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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 Oyston, 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
21001Oyston20.07x
21002Ozanne20.07x
21003Paddy20.07x
21004Paden20.17x
21005Pake20.22x
21006Pakenham20.52x
21007Pann20.96x
21008Pappin20.14x
21009Paradise20.09x
21010Pardington20.27x
21011Parfit20.11x
21012Pargeter20.04x
21013Parkhurst20.06x
21014Parley20.23x
21015Parlington20.51x
21016Parsonson20.12x
21017Partrick20.26x
21018Pash20.08x
21019Pashby20.09x
21020Paskell20.14x
21021Pasker20.37x
21022Paskin20.09x
21023Pastor21.92x
21024Patey20.03x
21025Patter20.26x
21026Pear20.09x
21027Pearle20.40x
21028Pearne20.25x
21029Peffers20.10x
21030Penford20.13x
21031Peny20.47x
21032Perera21.73x
21033Perey20.69x
21034Perie20.27x
21035Perman20.10x
21036Petcher20.26x
21037Pether20.08x
21038Petitt20.08x
21039Phee20.47x
21040Philpots20.14x
21041Phimister20.09x
21042Pickworth20.06x
21043Pieri20.96x
21044Pikesley20.27x
21045Pillman20.22x
21046Pilsbury20.09x
21047Pines20.21x
21048Pinkett20.20x
21049Pinter21.08x
21050Pitch20.25x
21051Pithie20.12x
21052Plain20.08x
21053Plume20.05x
21054Podbury20.36x
21055Pointing20.07x
21056Polack20.18x
21057Pollok20.14x
21058Pontin20.05x
21059Popp20.96x
21060Post20.05x
21061Postans20.11x
21062Powes20.60x
21063Powrie20.06x
21064Prattley20.60x
21065Preice20.75x
21066Presswell20.22x
21067Prestley20.35x
21068Primer20.31x
21069Print20.09x
21070Printer20.21x
21071Proberts20.20x
21072Pryse20.11x
21073Puddick20.11x
21074Puleston20.20x
21075Puller20.16x
21076Pumford20.21x
21077Punch20.12x
21078Punter20.03x
21079Purbrick20.12x
21080Purchon20.31x
21081Pursall20.16x
21082Purtill20.58x
21083Pymm20.10x
21084Quickenden20.13x
21085Quigly20.64x
21086Rabey20.10x
21087Radwell20.07x
21088Raeside20.07x
21089Ragsdale20.17x
21090Rainton20.24x
21091Raison20.04x
21092Ralf20.16x
21093Ramon20.47x
21094Ramplin20.14x
21095Rampton20.05x
21096Ranyard20.18x
21097Rashleigh20.08x
21098Ratley20.08x
21099Rayman20.28x
21100Readon20.38x