Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bradleys Both, Yorkshire

Bradleys Both 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
GILL336.420290.73
THORNTON295.6420112.23
WALKER265.058415.11
WATKINSON265.0584431.89
STIRK214.08562,164.95
GREEN203.891113.82
BROWN183.50195.31
BARRON173.3074213.57
SMITH173.30742.34
MAWSON163.1128385.54
SLATER122.334638.56
TOPHAM101.9455265.96
CHAPMAN101.945513.70
HOLMES101.945515.98
MATTOCK101.9455751.88
JONES91.75101.55
THOMPSON91.75105.84
CHESTER91.7510142.86
SHELDON81.5564102.30
WHITAKER81.556455.10
SUNDERLAND71.3619118.64
BREAKELL71.36191,555.56
CLAY61.167356.87
CRABTREE61.167357.97
BLADES61.1673205.48
RILEY61.167314.75
RAW50.9728268.82
EARL50.972874.40
PEEL50.972854.17
FORT50.9728413.22
TOWLER40.7782174.67
WIGGLESWORTH40.7782157.48
SHARP30.58377.00
WHITHAM30.5837100.33
HILL30.58372.29
SUGDEN30.583750.51
WILCOCK30.583741.04
WHITE30.58371.82
FOULDS30.583786.21
LAYCOCK20.389128.33
RAMSDEN20.389121.34
BEESLEY10.194624.21
WILSON10.19460.42
CRAVEN10.194610.08
ASHTON10.19463.97
MIDGLEY10.194614.51
WETHERELL10.1946101.01
HANSON10.19466.03
MAUD10.194686.21
WATERHOUSE10.194612.77

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STIRK2,164.95214.0856
BREAKELL1,555.5671.3619
MATTOCK751.88101.9455
WATKINSON431.89265.0584
FORT413.2250.9728
MAWSON385.54163.1128
RAW268.8250.9728
TOPHAM265.96101.9455
BARRON213.57173.3074
BLADES205.4861.1673
SWIRE196.0810.1946
TOWLER174.6740.7782
WIGGLESWORTH157.4840.7782
CHESTER142.8691.7510
SUNDERLAND118.6471.3619
THORNTON112.23295.6420
SHELDON102.3081.5564
WETHERELL101.0110.1946
WHITHAM100.3330.5837
GILL90.73336.4202
FOULDS86.2130.5837
MAUD86.2110.1946
EARL74.4050.9728
HARDISTY67.5710.1946
CONSTANTINE67.1110.1946
CRABTREE57.9761.1673
CLAY56.8761.1673
WHITAKER55.1081.5564
PEEL54.1750.9728
SUGDEN50.5130.5837
MEDCALF50.0010.1946
WILCOCK41.0430.5837
SLATER38.56122.3346
RIPLEY29.5010.1946
LAYCOCK28.3320.3891
HIRD25.1910.1946
BEESLEY24.2110.1946
RAMSDEN21.3420.3891
HOLMES15.98101.9455
WALKER15.11265.0584
RILEY14.7561.1673
MIDGLEY14.5110.1946
FELL13.8510.1946
GREEN13.82203.8911
CHAPMAN13.70101.9455
WATERHOUSE12.7710.1946
CRAVEN10.0810.1946
SHARP7.0030.5837
HANSON6.0310.1946
THOMPSON5.8491.7510

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 21 people called STIRK in Bradleys Both 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 4.0856 in Bradleys Both means that 4.0856% of the people in Bradleys Both on census day were called STIRK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STIRK 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 STIRK 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 STIRK 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 STIRK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,164.95 in Bradleys Both means that you are 2,164.95 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STIRK in Bradleys Both than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bradleys Both in 1881

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

ACKEMLEY (5)  ACOMB (4)  ASHTON (1)  BARRON (17)  BATES (1)  BEANLAND (1)  BEESLEY (1)  BIRTWHISTLE (7)  BLADES (6)  BRADLEY (1)  BREAKELL (7)  BROWN (18)  CHAPMAN (10)  CHESTER (9)  CLARK (1)  CLAY (6)  COCKSHOTT (9)  CONSTANTINE (1)  CRABTREE (6)  CRAVEN (1)  CURRER (2)  EARL (5)  FELL (1)  FORT (5)  FOULDS (3)  FRENCH (1)  FRIERS (2)  GILL (33)  GREEN (20)  HANSON (1)  HARDISTY (1)  HARROWBY (1)  HARTLEY (1)  HIRD (1)  HEPPENSTALL (1)  HILL (3)  HOGDEN (2)  HOLLINGDRAKE (2)  HOLMES (10)  HOOSON (6)  JONES (9)  KNOWLES (1)  LAYCOCK (2)  LITTLE (1)  MATTOCK (10)  MAUD (1)  MAWSON (16)  O'DONALD (1)  MEDCALF (1)  MIDGLEY (1)  MURGATROYD (2)  PEEL (5)  RAMSDEN (2)  RAW (5)  RILEY (6)  RIPLEY (1)  SHARP (3)  SIDGSWICK (3)  SHELDON (8)  SLATER (12)  SMITH (17)  STIRK (21)  SUGDEN (3)  SUNDERLAND (7)  SWIRE (1)  THOMPSON (9)  THORNTON (29)  THROUP (27)  TODD (1)  TOPHAM (10)  TOWLER (4)  TURNER (1)  WADE (1)  WALKER (26)  WATERHOUSE (1)  WATKINSON (26)  WATSON (1)  WETHERELL (1)  WHITAKER (8)  WHITE (3)  WHITEOAK (3)  WHITHAM (3)  WIGGLESWORTH (4)  WILCOCK (3)  WILSON (1)