Top surnames from the 1881 census in Sutton In Pontefract, Yorkshire

Sutton In Pontefract 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
BRAMHAM820.512811,428.57
LAXTON717.94875,833.33
SMITH410.25647.26
GRACE410.2564769.23
LAURIE37.6923882.35
ROBERTS25.128213.63
COULTAS25.12822,500.00
HARRISON12.564111.55
WALSH12.564148.08
PRICE12.564114.64
HOLT12.564138.31
HALL12.56418.72
BUCKLE12.5641238.10
HILLYARD12.56411,000.00

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRAMHAM11,428.57820.5128
LAXTON5,833.33717.9487
COULTAS2,500.0025.1282
HILLYARD1,000.0012.5641
LAURIE882.3537.6923
GRACE769.23410.2564
BUCKLE238.1012.5641
WALSH48.0812.5641
HOLT38.3112.5641
PRICE14.6412.5641
ROBERTS13.6325.1282
HARRISON11.5512.5641
HALL8.7212.5641
SMITH7.26410.2564

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 8 people called BRAMHAM in Sutton In Pontefract 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 20.5128 in Sutton In Pontefract means that 20.5128% of the people in Sutton In Pontefract on census day were called BRAMHAM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRAMHAM 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 BRAMHAM 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 BRAMHAM 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 BRAMHAM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 11,428.57 in Sutton In Pontefract means that you are 11,428.57 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRAMHAM in Sutton In Pontefract than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Sutton In Pontefract in 1881

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

BRAMHAM (8)  BUCKLE (1)  COULTAS (2)  GRACE (4)  HALL (1)  HARRISON (1)  HILLYARD (1)  HOLT (1)  LAURIE (3)  LAXTON (7)  LAISTER (1)  NETHERWOOD (1)  PRICE (1)  ROBERTS (2)  SMITH (4)  WALSH (1)