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 Kellet, with 240 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
1901	Kellet	240	0.010%	3.22x
1902	Peake	240	0.010%	0.72x
1903	Bilsborough	239	0.010%	6.66x
1904	Boon	239	0.010%	0.74x
1905	Hinde	239	0.010%	1.65x
1906	Noblett	239	0.010%	7.19x
1907	Rae	239	0.010%	0.30x
1908	Rowbotham	239	0.010%	1.41x
1909	Standen	239	0.010%	1.22x
1910	Crow	238	0.010%	0.45x
1911	Darby	238	0.010%	0.43x
1912	Hodgkiss	238	0.010%	1.82x
1913	Byrnes	237	0.010%	3.85x
1914	Fort	237	0.010%	2.91x
1915	Timmins	237	0.010%	0.85x
1916	Blackmore	236	0.010%	0.47x
1917	Broomhead	236	0.010%	1.52x
1918	Conley	236	0.010%	1.88x
1919	Copeland	236	0.010%	0.72x
1920	Dickens	236	0.010%	0.65x
1921	Laithwaite	236	0.010%	8.03x
1922	Priest	236	0.010%	0.52x
1923	Shenton	236	0.010%	1.06x
1924	Townend	236	0.010%	0.80x
1925	Brooke	235	0.010%	0.46x
1926	Callan	235	0.010%	2.11x
1927	Clancy	235	0.010%	2.33x
1928	Hawksworth	235	0.010%	1.50x
1929	Neary	235	0.010%	3.12x
1930	Venables	235	0.010%	0.97x
1931	Crawley	234	0.010%	0.52x
1932	Drew	234	0.010%	0.26x
1933	Moulding	234	0.010%	2.80x
1934	Musker	234	0.010%	7.32x
1935	Allsop	233	0.010%	0.65x
1936	Blower	233	0.010%	1.14x
1937	Halpin	233	0.010%	3.76x
1938	Hepworth	233	0.010%	0.59x
1939	Morrow	233	0.010%	1.65x
1940	Naughton	233	0.010%	3.36x
1941	Nichol	233	0.010%	0.62x
1942	Whitby	233	0.010%	1.10x
1943	Cane	232	0.010%	0.98x
1944	Etherington	232	0.010%	0.89x
1945	Fazakerley	232	0.010%	7.53x
1946	Pool	232	0.010%	0.58x
1947	Tudor	232	0.010%	1.00x
1948	Cass	231	0.010%	0.94x
1949	Gale	231	0.010%	0.22x
1950	Matley	231	0.010%	5.07x
1951	Quick	231	0.010%	0.59x
1952	Rishton	231	0.010%	7.05x
1953	Tarbuck	231	0.010%	4.00x
1954	Tatham	231	0.010%	1.97x
1955	Waterson	231	0.010%	1.59x
1956	Canning	230	0.010%	0.93x
1957	Dougherty	230	0.010%	1.72x
1958	Flemming	230	0.010%	1.65x
1959	Grierson	230	0.010%	1.19x
1960	Grounds	230	0.010%	3.93x
1961	Huxley	230	0.010%	1.47x
1962	Birtwell	229	0.010%	7.09x
1963	Hitchin	229	0.010%	2.73x
1964	Beresford	228	0.010%	0.89x
1965	Blease	228	0.010%	3.27x
1966	Brunt	228	0.010%	0.95x
1967	Dennis	228	0.010%	0.22x
1968	Devenport	228	0.010%	3.54x
1969	Doodson	228	0.010%	7.32x
1970	Doughty	228	0.010%	0.52x
1971	Kinsella	228	0.010%	4.42x
1972	Marginson	228	0.010%	6.59x
1973	Satterthwaite	228	0.010%	3.83x
1974	Arden	227	0.010%	2.72x
1975	Horsefield	227	0.010%	3.78x
1976	Kerrigan	227	0.010%	3.63x
1977	Kewley	227	0.010%	2.30x
1978	Ripley	227	0.010%	0.99x
1979	Sharkey	227	0.010%	2.87x
1980	Skelton	227	0.010%	0.45x
1981	Boswell	226	0.010%	0.69x
1982	Eatock	226	0.010%	8.14x
1983	Southwell	226	0.010%	1.04x
1984	Allanson	225	0.010%	3.31x
1985	Dunning	225	0.010%	0.76x
1986	Parnell	225	0.010%	0.67x
1987	Seward	225	0.010%	1.18x
1988	Stockley	225	0.010%	1.50x
1989	Frodsham	224	0.010%	5.20x
1990	Painter	224	0.010%	0.47x
1991	Conolly	223	0.010%	2.13x
1992	Mounsey	223	0.010%	2.24x
1993	Sidebotham	223	0.010%	3.16x
1994	Birmingham	222	0.010%	2.58x
1995	Howley	222	0.010%	2.97x
1996	Pattinson	222	0.010%	0.72x
1997	Pepper	222	0.010%	0.46x
1998	Sheard	222	0.010%	0.70x
1999	Statham	222	0.010%	1.11x
2000	Blears	221	0.010%	8.06x