Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Acklam, Yorkshire

West Acklam 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
SMITH95.48783.89
HUNT95.487841.32
ROBINSON74.268313.39
HUMPHREY74.2683160.18
MALLORY74.26836,363.64
HUSBAND74.2683729.17
METCALF74.2683210.84
BUCKLE63.6585337.08
RAIN53.04881,724.14
HARKER53.0488289.02
JACKSON53.048810.91
CARTER53.048818.16
HUTCHINSON42.439042.92
WALTON42.439034.66
THOMPSON42.43908.14
WILSON21.21952.66
HARLAND21.2195145.99
CHARLESWORTH21.219594.34
WATSON21.21955.26
BELL21.21956.49
MERRYWEATHER21.2195540.54
GREGORY10.60988.69
ADAMSON10.609823.04
GARBUTT10.609884.75
COCKBURN10.609847.85
HOPTON10.6098222.22
OYSTON10.6098714.29
STEAD10.609829.85
BECK10.609826.11
GRAHAM10.60985.31
SIMPSON10.60983.49
FAIRBAIRN10.609882.64
REGAN10.609859.52
HUDSON10.60987.45
WILKINSON10.60984.00
PEARS10.6098133.33
HERRING10.609859.52
TODD10.609811.98
BOWSER10.6098416.67
SNOWDON10.609881.97
BADLEY10.6098555.56
GENT10.609870.92
SCAIFE10.6098136.99
EDEN10.609859.88
READER10.609870.42
HOWELL10.609814.47
PARKER10.60983.21
HAW10.6098185.19

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MALLORY6,363.6474.2683
RAIN1,724.1453.0488
HUSBAND729.1774.2683
OYSTON714.2910.6098
BADLEY555.5610.6098
MERRYWEATHER540.5421.2195
BOWSER416.6710.6098
BUCKLE337.0863.6585
HARKER289.0253.0488
HOPTON222.2210.6098
METCALF210.8474.2683
HAW185.1910.6098
HUMPHREY160.1874.2683
HARLAND145.9921.2195
SCAIFE136.9910.6098
PEARS133.3310.6098
CHARLESWORTH94.3421.2195
GARBUTT84.7510.6098
FAIRBAIRN82.6410.6098
SNOWDON81.9710.6098
GENT70.9210.6098
READER70.4210.6098
EDEN59.8810.6098
HERRING59.5210.6098
REGAN59.5210.6098
COCKBURN47.8510.6098
HUTCHINSON42.9242.4390
HUNT41.3295.4878
WALTON34.6642.4390
STEAD29.8510.6098
BECK26.1110.6098
ADAMSON23.0410.6098
CARTER18.1653.0488
HOWELL14.4710.6098
ROBINSON13.3974.2683
TODD11.9810.6098
JACKSON10.9153.0488
GREGORY8.6910.6098
THOMPSON8.1442.4390
HUDSON7.4510.6098
BELL6.4921.2195
GRAHAM5.3110.6098
WATSON5.2621.2195
WILKINSON4.0010.6098
SMITH3.8995.4878
SIMPSON3.4910.6098
PARKER3.2110.6098
WILSON2.6621.2195

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 7 people called MALLORY in West Acklam 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 4.2683 in West Acklam means that 4.2683% of the people in West Acklam on census day were called MALLORY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MALLORY 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 MALLORY 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 MALLORY 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 MALLORY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,363.64 in West Acklam means that you are 6,363.64 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MALLORY in West Acklam than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Acklam in 1881

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

ADAMSON (1)  BADLEY (1)  BECK (1)  BELL (2)  BIGMORE (1)  BOWSER (1)  BRECKON (10)  BUCKLE (6)  CARLING (1)  CARTER (5)  CHARLESWORTH (2)  COCKBURN (1)  EDEN (1)  FAIRBAIRN (1)  GARBUTT (1)  GENT (1)  GRAHAM (1)  GREGORY (1)  HARKER (5)  HARLAND (2)  HAW (1)  HERRING (1)  HOPTON (1)  HOWELL (1)  HUDSON (1)  HUMPHREY (7)  HUNT (9)  HUSBAND (7)  HUSTLER (2)  HUTCHINSON (4)  JACKSON (5)  LIVINBURN (1)  MALLORY (7)  MERRYWEATHER (2)  METCALF (7)  NESOM (6)  OYSTON (1)  PARKER (1)  PEARS (1)  RAIN (5)  READER (1)  REGAN (1)  ROBINSON (7)  SCAIFE (1)  SICKLING (5)  SIMPSON (1)  SMITH (9)  SNOWDON (1)  STEAD (1)  SWALRIDGE (1)  THOMPSON (4)  TINDALE (6)  TODD (1)  WALTON (4)  WATSON (2)  WHITMELL (1)  WILKINSON (1)  WILSON (2)