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 Kitson, with 149 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
2601	Kitson	149	0.000%	0.54x
2602	Ledger	149	0.000%	0.63x
2603	Mattinson	149	0.000%	2.42x
2604	Nadin	149	0.000%	1.59x
2605	Pollett	149	0.000%	4.25x
2606	Robb	149	0.000%	0.25x
2607	Ruddy	149	0.000%	2.63x
2608	Billinge	148	0.000%	3.72x
2609	Cockshott	148	0.000%	2.33x
2610	Farnell	148	0.000%	1.17x
2611	Glass	148	0.000%	0.41x
2612	Land	148	0.000%	0.59x
2613	Melville	148	0.000%	0.40x
2614	Menzies	148	0.000%	0.33x
2615	Millett	148	0.000%	1.08x
2616	Moses	148	0.000%	0.42x
2617	Murrey	148	0.000%	1.58x
2618	Parrington	148	0.000%	3.23x
2619	Parrott	148	0.000%	0.38x
2620	Picton	148	0.000%	1.25x
2621	Woodhall	148	0.000%	1.06x
2622	Aldersley	147	0.000%	4.44x
2623	Camm	147	0.000%	1.32x
2624	Coghlan	147	0.000%	2.30x
2625	Donelly	147	0.000%	1.84x
2626	Greenhough	147	0.000%	1.88x
2627	Kenwright	147	0.000%	6.35x
2628	Overton	147	0.000%	0.44x
2629	Patchett	147	0.000%	0.88x
2630	Rudman	147	0.000%	2.11x
2631	Rydings	147	0.000%	8.09x
2632	Wainman	147	0.000%	3.40x
2633	Weeks	147	0.000%	0.20x
2634	Winkley	147	0.000%	3.09x
2635	Buckly	146	0.000%	3.45x
2636	Callow	146	0.000%	0.68x
2637	Cobb	146	0.000%	0.30x
2638	Cornwall	146	0.000%	0.99x
2639	Denney	146	0.000%	1.74x
2640	Harmer	146	0.000%	0.43x
2641	Heslop	146	0.000%	0.49x
2642	Manson	146	0.000%	0.36x
2643	Abbot	145	0.000%	0.89x
2644	Bewley	145	0.000%	1.57x
2645	Carver	145	0.000%	0.46x
2646	Denny	145	0.000%	0.50x
2647	Eglin	145	0.000%	4.41x
2648	Elton	145	0.000%	1.04x
2649	Ferns	145	0.000%	1.94x
2650	Hayden	145	0.000%	0.54x
2651	Housley	145	0.000%	1.72x
2652	Llewellyn	145	0.000%	0.29x
2653	Mansell	145	0.000%	0.36x
2654	Morland	145	0.000%	1.49x
2655	Neilson	145	0.000%	0.30x
2656	Samuel	145	0.000%	0.35x
2657	Stanfield	145	0.000%	1.49x
2658	Tyrrell	145	0.000%	0.57x
2659	Waine	145	0.000%	1.69x
2660	Beatty	144	0.000%	2.80x
2661	Brassington	144	0.000%	1.04x
2662	Broadhead	144	0.000%	0.57x
2663	Cowpe	144	0.000%	7.87x
2664	Glossop	144	0.000%	1.18x
2665	Irvin	144	0.000%	1.42x
2666	Lowcock	144	0.000%	3.22x
2667	Richard	144	0.000%	0.48x
2668	Rouse	144	0.000%	0.29x
2669	Turley	144	0.000%	0.77x
2670	Wragg	144	0.000%	0.45x
2671	Bootle	143	0.000%	5.33x
2672	Busby	143	0.000%	0.39x
2673	Caffrey	143	0.000%	3.44x
2674	Dobbs	143	0.000%	0.61x
2675	Grange	143	0.000%	0.72x
2676	Grantham	143	0.000%	0.67x
2677	High	143	0.000%	0.91x
2678	Jopson	143	0.000%	3.66x
2679	Killen	143	0.000%	2.97x
2680	Langshaw	143	0.000%	6.15x
2681	Ollerenshaw	143	0.000%	1.74x
2682	Pixton	143	0.000%	6.30x
2683	Pringle	143	0.000%	0.26x
2684	Trainor	143	0.000%	3.34x
2685	Blythe	142	0.000%	0.54x
2686	Boland	142	0.000%	2.09x
2687	Canavan	142	0.000%	3.51x
2688	Darwen	142	0.000%	7.35x
2689	Devaney	142	0.000%	3.28x
2690	Entwisle	142	0.000%	6.85x
2691	Garry	142	0.000%	2.28x
2692	Leadbeater	142	0.000%	1.00x
2693	Mawdesley	142	0.000%	7.18x
2694	Maybury	142	0.000%	2.00x
2695	Newbold	142	0.000%	0.56x
2696	Pickersgill	142	0.000%	0.78x
2697	Roebuck	142	0.000%	0.60x
2698	Tatton	142	0.000%	1.57x
2699	Traverse	142	0.000%	7.26x
2700	Whiting	142	0.000%	0.21x