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 Helme, with 334 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
1501	Helme	334	0.010%	5.86x
1502	Sherrington	334	0.010%	4.61x
1503	Baguley	333	0.010%	3.44x
1504	Warner	333	0.010%	0.26x
1505	Eatough	332	0.010%	8.27x
1506	Garrett	332	0.010%	0.42x
1507	Hulmes	332	0.010%	7.37x
1508	Hulse	332	0.010%	1.51x
1509	Marr	332	0.010%	0.84x
1510	Bennet	331	0.010%	0.69x
1511	Chippendale	331	0.010%	4.41x
1512	Constantine	331	0.010%	3.29x
1513	Hines	331	0.010%	1.12x
1514	Kehoe	331	0.010%	6.44x
1515	Molyneaux	331	0.010%	5.35x
1516	Paul	331	0.010%	0.38x
1517	Ridyard	331	0.010%	6.57x
1518	Saul	331	0.010%	1.87x
1519	Brett	330	0.010%	0.50x
1520	Chisnall	330	0.010%	5.34x
1521	Golding	330	0.010%	0.54x
1522	Jamieson	330	0.010%	0.34x
1523	Cleary	329	0.010%	2.30x
1524	Downing	329	0.010%	0.55x
1525	Sedgwick	329	0.010%	1.31x
1526	Small	329	0.010%	0.37x
1527	Cairns	328	0.010%	0.44x
1528	Collings	328	0.010%	0.80x
1529	Mawson	328	0.010%	1.17x
1530	Reece	328	0.010%	1.08x
1531	Sale	328	0.010%	1.44x
1532	Bellis	327	0.010%	1.66x
1533	Hooton	327	0.010%	2.73x
1534	Radford	327	0.010%	0.50x
1535	Abraham	326	0.010%	0.95x
1536	Gleeson	326	0.010%	3.07x
1537	Marks	326	0.010%	0.46x
1538	Curley	325	0.010%	2.69x
1539	Mallinson	325	0.010%	1.14x
1540	Tomkinson	325	0.010%	1.44x
1541	Warwick	325	0.010%	0.68x
1542	Lacey	324	0.010%	0.51x
1543	Moor	324	0.010%	0.67x
1544	Paton	324	0.010%	0.42x
1545	Sampson	324	0.010%	0.55x
1546	Shorrocks	324	0.010%	7.10x
1547	Gosling	323	0.010%	0.60x
1548	Hollis	323	0.010%	0.67x
1549	Sawyer	323	0.010%	0.51x
1550	Sharrocks	323	0.010%	7.93x
1551	Shelmerdine	323	0.010%	5.67x
1552	Wagstaff	323	0.010%	0.75x
1553	Ambrose	322	0.010%	1.05x
1554	Blezard	322	0.010%	7.38x
1555	Christie	322	0.010%	0.29x
1556	Cottom	321	0.010%	5.38x
1557	Daniel	321	0.010%	0.42x
1558	Margerison	321	0.010%	5.00x
1559	Quin	321	0.010%	0.86x
1560	Corner	320	0.010%	1.27x
1561	Hargraves	320	0.010%	2.64x
1562	Illingworth	320	0.010%	0.82x
1563	Clifton	319	0.010%	0.65x
1564	Hyland	319	0.010%	2.33x
1565	Ibbotson	319	0.010%	1.34x
1566	Brannan	318	0.010%	1.36x
1567	Hignett	318	0.010%	4.56x
1568	Huyton	318	0.010%	7.49x
1569	Kilshaw	318	0.010%	6.90x
1570	Halkyard	317	0.010%	7.98x
1571	Haywood	317	0.010%	0.44x
1572	Kendrick	317	0.010%	0.95x
1573	Lilley	316	0.010%	0.66x
1574	Raynor	316	0.010%	1.32x
1575	Broderick	315	0.010%	2.75x
1576	Sergeant	315	0.010%	1.91x
1577	Cockcroft	314	0.010%	3.17x
1578	Flannery	314	0.010%	4.56x
1579	Graves	314	0.010%	0.60x
1580	Marlor	314	0.010%	8.48x
1581	Swann	314	0.010%	0.83x
1582	Lockwood	313	0.010%	0.41x
1583	Sadler	313	0.010%	0.38x
1584	Deane	312	0.010%	1.08x
1585	Hinds	312	0.010%	1.30x
1586	Lunn	312	0.010%	0.70x
1587	Hastings	311	0.010%	0.70x
1588	Heron	311	0.010%	0.94x
1589	Hinchcliffe	311	0.010%	1.47x
1590	Sims	311	0.010%	0.30x
1591	Standish	311	0.010%	4.60x
1592	Willan	311	0.010%	3.24x
1593	Appleby	310	0.010%	0.55x
1594	Belshaw	310	0.010%	4.69x
1595	Brandwood	310	0.010%	7.03x
1596	Close	310	0.010%	1.02x
1597	Dakin	310	0.010%	1.25x
1598	Dunderdale	310	0.010%	5.02x
1599	Thorley	309	0.010%	1.37x
1600	Wooley	309	0.010%	1.39x