Top surnames from the 1881 census in Barlow, Yorkshire

Barlow 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
LIVSEY3315.86544,459.46
VAUSE157.21154,687.50
MARSHALL136.250037.26
SMITH83.84622.72
ATKINSON73.365434.55
LISTER73.3654118.04
LAYCOCK73.3654244.76
STONES62.8846242.92
DENNISON62.8846372.67
LEEK62.8846594.06
MUMBY52.4038833.33
CALVERT41.923194.34
BRAMLEY41.9231210.53
BRITTAIN41.9231248.45
HOLEY41.92312,857.14
GOODALL41.923189.89
WATSON41.92318.29
RHODES31.442331.06
HOLMAN31.4423101.69
GRAY31.442310.10
SANDERSON31.442334.92
BATTERSBY20.9615136.05
SHAW20.96155.23
EMANUEL20.9615500.00
PEARSON20.96158.28
FLETCHER20.96158.42
TENNANT20.961590.09
BLACKBURN20.961525.51
HINCHCLIFFE20.9615157.48
STINSON10.4808454.55
MORLEY10.480812.03
FOX10.48085.18
WILSON10.48081.05
RODGER10.480834.25
LEAKE10.4808117.65
BARKER10.48083.67
SCOTT10.48081.90
WHITEHEAD10.48087.11
ROBINSON10.48081.51
RANDS10.4808163.93
STOKER10.480870.92
SIDDALL10.480865.79
BANKS10.48089.37
MACKAY10.480813.30
FELL10.480834.25
DALE10.480811.38
RIPLEY10.480872.99
HORSFIELD10.480871.43
SWAIN10.480824.94
BRIGGS10.48088.85

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
VAUSE4,687.50157.2115
LIVSEY4,459.463315.8654
HOLEY2,857.1441.9231
MUMBY833.3352.4038
LEEK594.0662.8846
EMANUEL500.0020.9615
STINSON454.5510.4808
DENNISON372.6762.8846
BRITTAIN248.4541.9231
LAYCOCK244.7673.3654
STONES242.9262.8846
BRAMLEY210.5341.9231
RANDS163.9310.4808
HINCHCLIFFE157.4820.9615
BATTERSBY136.0520.9615
LISTER118.0473.3654
LEAKE117.6510.4808
HOLMAN101.6931.4423
RABY100.0010.4808
CALVERT94.3441.9231
TENNANT90.0920.9615
GOODALL89.8941.9231
RIPLEY72.9910.4808
HORSFIELD71.4310.4808
STOKER70.9210.4808
SIDDALL65.7910.4808
MARSHALL37.26136.2500
SANDERSON34.9231.4423
ATKINSON34.5573.3654
FELL34.2510.4808
RODGER34.2510.4808
RHODES31.0631.4423
BLACKBURN25.5120.9615
SWAIN24.9410.4808
MACKAY13.3010.4808
MORLEY12.0310.4808
DALE11.3810.4808
GRAY10.1031.4423
BANKS9.3710.4808
BRIGGS8.8510.4808
FLETCHER8.4220.9615
WATSON8.2941.9231
PEARSON8.2820.9615
WHITEHEAD7.1110.4808
SHAW5.2320.9615
FOX5.1810.4808
BARKER3.6710.4808
SMITH2.7283.8462
SCOTT1.9010.4808
ROBINSON1.5110.4808

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 15 people called VAUSE in Barlow 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 7.2115 in Barlow means that 7.2115% of the people in Barlow on census day were called VAUSE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called VAUSE 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 VAUSE 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 VAUSE 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 VAUSE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 4,687.50 in Barlow means that you are 4,687.50 times as likely to find someone with the surname of VAUSE in Barlow than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Barlow in 1881

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

ARNATT (1)  ATKINSON (7)  BANKS (1)  BARKER (1)  BATTERSBY (2)  BLACKBURN (2)  BRIGGS (1)  BRITTAIN (4)  BROADLEY (1)  BRAMLEY (4)  CALVERT (4)  DALE (1)  DENNISON (6)  EMANUEL (2)  FEATON (2)  FELL (1)  FLETCHER (2)  FOX (1)  GOODALL (4)  GRAY (3)  HINCHCLIFFE (2)  HOLEY (4)  HOLMAN (3)  HORNCASTLE (2)  HORSFIELD (1)  HOWCROFT (1)  JEWITT (1)  LEEK (6)  LEAKE (1)  LAYCOCK (7)  LISTER (7)  LIVSEY (33)  MARSHALL (13)  MAUDE (1)  MACKAY (1)  MORLEY (1)  MORRITT (1)  MUMBY (5)  PANTERY (1)  PEARSON (2)  RABY (1)  RANDS (1)  RHODES (3)  RIPLEY (1)  ROBINSON (1)  RODGER (1)  SANDERSON (3)  SCOTT (1)  SHAW (2)  SIDDALL (1)  SMITH (8)  STEELS (10)  STINSON (1)  STOKER (1)  STONES (6)  SWAIN (1)  TENNANT (2)  VAUSE (15)  WATSON (4)  WHITEHEAD (1)  WILSON (1)