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 Stark, with 128 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
2901	Stark	128	0.000%	0.27x
2902	Stowell	128	0.000%	1.59x
2903	Willett	128	0.000%	0.47x
2904	Youd	128	0.000%	2.96x
2905	Ambler	127	0.000%	0.42x
2906	Bernard	127	0.000%	0.88x
2907	Bowe	127	0.000%	1.63x
2908	Bristow	127	0.000%	0.27x
2909	Chilton	127	0.000%	0.46x
2910	Gelling	127	0.000%	2.30x
2911	Gilroy	127	0.000%	0.90x
2912	Hallas	127	0.000%	0.98x
2913	Keith	127	0.000%	0.34x
2914	Laurenson	127	0.000%	1.49x
2915	Martlew	127	0.000%	6.27x
2916	Steward	127	0.000%	0.29x
2917	Whitney	127	0.000%	0.71x
2918	Widdup	127	0.000%	3.15x
2919	Beaty	126	0.000%	1.59x
2920	Bloor	126	0.000%	0.66x
2921	Carthy	126	0.000%	2.35x
2922	Chaloner	126	0.000%	2.21x
2923	Devereux	126	0.000%	1.34x
2924	Findlay	126	0.000%	0.18x
2925	Flannigan	126	0.000%	1.46x
2926	Gribbin	126	0.000%	3.33x
2927	Halford	126	0.000%	0.49x
2928	Hawarth	126	0.000%	6.80x
2929	Hemmings	126	0.000%	0.43x
2930	Ledson	126	0.000%	6.29x
2931	Mckenzie	126	0.000%	1.09x
2932	Normanton	126	0.000%	2.30x
2933	Omalley	126	0.000%	3.74x
2934	Talbott	126	0.000%	1.60x
2935	Voce	126	0.000%	2.71x
2936	Walter	126	0.000%	0.24x
2937	Allmark	125	0.000%	3.64x
2938	Beasley	125	0.000%	0.33x
2939	Bennion	125	0.000%	1.60x
2940	Brandon	125	0.000%	0.71x
2941	Cleminson	125	0.000%	2.45x
2942	Crowshaw	125	0.000%	5.37x
2943	Garbutt	125	0.000%	0.50x
2944	Hook	125	0.000%	0.24x
2945	Munroe	125	0.000%	1.33x
2946	Peace	125	0.000%	0.40x
2947	Peach	125	0.000%	0.33x
2948	Reade	125	0.000%	1.20x
2949	Tunnicliffe	125	0.000%	1.09x
2950	Welding	125	0.000%	5.32x
2951	Anson	124	0.000%	0.97x
2952	Baybutt	124	0.000%	8.18x
2953	Broad	124	0.000%	0.28x
2954	Brunskill	124	0.000%	1.54x
2955	Callon	124	0.000%	3.94x
2956	Coventry	124	0.000%	0.90x
2957	Hands	124	0.000%	0.36x
2958	Moorby	124	0.000%	2.58x
2959	Baylis	123	0.000%	0.34x
2960	Betts	123	0.000%	0.17x
2961	Chalmers	123	0.000%	0.15x
2962	Crewe	123	0.000%	1.36x
2963	Ellershaw	123	0.000%	4.62x
2964	Finigan	123	0.000%	2.29x
2965	Flower	123	0.000%	0.36x
2966	Fortune	123	0.000%	0.68x
2967	Hampshire	123	0.000%	0.63x
2968	Hine	123	0.000%	0.45x
2969	Horsley	123	0.000%	0.38x
2970	Hulbert	123	0.000%	0.65x
2971	Parkins	123	0.000%	0.66x
2972	Raven	123	0.000%	0.42x
2973	Allinson	122	0.000%	0.81x
2974	Bryers	122	0.000%	4.52x
2975	Diggles	122	0.000%	5.12x
2976	Dingsdale	122	0.000%	8.64x
2977	Donlan	122	0.000%	5.09x
2978	Farr	122	0.000%	0.24x
2979	Feather	122	0.000%	0.69x
2980	Flyn	122	0.000%	2.86x
2981	Geary	122	0.000%	0.45x
2982	Hamblett	122	0.000%	2.28x
2983	Hedley	122	0.000%	0.34x
2984	Hopper	122	0.000%	0.25x
2985	Kitching	122	0.000%	0.61x
2986	Lawley	122	0.000%	0.58x
2987	Liptrott	122	0.000%	6.67x
2988	Lydiate	122	0.000%	6.43x
2989	Mainwaring	122	0.000%	0.91x
2990	Maude	122	0.000%	0.93x
2991	Maylor	122	0.000%	5.95x
2992	Medley	122	0.000%	0.95x
2993	Okell	122	0.000%	3.86x
2994	Rich	122	0.000%	0.28x
2995	Searle	122	0.000%	0.18x
2996	Silvester	122	0.000%	0.46x
2997	Wolstenhulme	122	0.000%	8.17x
2998	Bath	121	0.000%	0.47x
2999	Biggins	121	0.000%	1.45x
3000	Farrand	121	0.000%	1.74x