Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bolton By Bowland, Yorkshire

Bolton By Bowland 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
PARKINSON354.9858103.95
WHITTAKER263.703778.22
WILKINSON243.418822.40
ROBERTS212.99157.95
WALKER182.56417.66
HAYHURST182.5641586.32
CLARK162.27927.58
ROBINSON152.13686.70
WILSON152.13684.65
JACKSON141.99437.14
HARGREAVES131.851944.43
CHEW121.7094336.13
SEED111.5670216.96
MOON111.567074.27
COATES111.567042.03
SANDERSON101.424534.48
HARRISON101.42456.42
PARKER101.42457.49
TOMLINSON91.282127.80
TAYLOR91.28212.00
GARTON91.2821260.87
NUTTER91.2821168.22
BRIGGS91.282123.60
DUGDALE81.1396165.63
DEAN81.139616.42
HEATON81.139647.62
DOWNHAM70.9972350.00
CROSSLEY70.997236.33
WADDINGTON70.997261.40
HOWORTH60.8547191.08
LAW60.854718.89
TURNER60.85473.07
RUDD60.854754.20
BANK50.7123746.27
ATKINSON50.71237.31
HAGUE50.712345.29
HOLGATE50.712385.91
LESLIE50.712343.03
CARR50.71239.87
SLINGER50.7123235.85
SALT50.712347.94
BLAND50.712334.34
MASTERS50.712338.46
SCOTT50.71232.82
DRIVER50.712338.43
STOTT50.712322.80
BROTHERTON50.7123140.06
WOLFENDEN40.5698121.95
BARNS40.569888.30
HOWELL40.569813.52

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BLEAZARD1,212.1240.5698
BANK746.2750.7123
QUIGG714.2910.1425
LIFE625.0010.1425
HAYHURST586.32182.5641
KILLINGBECK576.9230.4274
ELLENS434.7810.1425
BILSBOROUGH410.9630.4274
DOWNHAM350.0070.9972
CHEW336.13121.7094
GARTON260.8791.2821
SLINGER235.8550.7123
SEED216.96111.5670
CLINT196.0810.1425
HOWORTH191.0860.8547
NUTTER168.2291.2821
DUGDALE165.6381.1396
MANGAN142.8610.1425
BROTHERTON140.0650.7123
HOLCROFT132.4520.2849
WOLFENDEN121.9540.5698
CORT121.9510.1425
PARKINSON103.95354.9858
BRIGG90.0910.1425
BARNS88.3040.5698
HOLGATE85.9150.7123
WHITTAKER78.22263.7037
FRANKLAND76.9240.5698
MOON74.27111.5670
MELLON68.4910.1425
WADDINGTON61.4070.9972
BROCKLEBANK58.4810.1425
COWGILL56.5010.1425
RUDD54.2060.8547
DILWORTH49.5110.1425
SALT47.9450.7123
HEATON47.6281.1396
BLEASDALE46.5110.1425
HAGUE45.2950.7123
HARGREAVES44.43131.8519
LESLIE43.0350.7123
COATES42.03111.5670
MASTERS38.4650.7123
DRIVER38.4350.7123
BALES38.1710.1425
CROSSLEY36.3370.9972
TETLOW36.1010.1425
SANDERSON34.48101.4245
BLAND34.3450.7123
COATS31.5510.1425

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called BLEAZARD in Bolton By Bowland 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 0.5698 in Bolton By Bowland means that 0.5698% of the people in Bolton By Bowland on census day were called BLEAZARD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BLEAZARD 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 BLEAZARD 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 BLEAZARD 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 BLEAZARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,212.12 in Bolton By Bowland means that you are 1,212.12 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BLEAZARD in Bolton By Bowland than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bolton By Bowland in 1881

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

ATKINSON (5)  AUSTIN (1)  BANK (5)  BARKER (2)  BARNS (4)  BALES (1)  BELL (1)  BENTHAM (1)  BILSBOROUGH (3)  BLACKBURN (4)  BLAND (5)  BLEASDALE (1)  BLEAZARD (4)  BREAKS (9)  BRAITHWAITE (1)  BRIGGS (9)  BRIGG (1)  BROCKLEBANK (1)  BROTHERTON (5)  BROWN (1)  BULCOCK (1)  CAMMASON (1)  CARR (5)  CHEW (12)  CLARK (16)  CLINT (1)  COATES (11)  COATS (1)  CONNSELL (5)  COOK (1)  COOPER (3)  CORT (1)  COWGILL (1)  CRANE (1)  CROSSLEY (7)  CUNDAL (5)  DEAKIN (1)  DEAN (8)  DICKENSON (1)  DILWORTH (1)  DIXON (1)  DOWNHAM (7)  DRIVER (5)  DUGDALE (8)  ELLENS (1)  ELLIS (2)  FELL (2)  FENTON (1)  FISHER (4)  FISHWICK (2)  FOSTER (1)  FRANKLAND (4)  GARNER (1)  GARTON (9)  GELDARD (18)  GRAINGER (1)  GREENBANK (4)  GRIMSHAW (1)  HAGUE (5)  HALL (1)  HAMILTON (2)  HANSON (1)  HARGREAVES (13)  HARRISON (10)  HAYHURST (18)  HEATON (8)  HEPWORTH (2)  HOLCROFT (2)  HOLDEN (4)  HOLGATE (5)  HOWORTH (6)  HOWARTH (1)  HOWELL (4)  JACKSON (14)  JONES (1)  KILLINGBECK (3)  LAMBERT (1)  LAVERACK (2)  LAW (6)  LAWSON (1)  LEACH (2)  LESLIE (5)  LEWETT (6)  LIFE (1)  LITTLE (1)  LUND (1)  MANSELL (1)  MASSEY (2)  MASTERS (5)  MEKINSON (3)  MELLON (1)  MIDDLETON (4)  MOON (11)  MOORBY (1)  MANGAN (1)  MORRIS (1)  NIXON (1)  NUTTER (9)  OLDFIELD (1)  ORMEROD (1)  PARKER (10)  PARKINSON (35)  PEEL (3)  PARREY (1)  PINDER (1)  PLATT (1)  PROCTOR (4)  PYE (1)  QUIGG (1)  RABY (1)  RAWSTON (1)  RIGG (1)  RILEY (1)  ROBERTS (21)  ROBINSON (15)  RUDD (6)  SALT (5)  SANDERSON (10)  SCOTT (5)  SEED (11)  SHEPHERD (3)  SLATER (2)  SLINGER (5)  SPENCE (1)  SPENCER (4)  STEVENSON (1)  STOTT (5)  STRICKLAND (1)  TAYLOR (9)  TETLOW (1)  THORNBER (17)  TODD (1)  TOMLINSON (9)  TOPLIS (2)  TURNER (6)  VARLEY (3)  WADDINGTON (7)  WALKER (18)  WALL (1)  WALLACE (1)  WALTON (2)  WARING (1)  WEBSTER (1)  WHITTAKER (26)  WHITTAN (1)  WILDMAN (1)  WILKINSON (24)  WILSON (15)  WOLFENDEN (4)  WOOLER (9)