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 Parish, with 103 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
3301	Parish	103	0.000%	0.19x
3302	Shovelton	103	0.000%	8.09x
3303	Snailham	103	0.000%	5.11x
3304	Stainton	103	0.000%	0.91x
3305	Stretton	103	0.000%	0.66x
3306	Swindell	103	0.000%	1.23x
3307	Blore	102	0.000%	2.38x
3308	Bolan	102	0.000%	3.18x
3309	Braid	102	0.000%	0.80x
3310	Charlson	102	0.000%	7.11x
3311	Drinkall	102	0.000%	2.75x
3312	Etheridge	102	0.000%	0.49x
3313	Jeffers	102	0.000%	3.40x
3314	Kettle	102	0.000%	0.34x
3315	Langtree	102	0.000%	6.53x
3316	Mayne	102	0.000%	0.50x
3317	Ousey	102	0.000%	5.54x
3318	Philipson	102	0.000%	1.05x
3319	Pover	102	0.000%	3.42x
3320	Preece	102	0.000%	0.18x
3321	Prest	102	0.000%	0.95x
3322	Southall	102	0.000%	0.39x
3323	Sturgess	102	0.000%	0.51x
3324	Wales	102	0.000%	0.36x
3325	Wareham	102	0.000%	0.53x
3326	Whiteman	102	0.000%	0.46x
3327	Adcroft	101	0.000%	7.39x
3328	Benton	101	0.000%	0.28x
3329	Brand	101	0.000%	0.20x
3330	Bryson	101	0.000%	0.38x
3331	Coats	101	0.000%	0.64x
3332	Collison	101	0.000%	0.71x
3333	Elder	101	0.000%	0.28x
3334	Grocott	101	0.000%	1.02x
3335	Hennessy	101	0.000%	1.48x
3336	Iveson	101	0.000%	1.02x
3337	Longley	101	0.000%	0.43x
3338	Mccormack	101	0.000%	2.80x
3339	Pedley	101	0.000%	0.58x
3340	Polding	101	0.000%	6.46x
3341	Ronan	101	0.000%	3.52x
3342	Sheen	101	0.000%	0.44x
3343	Shimmin	101	0.000%	1.09x
3344	Spruce	101	0.000%	1.44x
3345	Stelfox	101	0.000%	3.88x
3346	Thorn	101	0.000%	0.20x
3347	Tindall	101	0.000%	0.48x
3348	Winfield	101	0.000%	0.35x
3349	Berwick	100	0.000%	0.72x
3350	Blomeley	100	0.000%	6.80x
3351	Cadwell	100	0.000%	2.87x
3352	Caffery	100	0.000%	3.63x
3353	Collis	100	0.000%	0.28x
3354	Donough	100	0.000%	5.20x
3355	Feilding	100	0.000%	4.57x
3356	Fowden	100	0.000%	4.02x
3357	Gaskin	100	0.000%	0.77x
3358	Goulbourn	100	0.000%	7.32x
3359	Grayston	100	0.000%	2.03x
3360	Hallwood	100	0.000%	5.57x
3361	Hoult	100	0.000%	1.12x
3362	Lace	100	0.000%	1.53x
3363	Mellon	100	0.000%	1.39x
3364	Moult	100	0.000%	1.37x
3365	Parson	100	0.000%	0.64x
3366	Penney	100	0.000%	0.52x
3367	Spiers	100	0.000%	0.35x
3368	Symons	100	0.000%	0.21x
3369	Aitkin	99	0.000%	1.66x
3370	Browning	99	0.000%	0.14x
3371	Champion	99	0.000%	0.27x
3372	Chaplin	99	0.000%	0.20x
3373	Crofts	99	0.000%	0.35x
3374	Cruse	99	0.000%	0.99x
3375	Gatenby	99	0.000%	1.23x
3376	Goldstone	99	0.000%	1.71x
3377	Hadcroft	99	0.000%	6.48x
3378	Hartshorn	99	0.000%	0.66x
3379	Kyle	99	0.000%	0.51x
3380	Macnamara	99	0.000%	2.06x
3381	Maddison	99	0.000%	0.29x
3382	Mallett	99	0.000%	0.32x
3383	Manifold	99	0.000%	2.64x
3384	Shallcross	99	0.000%	1.62x
3385	Silver	99	0.000%	0.50x
3386	Snowdon	99	0.000%	0.38x
3387	Styles	99	0.000%	0.27x
3388	Tiplady	99	0.000%	1.17x
3389	Wensley	99	0.000%	1.60x
3390	Wigley	99	0.000%	0.45x
3391	Witham	99	0.000%	0.71x
3392	Billingham	98	0.000%	0.47x
3393	Bradly	98	0.000%	1.26x
3394	Colgan	98	0.000%	3.37x
3395	Craddock	98	0.000%	0.34x
3396	Crombleholme	98	0.000%	7.43x
3397	Crosley	98	0.000%	1.84x
3398	Cuddy	98	0.000%	3.41x
3399	Farren	98	0.000%	1.39x
3400	Finnegan	98	0.000%	4.11x