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 Thwaites, with 258 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
1801	Thwaites	258	0.010%	1.25x
1802	Donoghue	257	0.010%	2.24x
1803	Ellwood	257	0.010%	1.34x
1804	Fry	257	0.010%	0.23x
1805	Lacy	257	0.010%	1.14x
1806	Rennie	257	0.010%	0.42x
1807	Sands	257	0.010%	0.66x
1808	Tait	257	0.010%	0.25x
1809	Colman	256	0.010%	0.79x
1810	Phythian	256	0.010%	7.40x
1811	Snowden	256	0.010%	0.83x
1812	Tatlock	256	0.010%	7.07x
1813	Fidler	255	0.010%	1.15x
1814	Petty	255	0.010%	0.74x
1815	Unwin	255	0.010%	0.74x
1816	Bee	254	0.010%	1.30x
1817	Dandy	254	0.010%	3.96x
1818	Deacon	254	0.010%	0.43x
1819	Foxcroft	254	0.010%	4.95x
1820	Hewson	254	0.010%	0.90x
1821	Lovelady	254	0.010%	8.57x
1822	Murgatroyd	254	0.010%	0.98x
1823	Boylan	253	0.010%	4.78x
1824	Hallsworth	253	0.010%	3.87x
1825	Keogh	253	0.010%	3.20x
1826	Rider	253	0.010%	0.75x
1827	Telford	253	0.010%	0.83x
1828	Braddock	252	0.010%	2.55x
1829	Garrity	252	0.010%	4.08x
1830	Gilligan	252	0.010%	2.85x
1831	Keighley	252	0.010%	1.36x
1832	Livingstone	252	0.010%	0.78x
1833	Major	252	0.010%	0.54x
1834	Winward	252	0.010%	6.87x
1835	Dewhirst	251	0.010%	1.52x
1836	Keeling	251	0.010%	0.83x
1837	Percy	251	0.010%	0.78x
1838	Simon	251	0.010%	1.10x
1839	Brereton	250	0.010%	1.73x
1840	Galvin	250	0.010%	3.35x
1841	Tennant	250	0.010%	0.68x
1842	Wiggins	250	0.010%	0.67x
1843	Altham	249	0.010%	5.77x
1844	Chandler	249	0.010%	0.22x
1845	Cleworth	249	0.010%	7.85x
1846	Cottrell	249	0.010%	0.81x
1847	Wardley	249	0.010%	2.86x
1848	Arthur	248	0.010%	0.33x
1849	Bramley	248	0.010%	0.78x
1850	Carpenter	248	0.010%	0.21x
1851	Dudley	248	0.010%	0.48x
1852	Hussey	248	0.010%	0.71x
1853	Jefferson	248	0.010%	0.66x
1854	Pickthall	248	0.010%	5.51x
1855	Shutt	248	0.010%	1.98x
1856	Speed	248	0.010%	0.89x
1857	Stopforth	248	0.010%	8.18x
1858	Watt	248	0.010%	0.19x
1859	Emmott	247	0.010%	1.90x
1860	Gunn	247	0.010%	0.29x
1861	Wain	247	0.010%	0.85x
1862	Gilchrist	245	0.010%	0.48x
1863	Pimblett	245	0.010%	7.25x
1864	Waldron	245	0.010%	0.80x
1865	Coe	244	0.010%	0.43x
1866	Edwardson	244	0.010%	5.73x
1867	Topham	244	0.010%	0.96x
1868	Barns	243	0.010%	1.09x
1869	Burk	243	0.010%	1.95x
1870	Cutler	243	0.010%	0.56x
1871	Garth	243	0.010%	3.16x
1872	Hosker	243	0.010%	7.50x
1873	Jaques	243	0.010%	0.95x
1874	Lilly	243	0.010%	1.15x
1875	Neal	243	0.010%	0.24x
1876	Plunkett	243	0.010%	2.65x
1877	Simpkin	243	0.010%	1.87x
1878	Sladen	243	0.010%	4.06x
1879	Trafford	243	0.010%	1.75x
1880	Travers	243	0.010%	1.40x
1881	Bickerstaffe	242	0.010%	8.17x
1882	Blinkhorn	242	0.010%	5.25x
1883	Bracegirdle	242	0.010%	2.75x
1884	Lowry	242	0.010%	1.73x
1885	Marriott	242	0.010%	0.31x
1886	Patten	242	0.010%	1.11x
1887	Poulton	242	0.010%	0.87x
1888	Scarisbrick	242	0.010%	7.71x
1889	Titherington	242	0.010%	7.77x
1890	Walmesley	242	0.010%	5.89x
1891	Beaver	241	0.010%	1.57x
1892	Capper	241	0.010%	1.32x
1893	Cheshire	241	0.010%	0.90x
1894	Child	241	0.010%	0.41x
1895	Clowes	241	0.010%	1.25x
1896	Sherry	241	0.010%	1.98x
1897	Whitley	241	0.010%	0.85x
1898	Breakell	240	0.010%	7.91x
1899	Cowgill	240	0.010%	2.75x
1900	Gates	240	0.010%	0.45x