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 Lait, with 13 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
11301	Lait	13	0.000%	0.33x
11302	Lamkin	13	0.000%	0.99x
11303	Lamonby	13	0.000%	1.18x
11304	Laporte	13	0.000%	3.87x
11305	Lapping	13	0.000%	1.26x
11306	Larry	13	0.000%	2.08x
11307	Lawes	13	0.000%	0.09x
11308	Leanard	13	0.000%	3.04x
11309	Learey	13	0.000%	1.11x
11310	Leisk	13	0.000%	0.63x
11311	Leng	13	0.000%	0.13x
11312	Lenney	13	0.000%	0.92x
11313	Lesson	13	0.000%	1.87x
11314	Lewington	13	0.000%	0.14x
11315	Limer	13	0.000%	0.84x
11316	Loach	13	0.000%	0.29x
11317	Lounds	13	0.000%	0.50x
11318	Lovering	13	0.000%	0.22x
11319	Loyden	13	0.000%	2.44x
11320	Lukes	13	0.000%	0.47x
11321	Lyman	13	0.000%	0.74x
11322	Lytton	13	0.000%	2.16x
11323	Macauly	13	0.000%	1.03x
11324	Mackwell	13	0.000%	1.12x
11325	Maclachlan	13	0.000%	0.41x
11326	Maclure	13	0.000%	0.78x
11327	Madley	13	0.000%	0.46x
11328	Malt	13	0.000%	0.45x
11329	Maroney	13	0.000%	1.25x
11330	Matchett	13	0.000%	0.69x
11331	Maver	13	0.000%	0.60x
11332	Mcalpine	13	0.000%	2.39x
11333	Mcdonagh	13	0.000%	1.90x
11334	Mcghee	13	0.000%	4.02x
11335	Mcglynn	13	0.000%	1.97x
11336	Mcgrady	13	0.000%	4.68x
11337	Mcgurk	13	0.000%	1.13x
11338	Mcindoe	13	0.000%	7.50x
11339	Mckeon	13	0.000%	2.44x
11340	Mcmann	13	0.000%	2.39x
11341	Mcnicholas	13	0.000%	4.32x
11342	Mew	13	0.000%	0.18x
11343	Mingay	13	0.000%	0.28x
11344	Mitchall	13	0.000%	0.74x
11345	Mold	13	0.000%	0.20x
11346	Morehouse	13	0.000%	0.75x
11347	Morling	13	0.000%	0.36x
11348	Morron	13	0.000%	1.68x
11349	Muggleton	13	0.000%	0.33x
11350	Mulford	13	0.000%	0.35x
11351	Mulville	13	0.000%	8.03x
11352	Murchie	13	0.000%	0.23x
11353	Murfitt	13	0.000%	0.30x
11354	Neighbour	13	0.000%	0.14x
11355	Newberry	13	0.000%	0.09x
11356	Nobles	13	0.000%	0.52x
11357	Norminton	13	0.000%	0.75x
11358	Northover	13	0.000%	0.18x
11359	Nunnerley	13	0.000%	0.81x
11360	Oag	13	0.000%	0.55x
11361	Olding	13	0.000%	0.20x
11362	Oldnall	13	0.000%	1.37x
11363	Olney	13	0.000%	0.18x
11364	Orbell	13	0.000%	0.37x
11365	Orwell	13	0.000%	0.88x
11366	Ovington	13	0.000%	0.52x
11367	Paintin	13	0.000%	0.75x
11368	Pan	13	0.000%	3.87x
11369	Peatson	13	0.000%	3.62x
11370	Pederson	13	0.000%	3.41x
11371	Pedrick	13	0.000%	0.29x
11372	Pellow	13	0.000%	0.22x
11373	Pennant	13	0.000%	1.40x
11374	Penry	13	0.000%	1.00x
11375	Penty	13	0.000%	0.65x
11376	Peploe	13	0.000%	0.74x
11377	Perigo	13	0.000%	0.94x
11378	Perkes	13	0.000%	0.57x
11379	Perrett	13	0.000%	0.08x
11380	Petre	13	0.000%	0.57x
11381	Petters	13	0.000%	0.76x
11382	Pickburn	13	0.000%	1.50x
11383	Pinfold	13	0.000%	0.20x
11384	Pitty	13	0.000%	1.97x
11385	Plumtree	13	0.000%	0.43x
11386	Polhill	13	0.000%	0.73x
11387	Pople	13	0.000%	0.18x
11388	Poulston	13	0.000%	1.54x
11389	Povell	13	0.000%	3.21x
11390	Pratchett	13	0.000%	0.82x
11391	Prebble	13	0.000%	0.26x
11392	Preedy	13	0.000%	0.20x
11393	Probin	13	0.000%	0.64x
11394	Probyn	13	0.000%	0.42x
11395	Proudley	13	0.000%	0.92x
11396	Putt	13	0.000%	0.16x
11397	Pyrah	13	0.000%	0.21x
11398	Rackstraw	13	0.000%	0.46x
11399	Raffo	13	0.000%	7.50x
11400	Rawle	13	0.000%	0.19x