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 Whitelegg, with 181 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
2301	Whitelegg	181	0.010%	4.77x
2302	Blanchard	180	0.010%	0.63x
2303	Fray	180	0.010%	3.09x
2304	Gibbins	180	0.010%	0.68x
2305	Ankers	179	0.010%	2.07x
2306	Baynes	179	0.010%	1.31x
2307	Bently	179	0.010%	2.00x
2308	Boyce	179	0.010%	0.34x
2309	Bramall	179	0.010%	1.94x
2310	Burrell	179	0.010%	0.40x
2311	Hannan	179	0.010%	1.62x
2312	Pickstone	179	0.010%	5.69x
2313	Simmonds	179	0.010%	0.19x
2314	Stalker	179	0.010%	1.05x
2315	Wych	179	0.010%	5.77x
2316	Corfield	178	0.010%	0.91x
2317	Crighton	178	0.010%	1.29x
2318	Cuerden	178	0.010%	8.64x
2319	Dolphin	178	0.010%	1.38x
2320	Laurence	178	0.010%	0.36x
2321	Mccarthy	178	0.010%	1.07x
2322	Newsome	178	0.010%	0.71x
2323	Rudge	178	0.010%	0.65x
2324	Witter	178	0.010%	5.03x
2325	Wormald	178	0.010%	1.13x
2326	Brunton	177	0.010%	0.65x
2327	Donald	177	0.010%	0.25x
2328	Dorning	177	0.010%	6.74x
2329	Exton	177	0.010%	1.52x
2330	Hollins	177	0.010%	0.97x
2331	Lathom	177	0.010%	7.92x
2332	Mcgrath	177	0.010%	3.23x
2333	Mount	177	0.010%	1.32x
2334	Murphey	177	0.010%	2.45x
2335	Purdy	177	0.010%	0.90x
2336	Twigg	177	0.010%	0.73x
2337	Beach	176	0.010%	0.53x
2338	Boocock	176	0.010%	1.44x
2339	Cock	176	0.010%	0.46x
2340	Dennison	176	0.010%	0.66x
2341	Dodds	176	0.010%	0.24x
2342	Eagan	176	0.010%	4.38x
2343	Manchester	176	0.010%	2.53x
2344	Shakeshaft	176	0.010%	2.87x
2345	Ashmore	175	0.010%	0.68x
2346	Bradford	175	0.010%	0.26x
2347	Cheadle	175	0.010%	2.16x
2348	Gabbott	175	0.010%	7.83x
2349	Haley	175	0.010%	0.42x
2350	Hankey	175	0.010%	2.12x
2351	Hollinrake	175	0.010%	4.36x
2352	Huddart	175	0.010%	2.93x
2353	Keane	175	0.010%	2.17x
2354	Manion	175	0.010%	3.57x
2355	Meehan	175	0.010%	2.53x
2356	Noonan	175	0.010%	2.94x
2357	Sargent	175	0.010%	0.33x
2358	Dover	174	0.010%	1.11x
2359	Godwin	174	0.010%	0.39x
2360	Malcolm	174	0.010%	0.38x
2361	Morriss	174	0.010%	0.82x
2362	Redmayne	174	0.010%	3.80x
2363	Rotherham	174	0.010%	2.50x
2364	Westall	174	0.010%	2.23x
2365	Whyte	174	0.010%	0.30x
2366	Woodend	174	0.010%	4.96x
2367	Jessop	173	0.010%	0.42x
2368	Low	173	0.010%	0.24x
2369	Musgrove	173	0.010%	1.03x
2370	Oddy	173	0.010%	0.81x
2371	Pierpoint	173	0.010%	2.33x
2372	Cocking	172	0.010%	1.02x
2373	Hollingsworth	172	0.010%	0.75x
2374	Hopley	172	0.010%	1.59x
2375	Orton	172	0.010%	0.53x
2376	Quinlan	172	0.010%	2.25x
2377	Smallwood	172	0.010%	0.54x
2378	Woodworth	172	0.010%	3.28x
2379	Ballard	171	0.000%	0.33x
2380	Blackley	171	0.000%	1.82x
2381	Cockshutt	171	0.000%	7.17x
2382	Dick	171	0.000%	0.22x
2383	Kerwin	171	0.000%	4.28x
2384	Ready	171	0.000%	1.97x
2385	Sayer	171	0.000%	0.38x
2386	Corrin	170	0.000%	2.18x
2387	Summer	170	0.000%	2.14x
2388	Edward	169	0.000%	0.53x
2389	Fuller	169	0.000%	0.12x
2390	Jeffrey	169	0.000%	0.26x
2391	Lavin	169	0.000%	2.78x
2392	Piggott	169	0.000%	0.67x
2393	Simons	169	0.000%	0.37x
2394	Bethel	168	0.000%	3.00x
2395	Emerson	168	0.000%	0.70x
2396	Ferris	168	0.000%	0.49x
2397	Hardwick	168	0.000%	0.32x
2398	Westwood	168	0.000%	0.29x
2399	Battle	167	0.000%	1.57x
2400	Bowcock	167	0.000%	3.74x