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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 Leefe, with 6 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.

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16101Leefe60.60x
16102Lehman60.79x
16103Letch60.18x
16104Letherland60.85x
16105Levien61.40x
16106Levin60.28x
16107Levinson61.04x
16108Lewins60.20x
16109Lewiss60.94x
16110Lewsey60.19x
16111Lillywhite60.09x
16112Lin62.73x
16113Lindale62.25x
16114Lineker60.35x
16115Lion60.42x
16116Locock60.26x
16117Lohan63.24x
16118Lomer60.50x
16119Longmate60.30x
16120Lorton60.41x
16121Lourie60.35x
16122Lowles60.73x
16123Loxton60.14x
16124Loyal63.46x
16125Luckley60.65x
16126Luson60.94x
16127Lydall60.44x
16128Lyes60.26x
16129Lynton63.05x
16130Macer60.20x
16131Machan60.35x
16132Machen60.16x
16133Macnab60.19x
16134Maconochie60.62x
16135Macro60.28x
16136Maginn61.37x
16137Makepiece60.37x
16138Making60.54x
16139Malby60.50x
16140Maleham60.77x
16141Mangles60.42x
16142Mannder62.08x
16143Manney61.40x
16144Marco64.33x
16145Marham60.91x
16146Marle60.98x
16147Marritt60.41x
16148Marsey61.99x
16149Marsters60.30x
16150Martan60.98x
16151Maskrey60.29x
16152Mateer62.47x
16153Matin61.23x
16154Matthes61.52x
16155Mcauly68.65x
16156Mcblain67.43x
16157Mccain65.77x
16158Mccarrick63.99x
16159Mccarron63.24x
16160Mccay63.46x
16161Mccleary63.05x
16162Mccloud61.40x
16163Mccomb64.72x
16164Mccowan63.46x
16165Mccrae63.99x
16166Mccran65.20x
16167Mcdonall61.92x
16168Mcdonnel61.85x
16169Mceneaney68.65x
16170Mcgarrigle68.65x
16171Mcgivern65.77x
16172Mcguckin67.43x
16173Mcguirk62.47x
16174Mchenry61.57x
16175Mckechnie62.08x
16176Mckernan63.71x
16177Mckibbin68.65x
16178Mckinnell64.33x
16179Mclead63.24x
16180Mcmurray60.73x
16181Mcnay65.77x
16182Mcnee63.05x
16183Mcnicol64.72x
16184Mcnight68.65x
16185Mcowan68.65x
16186Mcparlin68.65x
16187Mcquillan61.37x
16188Mctaggart61.85x
16189Mcveigh63.46x
16190Mcvitie64.33x
16191Measham60.34x
16192Measures60.06x
16193Medler60.40x
16194Mellis60.11x
16195Meloy60.44x
16196Mendel63.05x
16197Mendoza60.39x
16198Menear60.48x
16199Mensforth60.75x
16200Meredeth61.13x