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 Hird, with 221 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
2001	Hird	221	0.010%	0.83x
2002	Hoare	221	0.010%	0.33x
2003	Kirkby	221	0.010%	1.13x
2004	Mackie	221	0.010%	0.30x
2005	Peat	221	0.010%	0.80x
2006	Stapleton	221	0.010%	0.63x
2007	Tilley	221	0.010%	0.49x
2008	Beardwood	220	0.010%	7.85x
2009	Carmichael	220	0.010%	0.44x
2010	Gudgeon	220	0.010%	2.60x
2011	Hankin	220	0.010%	2.07x
2012	Marcroft	220	0.010%	6.46x
2013	Ralphs	220	0.010%	2.42x
2014	Tighe	220	0.010%	2.74x
2015	Usher	220	0.010%	0.58x
2016	Whittles	220	0.010%	4.03x
2017	Aldcroft	219	0.010%	4.74x
2018	Dykes	219	0.010%	0.92x
2019	Hoy	219	0.010%	1.10x
2020	Jacobs	219	0.010%	0.26x
2021	Lowndes	219	0.010%	1.88x
2022	Urmston	219	0.010%	7.66x
2023	Bacon	218	0.010%	0.25x
2024	Christopher	218	0.010%	1.07x
2025	Hales	218	0.010%	0.44x
2026	Jeffries	218	0.010%	0.50x
2027	Mycock	218	0.010%	1.84x
2028	Ryley	218	0.010%	2.43x
2029	Sloane	218	0.010%	2.72x
2030	Wise	218	0.010%	0.30x
2031	Barclay	217	0.010%	0.30x
2032	Brogan	217	0.010%	1.86x
2033	Corkhill	217	0.010%	5.30x
2034	Greer	217	0.010%	1.86x
2035	Locke	217	0.010%	0.70x
2036	Briers	216	0.010%	3.31x
2037	Grainger	216	0.010%	0.41x
2038	Pimlott	216	0.010%	4.06x
2039	Sudworth	216	0.010%	8.08x
2040	Vincent	216	0.010%	0.20x
2041	Bennison	215	0.010%	2.21x
2042	Conlan	215	0.010%	3.43x
2043	Coope	215	0.010%	3.12x
2044	Gilbody	215	0.010%	7.09x
2045	Haines	215	0.010%	0.27x
2046	Hallworth	215	0.010%	2.39x
2047	Hamnett	215	0.010%	3.97x
2048	Norcross	215	0.010%	5.77x
2049	Ormandy	215	0.010%	6.38x
2050	Ridge	215	0.010%	0.89x
2051	Taggart	215	0.010%	1.64x
2052	Brittain	214	0.010%	0.80x
2053	Fellows	214	0.010%	0.46x
2054	Hare	214	0.010%	0.40x
2055	Jagger	214	0.010%	0.78x
2056	Layland	214	0.010%	3.17x
2057	Peterson	214	0.010%	1.21x
2058	Scragg	214	0.010%	1.90x
2059	Windsor	214	0.010%	0.74x
2060	Aughton	213	0.010%	7.36x
2061	Broom	213	0.010%	0.50x
2062	Cousins	213	0.010%	0.34x
2063	Fulton	213	0.010%	0.49x
2064	Moseley	213	0.010%	0.67x
2065	Sellars	213	0.010%	0.99x
2066	Swales	213	0.010%	0.88x
2067	Tanner	213	0.010%	0.27x
2068	Wharmby	213	0.010%	3.16x
2069	Bain	212	0.010%	0.25x
2070	Barcroft	212	0.010%	6.47x
2071	Joynson	212	0.010%	2.64x
2072	Roylance	212	0.010%	4.38x
2073	Stout	212	0.010%	1.28x
2074	Syddall	212	0.010%	7.60x
2075	Sinnott	211	0.010%	5.75x
2076	Barrington	210	0.010%	1.86x
2077	Blackhurst	210	0.010%	3.46x
2078	Bourne	210	0.010%	0.31x
2079	Calligan	210	0.010%	3.05x
2080	Clinton	210	0.010%	1.58x
2081	Herd	210	0.010%	0.83x
2082	Lally	210	0.010%	3.83x
2083	Titterington	210	0.010%	4.18x
2084	Bowles	209	0.010%	0.37x
2085	Cartledge	209	0.010%	1.19x
2086	Collin	209	0.010%	1.16x
2087	Cordwell	209	0.010%	3.02x
2088	Cottrill	209	0.010%	3.01x
2089	Davy	209	0.010%	0.49x
2090	Hulley	209	0.010%	2.59x
2091	Judson	209	0.010%	1.32x
2092	Kilroy	209	0.010%	3.55x
2093	Loughlin	209	0.010%	3.70x
2094	Agnew	208	0.010%	1.07x
2095	Beddows	208	0.010%	3.11x
2096	Cubbin	208	0.010%	6.18x
2097	Dodson	208	0.010%	0.78x
2098	Hickman	208	0.010%	0.36x
2099	Love	208	0.010%	0.25x
2100	Ridley	208	0.010%	0.31x