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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 Chan, with 2 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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20201Chan21.44x
20202Channer20.12x
20203Chatters20.09x
20204Chen21.92x
20205Chenoweth20.13x
20206Cherrey20.38x
20207Chesman20.16x
20208Chesson20.09x
20209Chetwood20.15x
20210Chill20.64x
20211Chopping20.05x
20212Christer20.15x
20213Christine21.02x
20214Chumley20.24x
20215Churches20.09x
20216Chuter20.05x
20217Clackson20.19x
20218Clafton20.24x
20219Claney20.60x
20220Clanton20.69x
20221Cleeve20.10x
20222Clemitson20.20x
20223Clenaghan21.33x
20224Clenton20.22x
20225Cleverdon20.19x
20226Clibbon20.31x
20227Climie20.31x
20228Clingo20.29x
20229Cloake20.14x
20230Cloutman20.43x
20231Cluck20.79x
20232Clyma20.28x
20233Coachman21.57x
20234Coate20.07x
20235Cobbledick20.10x
20236Codrington20.09x
20237Cogdell20.35x
20238Colborne20.05x
20239Coldough21.57x
20240Colland20.82x
20241Collingbourne20.14x
20242Colliver20.13x
20243Collow20.36x
20244Colls20.05x
20245Colt20.25x
20246Colthart20.14x
20247Coltherd20.36x
20248Colwill20.03x
20249Conaty20.62x
20250Congreve20.15x
20251Conibear20.07x
20252Connaghan20.38x
20253Constantin20.91x
20254Coor21.15x
20255Copleston20.16x
20256Cordiner20.04x
20257Corkin20.31x
20258Cornway21.92x
20259Corrall20.09x
20260Corsley21.02x
20261Cosens20.07x
20262Cottee20.07x
20263Cottenham20.22x
20264Cottis20.07x
20265Cottman20.29x
20266Courtier20.11x
20267Couse20.38x
20268Coveney20.04x
20269Cowdery20.06x
20270Cowton20.09x
20271Coxwell20.20x
20272Coyer21.92x
20273Crafter20.16x
20274Craighill20.44x
20275Cram20.03x
20276Cramond20.07x
20277Cranidge20.25x
20278Cranley20.24x
20279Crass20.11x
20280Crate20.09x
20281Crates20.10x
20282Crathorne20.15x
20283Craver21.24x
20284Crayford20.09x
20285Criss20.64x
20286Cromer20.15x
20287Cromey20.47x
20288Croudace20.30x
20289Crowdy20.09x
20290Crowston20.25x
20291Croydon20.07x
20292Cruz28.74x
20293Crystal20.18x
20294Cule20.25x
20295Culliford20.05x
20296Cullum20.01x
20297Cummingham20.26x
20298Cumpton20.79x
20299Cunneen21.57x
20300Curling20.04x