Top surnames from the 1881 census in Stonebeck Down, Yorkshire

Stonebeck Down 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
MOOR329.6677689.66
VERITY247.25081,702.13
THACKERY226.64657,586.21
FRYER154.5317244.30
HANNAM133.92751,287.13
WEATHERHEAD123.62541,276.60
ATKINSON92.719027.92
FOSTER92.719020.33
CLARK92.71909.05
RICHMOND92.7190124.14
BEECROFT92.7190647.48
HAWKIN72.1148985.92
SPENCE72.114863.93
HARKER72.1148201.15
PEACOCK72.114859.32
HARTLEY72.114833.73
LOCKWOOD72.114895.76
WALKER61.81275.41
HARRISON61.81278.17
ROBSON51.510622.96
WILKINSON51.51069.90
BECK51.510664.60
POWELL51.510612.11
LAYFIELD51.5106833.33
GIBSON41.20859.96
PICKARD41.208586.58
WATSON41.20855.21
BARRETT30.906313.50
WAITE30.906343.67
EGLIN30.9063967.74
METCALFE30.906339.68
JEFFERSON20.604255.56
MYERS20.604223.18
LEADBEATER20.6042147.06
URWIN20.6042132.45
BROWN20.60420.92
RAYNER20.604224.21
GILL10.30214.27
PULLEN10.302122.94
PETITT10.3021434.78
DUNN10.30213.63
CHAPMAN10.30212.13
MARTIN10.30211.23
REYNARD10.3021181.82
HORNER10.302115.87
SIMPSON10.30211.73
DIXON10.30212.76
HARDWICK10.302119.76
RIDER10.302131.06
MARSHALL10.30211.80

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
THACKERY7,586.21226.6465
VERITY1,702.13247.2508
HANNAM1,287.13133.9275
WEATHERHEAD1,276.60123.6254
HAWKIN985.9272.1148
EGLIN967.7430.9063
LAYFIELD833.3351.5106
MOOR689.66329.6677
BEECROFT647.4892.7190
PETITT434.7810.3021
FRYER244.30154.5317
HARKER201.1572.1148
REYNARD181.8210.3021
LEADBEATER147.0620.6042
URWIN132.4520.6042
PALEY126.5810.3021
RICHMOND124.1492.7190
LOCKWOOD95.7672.1148
PICKARD86.5841.2085
SCAIFE68.0310.3021
BECK64.6051.5106
SPENCE63.9372.1148
PEACOCK59.3272.1148
JEFFERSON55.5620.6042
WAITE43.6730.9063
METCALFE39.6830.9063
HANLEY36.6310.3021
HOLGATE36.3610.3021
HARTLEY33.7372.1148
RIDER31.0610.3021
ATKINSON27.9292.7190
RAYNER24.2120.6042
MYERS23.1820.6042
ROBSON22.9651.5106
PULLEN22.9410.3021
FOSTER20.3392.7190
HARDWICK19.7610.3021
HORNER15.8710.3021
BARRETT13.5030.9063
POWELL12.1151.5106
GIBSON9.9641.2085
WILKINSON9.9051.5106
GARNER9.5610.3021
CLARK9.0592.7190
HARRISON8.1761.8127
WALKER5.4161.8127
WATSON5.2141.2085
GILL4.2710.3021
HARDING4.1710.3021
DUNN3.6310.3021

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 22 people called THACKERY in Stonebeck Down 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 6.6465 in Stonebeck Down means that 6.6465% of the people in Stonebeck Down on census day were called THACKERY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called THACKERY 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 THACKERY 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 THACKERY 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 THACKERY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 7,586.21 in Stonebeck Down means that you are 7,586.21 times as likely to find someone with the surname of THACKERY in Stonebeck Down than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Stonebeck Down in 1881

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

ATKINSON (9)  BARRETT (3)  BECK (5)  BEECROFT (9)  BROWN (2)  CARLING (6)  CHAPMAN (1)  CLARK (9)  COLDBECK (1)  DIXON (1)  DUNN (1)  EGLIN (3)  FOSTER (9)  FRYER (15)  GARNER (1)  GIBSON (4)  GILL (1)  HAMMIL (1)  HANLEY (1)  HANNAM (13)  HARDING (1)  HARDWICK (1)  HARKER (7)  HARRISON (6)  HARTLEY (7)  HAWKIN (7)  HOLGATE (1)  HORNER (1)  URWIN (2)  JEFFERSON (2)  LAYFIELD (5)  LEADBEATER (2)  LOCKWOOD (7)  LOFTAS (1)  MALLEBY (1)  MARSHALL (1)  MARTIN (1)  METCALFE (3)  MAWER (10)  MOOR (32)  MYERS (2)  NEWBOULD (2)  PALEY (1)  PEACOCK (7)  PETITT (1)  PICKARD (4)  POWELL (5)  PULLEN (1)  RAYNER (2)  REYNARD (1)  RICHMOND (9)  RIDER (1)  ROBSON (5)  SCAIFE (1)  SIMPSON (1)  SPENCE (7)  SUTTILL (9)  THACKERY (22)  VERITY (24)  WALKER (6)  WATSON (4)  WEATHERHEAD (12)  WILKINSON (5)  WOODRUP (3)  WAITE (3)