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 Puzey, 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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
16301	Puzey	6	0.000%	0.25x
16302	Pyer	6	0.000%	1.00x
16303	Quilty	6	0.000%	1.33x
16304	Quimby	6	0.000%	0.69x
16305	Quiney	6	0.000%	0.19x
16306	Rabbitts	6	0.000%	0.31x
16307	Radmore	6	0.000%	0.17x
16308	Ragers	6	0.000%	7.43x
16309	Raley	6	0.000%	0.58x
16310	Randolph	6	0.000%	0.26x
16311	Rastall	6	0.000%	0.17x
16312	Ratford	6	0.000%	0.32x
16313	Rauson	6	0.000%	1.08x
16314	Rawdon	6	0.000%	0.34x
16315	Readman	6	0.000%	0.07x
16316	Record	6	0.000%	0.12x
16317	Reedham	6	0.000%	4.72x
16318	Reich	6	0.000%	0.47x
16319	Reside	6	0.000%	0.29x
16320	Ribbons	6	0.000%	0.24x
16321	Rickatson	6	0.000%	1.04x
16322	Rides	6	0.000%	0.91x
16323	Right	6	0.000%	0.28x
16324	Rimell	6	0.000%	0.19x
16325	Roadnight	6	0.000%	0.31x
16326	Roath	6	0.000%	1.21x
16327	Robenson	6	0.000%	1.44x
16328	Role	6	0.000%	1.52x
16329	Root	6	0.000%	0.05x
16330	Roseberry	6	0.000%	0.56x
16331	Rosenbaum	6	0.000%	0.54x
16332	Rosewall	6	0.000%	0.48x
16333	Rossington	6	0.000%	0.21x
16334	Rostance	6	0.000%	0.74x
16335	Rowes	6	0.000%	0.88x
16336	Rubinstein	6	0.000%	1.37x
16337	Rudderham	6	0.000%	0.31x
16338	Ruff	6	0.000%	0.05x
16339	Rully	6	0.000%	4.33x
16340	Rumens	6	0.000%	0.42x
16341	Russen	6	0.000%	0.43x
16342	Ryman	6	0.000%	0.14x
16343	Sacre	6	0.000%	0.53x
16344	Saggers	6	0.000%	0.13x
16345	Sall	6	0.000%	0.94x
16346	Sally	6	0.000%	0.81x
16347	Salters	6	0.000%	1.67x
16348	Sanday	6	0.000%	0.67x
16349	Sandifer	6	0.000%	0.94x
16350	Sarage	6	0.000%	5.77x
16351	Satterley	6	0.000%	0.46x
16352	Saundry	6	0.000%	0.57x
16353	Sawden	6	0.000%	0.33x
16354	Saylor	6	0.000%	3.99x
16355	Scalley	6	0.000%	1.08x
16356	Scamell	6	0.000%	0.39x
16357	Scammel	6	0.000%	0.58x
16358	Schuller	6	0.000%	1.37x
16359	Scollick	6	0.000%	0.72x
16360	Scottow	6	0.000%	0.96x
16361	Scovell	6	0.000%	0.12x
16362	Scraggs	6	0.000%	0.47x
16363	Screech	6	0.000%	0.27x
16364	Sea	6	0.000%	1.92x
16365	Seabrooke	6	0.000%	1.33x
16366	Secombe	6	0.000%	0.68x
16367	Shadwick	6	0.000%	0.32x
16368	Shanton	6	0.000%	1.67x
16369	Shapley	6	0.000%	0.22x
16370	Shapter	6	0.000%	0.31x
16371	Sharatt	6	0.000%	2.25x
16372	Sharland	6	0.000%	0.07x
16373	Shehan	6	0.000%	0.61x
16374	Sheraton	6	0.000%	0.35x
16375	Sheriffs	6	0.000%	0.64x
16376	Sherrett	6	0.000%	0.46x
16377	Shickle	6	0.000%	0.48x
16378	Shin	6	0.000%	0.96x
16379	Shirra	6	0.000%	0.30x
16380	Shorten	6	0.000%	0.16x
16381	Silby	6	0.000%	0.22x
16382	Simond	6	0.000%	0.56x
16383	Skimming	6	0.000%	0.30x
16384	Slark	6	0.000%	0.39x
16385	Sloyan	6	0.000%	3.99x
16386	Smirthwaite	6	0.000%	0.49x
16387	Smither	6	0.000%	0.16x
16388	Snedden	6	0.000%	0.13x
16389	Sneddon	6	0.000%	0.03x
16390	Sneesby	6	0.000%	0.38x
16391	Snipe	6	0.000%	0.77x
16392	Sobey	6	0.000%	0.16x
16393	Sonley	6	0.000%	0.60x
16394	Soothill	6	0.000%	0.50x
16395	Soper	6	0.000%	0.03x
16396	Sore	6	0.000%	0.44x
16397	Sorensen	6	0.000%	1.44x
16398	Sorenson	6	0.000%	1.02x
16399	Souther	6	0.000%	0.75x
16400	Spier	6	0.000%	0.27x