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 Sheet, with 15 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
10601	Sheet	15	0.000%	0.74x
10602	Shirlock	15	0.000%	1.02x
10603	Silversides	15	0.000%	0.62x
10604	Simeon	15	0.000%	1.17x
10605	Simester	15	0.000%	1.08x
10606	Sly	15	0.000%	0.11x
10607	Spendlove	15	0.000%	0.28x
10608	Spittle	15	0.000%	0.15x
10609	Standering	15	0.000%	5.19x
10610	Stansby	15	0.000%	1.71x
10611	Stclair	15	0.000%	0.83x
10612	Steedman	15	0.000%	0.17x
10613	Steeples	15	0.000%	0.51x
10614	Stephinson	15	0.000%	1.25x
10615	Stoppard	15	0.000%	0.72x
10616	Storm	15	0.000%	0.34x
10617	Stote	15	0.000%	0.86x
10618	Stothart	15	0.000%	0.85x
10619	Strawbridge	15	0.000%	0.41x
10620	Swinn	15	0.000%	0.86x
10621	Symon	15	0.000%	0.26x
10622	Tabor	15	0.000%	0.20x
10623	Tacker	15	0.000%	2.20x
10624	Tally	15	0.000%	2.32x
10625	Tamlyn	15	0.000%	0.45x
10626	Tann	15	0.000%	0.29x
10627	Thornberry	15	0.000%	2.95x
10628	Tickell	15	0.000%	0.47x
10629	Tiddy	15	0.000%	0.48x
10630	Timbrell	15	0.000%	0.26x
10631	Timm	15	0.000%	0.77x
10632	Tindle	15	0.000%	0.28x
10633	Tipler	15	0.000%	0.30x
10634	Tippet	15	0.000%	0.49x
10635	Tough	15	0.000%	0.11x
10636	Trent	15	0.000%	0.30x
10637	Trought	15	0.000%	2.20x
10638	Tuft	15	0.000%	0.99x
10639	Tuohy	15	0.000%	2.64x
10640	Tweedle	15	0.000%	0.95x
10641	Valantine	15	0.000%	1.32x
10642	Vanstone	15	0.000%	0.15x
10643	Vogt	15	0.000%	0.74x
10644	Wallbanks	15	0.000%	1.46x
10645	Wallin	15	0.000%	0.52x
10646	Waterfall	15	0.000%	0.26x
10647	Weddell	15	0.000%	0.26x
10648	Weekes	15	0.000%	0.17x
10649	Weigh	15	0.000%	1.15x
10650	Wheaton	15	0.000%	0.21x
10651	Whitell	15	0.000%	1.32x
10652	Whitle	15	0.000%	4.18x
10653	Willow	15	0.000%	1.30x
10654	Willox	15	0.000%	0.39x
10655	Wing	15	0.000%	0.07x
10656	Wingate	15	0.000%	0.12x
10657	Winsley	15	0.000%	0.91x
10658	Winston	15	0.000%	0.37x
10659	Wire	15	0.000%	0.73x
10660	Wiston	15	0.000%	1.80x
10661	Woosnam	15	0.000%	0.53x
10662	Work	15	0.000%	0.36x
10663	Wyne	15	0.000%	1.56x
10664	Yellow	15	0.000%	1.80x
10665	Youde	15	0.000%	1.14x
10666	Acomb	14	0.000%	0.71x
10667	Addey	14	0.000%	0.76x
10668	Aitcheson	14	0.000%	0.42x
10669	Akeroyd	14	0.000%	0.33x
10670	Albrecht	14	0.000%	1.31x
10671	Allbrook	14	0.000%	1.81x
10672	Annable	14	0.000%	0.50x
10673	Annett	14	0.000%	0.45x
10674	Ansbro	14	0.000%	4.65x
10675	Archbold	14	0.000%	0.17x
10676	Arkinstall	14	0.000%	0.45x
10677	Auston	14	0.000%	0.80x
10678	Babbington	14	0.000%	0.78x
10679	Baden	14	0.000%	0.57x
10680	Bally	14	0.000%	0.92x
10681	Bamfield	14	0.000%	0.43x
10682	Banbury	14	0.000%	0.17x
10683	Banes	14	0.000%	0.40x
10684	Banon	14	0.000%	1.33x
10685	Bartell	14	0.000%	1.17x
10686	Batterton	14	0.000%	4.84x
10687	Batts	14	0.000%	0.24x
10688	Baume	14	0.000%	1.04x
10689	Bazeley	14	0.000%	0.40x
10690	Beacon	14	0.000%	0.47x
10691	Beadley	14	0.000%	1.02x
10692	Beady	14	0.000%	3.67x
10693	Bebby	14	0.000%	4.32x
10694	Beckham	14	0.000%	0.47x
10695	Becks	14	0.000%	1.34x
10696	Bellam	14	0.000%	1.21x
10697	Bend	14	0.000%	1.00x
10698	Benstead	14	0.000%	0.16x
10699	Bidder	14	0.000%	0.53x
10700	Birchnall	14	0.000%	2.20x