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 Waycott, with 3 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
19901	Waycott	3	0.000%	0.22x
19902	Weaks	3	0.000%	1.00x
19903	Weathers	3	0.000%	0.29x
19904	Wedderburn	3	0.000%	0.10x
19905	Weekley	3	0.000%	0.18x
19906	Wegg	3	0.000%	0.14x
19907	Weinberg	3	0.000%	0.59x
19908	Welbourne	3	0.000%	0.14x
19909	Welland	3	0.000%	0.07x
19910	Wellis	3	0.000%	1.23x
19911	Wellsbury	3	0.000%	0.93x
19912	Wester	3	0.000%	0.70x
19913	Westerby	3	0.000%	0.13x
19914	Westhorp	3	0.000%	0.30x
19915	Whatman	3	0.000%	0.18x
19916	Wheadon	3	0.000%	0.08x
19917	Wheller	3	0.000%	0.14x
19918	Whight	3	0.000%	0.33x
19919	Whild	3	0.000%	0.42x
19920	Whincop	3	0.000%	0.33x
19921	Whinney	3	0.000%	0.30x
19922	Whiteing	3	0.000%	0.17x
19923	Whiten	3	0.000%	0.17x
19924	Whitington	3	0.000%	0.12x
19925	Whitnell	3	0.000%	0.17x
19926	Whiton	3	0.000%	0.66x
19927	Whittey	3	0.000%	0.39x
19928	Whittley	3	0.000%	0.37x
19929	Whitwham	3	0.000%	0.31x
19930	Wickson	3	0.000%	0.17x
19931	Widnall	3	0.000%	0.29x
19932	Wightwick	3	0.000%	0.16x
19933	Willes	3	0.000%	0.07x
19934	Wind	3	0.000%	0.19x
19935	Winham	3	0.000%	0.44x
19936	Wink	3	0.000%	0.10x
19937	Winster	3	0.000%	1.37x
19938	Winstone	3	0.000%	0.03x
19939	Wistow	3	0.000%	0.41x
19940	Wollen	3	0.000%	0.25x
19941	Woodale	3	0.000%	0.86x
19942	Woodbine	3	0.000%	0.09x
19943	Woodword	3	0.000%	0.55x
19944	Woodyatt	3	0.000%	0.09x
19945	Wool	3	0.000%	0.25x
19946	Woolass	3	0.000%	1.08x
19947	Woolcott	3	0.000%	0.06x
19948	Woolett	3	0.000%	0.31x
19949	Woosley	3	0.000%	0.84x
19950	Worfolk	3	0.000%	0.30x
19951	Worman	3	0.000%	0.08x
19952	Wrack	3	0.000%	0.26x
19953	Wraight	3	0.000%	0.03x
19954	Write	3	0.000%	0.63x
19955	Yaxley	3	0.000%	0.05x
19956	Abbiss	2	0.000%	0.07x
19957	Abbs	2	0.000%	0.03x
19958	Absolom	2	0.000%	0.07x
19959	Acaster	2	0.000%	0.08x
19960	Ackinson	2	0.000%	2.16x
19961	Acland	2	0.000%	0.09x
19962	Aicher	2	0.000%	8.74x
19963	Aimson	2	0.000%	1.73x
19964	Aiston	2	0.000%	0.11x
19965	Aitkenhead	2	0.000%	0.05x
19966	Aiton	2	0.000%	0.09x
19967	Akid	2	0.000%	0.69x
19968	Ale	2	0.000%	2.16x
19969	Alex	2	0.000%	2.16x
19970	Aley	2	0.000%	0.10x
19971	Alkins	2	0.000%	0.16x
19972	Allbright	2	0.000%	0.13x
19973	Alliss	2	0.000%	0.35x
19974	Allistone	2	0.000%	0.25x
19975	Allt	2	0.000%	0.20x
19976	Alp	2	0.000%	0.13x
19977	Alport	2	0.000%	0.18x
19978	Altree	2	0.000%	0.21x
19979	Amoss	2	0.000%	0.30x
19980	Amour	2	0.000%	0.18x
19981	Amps	2	0.000%	0.17x
19982	An	2	0.000%	3.48x
19983	Andersson	2	0.000%	0.31x
19984	Andow	2	0.000%	0.15x
19985	Anley	2	0.000%	0.16x
19986	Annesley	2	0.000%	0.16x
19987	Appelby	2	0.000%	0.14x
19988	Arcari	2	0.000%	4.34x
19989	Arey	2	0.000%	0.28x
19990	Arlidge	2	0.000%	0.14x
19991	Armes	2	0.000%	0.04x
19992	Armond	2	0.000%	0.29x
19993	Aron	2	0.000%	0.28x
19994	Artherton	2	0.000%	0.25x
19995	Ashling	2	0.000%	0.12x
19996	Ashmall	2	0.000%	0.42x
19997	Ashmole	2	0.000%	0.12x
19998	Atkiss	2	0.000%	0.38x
19999	Attwooll	2	0.000%	0.09x
20000	Aves	2	0.000%	0.03x