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 | 65 |
| Buckinghamshire | 36 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 74 |
| Gloucestershire | 83 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 15 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 21 |
| Lancashire | 94 |
| Leicestershire | 143 |
| Lincolnshire | 104 |
| London | 381 |
| Middlesex | 11 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 527 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 121 |
| Suffolk | 43 |
| Somerset | 160 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 45 |
| Staffordshire | 232 |
| Warwickshire | 153 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 29 |
| Worcestershire | 52 |
| Yorkshire | 137 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 43 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 365 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 130 |
| Labourer | 60 |
| House Servant | 57 |
| At Home | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Lace Maker | 32 |
| Coal Miner | 30 |
| Shoe Maker | 29 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| Pauper | 23 |
| General Servant | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Labourer Agricultural | 14 |
| Farm Servant | 13 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Annuitant | 12 |
| Miner | 10 |
| Wife | 9 |
| Tailor | 9 |
| Sawyer | 9 |
| Stone Miner | 8 |
| 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 |