1881 census county

Lancashire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lancashire 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

24,168 surnames are listed for Lancashire, covering 3,135,361 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Percey, with 17 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lancashire

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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
9901	Percey	17	0.000%	0.74x
9902	Phillpot	17	0.000%	0.40x
9903	Pickman	17	0.000%	1.17x
9904	Pickwell	17	0.000%	0.54x
9905	Pincott	17	0.000%	0.45x
9906	Plastow	17	0.000%	0.78x
9907	Pomfrey	17	0.000%	1.93x
9908	Popple	17	0.000%	0.28x
9909	Powney	17	0.000%	0.32x
9910	Pozzi	17	0.000%	2.07x
9911	Purdham	17	0.000%	3.67x
9912	Purkiss	17	0.000%	0.21x
9913	Pywell	17	0.000%	0.40x
9914	Quaye	17	0.000%	3.58x
9915	Quill	17	0.000%	1.00x
9916	Rainbow	17	0.000%	0.12x
9917	Ramsell	17	0.000%	0.63x
9918	Rankine	17	0.000%	0.10x
9919	Rawkins	17	0.000%	1.14x
9920	Rayne	17	0.000%	0.57x
9921	Raywood	17	0.000%	1.43x
9922	Riddall	17	0.000%	1.45x
9923	Rieley	17	0.000%	2.72x
9924	Rine	17	0.000%	3.42x
9925	River	17	0.000%	2.45x
9926	Rodenhurst	17	0.000%	1.48x
9927	Roome	17	0.000%	0.25x
9928	Ruttledge	17	0.000%	2.23x
9929	Sammons	17	0.000%	0.32x
9930	Sanford	17	0.000%	0.26x
9931	Sanger	17	0.000%	0.18x
9932	Saunt	17	0.000%	0.86x
9933	Sawdon	17	0.000%	0.46x
9934	Scruton	17	0.000%	0.28x
9935	Sewill	17	0.000%	2.07x
9936	Shankland	17	0.000%	0.28x
9937	Shead	17	0.000%	0.27x
9938	Sheargold	17	0.000%	1.53x
9939	Sheldrake	17	0.000%	0.15x
9940	Shennan	17	0.000%	0.95x
9941	Shillitoe	17	0.000%	0.73x
9942	Showler	17	0.000%	0.72x
9943	Simper	17	0.000%	0.45x
9944	Southwick	17	0.000%	0.33x
9945	Sowery	17	0.000%	2.67x
9946	Spary	17	0.000%	1.73x
9947	Speirs	17	0.000%	0.13x
9948	Sprague	17	0.000%	0.21x
9949	Stanney	17	0.000%	2.37x
9950	Stanwell	17	0.000%	1.63x
9951	Stirrat	17	0.000%	0.36x
9952	Storton	17	0.000%	1.45x
9953	Switzer	17	0.000%	1.35x
9954	Tallent	17	0.000%	1.51x
9955	Tapp	17	0.000%	0.11x
9956	Tattershall	17	0.000%	0.91x
9957	Terrill	17	0.000%	0.55x
9958	Tharme	17	0.000%	1.31x
9959	Thornburn	17	0.000%	1.01x
9960	Thornely	17	0.000%	3.00x
9961	Thursfield	17	0.000%	0.35x
9962	Tollett	17	0.000%	1.10x
9963	Tomney	17	0.000%	1.56x
9964	Tormey	17	0.000%	2.72x
9965	Trant	17	0.000%	0.92x
9966	Tyne	17	0.000%	0.72x
9967	Vacher	17	0.000%	0.86x
9968	Walder	17	0.000%	0.21x
9969	Wand	17	0.000%	0.29x
9970	Warding	17	0.000%	4.59x
9971	Warmsley	17	0.000%	1.67x
9972	Warring	17	0.000%	0.95x
9973	Weighill	17	0.000%	0.70x
9974	Westland	17	0.000%	0.53x
9975	Wheatman	17	0.000%	0.84x
9976	Whincup	17	0.000%	0.39x
9977	Willingham	17	0.000%	0.33x
9978	Witney	17	0.000%	0.28x
9979	Woolhouse	17	0.000%	0.22x
9980	Aldrich	16	0.000%	0.29x
9981	Amey	16	0.000%	0.17x
9982	Anglin	16	0.000%	2.47x
9983	Anker	16	0.000%	0.53x
9984	Apted	16	0.000%	0.50x
9985	Askwith	16	0.000%	0.54x
9986	Attwell	16	0.000%	0.21x
9987	Ayton	16	0.000%	0.15x
9988	Bagnell	16	0.000%	0.71x
9989	Baistow	16	0.000%	1.43x
9990	Balding	16	0.000%	0.25x
9991	Barner	16	0.000%	3.00x
9992	Barow	16	0.000%	4.46x
9993	Barrick	16	0.000%	0.58x
9994	Bayly	16	0.000%	0.32x
9995	Beckworth	16	0.000%	0.80x
9996	Beebe	16	0.000%	1.10x
9997	Beesly	16	0.000%	2.51x
9998	Berger	16	0.000%	0.79x
9999	Berkeley	16	0.000%	0.63x
10000	Berridge	16	0.000%	0.09x