Top surnames from the 1881 census in Silsden, Yorkshire

Silsden 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
CLARKSON566.5574247.35
TILLOTSON374.33261,121.21
JACKSON354.098414.66
SMITH313.63002.57
FORTUNE303.5129672.65
LONGBOTTOM263.0445342.56
LAYCOCK212.4590179.03
INMAN192.2248327.02
FORT182.1077895.52
SHUTTLEWORTH171.9906167.82
LAMBERT161.873534.33
WADE151.756443.89
HANSON151.756454.43
MASON151.756413.06
DRIVER141.639388.50
BRADLEY141.639320.42
SPENCER131.522216.67
DAWSON131.522213.81
NEWTON121.405218.34
JOWETT121.4052128.89
COWLING121.4052159.79
SUGDEN121.4052121.46
MITCHELL111.28816.35
CRYER101.1710212.77
ROBERTS101.17103.11
BELL101.17106.23
BOOTH91.053910.68
LUND80.936886.49
GILL80.936813.24
HARRIS80.93683.69
TAYLOR80.93681.46
RUDDOCK70.8197265.15
WIGGLESWORTH70.8197165.88
WALKER70.81972.45
MATHERS60.7026118.11
BUTTERFIELD60.702652.59
DOYLE60.702628.86
PAGET60.7026131.87
COOPER60.70262.89
SHACKLETON60.702662.44
MUNRO60.702615.74
BARRETT60.702610.46
SIMPSON50.58553.35
ELLISON50.585527.72
SAVILLE50.585564.43
JENNISON50.5855333.33
STEPHENSON40.46848.19
PICKARD40.468433.59
HORNE40.468421.52
MOORE40.46842.34

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TILLOTSON1,121.21374.3326
FORT895.52182.1077
FORTUNE672.65303.5129
LONGBOTTOM342.56263.0445
JENNISON333.3350.5855
INMAN327.02192.2248
RUDDOCK265.1570.8197
CLARKSON247.35566.5574
CRYER212.77101.1710
LICKLEY200.0010.1171
LAYCOCK179.03212.4590
SHUTTLEWORTH167.82171.9906
WIGGLESWORTH165.8870.8197
COWLING159.79121.4052
PAGET131.8760.7026
JOWETT128.89121.4052
SUGDEN121.46121.4052
MATHERS118.1160.7026
DRIVER88.50141.6393
LUND86.4980.9368
SAVILLE64.4350.5855
SHACKLETON62.4460.7026
SCARR61.7310.1171
VERITY54.9520.2342
HANSON54.43151.7564
NEILL53.1030.3513
HEY52.8440.4684
BUTTERFIELD52.5960.7026
WIDDOP51.8110.1171
GALT51.5510.1171
RICKARD51.4630.3513
WADE43.89151.7564
BOYER37.1710.1171
LAMBERT34.33161.8735
BARON33.9430.3513
PICKARD33.5940.4684
TAGGART30.9610.1171
TOBIN29.2410.1171
DOYLE28.8660.7026
GARDEN28.0110.1171
ELLISON27.7250.5855
HEAPS26.8810.1171
HORNE21.5240.4684
BOTTOMLEY21.1030.3513
HOLDSWORTH20.8530.3513
PRINCE20.7140.4684
BRADLEY20.42141.6393
MANSON20.0220.2342
LODGE19.3230.3513
YARDLEY18.4510.1171

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 37 people called TILLOTSON in Silsden 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 4.3326 in Silsden means that 4.3326% of the people in Silsden on census day were called TILLOTSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TILLOTSON 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 TILLOTSON 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 TILLOTSON 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 TILLOTSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,121.21 in Silsden means that you are 1,121.21 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TILLOTSON in Silsden than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Silsden in 1881

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

ADDYMAN (1)  ASHELOTT (3)  ATKINSON (1)  BARKER (1)  BARRETT (6)  BARON (3)  BARTON (2)  BELL (10)  BARRY (1)  BERRY (4)  BLAKEY (1)  BLOND (4)  BOOTH (9)  BOTTOMLEY (3)  BOYER (1)  BRADLEY (14)  BREARE (6)  BROADLEY (1)  BUTTERFIELD (6)  CALVERT (2)  CARTER (1)  CHEESEBOROUGH (1)  CLARKE (1)  CLARKSON (56)  CLOUGH (1)  COCKSHOT (1)  COOK (2)  COOPER (6)  COWLING (12)  CRYER (10)  DAWSON (13)  DOYLE (6)  DRIVER (14)  ELLIS (1)  ELLISON (5)  ETHERINGTON (1)  FORD (1)  FORT (18)  FORTUNE (30)  FRANKLAND (1)  GALT (1)  GARDEN (1)  GILL (8)  GLOVER (2)  GREEN (3)  HANSON (15)  HARDCASTLE (1)  HARRIS (8)  HEY (4)  HAIGHS (1)  HEAPS (1)  HINDLE (1)  HOLDSWORTH (3)  HOLLINGDRAKE (5)  HOLMES (2)  HOLONWORTH (3)  HOLOWORTH (3)  HOPKINS (1)  HORNE (4)  HUDSON (4)  HUFFINGTON (4)  HUMPHREYS (2)  INMAN (19)  JACKSON (35)  JENNISON (5)  JEFFREY (1)  JOBLING (10)  JONES (1)  JOWETT (12)  KENNIARD (1)  LAMBERT (16)  LAND (1)  LAYCOCK (21)  LEE (1)  LICKLEY (1)  LIDDOP (4)  LODGE (3)  LONGBOTTOM (26)  LUND (8)  MASON (15)  MANSON (2)  MATHERS (6)  MC MILLAN (2)  TAGGART (1)  MIDDLETON (2)  MITCHELL (11)  MOORE (4)  MUNRO (6)  NEILL (3)  NETHERWOOD (2)  NEWTON (12)  PAGET (6)  PALMER (4)  PICKARD (4)  PRINCE (4)  RHODES (2)  RICKARD (3)  ROBERTS (10)  RUDDOCK (7)  SAVILLE (5)  SAWLEY (2)  SCARR (1)  SCOTT (3)  SHACKLETON (6)  SHERIDEN (1)  SHUTTLEWORTH (17)  SIMPSON (5)  SMITH (31)  SPENCER (13)  STEPHENSON (4)  SUGDEN (12)  SUMMERSCALES (4)  SUMMERSCALE (11)  TATTERSON (1)  TAYLOR (8)  THORNBER (11)  THROUP (26)  TILLOTARD (1)  TILLOTSON (37)  TOBIN (1)  VERITY (2)  WADDINGTON (2)  WADE (15)  WALKER (7)  WHITTAKER (1)  WHITE (1)  WIDDOP (1)  WIGGLESWORTH (7)  WINTERBURN (6)  WRIGHT (3)  YARDLEY (1)