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 Bernstein, with 69 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
4201	Bernstein	69	0.000%	2.08x
4202	Bilsborrow	69	0.000%	7.36x
4203	Birrell	69	0.000%	0.41x
4204	Botham	69	0.000%	0.76x
4205	Brabin	69	0.000%	6.93x
4206	Brimley	69	0.000%	2.25x
4207	Broomfield	69	0.000%	0.30x
4208	Chandley	69	0.000%	3.35x
4209	Crilly	69	0.000%	3.51x
4210	Deans	69	0.000%	0.29x
4211	Divine	69	0.000%	1.31x
4212	Ewbank	69	0.000%	1.59x
4213	Fargher	69	0.000%	1.21x
4214	Frearson	69	0.000%	1.54x
4215	Gall	69	0.000%	0.31x
4216	Gallaher	69	0.000%	3.03x
4217	Hanmer	69	0.000%	1.36x
4218	Hardisty	69	0.000%	0.69x
4219	Hegarty	69	0.000%	2.25x
4220	Hinks	69	0.000%	0.49x
4221	Hislop	69	0.000%	0.33x
4222	Horrock	69	0.000%	4.93x
4223	Houlden	69	0.000%	1.02x
4224	Hoyland	69	0.000%	0.54x
4225	Keay	69	0.000%	0.47x
4226	Kenedy	69	0.000%	1.51x
4227	Kernan	69	0.000%	3.53x
4228	Kilcoyne	69	0.000%	3.17x
4229	Kniveton	69	0.000%	3.17x
4230	Lalley	69	0.000%	2.30x
4231	Mansergh	69	0.000%	3.97x
4232	Maskell	69	0.000%	0.28x
4233	Maycock	69	0.000%	0.43x
4234	Mcnulty	69	0.000%	2.76x
4235	Milroy	69	0.000%	0.70x
4236	Minshall	69	0.000%	1.02x
4237	Newbury	69	0.000%	0.33x
4238	Pitfield	69	0.000%	2.34x
4239	Ramford	69	0.000%	6.85x
4240	Robbins	69	0.000%	0.13x
4241	Row	69	0.000%	0.39x
4242	Sowden	69	0.000%	0.35x
4243	Todhunter	69	0.000%	1.38x
4244	Vale	69	0.000%	0.28x
4245	Vaughn	69	0.000%	0.66x
4246	Whaley	69	0.000%	0.59x
4247	Worrell	69	0.000%	0.91x
4248	Adcock	68	0.000%	0.20x
4249	Armfield	68	0.000%	1.43x
4250	Barley	68	0.000%	0.35x
4251	Barwick	68	0.000%	0.46x
4252	Boddy	68	0.000%	0.35x
4253	Bowring	68	0.000%	0.61x
4254	Causey	68	0.000%	5.54x
4255	Colclough	68	0.000%	0.43x
4256	Comerford	68	0.000%	2.57x
4257	Cundliffe	68	0.000%	7.44x
4258	Durant	68	0.000%	0.56x
4259	Edelston	68	0.000%	7.00x
4260	Exley	68	0.000%	0.41x
4261	Fallow	68	0.000%	2.88x
4262	Hadden	68	0.000%	0.44x
4263	Hannam	68	0.000%	0.64x
4264	Herman	68	0.000%	1.09x
4265	Iles	68	0.000%	0.25x
4266	Longmire	68	0.000%	2.59x
4267	Marten	68	0.000%	0.65x
4268	Mole	68	0.000%	0.25x
4269	Morrissey	68	0.000%	3.04x
4270	Myatt	68	0.000%	0.41x
4271	Penkethman	68	0.000%	6.68x
4272	Penrose	68	0.000%	0.51x
4273	Poyser	68	0.000%	0.74x
4274	Renton	68	0.000%	0.32x
4275	Rowcroft	68	0.000%	3.11x
4276	Spelman	68	0.000%	1.90x
4277	Sterling	68	0.000%	0.93x
4278	Sulivan	68	0.000%	1.07x
4279	Tetley	68	0.000%	0.49x
4280	Turtle	68	0.000%	1.01x
4281	Warton	68	0.000%	1.13x
4282	Westworth	68	0.000%	8.05x
4283	Wetton	68	0.000%	0.92x
4284	Wilcockson	68	0.000%	1.52x
4285	Witherington	68	0.000%	1.76x
4286	Affleck	67	0.000%	0.84x
4287	Barkley	67	0.000%	1.48x
4288	Brownson	67	0.000%	2.06x
4289	Burroughs	67	0.000%	0.60x
4290	Cavanah	67	0.000%	3.31x
4291	Cheers	67	0.000%	3.20x
4292	Crone	67	0.000%	1.06x
4293	Daily	67	0.000%	0.75x
4294	Dockerty	67	0.000%	1.93x
4295	Duddle	67	0.000%	6.43x
4296	Dumbill	67	0.000%	7.82x
4297	Gay	67	0.000%	0.15x
4298	Gladwin	67	0.000%	0.51x
4299	Hawker	67	0.000%	0.25x
4300	Hick	67	0.000%	0.41x