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 Fenney, with 167 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
2401	Fenney	167	0.000%	3.97x
2402	Fiddler	167	0.000%	2.23x
2403	Horrox	167	0.000%	6.27x
2404	Luke	167	0.000%	0.49x
2405	Mayers	167	0.000%	1.61x
2406	Palin	167	0.000%	1.12x
2407	Pounder	167	0.000%	1.48x
2408	Trainer	167	0.000%	1.18x
2409	Bowness	166	0.000%	2.51x
2410	Featherstone	166	0.000%	0.53x
2411	Gott	166	0.000%	1.11x
2412	Masterson	166	0.000%	2.28x
2413	Stephen	166	0.000%	0.27x
2414	Coulson	165	0.000%	0.27x
2415	Hoey	165	0.000%	2.78x
2416	Hubbard	165	0.000%	0.20x
2417	Isaacs	165	0.000%	0.55x
2418	Moulton	165	0.000%	0.96x
2419	Shirt	165	0.000%	2.11x
2420	Wilton	165	0.000%	0.49x
2421	Armer	164	0.000%	3.82x
2422	Barrowclough	164	0.000%	2.67x
2423	Caley	164	0.000%	1.22x
2424	Cambell	164	0.000%	1.72x
2425	Cordingley	164	0.000%	1.37x
2426	Cotter	164	0.000%	1.25x
2427	Gilbertson	164	0.000%	1.62x
2428	Hobbs	164	0.000%	0.13x
2429	Jack	164	0.000%	0.22x
2430	Kitchin	164	0.000%	2.20x
2431	Moscrop	164	0.000%	3.15x
2432	Petrie	164	0.000%	0.40x
2433	Probert	164	0.000%	0.60x
2434	Rosbottom	164	0.000%	8.33x
2435	Shoesmith	164	0.000%	1.59x
2436	Byers	163	0.000%	0.91x
2437	Cannell	163	0.000%	1.09x
2438	Delany	163	0.000%	2.86x
2439	Halligan	163	0.000%	3.94x
2440	Hilditch	163	0.000%	1.63x
2441	Maddox	163	0.000%	0.92x
2442	Manock	163	0.000%	8.09x
2443	Mulvey	163	0.000%	2.76x
2444	Rogan	163	0.000%	1.79x
2445	Bragg	162	0.000%	0.57x
2446	Bunn	162	0.000%	0.48x
2447	Corns	162	0.000%	1.67x
2448	Diamond	162	0.000%	1.01x
2449	Donohoe	162	0.000%	3.37x
2450	Fernley	162	0.000%	3.37x
2451	Fitzsimons	162	0.000%	3.02x
2452	Grisdale	162	0.000%	2.70x
2453	Hawthorn	162	0.000%	0.81x
2454	Houlker	162	0.000%	8.23x
2455	Jordon	162	0.000%	1.04x
2456	Moors	162	0.000%	1.89x
2457	Morrell	162	0.000%	0.50x
2458	Podmore	162	0.000%	1.31x
2459	Reddy	162	0.000%	3.21x
2460	Tynan	162	0.000%	3.95x
2461	Webber	162	0.000%	0.15x
2462	Belfield	161	0.000%	1.83x
2463	Blunt	161	0.000%	0.58x
2464	Bonny	161	0.000%	2.69x
2465	Caulfield	161	0.000%	2.68x
2466	Derby	161	0.000%	2.51x
2467	Gilman	161	0.000%	1.55x
2468	Hadwin	161	0.000%	4.16x
2469	Lovell	161	0.000%	0.22x
2470	Perks	161	0.000%	0.45x
2471	Round	161	0.000%	0.51x
2472	Shipley	161	0.000%	0.53x
2473	Squire	161	0.000%	0.39x
2474	Aindow	160	0.000%	7.85x
2475	Brodie	160	0.000%	0.34x
2476	Brophy	160	0.000%	3.44x
2477	Haselden	160	0.000%	4.92x
2478	Hebden	160	0.000%	1.48x
2479	Machin	160	0.000%	0.46x
2480	Mckenna	160	0.000%	3.40x
2481	Wightman	160	0.000%	0.70x
2482	Cornwell	159	0.000%	0.80x
2483	Fair	159	0.000%	1.31x
2484	Finlay	159	0.000%	0.45x
2485	Finley	159	0.000%	1.66x
2486	Geldard	159	0.000%	2.29x
2487	Lake	159	0.000%	0.21x
2488	Randall	159	0.000%	0.15x
2489	Ratcliff	159	0.000%	0.71x
2490	Wheatley	159	0.000%	0.23x
2491	Wolfe	159	0.000%	0.88x
2492	Bolger	158	0.000%	5.04x
2493	Coxon	158	0.000%	0.60x
2494	Farrel	158	0.000%	2.01x
2495	Gibb	158	0.000%	0.26x
2496	March	158	0.000%	0.42x
2497	Phelan	158	0.000%	3.18x
2498	Rea	158	0.000%	0.81x
2499	Rotheram	158	0.000%	6.47x
2500	Timms	158	0.000%	0.45x