Top surnames from the 1881 census in High Abbotside, Yorkshire

High Abbotside 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
BELL397.910842.10
MOORE367.302236.52
METCALFE265.2738230.91
TAYLOR244.86827.61
BRUNSKILL214.25961,842.11
FAWCETT204.0568209.86
BLADES173.4483607.14
DINSDALE163.2454629.92
PRATT163.245456.50
SLINGER142.8398939.60
ALTON122.4341895.52
KIRK112.231251.55
JOHNSON112.23126.64
SPENCER102.028422.22
COATES102.028454.41
HUNTER81.622715.80
SEDGWICK81.6227223.46
MASON81.622712.07
CLAPHAM71.4199164.71
COOPER71.41995.84
EWBANK71.41991,129.03
SHARPLES61.217069.61
HARKER61.2170115.61
KETTLEWELL61.2170397.35
SHAW61.21706.63
FOTHERGILL61.2170212.01
SALKELD51.0142450.45
PINCH51.0142602.41
BURTON51.014211.90
CORRY40.8114416.67
BANKS40.811415.82
PEDLEY40.8114160.00
SCOTT40.81143.21
GUY30.608527.80
IVESON30.6085214.29
WEBSTER30.60857.00
CALVERT30.608529.85
DUNN30.60857.32
BROWN20.40570.62
RAW20.4057112.36
HOWELL20.40579.62
HIRD10.202826.32
BUSHBY10.202851.81
SCARR10.2028107.53
JACKSON10.20280.73
WETHERALD10.20281,111.11
STEADMAN10.202833.00
SLEE10.202852.08
CHAPMAN10.20281.43
METCALF10.202810.02

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRUNSKILL1,842.11214.2596
EWBANK1,129.0371.4199
WETHERALD1,111.1110.2028
SLINGER939.60142.8398
ALTON895.52122.4341
DINSDALE629.92163.2454
BLADES607.14173.4483
PINCH602.4151.0142
SALKELD450.4551.0142
CORRY416.6740.8114
KETTLEWELL397.3561.2170
METCALFE230.91265.2738
SEDGWICK223.4681.6227
IVESON214.2930.6085
FOTHERGILL212.0161.2170
FAWCETT209.86204.0568
CLAPHAM164.7171.4199
PEDLEY160.0040.8114
HARKER115.6161.2170
RAW112.3620.4057
SCARR107.5310.2028
SHARPLES69.6161.2170
PRATT56.50163.2454
COATES54.41102.0284
SLEE52.0810.2028
BUSHBY51.8110.2028
KIRK51.55112.2312
BELL42.10397.9108
MOORE36.52367.3022
STEADMAN33.0010.2028
CALVERT29.8530.6085
GUY27.8030.6085
HIRD26.3210.2028
SPENCER22.22102.0284
BANKS15.8240.8114
HUNTER15.8081.6227
SAYER15.4810.2028
MASON12.0781.6227
HANDLEY12.0210.2028
BURTON11.9051.0142
DENT10.6510.2028
METCALF10.0210.2028
HOWELL9.6220.4057
TAYLOR7.61244.8682
DUNN7.3230.6085
WEBSTER7.0030.6085
JOHNSON6.64112.2312
SHAW6.6361.2170
COOPER5.8471.4199
SCOTT3.2140.8114

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 21 people called BRUNSKILL in High Abbotside 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 4.2596 in High Abbotside means that 4.2596% of the people in High Abbotside on census day were called BRUNSKILL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRUNSKILL 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 BRUNSKILL 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 BRUNSKILL 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 BRUNSKILL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,842.11 in High Abbotside means that you are 1,842.11 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRUNSKILL in High Abbotside than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in High Abbotside in 1881

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

AKRIGG (2)  AKRRIGG (1)  ALTON (12)  ATKINSON (1)  BALDERSTONE (8)  BANKS (4)  BELL (39)  BLADES (17)  BRENKLEY (15)  BROWN (2)  BRUNSKILL (21)  BURTON (5)  BUSHBY (1)  CALVERT (3)  CAPSTICK (2)  CHAPMAN (1)  CLAPHAM (7)  COATES (10)  COOPER (7)  CORRY (4)  DENT (1)  DINSDALE (16)  DUNN (3)  EWBANK (7)  FALLOWFIELD (1)  FAWCETT (20)  FOTHERGILL (6)  GRAHAM (1)  GUY (3)  HANDLEY (1)  HARKER (6)  HIRD (1)  HOLMES (1)  HOWELL (2)  HUNTER (8)  IVESON (3)  JACKSON (1)  JOHNSON (11)  KETTLEWELL (6)  KIRK (11)  MASON (8)  METCALFE (26)  METCALF (1)  MOORE (36)  OUTHETT (2)  PEDLEY (4)  PINCH (5)  PRATT (16)  RAW (2)  SALKELD (5)  SAYER (1)  SCARR (1)  SCOTT (4)  SCURR (1)  SEDGWICK (8)  SHARPLES (6)  SHAW (6)  SLEE (1)  SLINGER (14)  SPENCER (10)  STEADMAN (1)  SUNTER (19)  TAYLOR (24)  TENNAND (1)  THWAITE (5)  WAGETT (10)  WEBSTER (3)  WETHERALD (1)  WILLAN (1) 

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