Top surnames from the 1881 census in Flockton, Yorkshire

Flockton 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
KAYE423.5563237.29
BOOTH413.471635.20
LEATHER363.0483446.65
TAYLOR332.79424.37
MOUNTAIN302.5402358.00
MARSDEN302.540261.35
SCHOFIELD292.455545.30
NAYLOR282.370962.91
WOOD262.20156.91
LOCKWOOD262.201599.69
WALKER242.03226.07
BEAUMONT231.947565.70
SMITH231.94751.38
LITTLEWOOD181.5241118.27
RIPLEY181.5241230.77
BURNLEY171.4395691.06
HEPWORTH161.3548118.78
ROBERTS161.35483.60
ARMITAGE141.185446.48
JOHNSON131.10083.28
CHILD121.016159.76
WILKINSON121.01616.66
HIRST121.016131.14
SOWERBY110.9314172.68
LUMB110.931498.65
METCALF110.931445.99
MALLINSON110.9314112.94
RHODES100.846718.23
HAMPSHIRE100.8467149.48
DODGSON100.8467174.22
BEDFORD100.846735.69
HARRISON100.84673.81
RILEY100.846710.70
WEBSTER100.84679.74
FITTON90.762167.77
MARSHALL90.76214.54
CRAVEN90.762139.47
RENCHER90.76216,000.00
LISTER90.762126.73
JESSOP80.677457.06
SPIVEY80.6774306.51
RAMSDEN80.677437.14
SYKES80.677414.12
SPEIGHT80.677483.33
ASPINALL80.677449.20
BROWN80.67741.03
SHAW70.59273.23
WROE70.5927143.74
DICKINSON70.592713.88
HEALY70.592789.51

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RENCHER6,000.0090.7621
BURNLEY691.06171.4395
LEATHER446.65363.0483
MOUNTAIN358.00302.5402
SPIVEY306.5180.6774
SILVERWOOD276.6870.5927
KAYE237.29423.5563
RIPLEY230.77181.5241
DODGSON174.22100.8467
SOWERBY172.68110.9314
HAMPSHIRE149.48100.8467
WROE143.7470.5927
WESTERMAN129.2050.4234
SCARLETT124.6950.4234
HEPWORTH118.78161.3548
LITTLEWOOD118.27181.5241
MALLINSON112.94110.9314
BRIDGEWATER109.4930.2540
LOCKWOOD99.69262.2015
LUMB98.65110.9314
STANFIELD90.3630.2540
HEALY89.5170.5927
TINDALL83.9260.5080
SPEIGHT83.3380.6774
FITTON67.7790.7621
BEAUMONT65.70231.9475
NAYLOR62.91282.3709
MARSDEN61.35302.5402
KILNER60.7330.2540
CHILD59.76121.0161
JESSOP57.0680.6774
HINCHCLIFFE55.4840.3387
POPPLEWELL51.6820.1693
BLOOM50.1320.1693
ASPINALL49.2080.6774
ARMITAGE46.48141.1854
METCALF45.99110.9314
SCHOFIELD45.30292.4555
GAUNT42.9950.4234
CRAVEN39.4790.7621
RAMSDEN37.1480.6774
BEDFORD35.69100.8467
BOOTH35.20413.4716
WARING33.6950.4234
PICKERSGILL32.2120.1693
GOODYEAR32.0020.1693
HIRST31.14121.0161
RUSHWORTH30.7430.2540
EARNSHAW27.4040.3387
LISTER26.7390.7621

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 9 people called RENCHER in Flockton 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 0.7621 in Flockton means that 0.7621% of the people in Flockton on census day were called RENCHER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RENCHER 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 RENCHER 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 RENCHER 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 RENCHER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 6,000.00 in Flockton means that you are 6,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RENCHER in Flockton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Flockton in 1881

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

ARMITAGE (14)  ASPINALL (8)  BANKS (2)  BASENDALE (3)  BEAUMONT (23)  BEAMONT (1)  BEAVER (1)  BEDFORD (10)  BEDJWICK (1)  BENBY ? (1)  BERRY (3)  BISHOP (1)  BLACKBURN (2)  BLAKELY (1)  BLANKENSLOP (2)  BLOOM (2)  BOOCOCK (1)  BOOTH (41)  BOOTH ((RHODES)) (2)  BRADLEY (6)  BRADSHAW (4)  BRETTNER (3)  BRETTONER (3)  BRIDGEWATER (3)  BRIGMALE (1)  BRETTON (9)  BROOK (5)  BROWN (8)  BURNLEY (17)  BUTTERWORTH (1)  CARR (1)  CHARLESWORTH (2)  CHILD (12)  CLARKSON (6)  CLEGG (5)  CLEMENTS (2)  COLBRIDGE (1)  COLLIS (1)  CONNOLEY (1)  CRAVEN (9)  CROOKS (1)  CURRAY (1)  DAVIES (2)  DAY (1)  DICKENSON (2)  DICKINSON (7)  DODGSON (10)  DUCKENFIELD (1)  DYSON (5)  EARNSHAW (4)  EDGEWORTH (1)  ILLINGSWORTH (4)  FIELD (2)  FIRTH (5)  FITTON (9)  FREEMAN (1)  FROGGAT (5)  GARFIT (1)  GARFORTH (5)  GAUNT (5)  GEORGE (2)  JERMON (1)  GILL (6)  GOODSIDE (1)  GOODYEAR (2)  JORDAN (1)  GRAYSON (1)  HAMPSHIRE (10)  HAND (1)  HARRISON (10)  HEALY (7)  HEMINGWAY (1)  HEPWORTH (16)  HAYWOOD (5)  HINCHCLIFFE (4)  HINDS (2)  HODGSON (6)  HALLAS (1)  HOYLE (1)  HIRST (12)  IBBOTTSON (6)  ILLINGWORTH (2)  INGHAM (3)  JAGGAR (36)  JESSOP (8)  JOHNSON (13)  KAYE (42)  KILNER (3)  KILVINGTON (7)  LAYCOCK (2)  LEATHER (36)  LISTER (9)  LITTLEWOOD (18)  LOCKWOOD (26)  LODGE (1)  LUMB (11)  MALLINSON (11)  MARSDEN (30)  MARSHALL (9)  METCALF (11)  MICHELTHWAIT (1)  MILLTHORP (1)  MOULSON (11)  MOUNTAIN (30)  MOUNTON (11)  NAYLOR (28)  PALFRAMAN (1)  PARKER (1)  PARKINSON (4)  PATTERSON (3)  PERKINS (1)  PICKARD (4)  PICKERSGILL (2)  PICKFORD (2)  POPPLEWELL (2)  POTTER (2)  RAMSDEN (8)  RAYNER (3)  READER (1)  ROKES (1)  RHODES (10)  RILEY (10)  RIPLEY (18)  ROBERTS (16)  WROE (7)  RUSHWORTH (3)  SCARLETT (5)  SCHOFIELD (29)  SCOTT (2)  SHAW (7)  SILVERWOOD (7)  SLIUGES (1)  SMITH (23)  SOWERBY (11)  SPEIGHT (8)  SPIVEY (8)  STANFIELD (3)  STEPHENSON (1)  SUTTON (1)  SWAIN (1)  SYKES (8)  TATTERSON (11)  TAYLOR (33)  THACKRAY (6)  TOM (1)  THORPE (1)  TINDALL (6)  TOWNEND (21)  UMPLEBY (4)  VOKES (1)  WADSWORTH (1)  WALKER (24)  WALSHAW (8)  WALTON (3)  WARING (5)  WELSH (1)  WEBSTER (10)  WESTERMAN (5)  WEYNESS (2)  WILKINSON (12)  WITTLESTONE (5)  WOFFENDEN (4)  WOOD (26)  RENCHER (9)  WRENCHER (9)  WIPER (12) 

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