Top surnames from the 1881 census in Watton, Yorkshire

Watton 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
SCRUTON103.13481,785.71
KNOWLES103.134858.69
NICHOLSON92.821339.70
SHAW82.507813.65
TOMLINSON82.507854.38
MOODY82.507896.04
DALTON72.194495.63
SOUTHWICK72.19441,489.36
MAW72.1944603.45
HUDSON72.194426.80
REED72.194430.06
JENNISON61.88091,071.43
LAMB61.880935.65
DREW61.880971.17
DAVY61.8809152.67
WILKINSON61.880912.33
CLARK51.56745.21
PICKARD51.5674112.36
BOLTON51.567436.39
HARNESS51.56741,250.00
JANSON51.5674961.54
BAILEY51.567410.41
MOORE41.25396.27
KIRBY41.253933.06
GREEN41.25394.45
SMITH41.25390.89
CROWTHER41.253942.02
HOYLES41.2539727.27
SANDERSON41.253930.35
RUSSELL30.94047.70
ROEBUCK30.9404138.89
LOWDEN30.9404285.71
WALKER30.94042.81
BARRON30.940460.73
MORRIS30.94044.22
ROBUCK20.62702,500.00
GREY20.627028.90
FAIRBURN20.6270243.90
HORNBY20.627055.10
RICHARDSON20.62703.68
GIBSON20.62705.17
LYON20.627029.90
NORRIS20.627014.60
FOSTER20.62704.69
LEECH20.627038.46
TAYLOR10.31350.49
KITCHING10.313554.05
ARNOLD10.31355.81
METCALF10.313515.48
CRESSEY10.3135232.56

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GOLDIN5,000.0010.3135
ROBUCK2,500.0020.6270
SCRUTON1,785.71103.1348
SOUTHWICK1,489.3672.1944
HARNESS1,250.0051.5674
JENNISON1,071.4361.8809
JANSON961.5451.5674
HOYLES727.2741.2539
MAW603.4572.1944
WELBORN588.2410.3135
LOWDEN285.7130.9404
BOYTON263.1610.3135
MOTLEY250.0010.3135
FAIRBURN243.9020.6270
SPANTON238.1010.3135
CRESSEY232.5610.3135
SPECK175.4410.3135
DAVY152.6761.8809
CROXFORD142.8610.3135
STAMPER138.8910.3135
ROEBUCK138.8930.9404
LOFT121.9510.3135
PICKARD112.3651.5674
REDSHAW105.2610.3135
RANSOME99.0110.3135
MOODY96.0482.5078
DALTON95.6372.1944
DREW71.1761.8809
DODGSON64.5210.3135
DOWELL62.5010.3135
BARRON60.7330.9404
KNOWLES58.69103.1348
HORNBY55.1020.6270
TOMLINSON54.3882.5078
KITCHING54.0510.3135
CLAXTON49.5110.3135
HOGARTH47.6210.3135
CROWTHER42.0241.2539
NICHOLSON39.7092.8213
LEECH38.4620.6270
LONSDALE37.7410.3135
BOLTON36.3951.5674
LAMB35.6561.8809
KIRBY33.0641.2539
SANDERSON30.3541.2539
REED30.0672.1944
LYON29.9020.6270
MARCH29.0710.3135
GREY28.9020.6270
CONSTABLE28.3310.3135

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called GOLDIN in Watton 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 0.3135 in Watton means that 0.3135% of the people in Watton on census day were called GOLDIN.

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

All the surnames recorded in Watton in 1881

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

ACKLAM (1)  ARNOLD (1)  BAILEY (5)  BAKER (1)  BARMBY (1)  BARNBY (1)  BARRON (3)  BAXTER (1)  BEAVELEY (1)  BECKITT (3)  BOLTON (5)  BOTHAM (5)  BOYTON (1)  BRYNTON (1)  CARTER (1)  CAYGALL (1)  CHAPELOWE (1)  CLARK (5)  CLAXTON (1)  COATHAM (1)  CONSTABLE (1)  CRESSEY (1)  CROWTHER (4)  CROXFORD (1)  DALTON (7)  DAVY (6)  DODGSON (1)  DREW (6)  DUGGLEBY (6)  EGGOTT (1)  FAIRBURN (2)  FAULDING (1)  FORBE (1)  FOSTER (2)  GIBSON (2)  GOLDIN (1)  GOSSIP (2)  GREY (2)  GREAVES (1)  GREEN (4)  HARDING (1)  HARNESS (5)  HARRISON (1)  HOGARTH (1)  HORNBY (2)  HOTHAM (1)  HOYLES (4)  HUDSON (7)  HUNT (1)  IRELAND (1)  JENNISON (6)  JANSON (5)  JONES (1)  JOWSEY (6)  KYME (1)  KIRBY (4)  KITCHING (1)  KNOWLES (10)  LAMB (6)  LEECH (2)  LOFT (1)  LONSDALE (1)  LOWDEN (3)  LYON (2)  MARCH (1)  MARSDEN (1)  MAW (7)  DOWELL (1)  MENNELL (2)  METCALF (1)  MOODY (8)  MOORE (4)  MORRIS (3)  MOTLEY (1)  NICHOLSON (9)  NOBLE (1)  NORRIS (2)  PICKARD (5)  PICKERING (1)  RANSOME (1)  REDSHAW (1)  REED (7)  RENNISON (5)  RICHARDSON (2)  ROBUCK (2)  ROEBUCK (3)  RUSSELL (3)  SANDERSON (4)  SCRUTON (10)  SHAW (8)  SLATER (1)  SMALES (6)  SMITH (4)  SOUTHWICK (7)  SOWERSBY (9)  SPANTON (1)  SPECK (1)  STAMPER (1)  STEPHENSON (1)  STUBBS (1)  TAYLOR (1)  THACKEREY (1)  THOMPSON (1)  TOMLINSON (8)  TOOK (1)  WALKER (3)  WATSON (1)  WELBROUN (1)  WELBORN (1)  WITHAL (1)  WILKINSON (6)  WISE (1)  WOOD (1)  WRIGGLESWORTH (1)  WRIGHT (1)