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 Lowrey, with 85 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
3701	Lowrey	85	0.000%	1.29x
3702	Maclean	85	0.000%	0.22x
3703	Malloy	85	0.000%	1.41x
3704	Mcardle	85	0.000%	5.21x
3705	Mealey	85	0.000%	3.62x
3706	Moffitt	85	0.000%	1.52x
3707	Mundy	85	0.000%	0.33x
3708	Orritt	85	0.000%	7.49x
3709	Oulton	85	0.000%	2.73x
3710	Pickston	85	0.000%	5.65x
3711	Pollit	85	0.000%	5.65x
3712	Sculley	85	0.000%	3.05x
3713	Sheehan	85	0.000%	1.00x
3714	Shiels	85	0.000%	1.04x
3715	Somers	85	0.000%	0.72x
3716	Still	85	0.000%	0.39x
3717	Topp	85	0.000%	1.07x
3718	Auty	84	0.000%	0.72x
3719	Bellion	84	0.000%	6.15x
3720	Boston	84	0.000%	0.53x
3721	Britland	84	0.000%	2.93x
3722	Calderwood	84	0.000%	0.68x
3723	Core	84	0.000%	1.71x
3724	Crichton	84	0.000%	0.28x
3725	Deighton	84	0.000%	0.48x
3726	Duffin	84	0.000%	0.64x
3727	Durden	84	0.000%	1.95x
3728	Eason	84	0.000%	0.57x
3729	Flowers	84	0.000%	0.30x
3730	Goff	84	0.000%	0.38x
3731	Goth	84	0.000%	5.34x
3732	Handford	84	0.000%	0.65x
3733	Heapy	84	0.000%	3.27x
3734	Heeney	84	0.000%	5.26x
3735	Holford	84	0.000%	0.76x
3736	Hoskinson	84	0.000%	4.77x
3737	Litchfield	84	0.000%	0.59x
3738	Maddon	84	0.000%	2.38x
3739	Marchant	84	0.000%	0.16x
3740	Mcguiness	84	0.000%	3.72x
3741	Morecroft	84	0.000%	2.56x
3742	Osborn	84	0.000%	0.12x
3743	Pawson	84	0.000%	0.61x
3744	Reeder	84	0.000%	0.89x
3745	Shackley	84	0.000%	4.01x
3746	Skelhorn	84	0.000%	4.17x
3747	Slee	84	0.000%	0.62x
3748	Tinkler	84	0.000%	0.56x
3749	Vine	84	0.000%	0.26x
3750	Woodacre	84	0.000%	7.72x
3751	Albinson	83	0.000%	4.01x
3752	Ayre	83	0.000%	0.43x
3753	Beeley	83	0.000%	1.15x
3754	Clague	83	0.000%	0.67x
3755	Coombes	83	0.000%	0.22x
3756	Corker	83	0.000%	0.98x
3757	Dacre	83	0.000%	1.86x
3758	Demain	83	0.000%	3.75x
3759	Dentith	83	0.000%	3.20x
3760	Dudson	83	0.000%	3.20x
3761	Fullalove	83	0.000%	4.24x
3762	Goode	83	0.000%	0.19x
3763	Haddon	83	0.000%	0.36x
3764	Kinsley	83	0.000%	2.21x
3765	Lowery	83	0.000%	0.74x
3766	Mace	83	0.000%	0.27x
3767	Madeley	83	0.000%	0.88x
3768	Marney	83	0.000%	1.21x
3769	Meadow	83	0.000%	3.92x
3770	Mellodew	83	0.000%	7.97x
3771	Muskett	83	0.000%	1.40x
3772	Ollier	83	0.000%	2.12x
3773	Prichard	83	0.000%	0.26x
3774	Sudall	83	0.000%	8.54x
3775	Swanson	83	0.000%	0.33x
3776	Tankard	83	0.000%	1.56x
3777	Tart	83	0.000%	1.98x
3778	Wootton	83	0.000%	0.26x
3779	Wormwell	83	0.000%	4.03x
3780	Armitt	82	0.000%	2.41x
3781	Bastow	82	0.000%	0.72x
3782	Baybut	82	0.000%	8.44x
3783	Bruckshaw	82	0.000%	2.72x
3784	Buckingham	82	0.000%	0.18x
3785	Callister	82	0.000%	1.17x
3786	Chadburn	82	0.000%	1.76x
3787	Chatterley	82	0.000%	2.40x
3788	Colling	82	0.000%	0.93x
3789	Derrick	82	0.000%	0.42x
3790	Douthwaite	82	0.000%	1.08x
3791	Gilpin	82	0.000%	0.81x
3792	Glaister	82	0.000%	1.39x
3793	Gorden	82	0.000%	1.35x
3794	Hassell	82	0.000%	0.75x
3795	Henley	82	0.000%	0.31x
3796	Hewart	82	0.000%	6.38x
3797	Houlgrave	82	0.000%	6.68x
3798	Lownds	82	0.000%	1.70x
3799	Mudd	82	0.000%	0.56x
3800	Okeefe	82	0.000%	2.38x