Top surnames from the 1881 census in Awkley, Yorkshire

Awkley 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
WHITAKER207.2202255.43
RAWSON145.0542463.58
HUTTON134.6931157.19
BINNS103.6101217.86
JOBSON82.8881490.80
BELL72.527113.45
HUTCHINSON72.527144.47
MASSEY72.527198.87
PASHLEY72.5271686.27
LEE72.527115.46
BROOKE72.5271169.49
PARROTT72.5271222.22
KITCHEN62.1661127.12
CHESTER62.1661176.99
WILSON62.16614.72
NUTTALL62.166185.96
GREAVES62.166173.89
HANSON51.805155.93
SELLERS51.8051234.74
BRAITHWAITE51.8051155.76
JENKINSON41.444082.47
HALL41.44404.91
MASON41.444010.74
HOPKINSON31.083066.23
CLARK31.08303.60
GARBUTT31.0830150.00
STACY31.0830370.37
CARR31.083015.01
WARD31.08304.96
FISHER31.08309.25
BOOTH31.083010.98
NEWBERT20.72202,500.00
BEDWELL20.7220185.19
SHARP20.72208.67
BENNETT20.72204.39
HIRST20.722022.12
WILD20.722017.71
SMITH10.36100.26
LOCKWOOD10.361016.34
ASHLEY10.361021.60
BUTLER10.36103.70
PETTET10.3610400.00
TOMLINSON10.36107.83
FARROW10.361019.23
OLIVER10.36105.06
CLATON10.36102,500.00
HODGSON10.36105.21
LISTER10.361012.66
ROBINSON10.36101.13
BROWN10.36100.55

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CLATER3,333.3310.3610
CLATON2,500.0010.3610
NEWBERT2,500.0020.7220
STABLE833.3310.3610
PASHLEY686.2772.5271
JOBSON490.8082.8881
RAWSON463.58145.0542
PETTET400.0010.3610
STACY370.3731.0830
WHITAKER255.43207.2202
SELLERS234.7451.8051
PARROTT222.2272.5271
BINNS217.86103.6101
COTTOM208.3310.3610
BEDWELL185.1920.7220
CHESTER176.9962.1661
BROOKE169.4972.5271
HUTTON157.19134.6931
BRAITHWAITE155.7651.8051
GARBUTT150.0031.0830
STEEDMAN140.8510.3610
HUDDLESTON128.2110.3610
KITCHEN127.1262.1661
BRAILSFORD102.0410.3610
MASSEY98.8772.5271
NUTTALL85.9662.1661
WESTERN85.4710.3610
JENKINSON82.4741.4440
GREAVES73.8962.1661
HOPKINSON66.2331.0830
HANSON55.9351.8051
HUTCHINSON44.4772.5271
SHACKLETON32.0510.3610
BATTY23.6410.3610
HIRST22.1220.7220
ASHLEY21.6010.3610
FARROW19.2310.3610
WILD17.7120.7220
LOCKWOOD16.3410.3610
LEE15.4672.5271
CARR15.0131.0830
BELL13.4572.5271
LISTER12.6610.3610
BOOTH10.9831.0830
MASON10.7441.4440
KIRBY9.5110.3610
STANLEY9.3910.3610
FISHER9.2531.0830
SHARP8.6720.7220
DOBSON8.1810.3610

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called CLATER in Awkley 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 0.3610 in Awkley means that 0.3610% of the people in Awkley on census day were called CLATER.

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

All the surnames recorded in Awkley in 1881

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

ASHLEY (1)  BATTY (1)  BEIGHTON (7)  BEDWELL (2)  BEILBY (1)  BELL (7)  BENNETT (2)  BINNS (10)  BIRKENSHAW (2)  BOOTH (3)  BRAILSFORD (1)  BRAISTER (4)  BRAITHWAIT (1)  BRAITHWAITE (5)  BROOKE (7)  BROWN (1)  BUTLER (1)  CARR (3)  CHESTER (6)  CLARK (3)  CLATON (1)  CLATER (1)  COTTOM (1)  DOBSON (1)  FARROW (1)  FISHER (3)  FROST (1)  GARBUTT (3)  GILLATT (3)  GLEADON (1)  GREAVES (6)  HALL (4)  HALLIFAX (2)  HANSON (5)  HEPPINSTALL (1)  HODGSON (1)  HOPKINSON (3)  HUDDLESTON (1)  HIRST (2)  HUTCHINSON (7)  HUTTON (13)  JACKSON (1)  JENKINSON (4)  JOBSON (8)  KIRBY (1)  KITCHEN (6)  LEE (7)  LISSINGTON (1)  LISTER (1)  LOCKWOOD (1)  MASON (4)  MASSEY (7)  NEWBERT (2)  NUTTALL (6)  OLIVER (1)  PANTRY (1)  PARNEL (1)  PARROTT (7)  PASHLEY (7)  PETTET (1)  RAWSON (14)  RENALSON (6)  ROBINSON (1)  SELLERS (5)  SHACKLETON (1)  SHARP (2)  SMITH (1)  STABLE (1)  STACY (3)  STANLEY (1)  STEEDMAN (1)  TOMLINSON (1)  TYAS (8)  WAISTNEDGE (2)  WARD (3)  WASTNEDGE (2)  WESTERN (1)  WHITAKER (20)  WILD (2)  WILSON (6) 

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