Top surnames from the 1881 census in Scorton, Yorkshire

Scorton 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
THOMPSON143.431411.45
BARKER133.186324.35
LUMLEY112.6961441.77
METCALFE112.6961118.03
HARRISON102.451011.04
MOOR102.4510174.83
ALEXANDER92.205941.67
PEACOCK92.205961.90
WHITFIELD92.2059110.43
HOPPER81.9608137.22
SHERWOOD81.9608153.85
BENNISON81.9608695.65
NEWCOMBE81.9608278.75
ROGERS81.960815.10
TWEDDLE71.7157500.00
GIBSON71.715714.13
LINCOLN71.7157228.01
SMITH71.71571.22
CAWTHORN61.4706779.22
CAREY61.470678.02
ROBSON61.470622.35
BOWE61.4706652.17
FENWICK51.225593.46
WALKER51.22553.66
MARSHALL51.22557.31
BRUCE51.225526.16
HARWOOD51.225545.79
EDEN51.2255120.77
RIPLEY40.9804148.70
BRAGG40.9804119.76
DIXON40.98048.95
GODDARD40.980424.38
PATTISON40.980461.63
JENNINGS40.980419.34
GARBUTT40.9804135.59
FOSTER40.98047.33
KAY40.980418.87
JANSON40.9804606.06
COLLINSON30.735362.63
SHAW30.73534.00
JACKSON30.73532.63
WILLIAMSON30.73538.20
CARRICK30.7353102.39
AUTON30.7353697.67
PHILLIPS30.73534.11
GILL20.49026.93
BINKS20.490282.99
OLIVER20.49026.87
BROWN20.49020.74
HUNTER20.49024.77

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WALIN3,333.3310.2451
VANDENBERGH3,333.3310.2451
TRENHOLM1,333.3320.4902
CLASBY909.0910.2451
CAWTHORN779.2261.4706
AUTON697.6730.7353
BENNISON695.6581.9608
BOWE652.1761.4706
JANSON606.0640.9804
TWEDDLE500.0071.7157
LUMLEY441.77112.6961
PATTESON400.0010.2451
BROWNLEY384.6210.2451
NEWCOMBE278.7581.9608
LINCOLN228.0171.7157
MOOR174.83102.4510
KIRKBRIDE166.6720.4902
SHERWOOD153.8581.9608
RIPLEY148.7040.9804
HOPPER137.2281.9608
GARBUTT135.5940.9804
EDEN120.7751.2255
BRAGG119.7640.9804
METCALFE118.03112.6961
WHITFIELD110.4392.2059
CARRICK102.3930.7353
FENWICK93.4651.2255
KITCHING84.3920.4902
BINKS82.9920.4902
CAREY78.0261.4706
GILLAN69.9310.2451
RAW68.0310.2451
CRONIN68.0310.2451
COLLINSON62.6330.7353
PEACOCK61.9092.2059
PATTISON61.6340.9804
COYNE46.3010.2451
HARWOOD45.7951.2255
ALEXANDER41.6792.2059
CRICK40.9810.2451
CHILTON30.4910.2451
BRUCE26.1651.2255
WINN25.2510.2451
EMMERSON24.8110.2451
DEVINE24.6310.2451
GODDARD24.3840.9804
BARKER24.35133.1863
ROBSON22.3561.4706
MARKHAM20.5810.2451
JENNINGS19.3440.9804

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called WALIN in Scorton 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 0.2451 in Scorton means that 0.2451% of the people in Scorton on census day were called WALIN.

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

All the surnames recorded in Scorton in 1881

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

ALEXANDER (9)  AUTON (3)  BARKER (13)  BARR (1)  BARTON (1)  BEDDY (5)  HAYCOCK (BEDDY) (2)  BELL (1)  BENNISON (8)  BEST (1)  BINKS (2)  BLACKBURN (1)  BOWE (6)  BOXALL (1)  BRAGG (4)  BRODIE (1)  BROWN (2)  BROWNLEY (1)  BRUCE (5)  BURNS (1)  BURN (1)  BURTON (1)  CALBERRY (4)  CAREY (6)  CARR (2)  CARRICK (3)  CAWTHORN (6)  CHILTON (1)  CLASBY (1)  COLLINSON (3)  COYNE (1)  CRAGGS (6)  CRICK (1)  CRONIN (1)  DEVINE (1)  DIXON (4)  EASBY (2)  EDEN (5)  EMMERSON (1)  FENWICK (5)  FLINTOFF (8)  FOSTER (4)  FOWLER (2)  FRYER (1)  GANDET (1)  GARBUTT (4)  GIBSON (7)  GILL (2)  GILLAN (1)  GODDARD (4)  GOETHE (1)  GRAHAM (1)  GREATHEAD (1)  HARRISON (10)  HARWOOD (5)  HAY (1)  HENESSY (1)  HODSON (1)  HOLLOX (3)  HOPPER (8)  HUNTER (2)  HUTCHINSON (1)  INGRAM (2)  JACKSON (3)  JANSON (4)  JENNINGS (4)  JOHNSON (1)  KAY (4)  KELLY (1)  KING (1)  KIRKBRIDE (2)  KITCHING (2)  LAWSON (1)  LEYBOURN (3)  LINCOLN (7)  LUMLEY (11)  MALLINDER (1)  MANCEAS (5)  MANSFIELD (1)  MARKHAM (1)  MARSHALL (5)  MERIMD (1)  METCALFE (11)  MITCHELL (1)  MOOR (10)  MURN (1)  O'NEILL (1)  NAITBY (7)  NEWCOMBE (8)  NICHOLSON (1)  OLIVER (2)  PATTISON (4)  PATTESON (1)  PAUELESK (1)  PEACOCK (9)  PHILLIPS (3)  PLEWS (1)  RAW (1)  RIPLEY (4)  ROBINSON (2)  ROBSON (6)  ROGERS (8)  SCOTT (1)  SHAW (3)  SHERWOOD (8)  SIMPSON (1)  SINCLAIR (1)  SMITH (7)  STAIRMAND (2)  THOMPSON (14)  TODD (1)  TRENHOLM (2)  TWEDDLE (7)  VANDENBERGH (1)  WALKER (5)  WALIN (1)  WARD (2)  WHITAKER (1)  WHITFIELD (9)  WILKINSON (2)  WILLIAMSON (3)  WILSON (1)  WINN (1)  WINSKILL (1)