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 Biggs, with 141 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
2701	Biggs	141	0.000%	0.22x
2702	Dunlop	141	0.000%	0.25x
2703	Dutson	141	0.000%	4.02x
2704	Elson	141	0.000%	0.65x
2705	Elston	141	0.000%	0.84x
2706	Falkner	141	0.000%	1.20x
2707	Farnsworth	141	0.000%	0.98x
2708	Flanaghan	141	0.000%	4.12x
2709	Gleaves	141	0.000%	2.71x
2710	Guthrie	141	0.000%	0.32x
2711	Lynn	141	0.000%	0.47x
2712	Mashiter	141	0.000%	5.32x
2713	Mclean	141	0.000%	1.59x
2714	Tansey	141	0.000%	2.67x
2715	Twiss	141	0.000%	2.97x
2716	Westby	141	0.000%	3.65x
2717	Blakely	140	0.000%	2.36x
2718	Ellam	140	0.000%	1.61x
2719	Frain	140	0.000%	3.07x
2720	Gallimore	140	0.000%	1.27x
2721	Gillow	140	0.000%	5.40x
2722	Harlow	140	0.000%	0.74x
2723	Milton	140	0.000%	0.29x
2724	Rodger	140	0.000%	0.29x
2725	South	140	0.000%	0.43x
2726	Verity	140	0.000%	0.95x
2727	Weldon	140	0.000%	1.01x
2728	Alsop	139	0.000%	0.90x
2729	Amos	139	0.000%	0.24x
2730	Crowder	139	0.000%	1.01x
2731	Dinsdale	139	0.000%	0.78x
2732	Hannay	139	0.000%	1.63x
2733	Killeen	139	0.000%	3.96x
2734	Linaker	139	0.000%	4.64x
2735	Mcevoy	139	0.000%	4.51x
2736	Robins	139	0.000%	0.19x
2737	Spooner	139	0.000%	0.28x
2738	Tranter	139	0.000%	0.54x
2739	Barnard	138	0.000%	0.16x
2740	Bassett	138	0.000%	0.26x
2741	Bulger	138	0.000%	3.66x
2742	Critchlow	138	0.000%	1.53x
2743	Crookall	138	0.000%	8.00x
2744	Kirkbride	138	0.000%	1.35x
2745	Liddle	138	0.000%	0.34x
2746	Livingston	138	0.000%	0.44x
2747	Myles	138	0.000%	0.85x
2748	Nicol	138	0.000%	0.19x
2749	Radley	138	0.000%	0.69x
2750	Randle	138	0.000%	0.48x
2751	Raw	138	0.000%	1.10x
2752	Squires	138	0.000%	0.28x
2753	Wane	138	0.000%	4.01x
2754	Berrisford	137	0.000%	1.29x
2755	Challoner	137	0.000%	1.61x
2756	Cockburn	137	0.000%	0.31x
2757	Groom	137	0.000%	0.28x
2758	Laing	137	0.000%	0.20x
2759	Leak	137	0.000%	1.02x
2760	Lewtas	137	0.000%	7.35x
2761	Pascoe	137	0.000%	0.35x
2762	Piper	137	0.000%	0.20x
2763	Reardon	137	0.000%	0.90x
2764	Sidlow	137	0.000%	8.34x
2765	Sim	137	0.000%	0.35x
2766	Sowerby	137	0.000%	0.73x
2767	Tyrell	137	0.000%	1.08x
2768	Varey	137	0.000%	2.58x
2769	Whitty	137	0.000%	2.86x
2770	Bannon	136	0.000%	3.57x
2771	Bratt	136	0.000%	1.13x
2772	Chantler	136	0.000%	1.49x
2773	Cocks	136	0.000%	0.59x
2774	Coulter	136	0.000%	0.78x
2775	Cowsill	136	0.000%	5.79x
2776	Crellin	136	0.000%	1.49x
2777	Easton	136	0.000%	0.26x
2778	Glennon	136	0.000%	5.32x
2779	Lindon	136	0.000%	2.34x
2780	Perkin	136	0.000%	0.73x
2781	Stirling	136	0.000%	0.30x
2782	Temple	136	0.000%	0.30x
2783	Ackerley	135	0.000%	2.68x
2784	Adair	135	0.000%	1.25x
2785	Ashby	135	0.000%	0.23x
2786	Conlon	135	0.000%	1.78x
2787	Doxey	135	0.000%	2.42x
2788	Goss	135	0.000%	0.45x
2789	Jeffreys	135	0.000%	0.65x
2790	Latchford	135	0.000%	2.51x
2791	Macklin	135	0.000%	1.39x
2792	Mckay	135	0.000%	1.63x
2793	Oleary	135	0.000%	1.93x
2794	Ramwell	135	0.000%	8.16x
2795	Whitton	135	0.000%	0.63x
2796	Withnell	135	0.000%	7.78x
2797	Bloomfield	134	0.000%	0.30x
2798	Buller	134	0.000%	1.18x
2799	Cockshoot	134	0.000%	8.04x
2800	Friar	134	0.000%	2.53x