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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 Brenner, with 10 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
12601Brenner100.90x
12602Broadrick100.95x
12603Brockway100.20x
12604Brodbent101.35x
12605Brodwick102.47x
12606Brooksby100.86x
12607Bruford100.46x
12608Brunker100.56x
12609Bryans100.41x
12610Brydone100.79x
12611Bulling100.64x
12612Bunbury100.97x
12613Bunton100.21x
12614Burcham100.41x
12615Burgan100.57x
12616Burgoine100.51x
12617Burrington100.76x
12618Butterley101.37x
12619Bycroft100.29x
12620Capell100.19x
12621Cardall100.91x
12622Carlen101.54x
12623Carrey100.79x
12624Carruth100.48x
12625Cart100.50x
12626Cartland100.67x
12627Casely100.47x
12628Castley100.90x
12629Catto100.15x
12630Chadd100.41x
12631Charlett101.11x
12632Chegwidden100.36x
12633Chilcott100.10x
12634Chuck100.49x
12635Claire103.60x
12636Clapton100.16x
12637Clavin102.54x
12638Clayburn100.82x
12639Cleave100.10x
12640Clowe100.73x
12641Cocksedge100.19x
12642Coil100.86x
12643Colebrook100.23x
12644Colliss100.87x
12645Comes101.12x
12646Condy100.54x
12647Connar100.53x
12648Coper101.49x
12649Copplestone100.42x
12650Corah100.84x
12651Corbert101.66x
12652Cornick100.20x
12653Corrington102.28x
12654Coss101.05x
12655Coxhill100.47x
12656Cranwell100.39x
12657Crase101.11x
12658Croghan101.84x
12659Croley101.12x
12660Crossen101.25x
12661Crumley102.47x
12662Cubitt100.12x
12663Cullinan101.88x
12664Curnow100.08x
12665Cussen102.54x
12666Dains100.87x
12667Dainton100.25x
12668Dalston100.72x
12669Danbury100.79x
12670Darnborough100.98x
12671Darrell100.36x
12672Darton100.30x
12673Darwood100.51x
12674Deaken100.75x
12675Dealy101.04x
12676Debeer107.21x
12677Delahay100.58x
12678Denyer100.07x
12679Deverell100.19x
12680Dier101.22x
12681Digney101.20x
12682Dinham100.27x
12683Dobbyn102.40x
12684Doble100.10x
12685Dods100.17x
12686Domican103.76x
12687Donagan101.92x
12688Donell100.96x
12689Donnally101.09x
12690Dorkin100.62x
12691Drawbridge100.44x
12692Driscol100.42x
12693Drydale101.09x
12694Dryer100.67x
12695Duignan103.20x
12696Dunnigan100.88x
12697Dunworth101.60x
12698Duran101.76x
12699Eadington101.07x
12700Earls100.47x