Top surnames from the 1881 census in Snainton, Yorkshire

Snainton 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
BESWICK273.4794356.20
SHERWOOD192.4485192.11
HARLAND192.4485293.66
STUBBS192.448592.73
BROWN182.31963.52
STEEL182.319656.91
METCALF141.804189.06
WEBSTER141.804120.74
WATSON141.80417.78
OWSTON131.67532,500.00
HOPPER111.417599.19
PATTISON111.417589.07
ATKINSON101.288713.23
MARSHALL101.28877.68
PERCY101.2887138.12
PEARSON91.15989.98
CROSBY91.159898.04
HALDER91.15982,000.00
ABRAM81.0309286.74
HARDWICK81.030967.40
STONEHOUSE81.0309235.99
LANGTON81.0309129.87
ALLANSON81.0309526.32
WILSON81.03092.24
COCKERILL81.0309213.90
NICHOLLS81.030919.74
SMITH81.03090.73
ROBINSON81.03093.23
JENNISON81.0309588.24
HOLMES81.03098.47
HULL70.902143.16
WARD70.90214.13
JOHNSON70.90212.68
HENDERSON70.90218.30
DICKINSON70.902121.12
LEWIS60.77322.94
RUSSELL60.77326.33
SCRIVENER60.7732176.99
SPENCE60.773223.37
ALLERTON60.7732338.98
BELL60.77324.11
ALLEN60.77324.09
CRAVEN50.644333.38
KING50.64432.96
GIBSON50.64435.31
PRESTON50.644312.90
CROCKER50.644347.98
MORRIS50.64432.89
COOPER50.64432.65
SWALLOW50.644363.86

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
OWSTON2,500.00131.6753
HALDER2,000.0091.1598
HUMPHERYS1,250.0030.3866
MEGGINSON1,142.8640.5155
CALVERY1,000.0010.1289
JENNISON588.2481.0309
ALLANSON526.3281.0309
BESWICK356.20273.4794
ALLERTON338.9860.7732
HARLAND293.66192.4485
JOPLING289.8640.5155
ABRAM286.7481.0309
BIELBY245.9030.3866
CALVERLEY243.9040.5155
WELBORN238.1010.1289
STONEHOUSE235.9981.0309
SWAILES232.5620.2577
GREENLEY227.2710.1289
COCKERILL213.9081.0309
SHERWOOD192.11192.4485
MOORING181.8210.1289
SCRIVENER176.9960.7732
ROGER149.8140.5155
PERCY138.12101.2887
LANGTON129.8781.0309
SEDMAN112.3610.1289
GILLSON109.8910.1289
HOPPER99.19111.4175
CROSBY98.0491.1598
TOWSE98.0410.1289
STUBBS92.73192.4485
RUSTON90.5020.2577
PATTISON89.07111.4175
METCALF89.06141.8041
SPARK87.9830.3866
LANGDALE73.5310.1289
HARDWICK67.4081.0309
DENNISON66.6740.5155
WOODALL64.1040.5155
SWALLOW63.8650.6443
PETCH58.1420.2577
STEEL56.91182.3196
SHEPHARD53.7640.5155
POWEL50.5110.1289
SIMSON49.5110.1289
CROCKER47.9850.6443
LENG46.0810.1289
LEAN44.2510.1289
HULL43.1670.9021
LOWTHER42.1920.2577

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 13 people called OWSTON in Snainton 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 1.6753 in Snainton means that 1.6753% of the people in Snainton on census day were called OWSTON.

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

All the surnames recorded in Snainton in 1881

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

ABRAM (8)  ADDISON (2)  ALLEN (6)  ALLERTON (6)  ALLANSON (8)  ARMSTRONG (1)  ARTHER (3)  ASHTON (1)  ATKINSON (10)  BANKS (1)  BAXTER (1)  BEAL (1)  BIELBY (3)  BEILBY (1)  BELL (6)  BARRY (2)  BESWICK (27)  BOOTH (4)  BOTHAM (3)  BOWES (3)  BOYES (1)  BROOKE (2)  BROWN (18)  CALVERY (1)  BURNETT (1)  BYRON (1)  CAFFNEY (1)  CALVERLEY (4)  CALVERT (1)  CLARKSON (1)  COATES (2)  COCKERILL (8)  COOPER (5)  COVERLEY (1)  COX (1)  CRAVEN (5)  CROCKER (5)  CROSBY (9)  CROSS (1)  DALE (4)  DAVIES (1)  DENNISON (4)  DICKINSON (7)  DYMOCK (2)  DICKSON (4)  DOHSON (4)  DOWSLAND (6)  EDDEN (1)  FEWSTER (2)  FINNIGAN (1)  FITZGERALD (1)  FOSTER (2)  FOWLER (1)  FOXTON (4)  GALLIWAY (1)  GIBSON (5)  GILLSON (1)  GLADDERS (1)  GREENHELD (1)  GRIFFELS (1)  GRIFFITH (4)  GREENLEY (1)  HAILBEY (8)  HALDER (9)  HALL (4)  HARDWICK (8)  HARLAND (19)  HARRISON (3)  HARTAS (1)  HASEWELL (1)  HAWES (4)  HAWKWELL (1)  HAYFIELD (1)  HAINES (1)  HENDERSON (7)  HILVINGTON (1)  HODGSON (2)  HOLAD (1)  HOLMES (8)  HOPPER (11)  HULL (7)  HUMPHERYS (3)  HUTCHINSON (1)  JENNISON (8)  JENNINGS (1)  JOHNSON (7)  JOPLING (4)  JOWSEY (1)  JOINER (1)  KELD (6)  KILVINGTON (1)  KING (5)  KIRBY (1)  LEAN (1)  LANGDALE (1)  LANGTON (8)  LENG (1)  LEPPINGTON (2)  LEWIS (6)  LIGHTFOOT (1)  LOWNSBOROUGH (7)  LOWTHER (2)  LUNLEY (1)  LYONS (1)  MAIDMENT (4)  MARFLITT (5)  MARSHALL (10)  MEDD (1)  MEGGINSON (4)  MELLIONS (1)  METCALF (14)  MILNER (3)  MINBER (1)  MOORING (1)  MORRIS (5)  NESFIED (3)  NESFIELD (1)  NICHOLLS (8)  OWSTON (13)  PATEMAN (5)  PATTISON (11)  PEARCE (1)  PEARSON (9)  PERCY (10)  PETCH (2)  PLAXTON (2)  POWEL (1)  PRESTON (5)  QUARRIE (1)  RAINE (1)  REYNOLDS (1)  RIDSDALL (3)  ROBINSON (8)  ROBSON (1)  ROGER (4)  ROWLEY (1)  RUSSELL (6)  RUSTON (2)  SCRIVENER (6)  SEDMAN (1)  SHEPHERD (2)  SHEPHARD (4)  SHEPHARDSON (1)  SHERWOOD (19)  SIMPSON (4)  SIMSON (1)  SKELTON (2)  SKILBECK (8)  SLUFELEY (1)  SMITH (8)  SOLLIT (1)  SOWERBY (1)  SPARK (3)  SPAVEN (7)  SPENCE (6)  STEADMAN (1)  STEEL (18)  STERICKER (7)  STEPHENSON (2)  STEPHINSON (1)  STONEHOUSE (8)  STORRY (17)  STUBBS (19)  SUMMERSGILL (2)  SWAILES (2)  SWALLOW (5)  SWALWELL (4)  TATE (1)  TAYLOR (2)  TOOTAL (1)  TOWSE (1)  TROWNALL (1)  TROWSDALE (2)  TROWSDALL (8)  THRUSSELL (1)  UMPLEBY (2)  WALTON (1)  WARD (7)  WARNER (1)  WATSON (14)  WELBORN (1)  WEBSTER (14)  WICKHAM (1)  WILKINSON (2)  WILLIAMSON (2)  WILSON (8)  WOODALL (4)  WOODHOUSE (1)  YARDLEY (1)