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1881 census county

Cheshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cheshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

13,220 surnames are listed for Cheshire, covering 591,819 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Linforth, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cheshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#SurnameTotalIndex
10001Linforth20.55x
10002Ling20.03x
10003Linsley20.20x
10004Linter21.01x
10005Lloyde20.61x
10006Loach20.24x
10007Loakes20.71x
10008Lochhead20.17x
10009Lockyer20.04x
10010Loft20.12x
10011Lohan25.81x
10012Longfield20.32x
10013Longford20.18x
10014Longmuir20.17x
10015Lorton20.73x
10016Louth20.26x
10017Lovel20.35x
10018Lovelady20.36x
10019Lovesay20.68x
10020Lovick20.24x
10021Luckley21.16x
10022Lukes20.39x
10023Lumsden20.04x
10024Lundy20.18x
10025Lynas20.39x
10026Mac22.11x
10027Macbride22.38x
10028Macfarlan21.52x
10029Machen20.29x
10030Mackinnon20.09x
10031Macleay20.84x
10032Macnair20.67x
10033Macnally21.50x
10034Macon23.10x
10035Mactaggart21.72x
10036Maddin20.68x
10037Madley20.38x
10038Mahan20.92x
10039Mail20.41x
10040Mailes20.84x
10041Maine20.22x
10042Mainey21.63x
10043Maisey20.14x
10044Maker20.20x
10045Malin20.09x
10046Mallen20.21x
10047Malon20.98x
10048Maloy20.20x
10049Manuell20.93x
10050Mapson20.63x
10051Maran21.66x
10052Marchand21.41x
10053Marney20.16x
10054Marrin21.26x
10055Marrison20.27x
10056Marry22.90x
10057Martain20.57x
10058Martins20.19x
10059Master20.25x
10060Mathewman20.95x
10061Mathewson20.13x
10062Mathieson20.03x
10063Matt20.90x
10064Matthias20.26x
10065Mattison20.19x
10066Matts20.48x
10067Maunders20.35x
10068Mawley21.26x
10069Mayho21.45x
10070Maynes21.12x
10071Mcabe26.64x
10072Mcclure20.94x
10073Mcconnell20.47x
10074Mccoy20.46x
10075Mccreary211.61x
10076Mcdonnell20.39x
10077Mcgough21.39x
10078Mcgraw24.42x
10079Mcguirk24.42x
10080Mckelvey26.20x
10081Mckinnon21.12x
10082Mcloone246.95x
10083Mclymont246.95x
10084Mcmillan20.30x
10085Mcmullen20.53x
10086Mctiernan231.01x
10087Mcturk23.10x
10088Meads20.10x
10089Meeks20.18x
10090Mehan21.79x
10091Meigh20.46x
10092Mell20.48x
10093Mellard20.92x
10094Mellen21.19x
10095Mellett20.84x
10096Melvin20.06x
10097Micheal23.20x
10098Mickleburgh20.41x
10099Milby21.94x
10100Miln20.66x