Top surnames from the 1881 census in Skelton In York, Yorkshire

Skelton In York 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
LAURENCE113.5144247.19
HOLIDAY113.51441,250.00
BATESON103.1949510.20
NEWTON103.194941.68
HAW92.8754865.38
FOTHERGILL92.8754502.79
CONNELL82.5559147.06
CLARK82.55598.50
PLACE82.5559487.80
GARBUTT82.5559353.98
SMITH82.55591.81
WHITE72.23646.96
CARR72.236430.99
WILLIS72.236442.07
HUTCHINSON61.916933.75
LONGHURST61.9169291.26
GARLAND61.9169144.58
WARD61.91698.77
KETTLEWELL61.9169625.00
BROWN51.59742.42
DEIGHTON51.5974318.47
MATTERSON41.27802,105.26
HAYDEN41.2780163.93
DAWSON41.278011.59
LOFTHOUSE41.2780171.67
THOMPSON41.27804.27
WATERWORTH30.9585220.59
BELL30.95855.10
RODWELL30.9585177.51
MERCER30.958536.54
CLAYTON20.639011.75
TEMPEST20.6390136.99
MANNING20.639020.10
WARDMAN20.6390250.00
GRAINGER20.639041.58
BULMER20.639080.65
HAWKINS20.63908.83
ATKINSON20.63906.56
SWANN10.319529.24
HAYTON10.319565.36
ABBOTT10.31957.25
JEFFERY10.319514.71
BORTON10.3195322.58
SKINNER10.31956.29
MARSHALL10.31951.90
BIGGS10.319516.95
SAVAGE10.31958.32
GRAY10.31952.24
WALKER10.31950.95
HORNBY10.319528.01

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MATTERSON2,105.2641.2780
HOLIDAY1,250.00113.5144
HAW865.3892.8754
SHAWE714.2910.3195
KETTLEWELL625.0061.9169
BATESON510.20103.1949
FOTHERGILL502.7992.8754
MALLORY500.0010.3195
PLACE487.8082.5559
GARBUTT353.9882.5559
BORTON322.5810.3195
DEIGHTON318.4751.5974
LONGHURST291.2661.9169
WARDMAN250.0020.6390
LAURENCE247.19113.5144
WATERWORTH220.5930.9585
GOODWILL181.8210.3195
RODWELL177.5130.9585
LOFTHOUSE171.6741.2780
HAYDEN163.9341.2780
CONNELL147.0682.5559
GARLAND144.5861.9169
TEMPEST136.9920.6390
MASTERMAN126.5810.3195
HORSMAN90.9110.3195
BATEY81.9710.3195
BULMER80.6520.6390
HAYTON65.3610.3195
WILLIS42.0772.2364
NEWTON41.68103.1949
GRAINGER41.5820.6390
COCKER38.9110.3195
MERCER36.5430.9585
HUTCHINSON33.7561.9169
CARR30.9972.2364
JEFFERSON29.4110.3195
SWANN29.2410.3195
HORNBY28.0110.3195
COLLINSON27.2510.3195
BLOOMFIELD25.1310.3195
JUDD24.5710.3195
MANNING20.1020.6390
AMOS19.4610.3195
BRITTON18.0510.3195
BIGGS16.9510.3195
HORNER16.7810.3195
BLAND15.4110.3195
JEFFERY14.7110.3195
DANIEL14.4710.3195
DUTTON14.1010.3195

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called MATTERSON in Skelton In York 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 1.2780 in Skelton In York means that 1.2780% of the people in Skelton In York on census day were called MATTERSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MATTERSON 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 MATTERSON 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 MATTERSON 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 MATTERSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,105.26 in Skelton In York means that you are 2,105.26 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MATTERSON in Skelton In York than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Skelton In York in 1881

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

ABBOTT (1)  AMOS (1)  J'ANSON (1)  ARCHER (1)  ATKINSON (2)  BARKER (1)  BATESON (10)  BATEY (1)  BELL (3)  BIGGS (1)  BLAND (1)  BLOOMFIELD (1)  BRABEN (1)  BRIGGS (1)  BRITTON (1)  BROADLEY (3)  BROWN (5)  BULMER (2)  BORTON (1)  CARR (7)  CARTER (1)  CHIDSON (1)  CLARK (8)  CLAYTON (2)  COCKER (1)  COLLINSON (1)  CONNELL (8)  CORBORT (1)  DANIEL (1)  DAWSON (4)  DEIGHTON (5)  DUTTON (1)  FISHER (1)  FOTHERGILL (9)  GARBUTT (8)  GARLAND (6)  GOODWILL (1)  GRAINGER (2)  GRAY (1)  GRIFFIN (1)  HALLAWAYE (1)  HOLIDAY (11)  HANCOCK (1)  HAW (9)  HAWKINS (2)  HAYDEN (4)  HAYTON (1)  HICKS (1)  HOBCLAY (1)  HOGG (1)  HOLLAND (1)  HORNBY (1)  HORNER (1)  HORSMAN (1)  HUBY (7)  HUTCHINSON (6)  JAMES (1)  JARROLD (1)  JEFFERSON (1)  JEFFERY (1)  JONES (1)  JUDD (1)  KETTLEWELL (6)  KING (1)  LAURENCE (11)  LEE (1)  LOFTHOUSE (4)  LONGHURST (6)  LORDMAN (1)  MALLORY (1)  MANNING (2)  MARSHALL (1)  MASTERMAN (1)  MATTERSON (4)  MATHEWS (1)  MACKNAY (1)  MERCER (3)  MILNER (1)  MOYSER (15)  NEWTON (10)  PALFREEMAN (1)  PENTY (3)  PLACE (8)  POLLARD (1)  REYNOLDS (1)  RIDSDILL (4)  RODWELL (3)  SAVAGE (1)  SHAWE (1)  SHEPHERD (1)  SKILBECK (1)  SKINNER (1)  SMITH (8)  STAWMAN (1)  STEELE (1)  STEVTON (1)  STERCK (3)  SWANN (1)  TAYLOR (1)  TEMPEST (2)  THOMPSON (4)  THORNTON (1)  TURNPENNY (1)  WALKER (1)  WARD (6)  WARDMAN (2)  WATERWORTH (3)  WATSON (1)  WEIGHILL (1)  WEST (1)  WHITE (7)  WILLIS (7)  WINTERBURN (1)