Top surnames from the 1881 census in Danby Wiske, Yorkshire

Danby Wiske 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
METCALFE113.8328167.94
CARTER93.135918.68
FOSTER93.135923.46
CARR93.135943.46
SHAW82.787515.17
RIGG82.7875331.95
PEACOCK82.787578.20
UNDERWOOD82.7875103.23
GODDARD72.439060.66
BLANCHARD72.4390297.87
KELL62.0906521.74
MUDD62.0906495.87
HODGSON51.742225.14
SEVERS51.74221,315.79
BENSON51.742264.27
WOOD51.74225.47
SIMONS51.7422131.93
CLIFFORD51.742284.75
SELBY51.7422145.77
HOSTLER51.74222,631.58
DUNN51.742220.95
SMITH41.39370.99
COATES41.393737.38
GLOVER41.393732.68
HARDING41.393719.26
LISHMAN41.3937677.97
GRAVES41.393791.95
WALLACE41.393720.35
BUCK41.393765.04
BUSBY31.045399.34
WALKER31.04533.12
WARD31.04534.78
WALBURN31.04533,333.33
PARKER31.04535.50
HAMPTON20.696944.15
LAWSON20.696911.82
BOWMAN20.696926.67
METCALF20.696934.42
HALL20.69692.37
RAISBECK20.6969740.74
BURTON20.69698.18
HOBSON20.696926.85
DENNETT20.6969161.29
WEBSTER20.69698.01
STEAD20.696934.07
BEATTY10.3484232.56
WILLS10.348411.66
CHILTON10.348443.29
ATKINSON10.34843.58
WEATHERILL10.3484151.52

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WALBURN3,333.3331.0453
HOSTLER2,631.5851.7422
SEVERS1,315.7951.7422
RAISBECK740.7420.6969
LISHMAN677.9741.3937
KELL521.7462.0906
MUDD495.8762.0906
RIGG331.9582.7875
AUTON322.5810.3484
BLANCHARD297.8772.4390
GAINS270.2710.3484
BEATTY232.5610.3484
METCALFE167.94113.8328
DENNETT161.2920.6969
WEATHERILL151.5210.3484
SELBY145.7751.7422
SIMONS131.9351.7422
KIRKBRIDE117.6510.3484
UNDERWOOD103.2382.7875
BUSBY99.3431.0453
GRAVES91.9541.3937
CLIFFORD84.7551.7422
PEACOCK78.2082.7875
BUCK65.0441.3937
BENSON64.2751.7422
BLADES61.3510.3484
GODDARD60.6672.4390
BINKS59.1710.3484
HAMPTON44.1520.6969
CARR43.4693.1359
CHILTON43.2910.3484
COATES37.3841.3937
METCALF34.4220.6969
STEAD34.0720.6969
MOSES34.0110.3484
GLOVER32.6841.3937
HOBSON26.8520.6969
BOWMAN26.6720.6969
HODGSON25.1451.7422
GAMBLE24.3310.3484
FOSTER23.4693.1359
PATTISON21.8810.3484
DUNN20.9551.7422
KITCHEN20.4510.3484
WALLACE20.3541.3937
HARDING19.2641.3937
CARTER18.6893.1359
WHEATLEY17.0910.3484
SHAW15.1782.7875
LAWSON11.8220.6969

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 3 people called WALBURN in Danby Wiske 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 1.0453 in Danby Wiske means that 1.0453% of the people in Danby Wiske on census day were called WALBURN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WALBURN 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 WALBURN 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 WALBURN 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 WALBURN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 3,333.33 in Danby Wiske means that you are 3,333.33 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WALBURN in Danby Wiske than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Danby Wiske in 1881

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

ATKINSON (1)  AUTON (1)  BARNES (1)  BEATTY (1)  BENSON (5)  BENWOOD (1)  BINKS (1)  BLADES (1)  BLANCHARD (7)  BOWMAN (2)  BROADLEY (5)  BUCK (4)  BURNISTON (5)  BURTON (2)  BUSBY (3)  CARR (9)  CARTER (9)  CHILTON (1)  CLIFFORD (5)  COATES (4)  DALE (1)  DENNETT (2)  DIXON (1)  DUNN (5)  ELGIE (1)  FOSTER (9)  GAMBLE (1)  GLOVER (4)  GODDARD (7)  GREATHEAD (1)  GRAVES (4)  HALL (2)  HAMPTON (2)  HARDING (4)  HARRISON (1)  HAWKINS (1)  HAWKSWELL (1)  HOBSON (2)  HODGSON (5)  HOSTLER (5)  GAINS (1)  JOBLIN (3)  JOHNSON (1)  KELL (6)  KIRKBRIDE (1)  KITCHEN (1)  LANGTHORN (1)  LAWSON (2)  LISHMAN (4)  LONGTHORN (4)  MEGNELL (1)  METCALFE (11)  METCALF (2)  MILLER (1)  MOHUN (5)  MOSES (1)  MUDD (6)  NESOM (1)  PARKER (3)  PARLOUR (9)  PATTISON (1)  PEACOCK (8)  RAISBECK (2)  RIGG (8)  RISPIN (6)  SELBY (5)  SEVERS (5)  SHAW (8)  SIMONS (5)  SMITH (4)  STAINSBY (1)  STEAD (2)  STOKELL (2)  STONE (1)  THOMPSON (1)  UNDERWOOD (8)  WALBURN (3)  WALKER (3)  WALLACE (4)  WARD (3)  WEBSTER (2)  WEATHERILL (1)  WHEATLEY (1)  WHEATTEY (1)  WILLS (1)  WOOD (5)  WRIGHTSON (5)