Top surnames from the 1881 census in Grindleton, Yorkshire

Grindleton 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
HARGREAVES386.0995146.32
SMALLEY274.3339478.72
SCOTT243.852315.23
ROBINSON203.210310.07
BRIGGS193.049856.15
SIMPSON162.568214.68
SEED162.5682355.56
JACKSON152.40778.62
TOMLINSON142.247248.73
GREEN132.08677.41
HOLGATE132.0867251.45
LAWSON132.086735.39
ECCLES121.9262120.36
LANCASTER111.765771.06
WOODS111.765728.00
WHITTAKER111.765737.29
POLLARD111.765748.42
HARTLEY101.605125.61
PRESTON91.444628.92
PARKER91.44467.60
KNOWLES81.284124.05
PYE81.284185.84
HARRISON81.28415.78
BALDWIN71.123626.36
BENTHAM71.1236245.61
WATSON71.12364.84
SLATER71.123618.56
MITCHELL60.96314.75
ORMEROD60.9631120.48
HOWARTH60.963120.04
FRANKLAND60.9631129.87
CALVERLEY60.9631454.55
HODGKINSON60.963156.02
LEEMING60.9631155.44
ASTIN60.9631331.49
READ60.963114.94
HITCHEN60.9631141.51
PARSONS50.802610.56
WALMSLEY50.802638.79
LIMBERT50.8026714.29
SHEPHERD50.802610.95
LATHAM50.802639.43
MELLIN40.6421952.38
SLINGER40.6421212.77
LIVSEY40.6421181.82
SHAW40.64213.50
TAYLOR40.64211.00
RUSHTON40.642131.13
WATERWORTH40.6421147.60
LITTLE40.642113.58

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STATES5,000.0040.6421
MELLIN952.3840.6421
LIMBERT714.2950.8026
SMALLEY478.72274.3339
CALVERLEY454.5560.9631
SEED355.56162.5682
ASTIN331.4960.9631
HOLGATE251.45132.0867
BENTHAM245.6171.1236
SLINGER212.7740.6421
LIVSEY181.8240.6421
BANK169.4910.1605
LEEMING155.4460.9631
WATERWORTH147.6040.6421
HARGREAVES146.32386.0995
HITCHEN141.5160.9631
FRANKLAND129.8760.9631
ORMEROD120.4860.9631
ECCLES120.36121.9262
HOPPS117.6510.1605
COTTOM93.4610.1605
PYE85.8481.2841
CRICK80.4330.4815
COATS71.1720.3210
LANCASTER71.06111.7657
HEYS65.9330.4815
SOUTHWORTH62.7020.3210
LONSDALE58.0330.4815
HALSTEAD57.9230.4815
BRIGGS56.15193.0498
HODGKINSON56.0260.9631
TOMLINSON48.73142.2472
POLLARD48.42111.7657
WADDINGTON39.5340.6421
LATHAM39.4350.8026
EARNSHAW38.9630.4815
WALMSLEY38.7950.8026
WHITTAKER37.29111.7657
LAWSON35.39132.0867
RUSHTON31.1340.6421
PRESTON28.9291.4446
WOODS28.00111.7657
BALDWIN26.3671.1236
HARTLEY25.61101.6051
HIGSON25.1310.1605
KNOWLES24.0581.2841
NUTTER21.0510.1605
WHALLEY20.3920.3210
CROFT20.3830.4815
HOWARTH20.0460.9631

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 4 people called STATES in Grindleton 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 0.6421 in Grindleton means that 0.6421% of the people in Grindleton on census day were called STATES.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STATES 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 STATES 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 STATES 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 STATES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 5,000.00 in Grindleton means that you are 5,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STATES in Grindleton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Grindleton in 1881

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

ALTHAM (25)  ANDERSON (2)  ASTIN (6)  ATKINSON (2)  BALDWIN (7)  BANKS (1)  BANK (1)  BARNES (2)  BENTHAM (7)  BRIGGS (19)  BARROW (1)  CALVERLEY (6)  CLAPHAM (1)  CLOUGH (2)  COATS (2)  COTTOM (1)  CRICK (3)  CROFT (3)  DEAN (1)  DICKINSON (1)  DIXON (1)  EARNSHAW (3)  EASTWOOD (1)  ECCLES (12)  FLETCHER (1)  FRANKLAND (6)  GREEN (13)  HALSTEAD (3)  HANSON (1)  HARGREAVES (38)  HARRISON (8)  HARTLEY (10)  HEYS (3)  HEATON (1)  HIGSON (1)  HIDESON (1)  HITCHEN (6)  HOPPS (1)  HODGKINSON (6)  HOLGATE (13)  HOWARTH (6)  INGHAM (2)  ISHERWOOD (1)  JACKSON (15)  KAYLEY (1)  KNOWLES (8)  LADAN (1)  LANCASTER (11)  LATHAM (5)  LAWSON (13)  LEEMING (6)  LIMBERT (5)  LITTLE (4)  LIVSEY (4)  LONSDALE (3)  MASON (1)  MAUDSLEY (7)  MELLIN (4)  MITCHELL (6)  MOON (1)  MOSS (1)  MYERS (3)  NUTTER (1)  ODDIE (3)  ORMEROD (6)  PARKER (9)  PARKINSON (2)  PARSONS (5)  POLLARD (11)  PRESTON (9)  PYE (8)  READ (6)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBINSON (20)  RAWSTHORNE (1)  RUFFLER (6)  RUSHTON (4)  SCOTT (24)  SEED (16)  SHAW (4)  SHEPHERD (5)  SIMPSON (16)  SIMS (1)  SINGLETON (2)  SLATER (7)  SLINGER (4)  SMALLEY (27)  SMITH (1)  SOUTHWORTH (2)  STATES (4)  TAYLOR (4)  TESSIMAN (1)  THORNBER (7)  TOMLINSON (14)  WADDINGTON (4)  WALKER (3)  WHALLEY (2)  WALBANK (6)  WALMSLEY (5)  WARDLEWORTH (4)  WATERWORTH (4)  WATSON (7)  WHITTAKER (11)  WILKINSON (3)  WILLIAMSON (2)  WOODS (11)