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 | 64 |
| Buckinghamshire | 23 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 35 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 50 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 170 |
| Essex | 188 |
| Gloucestershire | 88 |
| Hampshire | 60 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 31 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 66 |
| Lancashire | 266 |
| Leicestershire | 399 |
| Lincolnshire | 85 |
| London | 581 |
| Middlesex | 117 |
| Northumberland | 77 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 930 |
| Nottinghamshire | 108 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 80 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 117 |
| Surrey | 72 |
| Sussex | 54 |
| Staffordshire | 376 |
| Warwickshire | 180 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 53 |
| Worcestershire | 75 |
| Yorkshire | 269 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 26 |
| Merionethshire | 6 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 52 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 452 |
| Farm Labourer | 56 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 43 |
| General Labourer | 36 |
| None | 33 |
| Private Means | 31 |
| Labourer | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Scholar | 22 |
| Dressmaker | 21 |
| Farmer | 20 |
| House Painter | 20 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 15 |
| Shoe Machinist | 15 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Boot Maker | 13 |
| Boot Laster | 13 |
| Hosiery Hand | 13 |
| Clerk | 12 |
| Bricklayer | 11 |
| General Servant Domestic | 11 |
| Baker | 10 |
| Boot Finisher | 10 |
| 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 |