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 Greenalgh, with 114 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
3101	Greenalgh	114	0.000%	7.88x
3102	Hazeldine	114	0.000%	1.60x
3103	Howes	114	0.000%	0.19x
3104	Kynaston	114	0.000%	1.75x
3105	Mahony	114	0.000%	1.45x
3106	Nesbitt	114	0.000%	1.20x
3107	Pasquill	114	0.000%	8.64x
3108	Phoenix	114	0.000%	2.47x
3109	Staveley	114	0.000%	1.99x
3110	Whalen	114	0.000%	3.66x
3111	Whittington	114	0.000%	0.47x
3112	Albiston	113	0.000%	3.95x
3113	Allerton	113	0.000%	1.43x
3114	Hadley	113	0.000%	0.24x
3115	Milburn	113	0.000%	0.37x
3116	Orourke	113	0.000%	3.00x
3117	Parton	113	0.000%	0.60x
3118	Rowles	113	0.000%	0.74x
3119	Shipperbottom	113	0.000%	8.64x
3120	Staley	113	0.000%	1.00x
3121	Sweeny	113	0.000%	1.41x
3122	Wesley	113	0.000%	0.84x
3123	Abel	112	0.000%	0.50x
3124	Barnsley	112	0.000%	0.82x
3125	Brien	112	0.000%	0.95x
3126	Cottier	112	0.000%	2.29x
3127	Cowperthwaite	112	0.000%	3.44x
3128	Goldsmith	112	0.000%	0.21x
3129	Heard	112	0.000%	0.30x
3130	Huddlestone	112	0.000%	1.86x
3131	Kain	112	0.000%	1.61x
3132	Kelsey	112	0.000%	0.44x
3133	Kennerley	112	0.000%	2.26x
3134	Mchugh	112	0.000%	3.93x
3135	Napier	112	0.000%	0.40x
3136	Parke	112	0.000%	1.36x
3137	Proudlove	112	0.000%	2.28x
3138	Renwick	112	0.000%	0.47x
3139	Sharman	112	0.000%	0.23x
3140	Smallman	112	0.000%	0.99x
3141	Swindles	112	0.000%	3.57x
3142	Tidswell	112	0.000%	1.35x
3143	Vause	112	0.000%	2.09x
3144	Wadeson	112	0.000%	3.69x
3145	Walbank	112	0.000%	2.33x
3146	Widdows	112	0.000%	1.84x
3147	Wilmore	112	0.000%	2.58x
3148	Winders	112	0.000%	3.42x
3149	Blain	111	0.000%	0.92x
3150	Butters	111	0.000%	0.65x
3151	Chatham	111	0.000%	2.02x
3152	Copley	111	0.000%	0.41x
3153	Crosthwaite	111	0.000%	1.98x
3154	Cusick	111	0.000%	2.78x
3155	Devitt	111	0.000%	2.56x
3156	Fennell	111	0.000%	0.68x
3157	Macauley	111	0.000%	2.03x
3158	Rook	111	0.000%	0.47x
3159	Tomlin	111	0.000%	0.36x
3160	Troy	111	0.000%	2.67x
3161	Whitnall	111	0.000%	3.07x
3162	Wildgoose	111	0.000%	1.20x
3163	Bamforth	110	0.000%	0.71x
3164	Brelsford	110	0.000%	3.64x
3165	Carlton	110	0.000%	0.62x
3166	Cleaver	110	0.000%	0.37x
3167	Coombs	110	0.000%	0.19x
3168	Copple	110	0.000%	6.79x
3169	Corbishley	110	0.000%	2.03x
3170	Gillies	110	0.000%	0.22x
3171	Hardaker	110	0.000%	0.92x
3172	John	110	0.000%	0.09x
3173	Looney	110	0.000%	2.00x
3174	Main	110	0.000%	0.19x
3175	Masters	110	0.000%	0.17x
3176	Moxham	110	0.000%	1.76x
3177	Reay	110	0.000%	0.37x
3178	Seal	110	0.000%	0.44x
3179	Urquhart	110	0.000%	0.23x
3180	Akers	109	0.000%	0.65x
3181	Bergin	109	0.000%	3.33x
3182	Bispham	109	0.000%	5.41x
3183	Bridson	109	0.000%	1.40x
3184	Coxhead	109	0.000%	1.45x
3185	Darwell	109	0.000%	5.92x
3186	Drabble	109	0.000%	0.94x
3187	Fegan	109	0.000%	2.68x
3188	Forest	109	0.000%	1.10x
3189	Houlton	109	0.000%	1.47x
3190	Hughs	109	0.000%	0.87x
3191	Laurie	109	0.000%	0.37x
3192	Lumley	109	0.000%	0.52x
3193	Ribchester	109	0.000%	6.73x
3194	Thorburn	109	0.000%	0.54x
3195	Wellens	109	0.000%	8.56x
3196	Butter	108	0.000%	0.65x
3197	Chesters	108	0.000%	1.08x
3198	Cockerill	108	0.000%	0.65x
3199	Fazakerly	108	0.000%	8.26x
3200	Fryers	108	0.000%	4.57x