Top surnames from the 1881 census in Upper Dunsforth W, Yorkshire

Upper Dunsforth W 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
HOLMES98.256967.82
WOODWARD76.4220130.11
HILL76.422025.22
CARTWRIGHT76.4220168.67
HORNER76.4220338.16
KETTLEWELL65.50461,818.18
HARDY65.504691.88
CRAWFORD65.5046112.57
BARLOW43.669767.91
DICKENSON43.6697242.42
MASON43.669727.29
BURRELL43.6697281.69
WINTER32.752377.52
DALBY32.7523340.91
GRAHAM21.834915.99
BURHAM21.834920,000.00
HAINSWORTH10.9174144.93
PARKER10.91744.82
LOFTHOUSE10.9174123.46
COUPLAND10.9174144.93
INNOCENT10.9174909.09
BURNHAM10.9174149.25
MUSCHAMP10.91742,000.00
WALES10.9174113.64
DUNNINGTON10.91741,111.11
KAY10.917417.67

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BURHAM20,000.0021.8349
MUSCHAMP2,000.0010.9174
KETTLEWELL1,818.1865.5046
DUNNINGTON1,111.1110.9174
INNOCENT909.0910.9174
DALBY340.9132.7523
HORNER338.1676.4220
BURRELL281.6943.6697
DICKENSON242.4243.6697
CARTWRIGHT168.6776.4220
BURNHAM149.2510.9174
HAINSWORTH144.9310.9174
COUPLAND144.9310.9174
WOODWARD130.1176.4220
LOFTHOUSE123.4610.9174
WALES113.6410.9174
CRAWFORD112.5765.5046
HARDY91.8865.5046
WINTER77.5232.7523
BARLOW67.9143.6697
HOLMES67.8298.2569
MASON27.2943.6697
HILL25.2276.4220
KAY17.6710.9174
GRAHAM15.9921.8349
PARKER4.8210.9174

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 2 people called BURHAM in Upper Dunsforth W 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 1.8349 in Upper Dunsforth W means that 1.8349% of the people in Upper Dunsforth W on census day were called BURHAM.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BURHAM 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 BURHAM 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 BURHAM 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 BURHAM here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 20,000.00 in Upper Dunsforth W means that you are 20,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BURHAM in Upper Dunsforth W than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Upper Dunsforth W in 1881

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

HAINSWORTH (1)  BURHAM (2)  BARLOW (4)  BURNHAM (1)  BURRELL (4)  CARTWRIGHT (7)  COUPLAND (1)  CRAWFORD (6)  DALBY (3)  DICKENSON (4)  DUNNINGTON (1)  GRAHAM (2)  GUDGEON (8)  HARDY (6)  HILL (7)  HOLMES (9)  HORNER (7)  HOUFE (2)  HUWICK (2)  INNOCENT (1)  KAY (1)  KETTLEWELL (6)  LOFTHOUSE (1)  MASON (4)  MUSCHAMP (1)  PARKER (1)  SOWRAY (6)  WALES (1)  WINTER (3)  WOODWARD (7) 

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