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 Gaynor, with 134 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
2801	Gaynor	134	0.000%	3.64x
2802	Geldart	134	0.000%	2.45x
2803	Maitland	134	0.000%	0.60x
2804	Mcloughlin	134	0.000%	3.99x
2805	Sexton	134	0.000%	0.45x
2806	Thwaite	134	0.000%	1.72x
2807	Tither	134	0.000%	7.82x
2808	Wilkie	134	0.000%	0.27x
2809	Comer	133	0.000%	1.49x
2810	Eves	133	0.000%	0.92x
2811	Fenwick	133	0.000%	0.29x
2812	Golden	133	0.000%	0.91x
2813	Henson	133	0.000%	0.33x
2814	Highcock	133	0.000%	8.58x
2815	Jackman	133	0.000%	0.41x
2816	Joy	133	0.000%	0.46x
2817	Meade	133	0.000%	1.34x
2818	Muncaster	133	0.000%	2.92x
2819	Pendergast	133	0.000%	2.90x
2820	Storer	133	0.000%	0.61x
2821	Strange	133	0.000%	0.36x
2822	Till	133	0.000%	0.55x
2823	Wagstaffe	133	0.000%	2.71x
2824	Beer	132	0.000%	0.24x
2825	Boyer	132	0.000%	1.21x
2826	Greenfield	132	0.000%	0.34x
2827	Melvin	132	0.000%	0.79x
2828	Pogson	132	0.000%	1.00x
2829	Pooley	132	0.000%	0.47x
2830	Sparrow	132	0.000%	0.30x
2831	Stanhope	132	0.000%	1.59x
2832	Tempest	132	0.000%	0.82x
2833	Wilshaw	132	0.000%	1.51x
2834	Addy	131	0.000%	0.89x
2835	Burt	131	0.000%	0.16x
2836	Callagan	131	0.000%	2.81x
2837	Crossfield	131	0.000%	2.68x
2838	Frances	131	0.000%	0.60x
2839	Hemingway	131	0.000%	0.56x
2840	Kelshaw	131	0.000%	4.46x
2841	Loyd	131	0.000%	0.96x
2842	Morrisey	131	0.000%	3.14x
2843	Oconnell	131	0.000%	1.60x
2844	Osbaldeston	131	0.000%	5.22x
2845	Ridgeway	131	0.000%	1.30x
2846	Slade	131	0.000%	0.19x
2847	Summerfield	131	0.000%	0.58x
2848	Arstall	130	0.000%	7.02x
2849	Artingstall	130	0.000%	6.04x
2850	Bimson	130	0.000%	6.38x
2851	Binks	130	0.000%	0.64x
2852	Cobham	130	0.000%	3.78x
2853	Cornish	130	0.000%	0.26x
2854	Crozier	130	0.000%	0.80x
2855	Cuff	130	0.000%	0.96x
2856	Driscoll	130	0.000%	0.34x
2857	Froggatt	130	0.000%	0.82x
2858	Hawkes	130	0.000%	0.23x
2859	Hennessey	130	0.000%	2.15x
2860	Lawlor	130	0.000%	2.80x
2861	Ludlow	130	0.000%	0.72x
2862	Newcombe	130	0.000%	0.53x
2863	Prendergast	130	0.000%	2.64x
2864	Scanlan	130	0.000%	1.67x
2865	Shirley	130	0.000%	0.46x
2866	Thorne	130	0.000%	0.18x
2867	Waywell	130	0.000%	7.20x
2868	Whitely	130	0.000%	1.77x
2869	Yearsley	130	0.000%	1.85x
2870	Barret	129	0.000%	1.31x
2871	Beggs	129	0.000%	2.78x
2872	Dove	129	0.000%	0.33x
2873	Emmerson	129	0.000%	0.38x
2874	Fearns	129	0.000%	3.69x
2875	Fogarty	129	0.000%	3.01x
2876	Gavan	129	0.000%	3.92x
2877	Georgeson	129	0.000%	1.86x
2878	Good	129	0.000%	0.30x
2879	Leek	129	0.000%	0.77x
2880	Mansley	129	0.000%	3.95x
2881	Mcguire	129	0.000%	2.63x
2882	Ormond	129	0.000%	1.75x
2883	Ranson	129	0.000%	0.75x
2884	Reeve	129	0.000%	0.16x
2885	Snell	129	0.000%	0.20x
2886	Avery	128	0.000%	0.22x
2887	Benn	128	0.000%	0.65x
2888	Burtonwood	128	0.000%	7.00x
2889	Calder	128	0.000%	0.26x
2890	Chaffer	128	0.000%	2.74x
2891	Clucas	128	0.000%	1.54x
2892	Hendry	128	0.000%	0.23x
2893	Highley	128	0.000%	2.30x
2894	Kneale	128	0.000%	1.56x
2895	Mathew	128	0.000%	0.98x
2896	Meller	128	0.000%	2.18x
2897	Patton	128	0.000%	1.04x
2898	Rawsthorn	128	0.000%	6.95x
2899	Reddington	128	0.000%	3.00x
2900	Rockliffe	128	0.000%	5.03x