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 Pooles, with 7 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
15301	Pooles	7	0.000%	0.63x
15302	Potbury	7	0.000%	1.19x
15303	Poxon	7	0.000%	0.11x
15304	Prat	7	0.000%	0.67x
15305	Prees	7	0.000%	0.96x
15306	Prestridge	7	0.000%	0.83x
15307	Priddy	7	0.000%	0.16x
15308	Privett	7	0.000%	0.13x
15309	Prunty	7	0.000%	1.83x
15310	Puddy	7	0.000%	0.17x
15311	Pugsley	7	0.000%	0.07x
15312	Punshon	7	0.000%	0.26x
15313	Punt	7	0.000%	0.20x
15314	Putterill	7	0.000%	0.90x
15315	Pycroft	7	0.000%	0.26x
15316	Pygott	7	0.000%	1.12x
15317	Quance	7	0.000%	0.31x
15318	Rabbits	7	0.000%	0.24x
15319	Rake	7	0.000%	0.25x
15320	Ralley	7	0.000%	0.51x
15321	Ramshaw	7	0.000%	0.08x
15322	Randel	7	0.000%	0.40x
15323	Rasburn	7	0.000%	6.73x
15324	Ratty	7	0.000%	0.72x
15325	Readhead	7	0.000%	0.33x
15326	Redcliff	7	0.000%	2.75x
15327	Redfarn	7	0.000%	1.55x
15328	Redworth	7	0.000%	0.80x
15329	Renard	7	0.000%	0.70x
15330	Reoch	7	0.000%	0.38x
15331	Reves	7	0.000%	0.57x
15332	Rew	7	0.000%	0.11x
15333	Riby	7	0.000%	0.51x
15334	Riche	7	0.000%	0.53x
15335	Rickets	7	0.000%	0.27x
15336	Rickus	7	0.000%	0.85x
15337	Ritchards	7	0.000%	1.48x
15338	Robshaw	7	0.000%	0.20x
15339	Rodaway	7	0.000%	0.94x
15340	Rodwell	7	0.000%	0.04x
15341	Roffe	7	0.000%	0.17x
15342	Romain	7	0.000%	0.39x
15343	Ronaldson	7	0.000%	0.14x
15344	Rosamond	7	0.000%	0.59x
15345	Roseman	7	0.000%	0.73x
15346	Roster	7	0.000%	0.98x
15347	Rothero	7	0.000%	1.95x
15348	Roundhill	7	0.000%	0.48x
15349	Rousell	7	0.000%	0.27x
15350	Rowand	7	0.000%	0.47x
15351	Rowatt	7	0.000%	0.44x
15352	Ruddiman	7	0.000%	0.68x
15353	Rudland	7	0.000%	0.12x
15354	Rummer	7	0.000%	1.95x
15355	Rylatt	7	0.000%	0.33x
15356	Ryves	7	0.000%	0.80x
15357	Sachs	7	0.000%	1.73x
15358	Saley	7	0.000%	2.33x
15359	Sandiland	7	0.000%	0.57x
15360	Sandison	7	0.000%	0.08x
15361	Sandor	7	0.000%	7.56x
15362	Sansum	7	0.000%	0.23x
15363	Sargison	7	0.000%	0.48x
15364	Say	7	0.000%	0.08x
15365	Scarbrough	7	0.000%	0.46x
15366	Schaffer	7	0.000%	0.88x
15367	Schrader	7	0.000%	0.65x
15368	Schroeder	7	0.000%	0.60x
15369	Scorah	7	0.000%	0.32x
15370	Scowen	7	0.000%	0.32x
15371	Scrimshaw	7	0.000%	0.11x
15372	Scrymgeour	7	0.000%	0.45x
15373	Scullard	7	0.000%	0.70x
15374	Scutts	7	0.000%	0.46x
15375	Seabury	7	0.000%	0.67x
15376	Search	7	0.000%	0.37x
15377	Seaward	7	0.000%	0.12x
15378	Seldon	7	0.000%	0.11x
15379	Sessions	7	0.000%	0.14x
15380	Shackle	7	0.000%	0.44x
15381	Shakespear	7	0.000%	0.19x
15382	Sharpless	7	0.000%	0.67x
15383	Shearing	7	0.000%	0.08x
15384	Sheath	7	0.000%	0.12x
15385	Shelbourn	7	0.000%	0.48x
15386	Shemwell	7	0.000%	0.88x
15387	Shinn	7	0.000%	0.12x
15388	Shoebridge	7	0.000%	0.15x
15389	Shoot	7	0.000%	2.33x
15390	Shorland	7	0.000%	0.33x
15391	Shrimpton	7	0.000%	0.05x
15392	Shrives	7	0.000%	0.31x
15393	Shuttle	7	0.000%	0.29x
15394	Sibthorpe	7	0.000%	0.45x
15395	Siebert	7	0.000%	1.26x
15396	Sievewright	7	0.000%	0.50x
15397	Sillifant	7	0.000%	0.38x
15398	Sirrell	7	0.000%	0.36x
15399	Skellett	7	0.000%	0.69x
15400	Skene	7	0.000%	0.08x