITTON183.82352.0673
NOWELL163.52130.7679
BROWNRIGG136.9930.1772
CROSLAND130.5180.4725
KENWORTHY124.22140.8269
LODGE113.71352.0673
LOCKWOOD109.66412.4217
KAYE106.42271.5948
MONKHOUSE101.5240.2363
COPLEY99.16130.7679
ROLLINSON87.5380.4725
ARMITAGE85.69372.1855
GAUNT83.98140.8269
STRINGER83.04281.6539
EARNSHAW81.22171.0041
HAIGH71.97422.4808
FARRINGTON68.73100.5907
HARBOUR68.4930.1772
RAMSDEN68.03211.2404
SHERIFF63.5630.1772
JAGGER52.2070.4135
HOYLE48.63191.1223
BROOK47.50311.8311
CARTWRIGHT41.84271.5948
BARRACLOUGH41.7770.4135
BATLEY40.9330.1772
SAXON35.6520.1181
ALDERSON34.0680.4725
BURDETT33.4740.2363
LEAR30.3330.1772
BERRY29.03392.3036
MOORHOUSE28.6460.3544
HEY26.6740.2363
OATES26.5470.4135
HOPWOOD25.9250.2953
SHEARD25.7940.2363

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called TURKIN in Shelley 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 0.1772 in Shelley means that 0.1772% of the people in Shelley on census day were called TURKIN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TURKIN 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 TURKIN 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 TURKIN 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 TURKIN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 15,000.00 in Shelley means that you are 15,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TURKIN in Shelley than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Shelley in 1881

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

ADDY BROOK (10)  ALDERSON (8)  ARMITAGE (37)  ATKINSON (2)  AUCKLAND (7)  BARDEN (64)  BARKER (6)  BARLOW (1)  BARROWCLOUGH (7)  BARRACLOUGH (7)  BATLEY (3)  BATTYE (10)  BECKWITH (1)  BEDDARD (4)  BEDFORD (4)  BELL (3)  BERRY (39)  BEST (1)  BLACKER (40)  BOWKER (4)  BOOTH (9)  BOTTOMLEY (3)  BOTTRILL (6)  BRADFORD (4)  BRAITHWAITE (1)  BROADBENT (1)  BROCKHILL (7)  BROOK (31)  BROOKE (2)  BROWNHILL (10)  BROWNRIGG (3)  BUCKLEY (2)  BURDETT (4)  BUTCHER (2)  CAIRNS (1)  CARTER (6)  CARTWRIGHT (27)  CHILD (3)  COLBECK (1)  COOK (11)  COPLEY (13)  CROSLAND (8)  CROWTHER (5)  DANIEL (5)  DAWSON (7)  DICKINSON (7)  DOUGLASS (2)  DOUGLAS (5)  DRAKE (1)  DYSON (14)  EARNSHAW (17)  ADDY (34)  EMMOTT (21)  FARRINGTON (10)  FELL (4)  FISHER (6)  FITTON (35)  GARNER (8)  GAUNT (14)  GAWTHORPE (1)  GILL (20)  GIONEN (2)  GOLDTHORP (24)  GOLDTHORPE (18)  GRAHAM (3)  GREEN (21)  GREENWOOD (3)  GRUNWELL (3)  GUEST (3)  HALL (7)  HELLAWELL (2)  HANSON (1)  HARRIMAN (1)  HARRISON (2)  HAIGH (42)  HEY (4)  HEELEY (11)  HARBOUR (3)  HERBERT (1)  HEYWOOD (1)  HILL (17)  HINCHCLIFF (6)  HOLDEN (1)  HOPKIN (1)  HOPKINSON (4)  HOPWOOD (5)  HORNCASTLE (1)  HORTON (4)  HOWE (5)  HOYLE (19)  HIRST (13)  ILLINWORTH (1)  INGHAM (1)  JACKSON (3)  JAGGAR (14)  JAGGER (7)  JONES (1)  KAYE (27)  KENWORTHY (14)  KERSHAW (11)  KILNER (27)  KIRK (6)  NOWELL (13)  KNOWLES (3)  LEAR (3)  LAWTON (2)  LEECH (1)  LEE (9)  LISTER (10)  LOCKWOOD (41)  LODGE (35)  LOWSE (1)  MALIN (1)  MARTIN (1)  MATTHEWMAN (5)  MATTHEWS (11)  MELLOR (7)  METCALFE (5)  METTRICK (11)  MIDGLEY (4)  MITCHELL (4)  MONKHOUSE (4)  MOORHOUSE (6)  MORAN (4)  MORLEY (7)  MORTON (1)  MOSLEY (40)  MOUNTAIN (1)  MOXON (7)  NOBLE (4)  NORTH (5)  OATES (7)  OGRAM (2)  PARKIN (3)  PEACE (33)  PEARSON (1)  PYRAH (1)  PICKARD (1)  PICKFORD (1)  POOL (1)  RAMSDEN (21)  ROLLINSON (8)  REDGWICK (1)  ROBERTS (26)  ROBINSON (8)  ROURKE (1)  ROWLEY (6)  RUSBY (1)  SANDERSON (2)  SAXON (2)  SCHOFIELD (2)  SENIOR (6)  SHAW (26)  SHEARD (4)  SHERIFF (3)  SILVERWOOD (14)  SLATER (5)  SMITH (47)  SPENCER (5)  SPIVEY (1)  STEPHENSON (17)  STRINGER (28)  SUTCLIFF (15)  SUTCLIFFE (2)  SYKES (15)  TAYLOR (36)  THICKETT (9)  THORP (4)  TILBURN (4)  TINKER (1)  TOWNEND (27)  TUNNACLIFFE (3)  TURKIN (3)  TRUMBLE (1)  TURNER (1)  WADE (5)  WAINWRIGHT (3)  WALKER (1)  WOMERSLEY (5)  WARING (1)  WHITTAKER (5)  WHITE (1)  WHITELEY (2)  WILLIAMS (1)  WILSON (3)  WOOFFENDEN (1)  WOOD (17)  WORTLEY (24)  WRIGHT (3)  YOUNG (1)