Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Clayton, Yorkshire

West Clayton 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
BEDFORD624.3145181.82
LOCKWOOD372.5748116.57
EXLEY342.3660497.80
SHAW332.296512.50
BURTON332.296526.96
BUCKLEY312.157339.63
HEPWORTH281.9485170.84
SYKES261.809337.71
HANSON211.461445.28
FIRTH211.461444.01
TINKER201.3918275.48
HALL191.32224.49
SHEARD191.3222144.38
BLACKER171.1830361.70
HARDY171.183019.75
HAIGH171.183034.32
MARSDEN151.043825.21
TURTON140.974386.74
SMITH140.97430.69
EARNSHAW130.904773.16
HINCHLIFFE130.9047104.84
KAYE130.904760.35
ARMITAGE130.904735.47
ROBINSON130.90472.84
HARDCASTLE130.9047102.36
GELDER120.8351301.51
CROSSLAND120.835195.01
LODGE120.835145.92
MOODY110.765529.31
STRINGER110.765538.43
MOSLEY110.765581.30
BARRACLOUGH110.765577.36
HIRST110.765523.46
BOOTH100.69597.06
MACKENZIE100.695924.86
HALLAS100.6959186.57
SCHOFIELD100.695912.84
BATLEY90.6263144.69
WOODHEAD90.626333.41
STANLEY90.626316.29
HINCHLIFF90.6263396.48
HUTCHINSON90.626311.03
POTTS90.626318.77
PICKLES90.626330.82
HUNT80.55674.19
HOLMES80.55674.57
BURGESS80.55678.02
COPLEY80.556771.88
GREEN80.55671.98
DYSON80.556717.19

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
EXLEY497.80342.3660
HINCHLIFF396.4890.6263
BLACKER361.70171.1830
GELDER301.51120.8351
TINKER275.48201.3918
WICKSON266.6720.1392
NUSSEY212.7720.1392
CUDWORTH189.5740.2784
HALLAS186.57100.6959
BEDFORD181.82624.3145
HEPWORTH170.84281.9485
LANES169.4920.1392
BATLEY144.6990.6263
SHEARD144.38191.3222
ROBIN139.8640.2784
WAITES138.5050.3479
LOCKWOOD116.57372.5748
ADDY114.3870.4871
POPPLEWELL106.1650.3479
TETLOW105.8260.4175
HINCHLIFFE104.84130.9047
HARDCASTLE102.36130.9047
DENBY100.5060.4175
CROSSLAND95.01120.8351
TURTON86.74140.9743
BECKWITH82.8470.4871
CARTLEDGE82.7660.4175
NORBURY82.6460.4175
MOSLEY81.30110.7655
COLDWELL79.4950.3479
BARRACLOUGH77.36110.7655
EARNSHAW73.16130.9047
COPLEY71.8880.5567
NEWSOME67.7670.4871
MACGREGOR66.6740.2784
HARGRAVE65.0830.2088
KAYE60.35130.9047
SWALES59.7060.4175
PEASE55.1530.2088
HALSALL52.8440.2784
JAGGER52.7260.4175
BOWLEY50.7040.2784
LODGE45.92120.8351
HANSON45.28211.4614
FIRTH44.01211.4614
HIGSON43.5340.2784
HALSTEAD41.8150.3479
BUCKLEY39.63312.1573
STRINGER38.43110.7655
LITTLEWOOD37.8070.4871

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 34 people called EXLEY in West Clayton 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 2.3660 in West Clayton means that 2.3660% of the people in West Clayton on census day were called EXLEY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called EXLEY 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 EXLEY 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 EXLEY 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 EXLEY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 497.80 in West Clayton means that you are 497.80 times as likely to find someone with the surname of EXLEY in West Clayton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Clayton in 1881

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

A...RAM (3)  AKEROYD (12)  AKROYD (6)  ARMITAGE (13)  ATACK (1)  AWTY (4)  BALL (1)  BARBER (5)  BARRACLOUGH (11)  BARROUGHCLOUGH (9)  BATLEY (9)  BEAL (4)  BEEVERS (1)  BEEVER (12)  BECKWITH (7)  BEDFORD (62)  BELL (8)  BENNETT (1)  BILLS (1)  BLACKER (17)  BALINE (1)  BOOTH (10)  BOTTOMLEY (2)  BEAULAND (9)  BOWLEY (4)  BRADFORD (1)  BRIGHT (1)  BROOKS (1)  BROWN (8)  BUCKLEY (31)  BURGESS (8)  BURTON (33)  BUTLIN (2)  COLDWELL (5)  CARR (1)  CARTER (1)  CARTLEDGE (6)  CHARLESWORTH (1)  COCKHILL (3)  COOPER (1)  COPLEY (8)  CROSSLAND (12)  CUDWORTH (4)  DAWSON (1)  DENBY (6)  DICKINSON (7)  DIXON (5)  DODGSON (2)  DRANSFIELD (2)  DYSON (8)  EARNSHAW (13)  EASTWOOD (1)  ADDY (7)  ELLIS (3)  ELY (1)  EMMETT (4)  EMMOT (4)  ENGLAND (2)  ETCHELL (3)  EXLEY (34)  FALLAS (2)  FALLOON (3)  FIRTH (21)  FISHER (1)  FOSTER (8)  FUZZARD (2)  GELDER (12)  GILL (4)  GOODWORTH (9)  GORE (1)  GREEN (8)  GREENALL (6)  GUNSON (25)  HALL (19)  HELLEWELL (7)  HALSALL (4)  HALSTEAD (5)  HANSON (21)  HARDCASTLE (13)  HARDY (17)  HARGRAVE (3)  HARTLEY (4)  HAIGH (17)  HEY (2)  HEARN (3)  HEPWORTH (28)  HESLOP (3)  HEYWOOD (1)  HIGSON (4)  HILL (1)  HINCHLIFFE (13)  HINCHLIFF (9)  HINCHCLIFFE (1)  HOULDEN (2)  HOLDEN (3)  HALLAS (10)  HOLMES (8)  HORBURY (6)  HORSFALL (2)  HUDSON (2)  HUNT (8)  HIRST (11)  HUTCHINSON (9)  IDER (1)  JACKSON (3)  JAGGER (6)  JENKINSON (1)  JENNINGS (1)  JOHNSON (8)  KAYE (13)  KELLY (4)  KITTON (2)  LEAKE (2)  LEAK (1)  LANES (2)  LAWTON (6)  LEE (1)  LISLES (1)  LILY (1)  LITTLEWOOD (7)  LOCKWOOD (37)  LODGE (12)  MALLINSON (4)  MANN (2)  MARSDEN (15)  MARSHALL (8)  MATTHEWMAN (2)  MATTHEWS (7)  MACGREGOR (4)  MC ELROY (1)  MACKENZIE (10)  MOODY (11)  MOORHOUSE (4)  MOSLEY (11)  MOSSOP (6)  MOXON (2)  MUNRO (1)  NEEDHAM (3)  NEWSOME (7)  NEWTON (5)  NORBURY (6)  NUSSEY (2)  ODGEN (1)  OGDEN (2)  PALMER (1)  PARKIN (7)  PEACE (4)  PEASE (3)  PEEL (6)  PENROSE (1)  PICKLES (9)  WHITEHEAD (PICKLES) (4)  PIPER (1)  POPPLEWELL (5)  POTTS (9)  PRIESTLEY (3)  PROCTOR (1)  WRAY (2)  RAMSDEN (1)  RAWDEN (2)  REDGWICK (8)  RICHARDSON (4)  ROBIN (4)  ROBINSON (13)  SAVILLE (1)  SCHOFIELD (10)  SCHOLEFIELD (6)  SCINOR (7)  SENIOR (3)  SHAW (33)  SHEARD (19)  SHOSTER (4)  SLATER (3)  SMITH (14)  STAFFORD (6)  STANLEY (9)  STRINGER (11)  STRUTT (2)  SUGDEN (1)  SWALES (6)  SWIFT (3)  SWINDEN (2)  SYKES (26)  TAYLOR (7)  TETLOW (6)  THISTLETHWAITE (4)  THOMAS (2)  TINKER (20)  TOWNEND (14)  TOWNSEND (3)  TURNER (8)  TURTON (14)  TYAS (3)  WADDINGTON (1)  WADSWORTH (3)  WAGSTAFF (6)  WAINWRIGHT (4)  WALKER (1)  WALSHAW (4)  WARD (8)  WATERTON (1)  WATSON (2)  WHARAM (23)  WHITE (1)  WHITEHEAD (5)  WHITTAM (1)  WHITTLES (4)  WHITTLE (4)  WICKSON (2)  WILKINSON (6)  WILSON (1)  WOOD (7)  WOODHEAD (9)  WAITES (5)