Top surnames from the 1881 census in Hepworth, Yorkshire

Hepworth 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
KAYE726.1591410.96
HAIGH504.2772124.07
WAGSTAFF463.9350316.15
SWALLOW453.8494381.68
HIRST433.6784112.74
ROEBUCK413.5073517.68
CARTWRIGHT413.507392.01
CHARLESWORTH393.3362258.45
MOORHOUSE302.5663207.33
ROBINSON292.48087.78
SHAW242.053011.18
BEAUMONT201.710957.70
SENIOR201.710974.68
BROOK201.710944.38
MARSH191.625322.78
TURNER181.53985.53
ELLIS171.454210.01
HOLDSWORTH171.454286.34
CASTLE171.454273.21
BAILEY161.36879.09
SHORE161.3687127.29
SCHOFIELD161.368725.25
BEDFORD141.197650.47
ENGLAND131.112153.99
BROADHEAD131.1121151.52
TINKER131.1121219.97
BENNETT110.94105.73
LITTLEWOOD110.941072.99
ROWBOTTOM100.8554143.47
BOTTOMLEY100.855451.36
SMITH100.85540.61
HINCHLIFFE90.769989.20
WEBSTER90.76998.85
BARDEN90.7699201.34
LOCKWOOD80.684330.98
BOOTH80.68436.94
POOL80.684359.08
HOLMES70.59884.92
BATES70.59889.41
MELLOR70.598817.00
CROSSLEY70.598821.81
BUCKLEY70.598811.00
WRIGHT70.59881.87
WALTON70.59888.51
ROWLEY70.598822.79
PICKARD60.513336.81
OLDHAM60.513329.21
LINDLEY60.513351.95
BURGESS60.51337.39
BEAVER60.5133115.83

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
MOREHOUSE847.4650.4277
REYNER781.2550.4277
ROEBUCK517.68413.5073
KAYE410.96726.1591
SWALLOW381.68453.8494
WAGSTAFF316.15463.9350
CHARLESWORTH258.45393.3362
TINKER219.97131.1121
MOORHOUSE207.33302.5663
BARDEN201.3490.7699
BROADHEAD151.52131.1121
ROWBOTTOM143.47100.8554
GOLDTHORPE139.3740.3422
BRAMALL128.6240.3422
SHORE127.29161.3687
HAIGH124.07504.2772
BEAVER115.8360.5133
HIRST112.74433.6784
BRIGG108.7020.1711
KILNER102.2550.4277
ELSWORTH93.2440.3422
CARTWRIGHT92.01413.5073
HINCHLIFFE89.2090.7699
HOLDSWORTH86.34171.4542
HELM76.6340.3422
SENIOR74.68201.7109
CASTLE73.21171.4542
LITTLEWOOD72.99110.9410
POOL59.0880.6843
BEAUMONT57.70201.7109
ENGLAND53.99131.1121
EXLEY53.9630.2566
LINDLEY51.9560.5133
BIRKS51.6140.3422
BOTTOMLEY51.36100.8554
BEDFORD50.47141.1976
BROOK44.38201.7109
SPURR40.9820.1711
COLDWELL39.0620.1711
KENWORTHY38.5630.2566
PICKARD36.8160.5133
MOSLEY36.3340.3422
LOCKWOOD30.9880.6843
OLDHAM29.2160.5133
SCHOFIELD25.25161.3687
ROWLEY22.7970.5988
MARSH22.78191.6253
CROSSLEY21.8170.5988
EASTWOOD21.7160.5133
BARROW20.1950.4277

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called MOREHOUSE in Hepworth 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 0.4277 in Hepworth means that 0.4277% of the people in Hepworth on census day were called MOREHOUSE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called MOREHOUSE 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 MOREHOUSE 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 MOREHOUSE 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 MOREHOUSE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 847.46 in Hepworth means that you are 847.46 times as likely to find someone with the surname of MOREHOUSE in Hepworth than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Hepworth in 1881

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

BAILEY (16)  BARDEN (9)  BATES (7)  BATTYE (88)  BEAUMONT (20)  BEEVER (28)  BEAVER (6)  BEDFORD (14)  BENNETT (11)  BERRY (1)  BIRKS (4)  BOOTH (8)  BOOTHROYD (1)  BOTTOMLEY (10)  BOWER (2)  BRAMALL (4)  BRIGG (2)  BROADHEAD (13)  BROOK (20)  BUCKLEY (7)  BURGESS (6)  BARROW (5)  COLDWELL (2)  CARTWRIGHT (41)  CASTLE (17)  CHARLESWORTH (39)  CLARKE (2)  COCKERAM (5)  COCKRANE (1)  CROSSLEY (7)  DAWSON (5)  EASTWOOD (6)  ELLIS (17)  ELSWORTH (4)  ENGLAND (13)  EXLEY (3)  FRETWELL (1)  GAUNT (1)  GOLDTHORPE (4)  HAIGH (50)  HEELEY (9)  HEAP (2)  HELM (4)  HEPPENSTALL (18)  HILL (6)  HINCHLIFFE (9)  HOLDSWORTH (17)  HOLMES (7)  HIRST (43)  KAYE (72)  KENWORTHY (3)  KILNER (5)  LAWTON (2)  LINDLEY (6)  LITTLEWOOD (11)  LOCKWOOD (8)  MARSDEN (4)  MARSH (19)  MARSHALL (1)  MELLOR (7)  MILLING (1)  MITCHELL (1)  MOORHOUSE (30)  MOREHOUSE (5)  MOSLEY (4)  NALOR (1)  NOBLE (1)  NORTON (1)  OLDHAM (6)  PARKER (2)  PEARSON (4)  PICKARD (6)  PONTEFRACT (1)  POOL (8)  REYNER (5)  ROBINSON (29)  ROEBUCK (41)  ROWBOTTOM (10)  ROWLEY (7)  SANDERSON (5)  SCHOFIELD (16)  SENIOR (20)  SHAW (24)  SHORE (16)  SMITH (10)  SPURR (2)  SWALLOW (45)  SYKES (6)  THORP (1)  TINKER (13)  TURNER (18)  WAGSTAFF (46)  WALTON (7)  WEBSTER (9)  WHITTAKER (1)  WILSON (1)  WOOD (1)  WOODCOCK (5)  WRIGHT (7) 

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