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 Lanigan, with 89 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
3601	Lanigan	89	0.000%	3.43x
3602	Mara	89	0.000%	2.64x
3603	Nicoll	89	0.000%	0.28x
3604	Noden	89	0.000%	1.48x
3605	Poland	89	0.000%	1.49x
3606	Riddell	89	0.000%	0.31x
3607	Shield	89	0.000%	0.56x
3608	Sinkinson	89	0.000%	4.42x
3609	Stoker	89	0.000%	0.38x
3610	Ames	88	0.000%	0.37x
3611	Anyon	88	0.000%	4.66x
3612	Arnott	88	0.000%	0.30x
3613	Arrandale	88	0.000%	6.44x
3614	Beecroft	88	0.000%	0.60x
3615	Blood	88	0.000%	0.64x
3616	Collister	88	0.000%	1.55x
3617	Coogan	88	0.000%	3.94x
3618	Crockett	88	0.000%	0.54x
3619	Dowthwaite	88	0.000%	2.86x
3620	Dunstan	88	0.000%	0.45x
3621	Dwerryhouse	88	0.000%	7.53x
3622	Friend	88	0.000%	0.22x
3623	Fullerton	88	0.000%	0.60x
3624	Greenbank	88	0.000%	2.30x
3625	Hamlet	88	0.000%	1.49x
3626	Hewett	88	0.000%	0.22x
3627	Kenrick	88	0.000%	2.45x
3628	Littlefair	88	0.000%	1.78x
3629	Maloy	88	0.000%	1.65x
3630	Moorfield	88	0.000%	5.14x
3631	Mulvaney	88	0.000%	4.50x
3632	Oaks	88	0.000%	1.41x
3633	Purvis	88	0.000%	0.26x
3634	Ricketts	88	0.000%	0.26x
3635	Spiby	88	0.000%	5.51x
3636	Western	88	0.000%	0.60x
3637	Bale	87	0.000%	0.33x
3638	Beale	87	0.000%	0.20x
3639	Brooksbank	87	0.000%	0.77x
3640	Bushby	87	0.000%	0.64x
3641	Coady	87	0.000%	4.25x
3642	Cotterall	87	0.000%	3.68x
3643	Fenn	87	0.000%	0.25x
3644	Harold	87	0.000%	1.16x
3645	Hayman	87	0.000%	0.33x
3646	Ikin	87	0.000%	1.92x
3647	Mcdonnell	87	0.000%	3.18x
3648	Mcgee	87	0.000%	2.31x
3649	Penswick	87	0.000%	8.54x
3650	Robinshaw	87	0.000%	7.91x
3651	Shanks	87	0.000%	0.33x
3652	Shires	87	0.000%	0.90x
3653	Sothern	87	0.000%	4.58x
3654	Waddell	87	0.000%	0.28x
3655	Willman	87	0.000%	3.18x
3656	Worthy	87	0.000%	1.03x
3657	Bartle	86	0.000%	0.42x
3658	Blakley	86	0.000%	3.11x
3659	Boote	86	0.000%	1.58x
3660	Bottoms	86	0.000%	1.41x
3661	Broxup	86	0.000%	5.09x
3662	Callighan	86	0.000%	2.70x
3663	Cattrall	86	0.000%	5.46x
3664	Cayton	86	0.000%	5.16x
3665	Clynes	86	0.000%	5.94x
3666	Crew	86	0.000%	0.39x
3667	Darwin	86	0.000%	1.30x
3668	Dobie	86	0.000%	0.74x
3669	Fare	86	0.000%	3.71x
3670	Farraday	86	0.000%	5.46x
3671	Gaulter	86	0.000%	8.17x
3672	Gibbin	86	0.000%	3.20x
3673	Glenn	86	0.000%	0.79x
3674	Greatorex	86	0.000%	0.81x
3675	Gutteridge	86	0.000%	0.49x
3676	Hore	86	0.000%	0.72x
3677	Jacobson	86	0.000%	1.67x
3678	Lavelle	86	0.000%	3.19x
3679	Lewthwaite	86	0.000%	1.62x
3680	Oconner	86	0.000%	2.54x
3681	Phethean	86	0.000%	8.64x
3682	Pyke	86	0.000%	0.72x
3683	Rawlins	86	0.000%	0.43x
3684	Raymond	86	0.000%	0.43x
3685	Thexton	86	0.000%	3.30x
3686	Tipper	86	0.000%	0.58x
3687	Yoxall	86	0.000%	1.53x
3688	Beeston	85	0.000%	0.58x
3689	Bottomly	85	0.000%	2.68x
3690	Bradwell	85	0.000%	1.19x
3691	Caddy	85	0.000%	0.86x
3692	Copland	85	0.000%	0.44x
3693	Cullin	85	0.000%	3.42x
3694	Drysdale	85	0.000%	0.29x
3695	Findley	85	0.000%	0.93x
3696	Foxley	85	0.000%	1.35x
3697	Gillet	85	0.000%	2.12x
3698	Hearne	85	0.000%	0.73x
3699	Hollinghurst	85	0.000%	6.50x
3700	Jelly	85	0.000%	0.83x