York Name Meaning: From the English city of Yorkshire,possibly derived from an English word meaning 'yew tree'.
Indicated people from 'York' and possibly a settlement surrounded by common yew shrubs.
Discover how your York ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 53 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 28 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 60 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 170 |
| Essex | 161 |
| Gloucestershire | 109 |
| Hampshire | 64 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 66 |
| Lancashire | 241 |
| Leicestershire | 376 |
| Lincolnshire | 99 |
| London | 609 |
| Middlesex | 75 |
| Northumberland | 97 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 860 |
| Nottinghamshire | 93 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 82 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 97 |
| Surrey | 62 |
| Sussex | 65 |
| Staffordshire | 334 |
| Warwickshire | 161 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 44 |
| Worcestershire | 106 |
| Yorkshire | 267 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 36 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 51 |
| Living On Own Means | 40 |
| General Servant Domestic | 37 |
| Scholar | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 28 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 19 |
| School | 19 |
| House Painter | 17 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Boot Machinist | 16 |
| Bricklayer | 16 |
| Cook Domestic | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| House Maid Domestic | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Laundress Wash | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 13 |
| Shoe Finisher | 13 |
| Tailoress | 12 |
| Shoe Machinist | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William York | 2,029 |
| Mary York | 1,780 |
| John York | 1,712 |
| Elizabeth York | 1,264 |
| Sarah York | 1,218 |
| Thomas York | 1,152 |
| George York | 1,129 |
| Ann York | 750 |
| James York | 664 |
| Charles York | 640 |
| Henry York | 611 |
| Joseph York | 593 |
| Jane York | 461 |
| Eliza York | 446 |
| Emma York | 420 |
| Annie York | 381 |
| Frederick York | 378 |
| Alice York | 344 |
| Alfred York | 329 |
| Arthur York | 315 |
| Ellen York | 310 |
| Robert York | 305 |
| Samuel York | 285 |
| Hannah York | 282 |
| Martha York | 276 |