Top surnames from the 1881 census in Barningham, Yorkshire

Barningham 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
TODD3111.8774233.43
SOWERBY134.9808921.99
SAYER124.5977350.88
ATKINSON124.597747.21
LODGE124.5977252.63
NICHOLSON103.831453.91
BROWN93.44835.23
CHILTON93.4483428.57
ALDERSON83.0651220.99
WATSON72.682011.56
BAINBRIDGE62.2989163.49
WESTMORLAND62.29891,818.18
LEE62.298914.07
HALES51.9157133.33
KIRTLEY41.5326784.31
COATES41.532641.11
LEONARD41.532670.67
DENT41.532680.48
ROBINSON31.14943.60
CLARKSON31.149443.35
HINE31.1494145.63
MORRELL20.766381.63
ELWOOD20.7663416.67
NEWBY20.766376.63
HAIGH20.766322.22
BOWMAN20.766329.33
MOORE20.76633.83
BERRYMAN20.7663137.93
TOMLINSON20.766316.61
BRITTON20.766343.29
STEVENSON20.766310.92
SMITH10.38310.27
BAXTER10.38316.43
WOODLEY10.383142.92
HUTCHINSON10.38316.74
WALTON10.38315.44
CARTER10.38312.28
BRADBURY10.383113.26
SPICER10.383128.49
BILL10.3831107.53
DAVIDSON10.38314.56
KAY10.38317.37
RICHARDSON10.38312.25
WALKER10.38311.14
TILBURY10.383199.01
COLDWELL10.383187.72
RUSHTON10.383118.59
JOHNSON10.38311.14
OLLIVER10.3831185.19
HARRISON10.38311.73

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WESTMORLAND1,818.1862.2989
SOWERBY921.99134.9808
KIRTLEY784.3141.5326
CHILTON428.5793.4483
ELWOOD416.6720.7663
SAYER350.88124.5977
LODGE252.63124.5977
TODD233.433111.8774
ALDERSON220.9983.0651
OLLIVER185.1910.3831
BAINBRIDGE163.4962.2989
HINE145.6331.1494
BERRYMAN137.9320.7663
HALES133.3351.9157
BILL107.5310.3831
TILBURY99.0110.3831
COLDWELL87.7210.3831
MORRELL81.6320.7663
DENT80.4841.5326
NEWBY76.6320.7663
LEONARD70.6741.5326
NICHOLSON53.91103.8314
ATKINSON47.21124.5977
CLARKSON43.3531.1494
BRITTON43.2920.7663
WOODLEY42.9210.3831
COATES41.1141.5326
BOWMAN29.3320.7663
SPICER28.4910.3831
HAIGH22.2220.7663
RUSHTON18.5910.3831
BLAND18.4810.3831
TOMLINSON16.6120.7663
LEE14.0762.2989
BRADBURY13.2610.3831
WATSON11.5672.6820
STEVENSON10.9220.7663
NELSON7.9110.3831
KAY7.3710.3831
HUTCHINSON6.7410.3831
BAXTER6.4310.3831
WALTON5.4410.3831
BROWN5.2393.4483
DAVIDSON4.5610.3831
MOORE3.8320.7663
ROBINSON3.6031.1494
DAWSON3.4810.3831
GRAY2.6810.3831
CARTER2.2810.3831
RICHARDSON2.2510.3831

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 6 people called WESTMORLAND in Barningham 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 2.2989 in Barningham means that 2.2989% of the people in Barningham on census day were called WESTMORLAND.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WESTMORLAND 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 WESTMORLAND 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 WESTMORLAND 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 WESTMORLAND here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,818.18 in Barningham means that you are 1,818.18 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WESTMORLAND in Barningham than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Barningham in 1881

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

ALDERSON (8)  ALLINSON (4)  ALLSOPP (1)  ATKINSON (12)  BAINBRIDGE (6)  BAMBORG (1)  BAXTER (1)  BERRYMAN (2)  BILL (1)  BIRTWISTLE (7)  BLAND (1)  BOWMAN (2)  BRADBURY (1)  BRITTON (2)  BROWN (9)  COLDWELL (1)  CARTER (1)  CHILTON (9)  CLARKSON (3)  COATES (4)  CRAIGH (1)  DAVIDSON (1)  DAWSON (1)  DENT (4)  ELWOOD (2)  GOLDSBROUGH (7)  GRAY (1)  GREENHOW (10)  HALES (5)  HARRISON (1)  HAIGH (2)  HINE (3)  HUTCHINSON (1)  JOHNSON (1)  KAY (1)  KIRTLEY (4)  LEE (6)  LEONARD (4)  LODGE (12)  MC CULLOCK (3)  MOORE (2)  MORRELL (2)  NELSON (1)  NEWBY (2)  NICHOLSON (10)  OLLIVER (1)  RICHARDSON (1)  RIGHTFOOT (1)  ROBINSON (3)  RUSHTON (1)  RUTWORTH (1)  SAYER (12)  SURR (1)  SCORER (1)  SIGSWORTH (2)  SMITH (1)  SOWERBY (13)  SPENSLEY (3)  SPICER (1)  STEVENSON (2)  TALLIER (1)  TILBURY (1)  TODD (31)  TOMLINSON (2)  TONNATT (1)  TRERY (2)  WALKER (1)  WALTON (1)  WATSON (7)  WESTMORLAND (6)  WOODLEY (1)