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 Wilkens, 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
11501	Wilkens	13	0.000%	1.32x
11502	Willing	13	0.000%	0.30x
11503	Willy	13	0.000%	0.34x
11504	Wilsdon	13	0.000%	0.41x
11505	Winnington	13	0.000%	1.56x
11506	Wolton	13	0.000%	0.47x
11507	Woollen	13	0.000%	0.39x
11508	Woollett	13	0.000%	0.22x
11509	Woolton	13	0.000%	0.79x
11510	Wooster	13	0.000%	0.25x
11511	Worsman	13	0.000%	1.06x
11512	Worthing	13	0.000%	0.49x
11513	Wyles	13	0.000%	0.15x
11514	Aldington	12	0.000%	0.51x
11515	Amatt	12	0.000%	1.23x
11516	Antony	12	0.000%	0.96x
11517	Ashbourne	12	0.000%	0.86x
11518	Ashmead	12	0.000%	0.45x
11519	Atchinson	12	0.000%	0.71x
11520	Atken	12	0.000%	2.80x
11521	Attwater	12	0.000%	0.41x
11522	Aukland	12	0.000%	1.17x
11523	Aust	12	0.000%	0.31x
11524	Bakey	12	0.000%	6.11x
11525	Ballentine	12	0.000%	0.98x
11526	Balme	12	0.000%	0.48x
11527	Banett	12	0.000%	1.23x
11528	Bard	12	0.000%	0.42x
11529	Bargery	12	0.000%	0.60x
11530	Barons	12	0.000%	1.26x
11531	Bastian	12	0.000%	0.63x
11532	Batkin	12	0.000%	0.56x
11533	Battison	12	0.000%	0.31x
11534	Baxton	12	0.000%	1.92x
11535	Beacham	12	0.000%	0.12x
11536	Beaston	12	0.000%	0.86x
11537	Beddoe	12	0.000%	0.20x
11538	Beebee	12	0.000%	0.49x
11539	Beechey	12	0.000%	0.27x
11540	Beirne	12	0.000%	1.46x
11541	Berchall	12	0.000%	5.76x
11542	Binnie	12	0.000%	0.08x
11543	Blackall	12	0.000%	0.28x
11544	Blackbourn	12	0.000%	0.32x
11545	Blenkinsopp	12	0.000%	0.42x
11546	Blewitt	12	0.000%	0.15x
11547	Bodey	12	0.000%	1.82x
11548	Bolas	12	0.000%	0.60x
11549	Bonds	12	0.000%	0.75x
11550	Boney	12	0.000%	0.97x
11551	Book	12	0.000%	0.65x
11552	Bordman	12	0.000%	1.89x
11553	Bourk	12	0.000%	1.99x
11554	Bowder	12	0.000%	1.13x
11555	Bowett	12	0.000%	1.57x
11556	Boylett	12	0.000%	0.51x
11557	Brackley	12	0.000%	0.20x
11558	Brailey	12	0.000%	0.32x
11559	Braithewaite	12	0.000%	4.51x
11560	Brettell	12	0.000%	0.26x
11561	Bridgewood	12	0.000%	0.69x
11562	Brightman	12	0.000%	0.15x
11563	Brinsley	12	0.000%	0.73x
11564	Bucknell	12	0.000%	0.14x
11565	Bucks	12	0.000%	1.15x
11566	Burnby	12	0.000%	1.42x
11567	Burtonshaw	12	0.000%	0.95x
11568	Bustin	12	0.000%	0.38x
11569	Butlin	12	0.000%	0.14x
11570	Butterly	12	0.000%	1.55x
11571	Cail	12	0.000%	1.18x
11572	Caldon	12	0.000%	0.93x
11573	Callagher	12	0.000%	2.36x
11574	Callander	12	0.000%	0.17x
11575	Camble	12	0.000%	0.74x
11576	Caper	12	0.000%	2.12x
11577	Cardle	12	0.000%	2.21x
11578	Careless	12	0.000%	0.14x
11579	Carlan	12	0.000%	0.91x
11580	Carmon	12	0.000%	0.92x
11581	Carn	12	0.000%	0.43x
11582	Cartney	12	0.000%	1.38x
11583	Casper	12	0.000%	0.80x
11584	Castello	12	0.000%	0.88x
11585	Cavey	12	0.000%	0.47x
11586	Champness	12	0.000%	0.43x
11587	Chantrey	12	0.000%	1.08x
11588	Charteris	12	0.000%	0.57x
11589	Chaston	12	0.000%	0.29x
11590	Chattin	12	0.000%	1.50x
11591	Cheeseman	12	0.000%	0.04x
11592	Chisholme	12	0.000%	1.11x
11593	Christophers	12	0.000%	0.69x
11594	Clausen	12	0.000%	3.34x
11595	Clery	12	0.000%	1.79x
11596	Clipsham	12	0.000%	0.82x
11597	Cohn	12	0.000%	0.83x
11598	Colledge	12	0.000%	0.14x
11599	Coller	12	0.000%	0.36x
11600	Condren	12	0.000%	3.05x